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factories Of this country? That IS
what the Democratic party would do
Cries Of no, no, greeted his question.
Republican Measures.

then turned his attention to what the
Republican party has done Tor agr1-
culture-for the farmer. The first
thing Of which he spoke was the rural ,
free delivery. He told how 1t hadgbeen
started by the Republican party, by
Benjamin Harrison, how the Demo
cratic party in Grover C~leveland's adj
ministration had repealed the appro-
priation for it and how it had been
taken up by Secretary Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture James Wilson and
pushed through the Mckinley and
Roosevelt administrations until it is
one OF the greatest blessings the farm
ers enjoy today. THAT is something
which the agricultural interests OF this
country owe to the family to which we
belong, the Republican party" said
Mr.. Brown. ut was boosted by q Re
publican administration and it was
turned down by a Democratic admins
.tration."
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Republican party had made the home
stead 100 acres, how 1t was conserving
the natural resources, protecting the
forests and the minerals that poster
ity might receive its share. Consid-
cradle time was devoted to a discus
sion of the things the party had done
for the farmer and which the Demo
! cratic party has failed to do.
Department Of Labor.
His figures in regard to what the
Republican party has done for labor
were a revelation and the closest at
tention vas given to him as he pro
ceeded. He first took up the estab-
lishment of the bureau Of commerce
and labor. Chester "A. Arthur was the
first president to establish a depart
ment OF labor in the interior depart
ment. It's need was apparent, he said.
It was conducted as such through the
administration of Grover Cleveland
and William Mckinley, but it remained
for Mr.. Roosevelt, the mention OF
whose name again brought forth
CHEERS. and shouts of approval, to es.
tablish the department Of labor and
commerce. He said that it Remained
for President Roosevelt to understand
the Importance of both and give them
their proper recognition in the system
Of government.
Laws. which the Republican party
has enacted in behalf of labor were
next taken up and it was shown that
despite the efforts of a. Democratic
minority and sometimes majority, the
Republican party had succeeded in
placing on the statute books an en-
ployers' liability act, a 16,hour Law
for trainmen, a 9-hour law for telegra
piers, an 8-hour law for government
employees and a child labor law in the
District of Columbia.
Turning his attention to what the Re
publican party has done in the differ
ent states he gave figures that were
(, astonishing.
Democratic Party ImpaIed.
"There are 81 states which have
laws protecting women in their vo
cations" he said and out Of that mum
Der Is are Republican states and only
,'6 Democratic" He said that out oi
SO states which have labor bureaus
26 are Republican and but z Demo
cratic; out of 46 states which have
factory inspection laws, 20 are Repub
lican and 16 Democratic; out Of I;
states having free employment blu
reaus, 13 are Republican and but two
Democratic; out % states with boards
of arbitration for the settlement of Ia
Dor disputes, Is are Republican ant
4 Democratic; out OF 10 states which
have eight hour laws upon the stat
ute books, 16 are Republican and bu'
2 Democratic; out Of 81 states having
child labor laws, a measure Of vita
Importance in the south, "a states ar.
Republican and but 10 Democratic
one of 70 having sweatshop laws, II
are Republican and but 2 Democratic
out of 40 states which have laws pro
tecting the union label and requiring
It on printing, % are Republican ant
10 are Democratic.
I'm the face of q record such a
this, would you place the Democratic
party in power?" he inquired and agai1
there was applause at the logical con
clusion he had reached.
Secretary Taft and his labor recor,
were discussed. The decision in tn
Phelan case, which was afterWard
used in the Wabash case by the unto.
men, was cited and 1t was shown hoy
J Judge Taft has declared in favor Q
protecting the organizations OF labol
It was shown how when governor 9
the Philippines, he had released a Il
Dor union organizer (who had bee
arrested by the Spanish) on th
> ground that he was illegally held an,
that workingmen had a right to o.
ganize. He cited the decision Of Judg
Taft, affirmed by the United State
supreme court, to the effect that en-