Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-16

! secure by every wise means greater Safety
and stability in the banking and currency
! system. we favor the establis hment Of
| postal savings banks for the people upon
! principles embodied i'm tho measure now
pending in Congress and set for vote De-
! cember II next
CORPORATIONS REGULATION.
| The republican party passed the Sher-
man antitrust law over democratic oppo-
| Sition, and enforced it after democra tic
rejection. 1t has been a wholesome in
strument for good in the hands of wise
and fearless administration But expert
ence has shown that its effectiveness can
be strengthened and it's real object better
obtained by such amendments as will give
to the federal government greater super
vision and control over and secure greater
publicity i'm the management of that class
of Interstate corporations having power
and opportunity to effect mOnopolies and
at the same time will not interfere with
the operation of such associations among
business men, farmers and wage earners
as result in positive benefit to the
public.
We approve the enactment of the rail-
road rate law and the vigorous enforce
ment by the present administration of
the statutes against rebates and dscrim-
nations. as the result of which the adj
vantages formerly possessed by the
large shippers over the small shippers
idN Z substantially disappeared.
In this connection We commend The ap-
preparation of $4,000 by the present Con-
gress IN order to enable the interstat
commerce commission thoroughly to in
vestigate and to give publicity to the
accounts Of interstate railroads. We be-
lieve. however. that the interstate COM
merce law should be further amended so
as to give railroads the right to make
ana publish traffic agreements subject
to the approval of the commission, but
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petition between naturally competing lines
and avoiding the common control of such
lines by any means whatsoever, and es-
pecially favor the enactment of such
striction the future overissue of stocks
and bonds by interstate carriers.
In Interest of Labor.
The enactment in constitutional form
b. the present session of Congress of
the employers liability law, the passage
and enforcement Of the safety appliance
statutes. as well as the additional pro-
lection received for engineers and fire.
men. the reduction in the hours of la
borers, trainmen and railroad telegra-
piers. the successful exercise of the pow
ers of mediation and arbitration between
interstate railroads an dtheir employees
and the law making a beginning in the
policy of compensation for injured en-
most commendable accomplishments OF
the present administration.
AUTHORIZATION OF LABOR.
But there is further work in this direc-
ton yet to be done and the republican
party pledges it's devotion to every cause
that makes for safety and betterment of
conditions among those whose labor con-
tributes so much to the. progress and well
fare of the country. The same wise pol
icy which has induced the republican par
~ to maintain protection to American la
Dor, to establish an eight-hour day in the
construction of all pubic work, to in
crease the list of employees who shall have
preferred claim for wages under the
bankruptcy faws. to adopt an adequate
child labor statute for the District of CO.
! iumbia, to direct an investigation into the
conditions Of working women and chiluren
and later the employees of telephone and
telegraph companies engaged in interstate
business, TO appropriate $4,000 at the re-
cent session OF Congress in order to secure
a thorough inquiry into the causes of ca
tastrophes and loss of life in the mines
and to amend and strengthen the law pro-
htbittng the importation Of contract labor
will be pursued in every legitimate direc-
ton within federal authority to tighten
the burdens and Increase the opportunity
for happiness and advancement Of all who
toll. The republican party recognizes the
for their well,being means the well-being
OF ALL But more important than all other
considerations is that of good citizenship
and We especially stand for the needs Of
every American whatever his occupation
In his capacity as self respecting citizen
Welfare of the Farmer.
Among those whose welfare is as vital
to the welfare of the whole country as
is that of the wage Garner is the American
farmer. The prosperity of the whole
country rests peculiarly upon the pros
perty of agriculture. The republican
party during the last twelve years has
accomplished extraordinary work in
bringing the resources of the national
gov eminent to the aid of the farmer. Not
only in advancing agriculture itself. but
In increasing the cOnvenienees of rural
life. in order to attract farmers sons
and daughters toward rather than away
from the farm, have the energies of the
administration been engaged.
Free rural mail delivery was established
over earnest democratic opposition: it
now reaches millions of our citizens, and
We favor it's extension until every COM
muEity in the land receives the full bene-
fits of the postal service. We recognize
the social and economical advantage of
good country roads, maintained more and
more largely at public expense and less
and less at the expense of the abutting
owners. In this work we recommend the
growing factors Of state aid and believe
In such national assistance as can be ap-
propriately rendered. a.
WRITS Of INJNNCTTON