The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-04

for The benefit Of American labor has
been taken either by Republican
Congress and administration. or by the
Legislature az Republican state, OF
course with the consent. and sometimes
By the advice. Of the State executive.
Democratic Congresses have been no
tally negligent in this respect, and
Democratic States have either done
soothing To make labor conditions bet
ter within their bounds, or have slowly
and reluctantly followed at distance
in the trail Of Republican reforms.
state LesisIsfIan.
The States have control OF labor leg
islation within their respective bounds,
federal authority being confined, 50 far
a. labor is concerned, 10 the District
Of Columbia aud the territories. federal
reservations and federal public works.
The story OF labor legislation shows
that nearly all labor reforms originated
In Republican States, and at the pres
ent day the Republicans are far ahead
Of the Democrats in the Dactment and
Bh1OTifntUi VI AdNb AHs NNA&iN
Of men and women and children who
work for a living. I'wenty-six out Of
thirty Republican States have labor
bureaus, and only seven out OF sixteen
Democratic States have similar bu-
reaus, without which labor laws are
often dead letters Twenty three Re
publican States have factory inspectors
20 see 10 the enforcement OF the factory
laws. Only siI Democratic States have
factory inspection services. Fifteen
States thirteen Republican and two
Democratic have free employment
agencies. Eighteen States have laws
on their statute books prohibiting labor
on government works or public con
tracts for more than eight hours day.
OF these states sixteen are Republican
and two Democratic Four Republican
States and one Democratic State have
laws declaring eight hours 10 be legal
woraing day in the absence OF q con-
tract. Twenty seven States prohibit
the employment of children under four
teen years Of age in factories. OF these
twenty THREE are Republican and -four
are Democratic States Laws limiting
the hours of the employment Of chill
dren in factories or stores have been en-
acted in twenty -four Republican and
thirteen Democratic States. Eighteen
Republican and ten Democratic States
psohibit night work by children. Twelve
RepublleaD and three Democratic
States prohibit the employment OF chill
aren in operating dangerous machinery
or cleaning machinery in motion. Fiji
teen Republican and siI Democratic
States limit the hours Of labor OF won
en-. Ii should he noted that twelve Of
the Republican States which limit
women's hours ~ labor have factory
inspectors 10 see that the law is obeyed
while only three OF the Democratic
states make such provision. In twenty
three Republican and ten Democratic
States employers are required by law
10 provide seats for female workers.
Twelve States have enacted legisls-
tion intended TO effect the extinction Of
the swsatshop system. with lite deRTad-
Ing and revolving accessories. OF these
twelve States ten are Republican and
two Democratic. Seventeen Republican
and five Democratic States have laws
Requiring the payment Of wages weekly
or fortnirhtly, or. in some instances.
prohibiting longer period than one
month between pay days.
Trade Uaioa LsaeI..
Fourteen Republican States and only
one Democratic Siate--Neyada have
laws in force prohibiting employers
from discharging persons ON account Of
membership in labor organizations. or
from compelling persons to agree not
TO become members II labor organize.
tlons as condition Of securing employ
ment or continuing in their employ.
Forty States have passed laws allowing
trade unions to adopt labels or trade
marks 10 be used 10 designate products
of the labor Of their members, and pro
hibiting the counterfeiting Of the use
of such labels or trade marks by IN
authorized persons or these States
twenty weight are Republican and twelve
are Democratic
The foregoing presents for oonsdera-
tion by intelligent patriotic labor sub
stantial facts and figures taken from
the statute books OF the several States.
No platitude can upset them. They
prove the records of the Republican
party and OF the Democracy on the la
Dor issue, and they must convince ey-
cry reasonable reader that the Republl-
can party has not only brought Ameri-
can labor up 10 its present honorable
standard but that labor can look only
TO the Republican party for assurance
OF protection and prosperity in The
future
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