The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-14

bill, in view Of the fact that we
have In all large cities ia this State from
5000 to 5000 men ont of employment, and in
whose places boys from twelve to fourteen years
are placed, at wages from 80 to 40 cents
day. there should be some legislation viewing 1t
from that point that would put them back into
schools and thus give opportunities for employ
ment to men who need money for themselves
and for their families See Brewer Reports,
pp l6S and 1863 Senator Bailey's amendment
failed by vote of l6 to &c He then moved to
make the limit thirteen years instead of twelve,
and this, too, failed by vote of 20 to %. re-
member of voting with Bailey upon this amend
ment. and stated in explanation that thought
the Democratic majority OF two-thirds upon the
floor of this Senate is entitled to the assistance
of at least one or two Republicans in their bold,
earnest and disinterested efforts to prove to the
people of Indiana that it meant what it said in
its State platform.
Senator Willard again read the platform.
lSee Brewer Reports p 2l0. On the final
passage of the bill, in its mutilated condition,
seven men out of the eleven who opposed it we're
Democrats, namely, Senators Brown, Faulkner.
Hill, May, Mcclure, Null and Sellers. When
the bill went to the house it failed to pass
yeas, AZ; nays, AZ Leading Republicans
of the House. such as Messrs. Adams and Sayre.
voted for the BILL But even with the aid of the
two-thirds Democratic majority they could not
pass 1t. Mr.. Gordon, a Democratic member,
moved to refer il to a special committee to
amend the bill so as to prohibit the employment
of child labor in mines and steel manufactures,
gaS-works and tobacco manufactures, and such
other manufactures as required heavy manual
labor and to prohibit the employment in other
labor more than eight hours day. and it was
so referred But in the bill as it passed there is
no prohibition whatever for the employment
of ehild-labor in mines. Nor is there any limi-
tation Of eight hours or any other time. II the
Democratic party believes that the laboring
men OF Indiana. to whom that promise was
made, are going to accept such performance as
liquidation 10 full, they are entitled to all
the consolation which such hopes are calculated
to afford.
Here is another thing that the Democratic
party say: I'VE deem it of vital Importance
that private corporations should be prohibited
by law from watering their corporate stock, and
furthermore, Laws should be passed to pre-
vent the ownership of large tracts of land by
corporations" Why did you not pass these laws
if you thought they should be passed. Why did
you not prohibit corporations from watering
their corporate stock If you insist that they
ought to be prohibited!
Laborers of Indiana, do you believe that you
can trust the party which has thus played false
with you2 What sort of credit has that party
to ask your suffrages today The Republican
party promised you less, but it better fulfilled
its obligations 1t favored the abolition of
prison contract labor, and bill was introduced
by Republican Senator to abolish it, but be
could not get it through the Senate of your
Democratic friends The Republican party
favored the enactment and enforcement of laws
for the Improvement of the sanitary conditions
of labor, especially for the regulation and venti
lation of mines. In that respect the Democrats
were willing TO help US, and something was
done. Take that record which party do you be-
lieve you can trust the best? We tried to make
good our word. They shamelessly repudiated
theirs
Bat although the Democratic party has shown
its friendship for labor in this lefthanded
fashion, it has not been slow to show it's SYM
pathy with the Socialist and dynamiter. When
the attempt was made to blow up the houses of
Parliament in England, l introduced bill max
ing it grave crime to manufacture use or
transport dynamite and other explosives for the
purpose of injurng persons property. The
bin passed the Senate by considerable major
ity, but 1t was defeated in the House. What
possible excuse the Democratic party can have
for protecting the miscreants who would inaug
urate reign of anarchy by a wholesale destruc
ton, SURPRISING in horror the Reign of Terror in
France, shall leave for them to explain.
After Mr. Fouike had concluded, Col John G.
Bridgeland. who was preeent, made most inter
esting ard convincing address on the tariff,
showing how Indiana had prospered under the
policy of protection maintained by the Repub
lican party. The meeting was great success.
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