Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-08
ADOPTED
BY BULL Mod1ss|ERS

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tration Of Justice and by that means to
bring about more general respect foE
tho Law and the courts. pledges itself
to work unceasingly for the reform Of
legal procedure and judicial methods
I'VE believe that the issuance Of an
Injunction In cases arising out Of labor
disputes should not be issued when
| such injunctions would not apply when
no labor disputes existed.
I'VE pledge our party to legislation
We also believe that a person tried
for contempt In labor disputes, except
when such contempt was committed In
the actual presence Of the court. or 30
near there as to interfere with the
proper administration of justice should
have right to trial by jury.
The supreme duty Of the nation is
the conservation Of human resources.
We pledge ourselves to work in state
and nation for:
Effective legislation looking to the
prevention of Industrial accidents. oc-
cupational diseases, overwork. invol-
untary employment and other injurious
effects incident to modern industry.
The fixing Of minimum safety and
health standards for the various oc-
equations.
The prohibition Of child labor.
Minimum wage standards for work
ing women, to provide living wage in
all industrial occupations.
THE general prohibition Of night
work for women and the establishment
Of an eight hour day for women and
young persons.
zone days rest in seven for all wage
workers.
THE eight hour day in continuous
twentyfour hour industries.
The abolition Of the convict con-
tract labor system, substituting sys-
tenn Of prison production for govern
mental consumption only and the ap-
plication Of prisoners earnings to the
maintenance Of their dependent fam
lilies.
Publicity as to wages. hours and
conditions of labor; full reports upon
industrial accidents and diseases and
the public protection Of all weights,
measures and check system on labor
products"
For Labor Bureaus.
We pledge our party to establish a
department Of labor with q seat in the
cabinet and with wide jurisdiction over
matters affecting the conditions Of la
Dor and living.
The development and prosperity OF
country life are as important to the
people who live in the city as they are
to the farmers
Increasing the prosperity on the
farm will favorably affect the cost OF
living and promote the interests OF all
who dwell in the country and all who
deepnd upon its products for clothing,
shelter and food.
We pledge our party to foster the
development Of agriculture and co.. OPP
grafton, the teaching Of agriculture in
schools. agricultural college extension,
the use OF mechanical poweTon the
farm, and to re-establish the country
life commission thus directly promot-
ing the welfare Of the formers and
bringing the benefits Of better living
within their reach.
The nigh COST OF living is due partly
to worldwide and partly to local
cause. partly to natural and partly to
artificial causes. r
The measures proposed in this plat
form on the tariff. the trusts and con-
servation will Of themselves remove
| the artificial causes. There Will remain
, other elements such as the tendency
| to leave the country for the city.
waste, extravaganza. bad system Of
taxation. poor methods Of raising crops
and bad business methods IN market
I ing crops To remedy these conditions
requires the fullest Information. and
inf ANe0fivo
givernment supervision ana contrib to
remove all the artificial causes.
We pledge ourselves to such full and
| immediate inquiry and to immediate
action to deal with: every need such
| inquiry discloses.
We favor forming the agencies of the
federal government dealing with the
health into single national health
service without Discriminating against
or for any one set Of therapeutic meth
DDS, school Of medicine or school OF
healing, with such additional powers
as may be necessary to enable 1t to
prrform efficiently such duties In the
protection of the public from prevent
able diseas es as may be properly un-
| dertaken by the federal authorizes
including the execution OF existing
laws regarding pure food, quarantine
ana cognate subjects: the promotion OF
| bureau for the Improvement OF vitai
statistics; the extension Of the regis
tration area of such statistics, and CO.
operation with the health activities OF
the various states and statistics OF the
nation
We believe that true popular govern
ment, justice and prosperity go mana
| in hand, and so believing it Is our pur-
pose to secure that large measure OF
general property which is the fruit
Of legitimate and honest business. 1os-
tered by equal justice and by SOUND
progressive laws.
! we demand that the test OF true
prosperity shall be the BENEFITS con-
ferred thereby on all citizens, not con-
fined to Individuals or classes and that
the test Of corporate efficiency shall be
the ability better to serve the pubic;
that those who profit by the control OF
business affairs shall Justify that pront