Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-03-29


ready ameliorated the condition of chill
dren and wage workers. We declare also
for federal legislation to protect women
and children against exhaustive labor
and long days in factories and workshops
OF the entire country, calling especial at
tention to the fact that want OF uni
formity OF labor laws imposes great in
Justice on the industries of the New Eng
land states.
STATE ISSUES.
We afiim and commend the passage of
the law limiting the hours OF labor for
women and children as enacted by the
last legislature and now before the people
under the referendum, and we believe this
law should be approved at the September
election.
we endorse all measures tending to or
ganize and promote a broader and more
effective development OF the agricultural
interests Of the State and to promote an
economic saving by the cooperation OF
those interests.
We recommend to the legislature the
ballot laws as will prevent the existing
confusion between the primary ballot and
the election ballot with a view OF giving
a simpler form of ballot so as most effec-
tuaiiy to express the intentions OF the
voter.
we advocate the submission to the peo-
pie Of an amendment to the constitution
OF Maine granting suffrage to women
the same being an endorsement OF a SINH
lar plank id the republican platform Of
1914.
We urge the effective support OF federal
legislation that shall tend to make the
principles OF national prohibition practi-
cable and that shall lead to the speedy
submission to the voters of the several
states OF an amendment to the const:tu-
ton OF the United States that shall ulti-
mately prohibit the sale, the manufacture
for sale and importation for sale OF intox-
icating liquors for use as a beverage in tho
United States and all territory subject to
its jurisdiction. We reafirm our belief
in the principles Of temperance, and pro-
pose and demand that officers OF the law
shall enforce the prohibitory statutes as
well as all other laws.
We believe in good roads and that no
tax levied returns 10 the people a greater
benefit or tends to a greater increase in
the value of the property of the State.
And we recommend such legislation as
shall provide adequate means for their inn
provement in all parts OF the State; also
for system of care and repair that shall
keep in good order such improvements as
have been and shall be made. We recon-
mend that all overhead charges for sur
veys OF new road construction, such as
engineers surveys, etc., against the Joint
funds OF the State and towns, shall hence
forth be borne by the State alone and not
charged against said joint funds.
We favor economy in all branches OF
State government, but WI insist that taxa
ton for no other purpose than amassing
treasury balance is false economy and
unjust to fine taxpayers. We condemn
such piiing up in the State treasury of
large sums Of money 1T the expense OF
State institutions for which appropri-
atious were made by the last legislature
and which have not bsen used by the
present democratic administration for the
purposes for which they were appro-
priated.
On this Platform and declaration Of
principles the republican party of Maine
goes to the people for their justification
and support. We believe that in this
critical hour, true Americanism should
align itself with the party that has ever
stood for individual freedom, the elevation
OF Amer can labor, fair play to enterprise
and capital, the policy OF protectionNto
American industries and for q foreign
policy neither servile nor belligerent, but
firm in its determination to uphold the
liberty loving traditions OF our fathers,
and to preserve to America What the past
has handed to US sealed in the blood Of
heroes and of martyrs.
With firm and unfaltering purpose to
keep i'll step with the advancing thought
and spirit Of the times, we ask the support
not only OF those who have hitherto acted
with us, but also OF our fellow citizens,
regardless OF past political opinions, who
desire to see enforced a forward facing
policy in State and nation for the uplift
of mankind and the perpetuation OF the
policies and the blessings OF more Denef-
icient and more potent nationality
throughout the world. .