The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-10-06

cry county to fight the reelection OF
James M. Cox, under whom the work
inRmen KNOW the compensation law
was administered in their interests
and with a petition in circulation in
Mt Vernon, put here for the express
purpose of giving workingmen a
chance to fight their wealthy oppo-
nents-opponents who want to see
Cox defeated-the Republican is
wild. 1t Is frantic. The bean-pot is
spilled. The whole nasty scheme is
showed up. The oil job is worth on
ly the salary between now and Jan
uary.
Oh, there's reason for all this
running off" at the pen. The oil
jobs worth six columns in any is
sue of the Republican. Of course
Willis must be reelected. The oil
job must be saved! What difference
does it make whether or not Willis Is
good governor? What difference
does it make whether or not the peo-
pie have to pay higher taxes? What
difference, finally, does it make
whether or not by his economical
administration, Willis spends half
million more than he receives? The
oil jobs supreme. That's the real
issue of this campaign!
T,, &c opt;oIo 4bo Dap,,llioao mice
es the point Misses it as it did when
it failed to find a certain letter from
the state tax commission to the To-
cal board of revision which repre-
sentative of The Banner procured
the very next day in the auditors of
fee where it had been right along.
Misses it as it did when the revision
board scandal came out. Misses it
as it did, and continues TO do, when
the state bookkeeper, Vic Donahey,
turned in his annual report showing
that Willis had spent a half million
more than had come into the state
treasury. Misses 1t as it has done i'll
EVERYTHING this campaign. The
truth is that the Republican MUST
miss the point. Why? Because
there's not an inch of ground for it
to stand upon in attempting to re.
elect Willis and save the oil job.
The point that the Republican
missed is this and laboring men know
it to be fact:
UNDER WILLIS, THE LA
BILITY INSURANCE COMPAN-
les OF THE STATE HAVE IN
VADED THE FIELD OF THE
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
LAW.
UNDER cox, THEY NEVER
GOT A LOOK-IN NOT EVEN
FOR THE BLINK OF AN EYE.
That the laboring men do know
this, although the Republican, in say
ing the oil job, would rather not
have them know it, is best shown ir
the petitions which are being signe
IN such wholesale fashion in Mt
Vernon. These petitions worry the
Republican. They threaten the OF
job. No wonder the Republican
misses the point.
The Banner repeats what it saif
in regard to Commissioner of Insur
ance Under Willis Taggart's ruling
It goes further. It changes it from
a question into plain declaration
with several a1jectives added t
make it more emphatic!
1t doesn't make a continental
bit of difference whether or not
the supreme court sustained
Taggart's ruling.
And it doesn't as far as Cox's Ie
election is concerned. but 1t does I
the oil job is to be kept.
Laboring people are interested
the ruling of Insurance Commission
ar Taggart only as 1t affects then
hey know that liability insuran
companies are now getting into t.
field that was sacred under Cox.
The fiimsy argument the Repu'
lean advances to save the oil jo'
hat Edmund Moore, insurance con,
missioner under Cox, kept silen
about the law in order to fool tn
laboring people, is absurd and de
serves to grace the columns Of
second-rate comic publication.
Laboring men know that Cox KEEP
the liability companies away from
workmen's compensation ABSO
LUTELY. They also know that In
surance Commissioner Under Will
Taggart, almost before he had go
the chair in his office warm, mad