The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-10-12
TASEER L. 0DDIE,
FRIEND OF LABOR


II reports are true, State Printer
Farnsworth, posing as a champion of
organized labor, is going over the
state with Senator Henderson calling
the attention of members of organized
labor to certain measures p%urporting
to be in the interest of labor which
were vetoed by Governor Oddie. If
worth should promptly deny 1t and
Senator Henderson should disclaim
approval of any such campaign me-
thods.
1t is true Governor Oddie vetoed
certain bills. He gave his reasons
therefore and his vetoes were sus-
tanned in every respect virtually by
the unanimous vote of the legislature
and subsequent to the vetoes, Frank
w. Ingram, then representative of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Engineers, now state labor COM
missioner, and w. e. Wallace of the
Brotherhood of Trainmen, made a re-
port to their organizations in which
they said:
1--WE desire to express our sincere
appreciation of the kindness and
courtesy extended us by our COVER
nor, Hon. Tasker L. eddie. and thank
him for his support of our measures,
feeling that his good judgment will
reflect credit upon our state"
Seven so-called labor bills were We
toed by Governor eddie. Four of
these were vetoed upon the ground
that the same provisions were al
ready included in bills approved by
Governor Oddie. One bill was We
toed for the reason that the railroad
commission had already been given
full power to deal with the situation.
Another was vetoed because its pro-
visions were already covered by an
other prior existing statute. An al
legged eight-hour day for women was
vetoed at the earnest solicitation of
women. particularly the nurses in the
hospitals. No attempt has ever been
made to pass at subsequent sessions
any of the vetoed bills, with the pos
sible exceptions of one for a semi
monthly payday. passed eight years
later, which bears almost no re-
semblance to the vetoed bill and
omits the Objectionable features in the
vetoed measure, and one for the eight
hour day for women in certain lines
of employments, which omits the OBJ
jectionable features pointed out by
Governor Oddie.
The attempt to make political capt.
tai out of these vetoed bills is the
grossest kind of political deception.
Governor Oddie has a record of
constructive craftsmanship in the
matter of labor legislation that has
no equal in the state. More legisla-
ton in the interests of labor was APP
proved by Governor eddie during his
term of four years than in any other
time before or since.
Open Volume i of the Compiled
Laws of Nevada to the subject of
Employer and Employee" and you
will find six acts, four of which were
enacted while eddie was governor,
and approved by him. Of the other
two, n was passed in 1907 while he
was a state senator and was voted for
by him.
Open Volume III to the chapters on
Grimes Against Public Health" and
on Grimes Against Employer and
Employe." approved by Oddie as gov
ernor and you have all the existing
eight-hour laws in underground
mines, open pit mines. mills, smell
ters, plaster and cement mills. pub
against interfering with lawful as
semblages of labor organizations or
interference with the personal rights
of individuals to become members of
unions, and including virtually every