The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-31

damage suits in Ohio. The Mothers
employees alike No more industrial
Pension Law and the Child Labor
Law. Valuable laws were enacted
reforming judicial procedure in the
interest of speedy trial and doing
away with useless and ancient forms.
Here is new law providing for the
direct election of United States sem
ators and the initiative and referen
dunn to his credit Government is
getting closer to the people. His re-
suits in prison reforms alone ought
to make his fame certain. He had
the banking laws codified and secured
the enactment of a Blue Sky Law to
protect investors from fraud Banking
reforms were secured. permitting pri-
vate and state banks TO avail them
selves of the Federal Reserve Act.
The little red schoolhouse gave way
to the rural high school and country
boys and girls were given the same
educational advantages that the city
children enjoy. The Warnes Law
provides for the appointment of as
SCISSORS instead Of electing them. Mil
lions of hidden wealth were uncovered
and tax rates We're lowered in every
county. He has promoted good roads
and today the state is covered with
net work of hard surfaced high
ways connecting almost every county
seat town and many other towns and
communities. The state farms now
supply sta.e institutions and pay a
handsome profit. He abolished sweat
shops and took children out of fac
tories and put them in school. For
the first time in the history Of the
state he enforced the law against
Sunday saloons, notably in Cincin-
natl where the German and brew
mems Compensation Law has been
followed by nearly all the states in
the Union Every department is on
a sound business basis. Candidate
Harding promises il elected to undo
everything the Wilson administration
has accomplished. Not one single law
enacted during the first Cox term
was repealed by his Republican sue
cessor.
The Ohio State Federation of Labor
reports SC laws in behalf of working
people during Cox's three terms. Their
secretary n. j. Donnelly says the
following in a public document:
Labor has confidence in James
NJ Cox because the laboring peo-
pie feel that he understands their
needs and is in hearty sympathy
with the progressive aspirations
of those who earn their bread by
the sweat of their brows. As gov
ernor. he accomplished more in
the interest of the laboring peo-
pie of Ohio and is held in higher
esteem by them than any other
governor in the states history.
He has done much to avoid and
settle labor troubles. He believes
tina. more can he accomplished
through reason and common sense
than through force and intimida-
ton; and whenever called upon
to send the militia to deal with
striking workmen, he always
found way to prevent violence
and preserve order without using
soldiers for that purpose. Dur
ing the big steel strike. when vio-
lence and disorder were rampant
in some states and where the right
peaceably to assemble had been de-
ably to assemble had been de-
iaI ca. ha or xN,1rlyarC in
Ohio, where there were equally
as many strikers involved. there
was no sign of violence and the
right of workers peaceably to
assemble was not interfered with.
If his policy had been followed
by other public officials through
out the nation there would be
less unrest and the people would
have more confidence in the fair
ness OF government authorities"
As business man he has been
successful and Is rated as several
times millionaire. He is a friend
of honest business no matter how
big. He is the implacable enemy Of
wrong and the unfaillng friend Of
right. He Is n member OF the Unit
ed Brethren church and a Mason
He has always been In favor OF the
league of nations. The very essence
of his views Is to be found in the
following two sentences spoken by
him months ago:
"In giving its assent To this
treaty the senate has in mind the
fact that the league Of nations
which II embodies was devised
for the sole purpose OF main