Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-04-09

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gA,ou n co,E can nomination for
governor who has
had practical experience with the
complex taxation problems which con-
front the people of this state"
It is pointed out that Cole was ,
chairman of the house taxation COM
mittee of the legislature during the
second term of Governor George X. |
Nash, when the great revenue pro- !
ducing measures which have stood the |
test of time for 1S years we're passed" !
These measures were CLASSIFIED into |
four divisions:
The Cole Law, of which Cole was
the author, levying a tax of one per |
cent on the gross receipts of corpora |
tions;
The Willis Law, fathered by former !
| Governor Frank B. Willis, levybng a |
tax of one-tenth of one per cent on |
| vate corporations;
The Cain Law, making more effect
! i've the collection of liquor taxes;
The Johnson Law, providing for
| tav on insurance companies doing
! llsiness in Ohio.
Mckinley Planned Laws.
civilian Mckinley, while governor
of Ohio, laid the foundation for the
revenue system of the state which
Mr.. Cole carried into execution" says
the booklet.
Because he was born and raised on
q farm and is thoroughly familiar
with the needs of the farmer, Cole
was placed on the Committee on Ag-
riculture in congress, serving through
out his three terms.
Stress is laid on the fact that Cole
was in congress during the period o.
enactment into law of the construc-
tive program of legislation outlined by
Theodore Roosevelt, then president.
These measures, which received
Coles support, included:
The Employers Liability Act, max
ing railroads liable for injuries to en-
ployes.
The Meat Inspection Act, making
mandatory inspection of meat and
meat food products.
The Alien immigration Act. provid
Ing d lulS IOI udIul
Aided Railroad Men.
The Pure Food and Drug Act, which
prevents manufacture or sale of mis-
branded products.
Providing domestic material for the
Panama canal, benefiting American
manufacturer and wage Garner alike.
Limiting hours of railroad employees
to 16 consecutive hours, with 10 hours
continuous rest thereafter.
One of the big Roosevelt measures
which received Coles support while
in congress was the railroad rate bill
giving the interstate commerce com.
mission power to regulate rates, in.
suring a square deal to all shippers
; The Mann Act, suppressipg white
I slavery; establishment Of postal saw
| ings banks; increasing the scope OF
agricultural experiment stations; es
| tablishing a bureau of mines to safe
guard miners; compelling railroads Il
report accidents to the interstate com
merce commission; compelling rail
| roads to equip their cars with safety
appliances, locomotives with ashpans
/ and safeguarding high explosives il
transit.
The national conservation act. pre-
serving reservoir sites and waite
!. power.
/ Exempting alien labor from the pro
X visions of the eight-hour bill on tht
& Panama canal, thus preventing skillet
f American labor from being placed OF
/ the same plane with the indolent, in
b efficient native labor of the tropics.
The insecticides and ungicides act
4 preventing sale of misbranded pari
i green's and other commodities t
+ farmers for use in their annual battl
/ against crop-eating insects.
t While in the state legislature, Col
voted for billsAprotecting the unio
! label. providing wage earners must b
/ paid in lawful money, the bill limitin
+ work on public contracts to eigT
hours, the full crew law, the eng
neers' license law, the municipal cod
bill recodifying laws governing cite
/ and a bill creating a commission
study prison labor with view to d
stroying its competition with free l
! bor AS testimonial to Coles labt
/ record, endorsements of various labt
4 organizations are embraced in t.
pamphlet, given following his legisl
. tive and congressional service. whiC
s was his last opportunity to indica
/ his attitude by vote.