Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-18

! for wages under the bankruptcy laws,
to adopt an adequate child labor law for
the District of Columbia. to direct an
Investigation into the conditions Of work
! ing women and children and later the
employees Of telephone and telegraph
companies engaged in interstate business.
to appropriate Sl50.oU at the recent ses-
sion Of Congress in order to secure n
| thorough inquiry into the causes of
catastrophcs and loss of life in the
mines, and to amend and strengthen the
law prohibiting the importation Of con-
tract labor will be pursued in every ligi-
innate direction within federal authority
to Tighten the burdens and Increase the
opportunity for happiness and advance
mont of all who toll. The Republican
Iparty recognizes the special needs Of
wage workers generally. for their we'll
! being and the we'll being Of all But
moro important than all other considera-
tions is that of good ctizenahip and
we especially stand for the needs Of
tion is his position az self respecting
citizen.
IN AID OF THE FARMER.
! Among those whose welfare in rs vital
is that of the wage Garner is tho Amer
lean farmer. The prosperity Of the whole
( country rests peculiarly upon the
prosperity of agriculture The Republican
party during tho last twelve years has
| accomplished extraordinary work in
bringing the resources of the national
government to the aid OF the farmer Not
only in advancing agriculture itself but
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life in order to attract farmers sons and
daughters to the farms instead of away
from them. have the energies of the
administration been engaged.
I Free rural mail delivery was established
over earnest democratic opposition; IL
now reaches millions of our citizens and
We favor its extension until every COM
munity In the land receives tho fun
benefits of the postal service. We favor
the social and economic advantage of
good country roads maintained more and
more largely at public expense, and less
and less at the expense of thu abutt!ng
owners. In this work recognize fac
tors of state aid ard believe In such ma
tional assistance as can be appropria tely
rendered.
| We are for such amendments of
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courts with respect to the use of the writ
| of injunction as Will on the one hand.
prevent the summary issue Of such or
ders without proper consideration, and,
on the other will preserve undiminished
the power OF the courts to enforce the
la VS., to the end that justice may be done
at all times and to all parties.
FRIEND OF THE NEGRO.
The Republican party has been for
more than 90 years the consistent friehu
e.o',a s a,,,.on.n,n :, uroto irto
the law the declarations that proclaim his
ciVil ana pohtical righ'a' ala IL oeheFes
to-day that his worthy progress IN intel
iieehce' industry ana sooo o''i-e"'m.p
mas earned 'he respect Oh INC ""'''"' W.
demand equal 'os''ce 10. III men, WIN
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