Milford chronicle., 1920-10-29
WHY WOMEN SHOULD VOTE THE REPUBLICAN
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whether not they have constructive record on u
conservation of human resources.
All women no matter with what other issues the
are concerned fundamentally interested in the pr
lection childhood and in public school education II
Republican party this year should have the support
all women who have honest study of the RECORD
of both National parties child welfare-f this issu
is a determining with them voters
1t is true that both parties in their platforms deear
abstracty for the prohibition of child labor But IN
Democratic platform stops with the abstraction IN ines
days of much deceived by political aostrac
tions.
The Republican declaration. the other hand, i
definite and Enthusiastically clear: "rhe Republican part
stands for child labor law and its rigid enforce
ment the present law be found unconstitutional or IN
effective we seek other means TO enable Congress
to prevent the evils of child labor
That is satisfyingly concrete It warns the hearts
of felt for that federal prohibition
child labor the only answer to the child labor prop
lem in this country-so long the attitude of the south
ern Democratic toward child labor is what 1t is
Remember that what the Democratic Party now re-
fers to child labor law is only an amendment to
revenue bill does not try to abolish child labor haty
and absolutely wrong; merely tries to discourage
it by making it expensive for the man that employs it
by taxing articles manufactured in chldemploying in
sttuon But alas child labor cheap that even reek-
onng the tax, the articles manufactured by child Ia
Dor can compete with the articles manufactured by adult
labor this federal effort to discourage chld labor
was passed in a Democratic administration Southern
Senator'S TO the number onetrd of the body, voted
against it, Every Republican in the Senate voted for
it, 1t was certainly than nothing but the Repub
can national platform this year implies strongly that
something better must be found
It does not seem possible that anyone could look win
confidence to the Democratic Party for the abolition OF
child labor Remember what happened to the original
federal child labor BILL passed by Congress some years
ago. It was fought bitterly by the solid south IN Oon
gress in the interests of their constituents large group
of employers using child labor very largely When II
passed the House did with SO per cent of the he
publicans voting it, But it was attacked IN the 1ed-
era courts by Democratic mill owners in South caro-
lima and other Southern-and Democratic-states ana
declared unconstitutional echneality they ras
ed.
In any thoroughgong attempt to get adequate child
labor legislation going to hear the (supposed)
ghost of states rights loudly by the Democratic
Party Women voters should be forewarned on this
point.
Republican effort to abolish child labor and Demo-
cratic willingness tolerate it, really matter of
fact-of simple history and arithmetic! Take the coun
try by There fory-fve states that establish
minimum age, with without exemptions, at which chill
dren may work OF these tWentyseVen are Republican,;
eighteen are Democratic. states have raised the
age for entering industry beyond fourteen California,
Maine Michigan Montana Ohio South Dakota, and Tex
as All of these but One-Texas-are Republican,
Forty-two states have laws prohibiting the employ
ent Of children at night specified industries Twenty
seven of these are Republican, Fifteen are Democratic
On the basis of figures, which party is likely 10
furnish the real support adequate federal chu
labor law rigidy enforced in north and south alke-h
the cotton fields and textile mills and turpenne camps
of the South as well as North and East and west!
Is there any real doubt in the minds of those VINO
have regard for facts decent respect for history
No wonder the Democratic platform in declaring abstract
" for prohibition child labor" stops short OF saying
lust what kind of prohibition and how 1t is to be
brought about.
The whole thing comes down to this: The RepuDn-
can Party has infinitely faith than the Democratic
Party has in power the Federal government to pro
cure social and Industrial justice. The conservation Oh
human resources a legitimate concern of the federal
government Upon this point the 1920 national RepuD-
can platform says although the federal jurisdiction over
social problems is limited they affect the welfare and in
terest of the nation whole. We pledge the Repub
can Party the solution of these problems through ma
tona and state legislation in accordance with the best
progressive thought of the country"
Herein lies the Republican party's superior appeal
and its superior ustfcaonn the of the rank and
1iv of women vUers eager make the world better
place for children to grow up in.
GO TO THE POLLS EARLY next Tuesday and cast
will the day to get the