The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-12

pocrisy IS more conspicuously enp1a NJ
ed ~ ~ It's acts and decdf ana o. seeue
90 have specialized In tho Upointment "
un0t and incompetent of ls.
9. Thu rarrat Wilton .c tax law W
the present state sdninI4traticn nae
crnmbled and collapsed, not on.y btc7Us.
of It's own inherent wcakr egg. but bs-
caupe Of it's unjust and arbitrary pr1,i
siore, its manifest failure 20 place tl4
taxable properly of the state upon N
tax duplicate and because u has intro
duced anarchy In the entire taxatio.
system Of the state. IT. enactment wsy
not IN good faith. but only a subterfuva
We pledge ourgelvcs to its repeal. atl
the Substitution in ~ place ~ a taxation
system IN accord with just and enlight.
ened principles Of government, and that
will deal fairly and honestly with tho
taxpayer
Governors Foraker. McRinley Harmo7
and Cox URGED the appOintn rather
than the election Of assessrrs w" he
lieve that time and experience Will per
suade the voters OF Ohio Of the wisdom
and Justice q their views. Meanwhile
without surreudering our convictions wa
pledge the Democratic legislature when
chosen, 60 enact no Law tnat win take
away from the locai taxing subdivisiors
the powers of selecting their own asses-
scrs.
Preserve Smith Law.
T. We stand for the rigid enforcement
and maintenance Of the Smith ! per cent
taxation law. hut within the limitations
Of Its provisions We pledge the Democra- o.
cy to enact such appropriate legislation
as viii enable the municipalities Of the
state to provide adequate revenue TO
meet and discharge all their financial
obligations and to exercise all their legit-
innate municipal functions
s. We strongly urge ana recommend
the enactment Of legislation IN making
it mandatory for county treasurers to re d.
fund all duplicate payments Of tax money
coming into their hands and the deposit
inig Of all such duplicate payments in a
separate county fund provided for that
purpose
9. We confirm the opinion NJ the Re-
publican state attorney general that the
Case road laws. passed by the Willis ad-
ministration has more than 100 funda-
mental errors, and we further pronounce
It bungiesome and inefficient. Under its
| operation the extensive and far-seeing
policy Of gond reads development main
tained by Governors Harmon and Cox
has beer obstructed and retarded. We
| favor liberal expenditures for good roads
and a plan that will enable the state to
cooperate with the federal government,
In carrying out the national legislation
| on TINS SUBJECT IN SuCh manner as 70
| profit to the fullest extent by the oppor-
tunities afforded by that law.
| 10. We regard the Taagart ruling
made with the consent and approval OF
| Governor Willis, which gives liability In
surance companies the right to indemni-
fly employers of labor against the cons--
| quences Of q criminal act, as q reflection
| on tho fair name OF the state. and an in
| deX to the antagonistic policy Of The
| ,tt.f,-
| workmen's compensation law. The Ohio
Democracy, as the parent Of this law
proposes to preserve II against It's enc
mics within and without the state house
and to further improve it as further
events may suggest.
The last Democratic administration, by
| peaceful adjustment procured reduction
! In fire insurance premiums amounting Il
over stG000 001 annually. That circum
stance convinces us that there IS no need
of the state going into either the fire Of
, the life Insurance business