Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-29

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issued In the different counties. which
/, will greatly accelerate the movement
Governor swanson next showed the
contrast between the generous aid OF
the Democratic party 20 the publis
roads of virginia and that OF the Fed
eral government. dominated by the
Republican party. He said. while
Virginia gave s32s.s0oOo TO road con
struction last year. the Federal gov.
eminent, which collects more than a
billion dollars annually, only appro.
rriated last year $75.00o.oo to the
whole United States tor road improve
ment.
would like for our Republican
friends to explain this. | favor the
state setting aside certain sum OF
money, derived from a specific source
OF revenue for the purpose OF road
improvement. The best interest of
Virginia demands an advance and not
a retreat In this great movement"
Democratic Aid to Agriculture.
Governor Swanson next presented
the claim OF the Democratic party on
the farmers Of the state. for what II
has done in behalf of agriculture. He
showed how Il had created depart
ment of agriculture: had passed a law
recurring all fertilizer to have stamped
on the bag its ingredients. requiring
IL to be analysed. Any farmer OF
the state can have samples OF fer
tilizer analysed by the department
free Of cost. He showed how this
law alone has saved to the people OF
virginia more than a million dollars
a year In the prevention Of the sale
Of fraudulent and inferior fertilizer.
He showed how the Democratic party
bad increased the appropriations to
the agricultural colleges at Blacks
burg: created an experimental farm
for tobacco and the trucking inter-
ests: employed scientific instructors
TO GO all over the state and lecture
to the farmers free and distribute all
over the state splendid literature on
scientific farming. 1t has made agri-
culture a part Of the course taught In
the public schools has created an ag-
ricultural school In each congression-
al district. At the request OF the
dairymen OF the state it has created
department OF dairy inspection to
develop the great industry and find
suitable markets for disposal Of the
product.
Democratic Aid to Labor.
Governor Swanson next discussed
the generous assistance extended by
the Democratic party in behalf Of
labor and the working-men Of the
state. He said that the Democratic
party has created a department OF
labor to examine into conditions Of
the working classes: make sugges-
ticns for legislation in their behalf. and
violation OF laws, and to do every
thing possible for the uplift
Of this class. That the Demo
cratic party passed the child
labor bill, which prohibits the employ
ment of children under the age OF
fourteen years in factories or mercan-
tile establishments, and specifies that
the hours OF labor shall not be more
than ten hours. 1t passed law pre-
venting discharged employees from be-
ing blacklisted; a law compelling
street car companies TO provide vesti-
tule fronts for the comfort and pro-
lection Of motormen: q law COMPEL
ing the employers OF female labor to
provide suitable and comfortable
seats: a law regulating plumbing In
spec,ion in the cities. to the bene-
fit OF the working men and the gener-
al Improvement OF public health; II
has passed a law protecting trade
marks, which has been especially
beneficial to trades unions; 1t has
passed . law requiring sanitary con-
dftions tc be furnished for the pro-
lection OF the health Of labor. 1t
passed the employers liability bill.
which gives reasonable protection to
working men from accidents caused
by dereliction OF fellow-servants.
Aid to Confederate Soldiers.
Governor Swanson next discussed
the generous aid that the Democratic
party has extended to the disabled
Confederate soldiers. their wives and
fh,l6ren He said that the last fer-