The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-21
VIEWING
With ALARM.
The Return Of The Former
Conditions
In Connection With Indus
trial Insurance
Permitted BY Supt. Taggart,
Willis Appointee
Resulting In Weakening Of
Compensation Law
Laboring Men Are Expected
To Be Heard From
Permitted BY Supt. Taggart,
Willis Appointee
Resulting In Weakening Of
Compensation Law
Laboring Men Are Expected
To Be Heard From

Columbus, o., Sept. 17-Renewed
activity of the employers liability
insurance companies is manifested In
the use by publication Of the decision
OF the Willis administration permit
ting foreign insurance companies to
compete with the state insurance
fund. as especially prohibited by the
workmen's compensation law. In So
liciting the preferred class of com.
pensation insurance together with in
Lemnity policies the liability com
panies are quoting to manufacturers
that they are acting under authority
given them by Insurance Superin-
tendent Frank Taggart, Willis ap-
pointee.
Manufacturing interests as well
as labor interests are watching with
a great degree of interest develop.
ment in future events. The former
class realizes that the relations of
labor and capital are likely to be
strained severely If the Willis plan
holds good. They view with alarm
knowing full well that preferential
rates to selected classes will only
prevail until the state fund is ruined
and realizing also that every dollar of
the money expended in the state in
surance fund stays right in the state
Of Ohio, whereas ninety per cent OF
the money given by the private com
panies for insurance not only goes
outside the state but must of it goes
to foreign countries.
The laboring men, who have learn
ed with horrible experience, the
methods Of the foreign companies
are awaiting chance to express
themselves, and ringing resolutions
demanding stringent action are look
ed for when the state meeting con
venes next month at Canton. In the
interim they are pinning their faith
on the retention of their advocate
Tom Duffy, and in the integrity OF
the employers representative, Wal
lace Yaple, feeling that so long as
these men are properly on guard, nc
serious inroads can be made, even
though the liability insurance com
panies have the backing OF Governor
Willis and his insurance superin
tendent
The recent attempt of the governor
TO dictate all appointments and tho
placing Of men and positions in the
Industrial commission, however, u
seen with alarm, and any one aiding
him Is viewed with suspicion. The
support of his own appointee on the
commission and even of the attorney
general creates no surprise.
Employers and labor forces alike
realize that If the governor Is permit
ted absolute control Of the workmeni
compensation fund he will be able I,
destroy IT by inaction, ana accom-
plish on his campaign deal with thu
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even with legislature over which
he had control.
State OIL Inspector James NJ Carr
whom Representative Van S. Beaton
Republican, OF Miami county, las
winter denounced on the floor of tn
house OF representatives as an agen
of the school book ring, announce
that the good young governor will b.
nominated for president on the fourtl
ballot. The inspector has charge O
the securing of the Ohio delegates
Thanks to fat treasury left b
the Democrats, several of the appoin
i've state officials will start out thi
month on tours throughout the coul
try seeking support for their patron
nomination for president. ostensibl
they are going to attend professions
conventions but their trunks woul
not stand search for Willis campaig
literature. We here at home will pa
the bills.
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