The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26

row Wilson?
First, because though leader OF
progress, he is again setting up the
old standard of principles for all men
to follow, instead of tolerating the
degeneration that has come into our
political life resulting from the con-
troll of the many by the few.
Second. because he is true prag-
matist, :he philosopher and poet who
always reaching out with one hand to
attain ar ideal, keeps the other where
It may never allow him to lose touch
with the sordidness and sadness OF
the lives OF the burden bearers. and
so, on this middle course, is the link
between the two
Third, because he has demonstrated
in two years in New Jersey what an
executive, who has the welfare or the
working classes next his heart can
do for them through legislation. For
instance in his administration has
been passed the first law relating to
women wage earners ever enacted in
New Jersey. 1t limits their employ
ment to sixty hours a week. Also
an act providing sanitary conditions
in bakeries, candy and ice cream
manufactures, and all factories where
goods of any kind are manufactured;
a provision protecting workers against
draughts, fumes, gasses and steel fill
ings, and one compelling a half hour
for meals for all factory employees;
and an employers liability act has
been passed for the benefit of women
and children during the disability or
after the death of the breadwinner,
Ever so many laws for the ,protec-
ton of children have gone through.
Their employment during school
hours and at night is prohibited and
there can be no night messenger boys
under twenty-one.
Special classes under the board Of
education have been established for
children who are blindor below nor
NAL. No person controlling a place OF
public amusement may allow the
pdesence of a child uncer IS unac'
companied by parents or guardian.
An act to regulate moving picture
shows has been passed and laws for
the improvement of free public
schools. A committee on Fairgrounds
has been provided for all cities and
villages with power to establish rec
reation places. And any adult who
is found encouraging juvenile delin-
quency may be severely punished and
a juvenile detention court and spe-
cial judges for juveniles has been
appointed.
Fourth, because women, as the pur.
chasers of nearly everything that |
comes into the home, they feel more
keenly than almost anyone else the
effect of the increasing cost OF Irving.
One of the causes of this increased
cost is the tariff. The democratic
party is pledged to reduce the tariff
and Woodrow Wilson, as its leader.
will certainly accomplish this.
Fifth. because he is going to prove
that it is not necespary that cam
paign, to be successful, must be fought
out in slough Of personalities and
recrimination, but may be won on the
uplands b. leader, standing for a
cause and truly believing that cause
to be far bigger than any one man.
And in the year 1872, they can il
they believe in what the democrats
stands for--cloan govern
much by helping to create
public sentiment After all, what is
public sentiment but the crystalliza
ton of individual opinions, which Ike
a SNOWFALL grows in magnitude as it
is rolled on its way, by each enthu
siastic touch.
Measures writing inconsistencies in
our present industrial situation, viz:
little children stunted or bent under
labor children started often on crimi-
nal careers through misdrected play
owing to these instincts
having no legitimate outlet.
lTnconecionably long hours for work.
ing women. Human beings herded to-
ge;her like animals IN many great cit
les, with a deplorable lack of breath
ing space; inadequate facilities for
caring for the tuberculosis poor.
Furthermore, women should add
their influence to those who are strug-
Cling to bring politics into the open,
to make il the business of all the peO-