Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-07-31

Tue LJ0HS pOTt8LlON VI COMMODITIES aO'
passengers.
| "We favor the control by law Of tn
operation and rates of telegraph an
telephone service, and are in favor o
the government ownership of sucl
that private monopoly of these mean
of communication may be abolished.
I'VE are opposed to the contrac
labor system Gin our state reforma
tories. The system should be entirel.
abolished at the earliest practicabl
time. Prison labor must not be ex
plotted for private profit or in unfai
competition with free labor.
1--WE are in favor of the enactment
of law prohibiting the employment
of female labor in all of the industries
for more than ten hours in any one
day or for more than fifty.four hours
per week.
Eve pledge our support to any
measure tending to make farm life
more attractive and promising to our
young people.
1--WE favor any just and equitable
policy that will increase the business
of the home manufacturer and at
tract to Iowa new legitimate indus.
trial enterprises.
"We are in favor of legislation that
will assure to the industrial wage earn.
ers the payment of wages at least
semi monthly and immediate payment
on dismissal.
1--WE favor the establishment of q
free state labor exchange, under the
supervision of the commissioner Of
labor.
"Reformatories-W favor in con-
nection with our reformatory irstitu-
tions the introduction of such educa-
tional, technical and. uplifting training
as will assure and facilitate the early,
complete and permanent redempt ton
of our unfortunate sisters and broth
ers and return them to society as use.
full and self-respecting members.
I'm the safe keeping of the teacher
rests largely 1owa's future progress.
Hence we believe in bending every eff.
fort in attracting to and retaining for
our public educational work the most
perfectly equipped men and women,
end to that end favor the pensioning of
teachers in their declining years after
faithful, efficient and continuous ser.
vice, as one of the indispensable means
"We believe in the state of Iowa, in
the Iowa boy and the Iowa girl and re-
affirm our allegiance to the public
school system of this state, but we de.
mand such an extension thereof as
shall grant to them all, rich or poor,
the same educational opportunities,
both general and technical, SO as to
equip them all equally we'll for the bat.
tie Of life, and to furnish to farm, fac.
tory and mine. skilled and intelligent
help so essential to healthy future
development of the state.
1--WE favor an early revision of the
banking laws of the state so IS to ex.
tend to our citizens their full share of
the additional security and benefits
granted under the new federal banking
laws.
I'VE charge the present republican
administration Of the state of Iowa
with extravaganza expenditure of pub.
lie funds, causing unnecessary increase
in taxation and pledge the democratic
party to the economical and just ad.
ministration of the Offices of the state.
I'VE send greetings to our distin.
guished leader, Fred E. White, who
has rendered his party and the nation
great service. We regret his inability
to be present and take part in our de.
alterations, and express our gratifica-
ton over the fact that he is on the
road to IL speedy recovery of his old
time health and vigor.
We pledge our support to any leg.
islation that will relieve the children of
the state from carrying on their ten.
der shoulders any of the industrial bur-
dens of the times and would penalize
the employment of child labor in such
a manner as to abolish the same.
1--WE advocate an amendment to the
interstate commerce acts, which will
restore the common law rule, that q
shipper or passenger should only be
bound by limitation upon the value
of property or baggage lost or de-
stroyed through the negligence of any
railroad, when the terms of such limi-
tation are brought to the knowledge OF
end assented to by such shipper or pas
senger.
1--WE consider the right of ballot at
the paramount privilege of every citi'
zen of this state, and favor legislation
to guarantee to the commercial trav'
cling man, railroad man and others the
right to cast their ballots at any regu'
lar voting place in this state wher
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