The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-06

state has such careful attention been
given to every phase of the life of
the working classes. The child labor
law has been vigorously enforced.
Factory and workshop inspection has
been brought to a high standard of
efficiency, and as result hundreds
OF accidents which have yearly Grip
pied as many workingmen, have
been prevented.
thousands. of dollars extorted
from common laborers under the pre-
tense that it was charged for inter.
prefers fees, has been returned to
the men through the efforts of the
bureau of labor.
"Workingmen defrauded out of
their wages have been given relief
and support and their wages have
been collected for them
Protection for Women.
The women wage-earners have
been given attention and protection
such as they never had before, and
many helpful services have been rem
dered to the workingclass by SYM
pathetic Democratic administration.
I'VE pledge the working classes of
Minnesota that if the Democratic
party is placed in control of the gov
eminent of this state, we will correct
the defects of existing laws, which
do not now adequately protect their
health, their limbs and their lives.
We Will strengthen the child labor
law so that 1t can be more easily en-
forced and we will enact such laws
as will better protect all men and
women wage earners in following
their daily tasks.
1--WE stand committed to the enact.
| ment of workingman's COMPENSATION
act that will justly and fairly com
pensate without delay every person
injured in industry, irrespective of
whether he assumed the risk contrib.
uted to negligence or suffered injury
through the act Of a fellow-serv-
ant. It was the administration of the
late Governor Johnson which inaugu-
rated the movement of this kind of
legislation, and we pledge our party
to bring it to successful termination,
assuring both capital and labor of our
desire to do each exact justice.
The following platform declaration
| OF the Democratic county convention
on the subject of a non-partisan Judi
'c1ary seems to have the right ring:
| We are proud of the record made by
Judge Martin Hughes on the district
| bench. The recognition Of his non
craftsmanship in the performance of his
| Judicial duties by the Republican coun-
| ty convention and his unanimous in
| dorsement for reelection by the bal
association of the Eleventh judicial
district is at once a credit to him and
honor
Of Minnesota has always favored q
non partisan judiciary, and with two
| such available candidates as Judges
| Hughes and Judge Dibell for their owr
| successors, we believe we voice the
sentiment Of practically the entire cleo
torate of the county in declaring thai
the public interests will be served b,
| their reelection, and we therefore in.
! dorse them both.
In the public mind it is an ope1
question whether the casual (?) meet
ing of Senator Nelson of this state
Senator Murray Crane of Massachu
sets, successor to Senator Aldrich a!
stand pat" leader of the senate, ant
Secretary Ballinger at Minneapoli
this week was for the purpose of plan
ming a coup d'etat against Clifford
Pinchot at the coming conservation
congress or to automatically prevail
on Bal1inger to resign and thus fire,
the administration from the mill-ston,
which he constitutes around it's neck