The daily morning oasis., 1920-07-27


benefit. Senator Harding presents nothing but the
record of a machine politician, useful to the ma
chine, and to be relied upon at all times by the
machine BOSSES
Constructive craftsmanship Of the variety given
Ohio by Governor Cox has pro- ded the state with
a well planned and workable budget which was franz
ed by Governor Cox in his first administration, and
has been the object Of his special attention through
his three administrations. Under that budget cost
Of state government per capita has been reduced and
it's cost per dollar of taxable property shown upon
the tax roll 1t has increased the efficiency of the
public school system, at lower cost per pupil and
higher salaries for teachers. In all other depart
ments of the state government it has eliminated
waste and extravaganza reducing cost in all of them
whether considered upon the basis of per capita of
population the other basis of each dollar on the
assessment roll. In other words it has enabled the
state government to administer Che public service at
smo''nr cost for each individual under its SWAY and
q smaller cost to the assessed dollar of property
One IF the issues which carried Governor Cox
into The executive chair IN his first election was
rndoe to Inaccurate such h,doet system The nno-
Mo took him at his word and elected him mon the
Demo .rn+i" ticket At the time they elected the
reef of thn Pnr,hlioar state ticket and Republican
ionic"+',~a Ho +hn or1v DEMOCRAT neo+od ,nnn
thn state +olot and tho 1oieaf7n was strono1v Pc
nhlicon in hofh hneos vo+ he took The reirs cf
n'",,or+ vored without friction with his no1i+ico1
onnnrnnts aseociatnd With him in public office and
dominated the situation as completely and IS
thnrolrhlv had thew al hnen Of the same nolitiocl
faith He framed and sent to the legislature the bill
for state budget and the measure was so clear cut
cd effective unor its face that it a1onted by
,arce majority in both houses becoming law with
executive sanction He appointed the budget COM
mission provided in the act which act made the gov
ernor himself ex-officio member thereon; and in
that capacity he gave the commission the aid and
sistance oil his valuable advice and put the law fully
upon it's feet, in the most correct and efficient
flnctonirg Two terms in Congress before his cleo
ton governor, had been devoted very greatly by
Governor Cox in working for national budget, and
in working along those lines in national affairs he
mad become expert upon the budget problem,
which eperness has been of great value to the peo
pie of Ohio. The crying demand of the day is a
tional budget system; and President Cox, when elect
ed and inaugurated will render the people and tax
payers of the United States like invaluable service
in creation and operation Of a successful budget
system.
Another great reform put upon the statute book
in Ohl3 under the administration is comprehensive
and workable Workngmen's compensation law which
has been operation a number Of years and has
wrought to satisfaction of both employers and en-
ployed- That was framed by Governor Cox, and
adopted by the legislature Of OHIO. Under its pro-
visions the state has established and administers an
insurance fund which is devoted to payment Of
damages assessed for personal injuries suffered in
performance of his work by any wOrkingman in the
state. small per capita tax paid by EMPLOYERS up
each and every individual in their service provides
the fund and its administration Under its operation
injured worklnen receive sure and certain compen
sation adjusted under certain well known rules and
regulations: and it is paid when most needed. There
IS no litigation and the injured employee is rot COM
PEELED to divide with lawyers whatever HI may re-
cover as was so frequently the case under the old
way formerly in vogue without such compensation
law o. where compensation was bought by employers
from accident Insurance companies.
The Ohio workingmens compensation law is
known as the Cox Workngmen's Compensation Act;
and at he recent convention of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor, at Montreal, the Ohio law en-
dorsed by unanimous vote, ana the resolution Of
endorsement designated it as Fthe Cox Worxingmens
Compensation Law" The measure is bigger and
broader than state lines; and the Federation felt
that it better described by the of It's author
than BY state desi gnation.
Another important piece Of legislation inserted