The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-28
Liability Companies New Move


And now the liability insurance
companies are being heard from,
since they have caught their breath
after the election and have come to a
realization Of where they "are at"
During the recent campaign In
Ohio, they were very active allies Of
Gov. Willis and devoted much energy
and a great deal Of money in promot-
ing propaganda against Cox.
One of their campaign agents was
in Mt. Vernon and essayed to organ
ize the insurance agents OF Knox
county, but he unwittingiy dropped
remark In The Banner Office that en-
abled The Banner to unmask him and
expose the object of his visit. The
meeting he called was only slimly at
tended when his real mission be-
came known-to fight the election of
Cox-and most of the insurance men
of Knox county would have nothing
to do with him and his program.
Other counties of the state, howev-
ter, were visited by more discreet field
men, and the work of the liability In
surance companies was carried out
with considerable effectiveness.
Now the same liability companies
that so vigorously fought Cox's cleo
tion and put up such large amount
of money to encompass his defeat.
are singing another song.
In dulcet tones they are humbly
begging to be permitted TO retire
gracefully from the writing of liabil-
ity insurance in Ohio instead of be
ing kicked out of the state, so far as
writing that form of insurance is con
Gerned.
They say that il they are driven
out OF Ohio through legislation, II
will injure their standing in other
+ ststes, and so they ask to be allowed
10 depart without compulsion.
Wouldn't that be nice-for the liza.
oility insurance companies? If the
incoming legislature will only not
oust them from the boundaries OIL
NiIe state, they will cease writing the
liability policy. but how long would
i1uis self-e1acement last? The cleo
Won to the goyernorship OF man
like Willis and the appointment of an
insurance commissioner like Taggart, |
would find the liability companies
right back in Ohio with their liability |
policies.
The writing Of liability insurance by |
companies in competition with the
state y@as one Of the important issues
% the recent campaign. The liability |
companies by active work and large |
contributions of money made the Is
sue all the more prominent
No attention will be paid TO their |
whining appeal and baby-act. GOV.
Cox is in full sympathy with the prop
Ogitlon to make tho Ohio compensa-
tion law so plain In its terms that
liability insurance companies VIII be
prohibited from competing with the
state, and will no doabt make rec
ommendation to the legislature OF n
measure that will accomplish that
purpose.
The liability companies are wasting
their time in an appeal to be permit
ted to get out OF their own yoiltion.
Gov. Cox and tho legislature OF Ohio
will assist them in getting out, and,
what's more. will see to ii that they
will never get back " being kicked
out Of Ohio Injuries them In other
states, who caresg They sneiked
back into Ohio under strained con
struction Of the law ny Gov willis
insurance commissioner and proceed
ed to violate tho spirit and plain boo
tent OF the law. II ia with poor
grace that they now seek c0usidor
tlCn.
Before the session OF the comius
legislature is many wecka old the
Ohio compensation law VIII be 80 tor
tined that the liability companies VIII
never AGAIN attempt to accomplish
what they succeeded in dons under
Gov. Willis.
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