The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-10-18
woRKlNeMEN, READ THIS.
Record Of General Harry White.

ord of General Harry White in public
life 10 favor of the workingman. We
told him it was good that no one had
better one. We looked it up and
here publish a notice of some of the
bills he supported while in the Senate
in the interest of labor. While a
member of the Senate he voted for
and supported the following bills, in.
troduced by himself and others, in the
interest of the laborer of the country:
Voted in favor of taking tax of
real estate.
Voted in favor of the act of 1868
making eight hours days labor.
Passed act to enable laborers and
employees to collect their wages from
corporations when in failing circum.
stances.
Advocated the act requiring the
ventilation of coal mines in the an.
thracite region, for safety to the min.
ers.
Passed an act to encourage the
loaning of money to manufacturing
enterprises, and providing that labor.
ers and employees may have share
of the profits, over and above 10 per
cent. dividends on the stock, and such
employees shall not be liable for debts.
Passed bill saving to married WON.
en- their seperate earnings.
Voted to take off the State tax of
two per cent. heretofore levied on oc-
cupations.
Advocated the appointment of a
commission to Investigate the btu.
minous coal and ore mines of he State,
and report what legislation was neces.
sary for the health and safety of the
miners.
Supported the act of 1872 for the
better protection of mechanics, miners,
laborers and others. This act saves
at least two hundred dollars of wages
to each laborer as a preferred claim
out of a Sherif's sale of the property.
Voted for the act of 1872, relieving
laborers, workingmea, and journey.
men from prosecution of conspiracy
for refusing as individuals or as mem.
bers of associations to work for any
person when the wages in the opinion
Of the laborer are insufficient.
Voted for bill exempting sewing ma.
chimes of married women from levy
and sale.
Voted for the act to aid miners in
the bituminous coal regions in the
collection of their wages. This act
makes rs pounds one bushel and
1000 pounds one ton of coal, and
gives the miners right to employ check
weighmen, so that no injustice is done
to them in weighing the coal mined.
Voted for further act for the better
protection of mechanics and miners in
collecting their wages.
Supported act for the education of
the destitute children of disabled sol.
diers.
Reported and voted for act prohib.
iting stay of execution on judgments
for wages of manual labor.
Introduced and passed through the
Senate an act to allow homesteads of
the value of $500 and certain personal
property for the use of the family to
be exempt from levy and sale.
He also voted for and advocated
the amendment of the United States
CONSTITUTION abolishing slavery, thus
relieving labor from the degradation
to which slavery has reduced it.
He has voted tor and supported
every meas ure that ever came before
the Senate or any legislative body of
which he was member, to educate
and elevate the laboring man to that
honorable and respectable position in
society that he should occupy. Who
has better record than this 4? The
above record is not one of promises,
but one of acts performed. = Clarion
Republican.