The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-28


. its confidence in the ability and pa
triotism Of the people and promised
the repeal and patriotism of the peo-
pie and promised the repeal Of the In.
famous autocratic Warnes law"
9, Tax System Restored.
The governor then took up the oper.
alton OF the Parrett- Whittemore tax
law, watch he characterized as the Re.
publican party's fulhllment of its
pledge to restore the tax system OF
ohio to the people, from whom it
mad been taken to construct gigan,
tic wheel IN the monarchiai system OF
the preceding administration
He saowed that the operation OF the
Parrett-Whittemore law has not only
resulted in an annual saving of $3.50
900 IN salaries bHt has snade for a
most highly efficient system OF tax
collection and has brought large in.
creases In the duplicate on various
classes Of property, without the arbi.
trary methods Of the Warnes law.
The speaker pointed out that, judg.
ing from recent .utteranees of Candi
date Cox, there can be no escape
from the conclusion that Mr.. Cox. If
reelected. proposes to destroy the
present democratic system of taxation
and restore either the Warnes law or
a system very similar to its monarch
ial provisions"
The. governor reviewed the opera
ton of the states taxing machinery
under the Warnes law and pointed out
that 1t gave the people at large abso-
lutely no voice in the matter. violated
the Democratic pledge TO give home
rule on taxation matters and central |
lzed vast power in the hands of Cox
himself
The governor quoted from "Tne Bu-
letin" of the National Tax association |
an adverse judgment against the
Warnes law.
The Republican party submits the
Parrett-Whittemore bill with conf
dence," said the governor, Upon Mr.
Cox is the responsibility of answering
to the people for the cowardice and
his attempted desertion of his owr
measure and views. Upon the people
OF OHIO is the duty of registering their
verdict either for or against another
Warnes law"
Workmen's Compensation Law.
The speaker took up the workmens
compensation law charging that re
sponsibility for competition against
the state in compensation insurance
lies directly on the shoulders OF Mr..
Cox. He declared that the effort of
the Cox party to play politics with this
law will again be as futile as it was
two years ago.
The governor charged that the com.
petition clause was inserted by Mr..
Cox In the measure at conferences
held at Cox's residence against the ad
vice and pleadings of mis- friends and
close advisors, and that he is now
complaining of his own enactment
After showing that the workmens
compensation legislation is the effort
OF no one party, but product of joinf
efforts of workmen and employers,
lawyers aHd laymen. The governor ]
pointed out that the present admins
tration has not changed it one parti
Gle and declared tnat Republicans are {
determined that any amendments to {
the measure must be made by its I
friends and not it's enemies.
He recited figures and quoted from {
records showing that under the pres I
ent administrator workingmen and s
their families have enjoyed larger /
benefits than ever before and de. i
clared:
THE Republican party is definitely v
and fully pledged to maintenance of c
the worltmens compensation law in g
Ohio 1t is found on a great humani, t
tartan principle. upheld by all and as
sailed by none"
... Loan Shark Law f
Governor Willis then began a dis c
cussion of the loan shark bill passed Il
by Republicans after Governor Cox C
had refused to present it to mis- special 6
legislative session. This measure, he 6
declared is second only to the work b
mems compensation law in its benefits +
to warge earners and their families. Q
He showed that it has saved more d
than $1,000.000 in interest to borrow |,
ers; compelled the crediting back to
borrowers of over 5000, and con q
verted Usurious loan agencies into a
real workingmen's banks. n
The governor also called attention O
10 the fact that in failing to have this fl
measure presented to the legislature, a.
Cox deliberately violated a promise a
made 20 E. G. Lloyd, Democratic sen, 6,
ttor from Franklin county and quoted r,
hat member of Cox's own party as b
charging Cox with breach of faith. II
Great Highway Record.
Discussing the work of the state Of
highway department. Governor Willis II
the triple amount of state al
Dad construction and repairs, and the
arge oevrhead savings, as compared h
With the Cox RI 4cord. b
When the Republican administra- p,
ion took hold of this department on HI
april 1, 1915, the governor declared, lie
haos reigned in financial accounts, il. 81
egal contracts had been awarded and Ia
he entire department was in such a pl
ondition that had it been a private 1t
nterprise receiver would have been 10
equired to adjust matters.
Not only have Republicans admin. pt
stored the highway department with fl,
economy, vigor and efficiency" the b.
overnor said, "but Republican gen. n,
raj assembly enacted the Cass high pl
'ay law, the most advanced construc, pa
we legislation for the building and of
epair of highways of any state in tne si
nion." is
Cox Banking Department Scandal.
The work of the banking depart. 70
lent under the Cox regime was char HI
hU fha