The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-09-27
REPUBLICAN AND LABOR INTEREST

eff labor were compelled to depend on the Republican party for its
rights it would indeed be in a sorry plight Sam Davis in the Appeal
During the political campaigns constituencies politicians otter mis-
representa- facts in order to gain son temporary advantage of a poll
teal nature, but the above, the result of either Ignorance or fore
thought, is especially odious in that it reflects upon the intelligence of
very fair minded man The people of the country are familiar with
the history of the Republican party; familiar with it in all its phases and
know that it has ever stood for the welfare of he state and the nation
placing the g eralg good bow all petty or temporary advantages
Every voter knows that the Republican party originated in that
great revolution which exalted labor and freed the country from IN
curse of slavery, fighting against the Democratic party and its allies
Still true to their original principles the party, after forty years
abolished slavery in the Philippines F.
The aboishing of slavery IA followed by the doing away with
ponage in 1875 and in 1876 the Republican congress closed the doors
of this country to European paupers and the cooh(s These acts
were followed by migration laws 10 protect the American workmen
from cheap foreign labor, every Republican congress strengthening th'
measure
In 1886 the law passed congress aboGshing the contract labor
system for federal prisoners; the only voesr recorded against the mea
ue were Democratic.
The 10th congress passed measure for the inspection of steam
vessels for the protection of seamen and the AID and ARD congress
added to and made the measures stronger
The 41st congress, Republican provided for the inspection of GA
mines in the territories.
A Republican congress passed n act for the safety appliances OF
railroads in 1893, and when the act was held by the courts invalid, the
57tn congress, likewise Republican, passed a greatly improved, and
better law.
The frte eight hour law in this country was enacted by the 4th
congress- republican, and approved by General Grant in 1868. 1t ap
5oh congress extended it to the letter carriers, the bill passing the Re-
publican congress without a division being called. In President Hr-
rison's administration the eghthour law W as extended to include per-
n employed by contractors OF public works
These are but a few Of the national enactments directly affecting
the laboring interests of the country which the Republican party
through it accredited representative 5 from the ranks of the people, has in,
sttued.
AS to the labor question in the aaes-let us see. Fifteen states have
enacted laws, that are now in force, prohibiting employers from discharg
ing persons on account of membership in labor organizations, or from
compelling persons to agree ot o b come members of labor organizations
as a condition of securing employment of continuing in their employment.
AS to the eight hour law in the sthes-at the present time 21 states
have eighth hour laws, of this number according to the report of the census
bureau at Washington CITY, 16 are B. publican and s Democratic.
These re but a few of thethngs accomplished by the Republican
party which has yer stood the exponent of the true interests of labor