The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-06-16
AN uNHoLY ALLIANCE

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Republicans are making the fight of
the liability insurance companies, that
has for its sole purpose the crippling
of the workmin's compensation law.
That law protects million men and
women every day. The liability COM
panies want it revised so they get
profits. They can only get profits by
overcharging employers or denying
justice to workmen. Here are some
points of Republican activity that
ought to interest working men and
women and other lovers of Justice:
Daniel r. Hanna, of Cleveland, was
the financial backer of the infamous
Equity association that sought to de-
feat the law. Dan Hanna installed as
personal counsel for the Equity, his
own personal counsel, X. f. Grant.
The Columbus lawyer engaged to
help in the fight was William H. Mil
Ter, secretary Of the Republican state
executive committee.
The Republican press bureau in Co.
lumbus made the fight for the liabili-
ty companies and the Equity, and have
continued it long after officials and
courts kicked the fraudulent petitions
Of the Equity into the streets.
Dan Hanna has selected Harry L.
Davis, of Cleveland, to be the future
head of the Republican party organiza-
tion there, and also serve as member
of the state committee. Mr.. Davis was
member of and active in the recent
session Of the Ohio insurance fedora
tion that met in Columbus and adopted
resolutions calling for a revision of
the Workmen's compensation law so
the liability companies could have u
part In 1t.
Frank B. Willis, of Ada, is a candi-
date for governor at the hands of the
Republicans. He has made repeated
attacks on Governor Cox for defeating
the fraudulent Equity petitions,
mouthing the same statements uttered
months ago by the Republican press
bureaus for the Equity.
David Tod, of Youngstown, Repub-
lican candidate for governor, has held
repeated conferences with Dan Hanna.
He had been repeating the Equity par
rot-like talks against Governor Cox
for defeating the Equity fraudulent pc
titions. Both the Republican candi-
dates for the high office of Governor,
are busily engaged footing the same
bugle that was befouled by the Equity
paid tooters months ago.
William II. Boyd, of Cleveland,
while tentatively candidate for the
Republican nomination for United
States senator, in a speech at the get
together banquet of Republicans in
Akron, made bitter attack on Work
mems compensation until he was boot
ed loudly by employees and friends of
David Todd from Youngstown, who are
under compensation and don't want it
taken off.
And the secretary of the Equity as
sociation was in the audience, having
iourneyed from Cleveland down to
Akron to hear the attack made.
The whole Republican organization
and candidates in the state has been
turned over to the liability compan.
les to help break down the workmen's
compensation law. Big and little,
bass and tenor, they are yawping
away at the task
The Republican press bureaus are
sending out ingenious stories making
attacks on the law, their speoious lies
being given wide publicity in Repub-
lican papers, that are, as yet, not full
ly awake to the gross imposition be-
ing practiced on them.