Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-24
Platform, Adopted by Io,ua
Democracy at Council Bluffs

iApoA system III our STATE IeloA AAatoA AoS
The system should be entirely abol-
| ished at the earliest practicable time.
Prison labor must not be exploited
| ton with free labor.
Limiting Moments Work Hours.
I'VE 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.
I'VE pledge our support to any meas
ures tending to make farm life more
| attractive and promising to our young
people.
I'VE favor the control by law of the
policy that will increase the business
of the home manufacturer and attract
to Iowa new legitimate industrial en-
terprises.
I'VE are in favor of legislation that
will assure to the industrial wage earn
} ers the payments Of wages at least
semi monthly and immediate payment
on dismissal.
I'VE favor the establishment Of free
state labor exchange, under the super
vision Of the commissioner of labor.
"Reformatories-We favor in con-
nection with our reformatory institu-
tons the introduction of such educa-
| tional. technical and uplifting training
as will assure and facilitate the early
complete and permanent redemption of
| our unfortunate sisters and brothers
and return them to society as useful
and self-respecting members.
I'm the safe keeping of the teachers
rests largely Iowa's future progress.
Hence we believe in bending every
effort in attracting to and retaining for
! our public educational work the most
perfectly equipped men and women, and
to that end favor the pensioning OF
teachers in their declining years after
faithful, efficient and continuous serv-
ice. as one of the indispensable means.
Vocational Education.
We believe in the state of Iowa, tn
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 and poor, the
same educational opportunities, both
general and technical. so as to equip
| them all equally we'll for the battle of
life, and to furnish to farm factory and
mine. skilled and intelligent help so es-
sential to healthy future development
of the state.
I'VE favor an early revision of the
banking laws of the state 80 as to ex-
tend to our citizens their full share of
the additional security and benefits
granted under the new federal banking
laws.
we charge the present republican
administration of the state of Iowa with
0f
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 delibera-
lions, and express our qualification over
| the fact that he Is on the road to a
speedy recovery Of his old time health
and vigor.
I'VE pledge our support to any legis-
lation that wilrFelieve the children OF
the state from carrying on their tender
shoulders any Of the industrial burdens
| of the times and would penalize the en-
ployment of child labor in such man
ner as to abolish the same.
| I'VE advocate an amendment to the
! interstate commerce acts. which will
restore the common law rule. that a
| shipper or passenger should only be
f., bound by limitation upon the value
Of property or baggage lost or destroyed
thru the negligence of any railroad,
when the terms of such limitation are
brought to the knowledge of and as
scented to by such shipper or passenger.
/ I'VE consider the right of ballot as
the paramount privilege Of every citi-
zen Of this state, and favor legislation
/ to guarantee to the commercial travel
ing man, railroad man and others the
right to cast their ballots at any regu-
lar voting place in this state when they
are absent from their homes, and We
condemn the republican Legislature for
falling to enact legislation along this