News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-20
A Splendid Record.

"The record of the Republican
party is written in the amendments
to the Constitution, substantially all
the Federal states now in force, and
the most remarkable period of pre-
gress the country has ever known. ]"
This sentence, from the opening chap
ter of the Republican text book, just
issued, gives the keynote of the vol
ume. In its invitation for continu-
ance OF popular confidence in Repub-
lican principles, the Campaign Com
mittee which has prepared this work
relies entirely upon official data and
records to win that confidence. Every
assertion is established by citations
from history and Government statis-
tics.
In pointing to Republican legisla-
ton, twenty five acts of paramount
Importance in the life of the Nation
are enumerated. These in brief are ::
The homestead law.
The acts for the issue of legal tend
ers and of national bank notes.
The system of internal revenue tax
alton.
The thirteenth amendment to abOl-
ish 81 very.
The fourteenth amendment, giving
United States citizenship without re-
speet to race or color.
The fifteenth amendment, establish
ing equality of suffrage.
The civil rights act.
All existing laws for the payment
of pensions to veterans of the Civil
War.
Laws respecting mineral lands.
The resumption of specie payments.
Laws making the post office estab-
lishment of the United States the
most efficient on the face OF the earth.
The life saving service.
The artificial propagation and dis
tribution OF fish.
The distribution of agricultural
seeds.
The endowment of public schools
agricultural college, ETC., by grants
of public lands
The administrative customs act.
The international copyright law.
The establishment of Circuit
Court of Appeals.
The establishment of the priciple OF
reciprocity.
The admission of the States of Kan
sas, Nebraska, Nevada, Colorado,
North and South Dakota, Washing
ton, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
The anti trust act.
The national bankruptcy act of
1897 and 1898.
The esta blishment of the gold stand
ard.
The enactment of adequate protec-
tive tariff laws.
The acquisition of the Philippines,
which means the securing of entry in
to the markets of the Orient.
In addition to national legislation
in the interest of labor accomplished
by Republicans, an interesting table
is submitted showing what has been
accomplished in the way of State
legislation in Republican and Dcmo-
cratic States. This table shows that
seventy eight per cent of the Repub-
liean States have established labor
bureaus and only fifJy-six per cent of
the Democratic States have done the
same. Seventy.four per cent of
the Republican and seventeen per
cent of the Democratic States
have created factory inspection SER
vices; fifty-nine per cent of the Repub-
lican and twenty-eight per cent of
the Democratic States have establish
ed an eight hour day; sixty-seven
per cent of the Republican and thirty
three per cent of the Democratic
States prohibit the employment of
children under twelve years of age in
factories; fifty-nine per cent of Repub-
lican and thirty-thre per cent of the
Democratic States prohibit the en-
ployment OF children under twelve
years of age in mines; eighty-five per
cent of the Republican and thirty
nine per cent of the Democratic States
have passed laws regulating woman
labor; sixty.seven per cent of the
Republican States and forty.four of
the Democratic require seats for fe-
males in shops; thlrty-seven per cent
of the Republican and eleven per cent
of the Democratic States regulate
sweat shops; forty per cent of the
Republican and forty per cent of the
Democratic States prohibit the COM
pany store order; forty-one per cent
OF the Republican and seventeen per
cent of the Democratic States regu-
late the sale of convict made goods.
When M0nree Came to Vermont.
In view of the fact that Presidnnt