Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-12
WHY THE VEN
FAVOR MIR. HUGHES

He secured Tor new I OrK 1Or Lne
first time an intelligent probation
system.
5. Because he has always insist
ed on good working conditions for
women and children in industry.
g. Because he stands for an
Americanism that will protect Amer
| ican women and children from the
| fate that befell the women and chill
dren of Belgium.
7. Because his record shows him
to be man of deeds, not words.
Meeting at Fargo.
Lynn ]. Frazier, republican can
didate for governor, and his wife,
accompanied tho Hughes Special
train from Fargo as far as Valley
City Mr.. Frazier discussed with
| the women on the train the issues
which they were presenting to the
public, and secured much informa-
| ton from first hands, regarding
! Governor Hughes reform work for
| women, children and laboring classes
! in New York state. The position
| that Mr. Hughes takes in regard to
| the extension of the eight hour law,
| to give it's advantages to all classes
of labor, instead of singing out any
one particlar class, as has President
Wilson, appeals to the sense of JUS
| tice of every fair minded person,
and one of the women speakers,
fboth at Fargo and jamestown, DR..
n
part of Governor Hughes record par
ticularly Mr.. Frazier, who met the
| women's train at Fargo with other
we'll known North Dakotans, also
made an address at one of the over
flow meetings, in the open air. In
his address Mr.. Frazier stated that
he believed in a more active parti-
cipation in the government of the
country, in certain lines of work, by
women, and that while North Dakota
! was not yet up to this stage of con-
| viction the day was not far distant
when this state would extend the
franchise to women as we'll as the
numerous other states thruout the
tson7% MI Frazier also expressed
,, confidence in the high statesman
ship, integrity and capacity of Gov
ernor Hughes, and his belief that the
entire Republican ticket would be
elected in North Dakota.
8 Hour Bill Miscalled.
Among the other speakers at Far
go was Mrs. Rheta Dorr, chairman of
the industrial committee of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs of
New York. Mrs. Dorr dealt largely
with the so-called eight-hour bill for
which the Democrats are claiming
credit for passing, stating that the
bill was miscalled when it was called
an eight-hour measure. She also
dealt extensively with employer liza
bility and said that while Hughes
has not been given a chance to show
what he can do as president, she
knew that practically every improve
ment in the conditions surrounding
the working man was originated in
the Republican party and that while
governor of New York, Charles E.
Hughes put thru the greatest num-
ber and the best laws improving the
condition of the working people of
that great industrial state.
The Rural Credits Law.
The rural credits act of which
sc h1;~ a 1,Hyf
managers, claiming it to be. an act
that will aid the debtor and poor
farmer to secure unlimited credit, at
a low rate of interest, was discussed
by Mrs. Edith Smith, President of
the Rural Progress association of
the state of Pennsylvania. Mrs.
Smith is farm woman engaged in
practical farming, selling to city
markets the products most protitably
grown on Pennsylvania soil. She
sells chickens, butter and eggs, and
other farm produce.
Scores Credits Act.
Mrs. Smith said that as far as the
eastern farmer is concerned, the ru-
raj credits law is not going to do
them any good. She said that she
did not know what effect the law
would have out in this part of the
country but stated that as far as the
eastern farmer is concerned the law
is going to be q hindrance rather
than a benefit She stated that the
farmers of the east were getting |
money at 5h and per cent and
that any farmer who paid his debts
could get money easily. She char |
acterized the measure as simply a
vote getting measure that would do
very little If any real good.
jamestown Speeches.
In her remarks here Mrs. Ray |
mond Robins explained that she
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