Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-03
bob" IS LABOR
FARMER FRIEND
BY HON. JOHN M. NELSON
Member of Congress From Third Dis
trict in Wisconsin.

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In the present campaign all candi-
| dates for President claim to be friends
Of the farmer; but LaFollette alone
can point to a record which shows that
he is friend not merely In campaign
| time but at all other times.
For 40 years LaFollette has been
fighting to secure a square deal for
the farmers. Born and raised on a
farm, he understands farm problems.
AS a young man he fought in the
house Of representatives for legislation
to prevent the fraudulent sale of oleo-
margarine as butter. AS governor of
Wisconsin he built up it's dairy and
food department and its agricultural
college, both of which have been Inn
portant factors in making Wisconsin
the leading dairy state in the Union.
In the United States senate LaFol-
lette has ever demanded the vigorous
enforcement Of the antitrust laws
against all who manipulate prices to
rob the farmers and other producers.
He has, also, been the leading advo-
cate of railroad policy which will
cost Of the service, and sought to pre-
vent the defation of the farmers, by
amendments to the federal reserve act
to eliminate Wall street control.
Fights for Farm Legislation.
LaFOllette led the fight against the
adjournment of the last congress
without passing legislation for agri-
cultural relief LaFollette, alone Of all
Presidential candidates, has q program
which will really help the farmers.
This program calls for the creation of
q government marketing corporation,
the repeal of the Esch- Cummins act, the
reduction of freight rates, the recon
structiOn Of the federal reserve and
farm loan systems the regulation of
the meat packing industry, the prohi-
bition of gambling in agricultural
products, the drastic reduction Of
duties on the products which the farm
ers must buy, protection and aid to
agricultural cO-operatives and, above
all, breaking the control of monopoly
over the economic life of the people.
LaFoIette's Labor Record.
LaFollette has been the author of
more legislation in the interests of
wage-earners than any living American
and has never cast a vote against la
Dor.
AS governor, 20 years ago, he gave
Wisconsin its first effective child labor
and compulsory school attendance
laws, as we'll as it's first laws for the
safety Of railroad employees, and its
first modification of the harsh common
law rules relating to employers liabil-
ity for accidents
AS senator, LaFollette introduced
and secured the passage of the sea-
mems act, the law limiting the hours
of labor on continuous duty of rail-
road employees and the eight-hour law
for women employees In the District
Of Columbia. He was, also, the au-
thor Of the first bills for a federal en-
ployers' liability law.
AS long ago as 1908 LaFollette took
a definite stand against the use of in
functions in labor disputes, and his
platform is the only one which in
dorses labOr's position upon this i'm
pOrtant amendment to curb the power
of the courts to set the will Of the
people at naught by declaring laws un-
constitutional.
AS governor, more than twenty years
ago, he gave Wisconsin it's first women
members on fhe boards controlling
the educational charitable and re
formatory institutions and it's first
woman factory inspector. He publicly
advocated wOmen's suffrage long be-
fore either Of the old parties indorsed
this great reform.
Gave Child Labor Law
LaFollette also gave Wisconsin it's
first effective child labor and compul-
sorry school attendance laws; and he
has worked and voted for every meas
ure for the protection Of children and
in the interests of labor generally
which has come before congress in the
19 years of his service in the senate.
LaFollette has ever stood for clean
government. He started the Teapot
Dome investigation and led the fight
on both Lorimer and Newberry. His
own record, both public and private, Is
clean as a hounds tooth.