The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-11-30
And Activity Against It By
Liability Companies
Who Reaped Big Profits Be.
fore Its Enactment

Columbus, O., Nov. 27-Further evil
dence that the progressive legislation
Of the Cox administration in Ohio
has been taken as a model in other
states is given in the nationwide &C.
tivity of the liability insurance COM
panies. The enactment which made
workmen's compensation compulsory
IN Ohio was one which made work
mems compensation really effective.
That it is not entirely agreeable to the
liability insurance companies, who
have been taking millions of dollars
out of the states in the past to send
to the home companies in London,
England, to Perth, Scotland, and TO
New York City, is shown in the atti-
tude Of those companies. 1t is to be
remembered all the while that the en-.
tire capital of the state fund is de-
posted in banks within the state-the
money stays at home.
Last year the liability insurance
companies entered politics to seek
and secured the election of a friend
ly" executive. The story is told of
their continuance in the political game
in this state. They have evidently
looked only on the glitter of the win
ming outcome. Some friend ought to
take them into corner and talk to
them in confidence to tell them that
their entrance into politics is all right,
but they want to make good and sure
they do not lose.
Announcement Of a spokesman of
the liability insurance interests as to
their plans brought rise from Form
er Governor Cox, as we'll it might
from one who is called the father of
Compulsory wOrkmen's compensation.
Here is what he says in his papers un-
der head of "On With The Fight!:"
"The announcement of Mark P. Nc
Kee, of Detroit, secretary of the Ma
tional council of insurance federation
executives, to the effect that the Ohio
wOrkmen's compensation law will be
repeated by referendum submitted to
the people, is intensely interesting
from two points of view. First, 1t
shows that the effort to destroy the
Ohio measure goes beyond the boun-
daries of the state; and second, 1t is
clear index to the spirit and intent Of
the liability insurance companies. The
contention of those organizations is
that the. Ohio law is different from
that of other states. That is true, and
1t is one of it's many conspicuous vir-
tues.
Insurance companies were poten-
tial enough to have their kind of law
written in other states, but they were
not successful in Ohio, notwithstand-
ing every attempt, but the use of mon
ey and otherwise, was made.
Let the referendum be brought
let the fight be made, and then will
come an understanding sufficient for
all time, on the part of the liability in
surance companies, of their real func-
ton. They have failed up until now
to note that the state and not private
institutions, should be the guardian,
and agent, and friend and counselor
of the injured workman and the wi
dow and orphan"
The new state board of agriculture
has gotten into difficulty with the
Welston Girls band, employed to ac-
company the Pennsylvania roalroad's
corn boys excursion. 1t had been
agreed that the girls should have
: their expenses paid by the music they
furnished, but later they We're inform
ed that they would themselves have
to pay half of the railroad fare.
There is further trouble promised on
account of the bands selected. All
that wanted to go could not be taken
and question is made of the selections.