, 1907-03-08


shining lights in the republican ranks
had themselves been democrats at one
time and had Topped because they
saw personal gain in the act. The
Ninth state legislature, in spite of this
being a woman's rights state, had
passed absolutely no measure looking
to the betterment of the condition of
women; it had passed no law looking
to the betterment of the liquor traffic
or in any way to curtail a trade by
which women are the worse sufferers.
Something for Socialists.
Judge Groesbeck then took up the
case for the, socialists. beginning by
stating that the party had at last had
an honorable mention from the presi-
dent, as he had said that they were
20 per cent right and so per cent
wrong. The present idea of state
rights is wrong, conditions have
so changed that the plan is several
sizes too small. State legislatures are
now of very secondary Importance.
The speaker criticised the legislature
for refusing to pass an employers liza
bility act. although such acts are in
force in the states surrounding us. The
matter was not even mentioned. The
legislature also refused to pass the
anti-pass law, although such a law has
been passed by the federal govern
ment and by other states. The mem
bers of the legislature almost to a man
accepted passes from the railroad. A
railroad commission should have been
provided for.
G~roesbeck's Wagon.
The judge said he himself last
summer had shipped a wagon to a
point in Nevada which should have
been delivered in two days, but took
three weeks to make the trip, and
was then charged up with a grossly
exorbitant rate. In portions Of Aus
tralia where there have been railroad
commissions, the population of the
districts have quadrupled in popula
ton in a few years. The eight-hour
law Is Incorporated in our constitu.
ton, and yet a bill making it compul.
sorry on the part of mine owners and
miners was killed in the legislature
because of its alleged unconstitution.
atty. Every man now a judge is q
railroad judge. There is no awakened
public conscience in this state. The
socialists have no objection to the ac
emulation Of private property, but
do object to the accumulation of pub
lie property by private persons. The
socialists stand for public ownership
Of railroads and the private ownership
of tooth brushes.
Prohibitionists Cared For.
L. L. Laughlin, in speaking for the
prohibitionists, started with a recita
ton given most dramatically. Among
other facts stated by Mr.. Laughlir
was that Of all the states in the Unior
forty passed some legislation this yea
looking to the regulation of the liquo,
traffic; of the three which did abso
lutely nothing in this respect, out owl
state, Wyoming, stands conspicuous
because Of the fact that we have
woman's vote here. The power of tn,
ballot box in the hands of women doe
not appear to reach here to the evi
from which woman suffers most. TIL
legislatures everywhere are dominate
by the liquor interests. Mr.. Laughli
: stated that the fact that last Noven
Der the party polled 400, 900 votes ha
forced attention, and that many of tn
biggest and most influential newsps
pers in the United States are payin
attention to the party, as witnessed b
the position of the parties.
Protect Miners From Themselves.
John McGill, many times a membe
Of the state legislature, who was pre-.
ent, was called upon for a. speech
Mr.. McGill said that he considere
that the employers liability act Nigh
lead to abuse. In regard to the eigh