The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-23

tablished the system of protection fol
the American worker from competition
with the poorly paid labor of Europe
paid ont nearly four thousand millions
Of dollars in pensions to veterans OF
the civil war and their dependents
nearly all Of which has been paid to
poor men and poor widows and chill.
dren and has gone directly into cir.
culation In every part OF the United
States; provided for compensation tc
federal employees injured in the serv.
ice, increased the pay of United States
soldiers and sailors, created depart,
ment of labor, giving Its head seat
in the cabinet, and recognized union
labor by providing for the incorpora.
ton Of national trades unions.
Such is in part the labor record OF
the Republican party in national Iegls.
lhtioa. Many other laws beneficial to
labor. directly and indirectly, have
been enacted.
But. say the Democrats, the Repub.
licans have been in power at Wash.
inston all these years and we Demo.
Gratis have not.
True, although 1t may be worthy OF
passing notice that the Democrats
Were in power in Washington for more
than half century before Lincoln
and. did nothing for. labor except to
keep it on the level Of slavery and
peonage.
There is, however, a chance for fail
comparison between the Republican
party and the Democracy outside OF
the national administration. The
states have very large and direct au.
thorlty over all that affects labor with.
In their respective bounds, and tho
Democratic party has been in almost
continuous control OF a number OF
states since reconstruction, nearly for.
ty years ago.
at present the Republican party, rep.
resented by the Republican leglsla.
lures, which, OF course, enact the laws,
is in power in tho following states:
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Del.
aware, Idaho. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,, Michi
gan Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
New Hampshire. New Jersey, New
York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington,
West Virginia. Wisconsin and Wyom.
ing.
The Democracy is in power in the
following sixteen states: Alabama. Ar.
kansas, Florida, Georgia. kentucky,
Louisiana. Maryland, Mississippi, Mis-.
souri,, Nevada. North Calo!lna, Okla.
homa, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tex.
as and Virginia.
Twenty-six of the thirty Republican
states and seven OF the sixteen Dem.
ocratlc states have enacted labor bu.
reaus.
Tweny-three Of the thirty Republic
an states and six Of the sixteen Dcrl-
ocratic states have established factory
inspection.
Thirteen of the thirty Republican
states and two >of the sixteen Demo
cratic states have free employment bu.
reaus.
Eighteen of the thirty Republican
states and four of the sixteen Demo.
cratic states have boards of arDitra-
ton.
Sixteen of the thirty Republican
states and two Of the sixteen Demo.
cratic states have prohibited labor on
government works or public contracts
for more than eight hours day. -Four
Republican states and one Democratic
state have declared eight hours to be
a legal working day.
Twenty-tlree of the thirty Republic.
an states and four Of the sixteen Dem.
ocratic states prohibit children under
fourteen years Of age from working
in factories. Twenty-slx Republican
states and nine Democratic states re-
strict the employment of children OF
school age or Illterate children
Twelve Republican states and three
Democratic states forbid the employ
ment Of children in operating danger
Gus machinery or cleaning machinery
in motion.
Fifteen of the thirty Republican
states and six of the sixteen Demo
cratic states limit the hours of labor
by women. 1t should be noted thai
twelve of the Republican states which
limit women's work have factory in
spectors to see that the law is obeyed
while only three of the six Democratic
states have factory inspectors.
! Twenty-three Of the thirty Republic
IN states and ten of the sixteen Demo
cratic states require employers to pro
; vide seats for females employed ii
their workshops or stores.
: Ten Of the thirty Republican state.