Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31
WILLIS DISCUSSES
VITAL PROBLEMS
FACING OHIO

Republican Party Recognizes
Needs Of Laborlng Men.
CourageousIy Faces the Grave
Problems Connected With the
Schools and municipalities.
Birth of a Nation an Insult to
C0lored Citizens---G0vernor
Cox Attempts to Ignore All
These Questions. ~
Columbus, o. - Especially - Special
attention to state problems was CIV
en- by Hon Frank B. Willis in open.
ing the campaign. Among other ques-
tions discussed were those of labor,
schools, municipalities and the Birth
Of Nation" On these topics Mr..
Willis said:
| Republicans Of Ohio are cour-
ageously meeting the problems Of
war and are preparing to aid in the
solution of the intricate questions that
must come after the war. The Re.
publican party came into being at a
time when great problems were to
be solved, it lived and served the
country, first because it believed in
certain definite principles and second
because it had the courage to sspouse
and defend those principles. Through
Its legislation it has met the grave sit
uations that have arisen in our ma
tions history from the Civil War down
until the time 1t went out of power. II
never won by evasion and it never
lost through courage. Its policies
have been such as to afford the larg.
est opportunity to labor, and this
1year it speaks out in favor of the
propositions that concern working
men even more strongly than ever.
Pledge to Labor.
Here is it's pledge to labor
I'VE recognize that the labor
| of our country is one of its
greatest assets, and that we must
have proper laws to conserve and
protect this important part of our
citizenship.
| <,fn CO. t,A oil ofrno
Of unnecessary perils Of life and
limb in industry and elsewhere;
for an eight hour work law; for
industrial safeguards that will
protect the health and strength
Of women and children; for such
protection to those engaged in in
dustry who are enfeebled by age
as will maintain them in such
comforts of life as their former
relation to the industry will just
ify.
| 1--WE re-affirm our former dec
| laration for the maximum allow
anoe to beneficiaries under the
workmen's compensation law, and
propose an amendment thereof
compelling employers subject to
the provisions of this law to COM
ply with said law either by paying
q premium into the state insur-
ance fund or securing the right
to pay compensation direct. We
favor representation of labor
interests upon all boards hav-
ing to do with the enforcement
OF laws enacted in behalf OF Ia
Dor. And we recommend that
either the federal or state COM
pulsory compensation laws be 30
extended as to bring within
their provisions the protection Of
employees of corporations Of
other states whose business in
part is transacted in this state
while their employees are work
ing for such corporations"
In state and nation through Re
publican legislation and Republican
administration, the condition of labo
has continually advanced. The Re
publican party has always been tn
friend of the man who tolls and IL s,
now. It speaks out unequivocally II
favor Of legislation which will be O
fasting benefit to working men AM
their families. AS the Republican
party stood by the ex-soldiers of tn
Civil War and the Spanish American
War, SO it will stand by our splendi
smsn who are battling in war tori
Europe and are adding new laurels t.
the history of American valor. Ths
Republican party never failed II
gratitude to the defenders of tn,
country and It never will, and It de
piores the fact that adequate pro
Vision has not been made In the law
pf the state to enable our soldier,
now engaged In foreign service Il
exercise their right of suffrage.
The Republican party courageousI,
faces the situation confronting tn,
municipalities of the state. The COS
of operating city government ha