The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-01
OHIO CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHOWS
UP SOME OF THE CHARGES
MADE BY FORMER
GOVERNOR.
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In an address at Akron. Governor
r. ID. Willis made a vigorous response
to the attack which recently was
made on him by former Governor J..
NJ. Cox. Governor Willis referred TO
Cox as "the modern o Quixote OF
Ohio politics. and the sole Ohio
exponent OF the doctrine I am the
state" He said the former govern
ors claim TO be champion of the work
mems compensation system consti-
tuted weak and silly hypocrisy"
since Republicans helped write this
law in Governor Harmon's admins
tration and Governor Cox has been
trying eve since TO take the credit
for an act passed while he was nego-
tiating gas deals in Dayton
The compensation law has not been
changed In one line during the present
administration. Governor Willis said.
despite Mr.. Cox's cry that efforts are
being made by the administration TO
emasculate II. The rule OF the indus
trial commission under former Gov
enor Cox. forbiddinE writing OF en-
ployers' liability insurance by private
compares was only ar effort. the gov
ernor declared. ito fool the people into
n disbelief as to the facts" He added:
There was not a week in 1914 when
representatives Of these liability insur-
ance companies did not appear before
that commission in regard to claims
Scarlet Women Issue"
Governor Willis said Mr.. Cox in his
Dayton speech had resorted to a re-
markable new issue OF his own crea-
ton, the scarlet women" many of
whom, the former governor had
charged, were imported by liability in
surance company lobbyists during the
legislature last winter in an effort TO
secure amendment OF the workmen's
compensation law. Governor Willis
called attention TO the fact that ever.
IL the scarlet women charge was
true the lobbyists had failed to secure
their desired amendment.
The creation of a bureau under the
banking department to license and reg
ulate small par companies. and the
enactment of the Chase highway code
were cited by the speaker as notable
achievements of the present admins
~tration. He declared further that the
administration had redeemed its cam
paign pledges and had effected econo-
my in state government.
Referring to Mr.. Cox. the governor
said: In season and out of season he
is harping on his defeat and chastising
the people for their failure to recog-
niZe his transcendent merit and NAN
tain his ASPIRATIONS to imperial power.
Mr.. CoXs reference to b legsla-
ture in the scarlet women issue. was
unfortunate. for It invited comparison
with Democratic legislatures which
preceded IL. II must be admitted that
the members OF the present legislature
ever If they did not always please
Governor Cox. have managed TO keep
out of the penitentiary and not one OF
them has been found with both hands
In the state treasury. drawing. besides
his regular SALARY. money for an addi-
tional job that had been given him "
the governor. This latter offense was
so general during the administration
OF Governor Cox that 10 created a
scandal necessitating an Investigation
and relocating some thrifty Demo
cratic statesmen TO private life.
Playing Face Up.
This administration is playing its
cards face up before the people. We
are not endeavoring. as was done by
my predecessor. TO convince the labor
ing people that the law prohibits the
right TO write compensation insurance.
while at the same time permitting
more Of II 10 be written han was ever
written before In a single year IN the
history Of the state. We rave nothing
TO conceal and We are not playing un-
der cover.
NO n is attacking the workmen's
compensation law everybody is de
tending and sustaining 10. Yet this
modern Don QuiNote Of Ohio politics
boldly proclaims himself champion and
promises to defend co~urageously what
nobody attacks Governor Willis
quoted the annual report OF the in
surance department 20 show that Ia-
biltty Insurance companies during tho
last year OF the Cox administration
wrote 81 100000 workmcn's compeu-
santion insurance. ga gain OF over 100
per cent at the very time Nr. Cox SAYS
none was being written he added
Later In his address. the governor
observed The sole Ohio exponent OF
h doctrine J am the state has been
grouchy, discOnso.ate and unhappy
ever since DE discovered that when boz
was forclbly sub'racfed from fle state.
something was left
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