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BARRINGER DIS TRIBUTES REPLIES OF CANDID AfES (Continued from Page 1.) and 'to the ‘rp£&i<^e£ for tdie. .State' Legislature from Mecklenburg county., The -replies from the candidates in the Demo cratic primary have already been reported {o you, therefore^this re port will deal only with the re plies of the Democratic and Re publican candidates for governor. 4 The replies of both these candi dates were in the hands of your committee on the day of the Democratic primary on June 7th, at which time Mr. McLean was nominated as the candidate of that party, but the reply of Hon. I. M. Meekins, the nominee of tTie Republican party, > was withheld until after the Democratic pri mary so that his reply could be ; submitted to you for comparison with the reply pf the successful candidate in the primary of', that - party. The Questions and Aasw.ew. Several of the questions were of a nature that should interest people of all classes, while others were upon* subjects directly af fecting the welfare of the wage earner. The answers were as fol lows: Question No. 1—Pertaining to the administration of the affairs of the State in a business-like manner. Both candidates favor strictly business methods, combined v/ith economy. Qrjjstion No. 2—Both candi dates look with disfavor upon the practice of paying campaign workers (Ipown as distributing . patronage) put of the state treas ury by way of appointment' to office. Question No. 3—In regard to legislation prohibiting members of the State Legislature from serv ing ,qp , .Commissions, etc., created "by themselves, with extra pay from the state for such serv ice. Mr. Meekins (Rep.) says: “I favor such legislative enactment.” Mr. McLean says that he is opposed to the legislature creat ing jobs for its members, but adds that there may be cases "in which peculiar knowledge or ex perience possessed by members may render it advisable to depart from the general principal, etc. Question No. 4—Both candi dates appear to agree that the affairs of the state, should be handled with the strictest econ cmy, and new sources of taxation sought only when the nrelfare of the state demands it. Question No. 5—Would you ad vocate an eight-hour work-day in all industries, especially the fex tile? Mr. McLean (Dem.): “I - favor the eight-hour work-day where the employe is subjected to se vere mental and physical strain; for example, railroad service, but I do not believe we have yet reached the point in the state where it would be practicable cr to the best interests of those con cerned to apply the . eight-hour law to all the Industrie's of the state. The textile and some other industries would be seriously ham pered Jby su,ch a law. Mjr. Meekins (Rep.): “If eight hours of honest work each day is sufficient, and it seems to me it should be, to subserve the needs of the nation, then an eight-hour work-day is enough. With the possible exception of farm work, my answer to’' this question is ■ ‘Yes.’ ” . . ,>> . . _ Question No. 6—Would ycu fa for a law prohibiting the working of women and children more than eight hours a day ? r \ Mr. McLean: The reasons giv en by me in answer to question. No. 5 are applicable to this ques . tion also. I share the Option held hy our people generally that spe* cjal consideration should be given to womeh- wherever the' same is practicable. The Democratic " - party in North Carolina reduced the ’number of hou,rs of labor in this state during which women and children may be required to work and has prohibited the working of young' or -immature childrens I believe that the policy of the Democratic party will continue to Lbe sound and humane and that it | may be trusted to gradually work ! outi j the problem .in , the, .interest | jjQhpOiuJyt; 0i hthq-,«wctf*k^rshf^hemw selves,,bu|;m t&er interest of the public, welfare generally*, I shall lend my best efforts to this end. Mrt ,/ Meekins: Yes. Sound argument has never been discov ered in favor of Child labor, and for the obvious reason .that there is none. Opposition to child labor legislation has come forvthe most part from Southern Democrats who have based their opposition' on strictly constitutional grounds. The analogy drawn by the1 South ern Democrats is manifestly false. An amendment to the I*federai Constitution is now pending, and my hope is that it may carry. A nation which prides itself on Its standards of living regards the exploitation of child labor, as! a nation*! disgrace. Recently in Jhe Senate . of the United States the question of Child Labor wjas voiced on. There were forty Re publican Senators who voted for the Child Labor amendment to the constitution. Only six Repub lican Senators .voted against the amendment. Nineteen Demo cratic Senators voted for the amendment and seventeen Demo cratic Senators against it. Most of the Democratic Senators voting against the amendment - were Southern Senators, and I call your %apficular attention to the fact thaf . Senators Simmons and Ovdrr man of North Carolina Were among those Democratic Senators who voted tp kill the amendment. Question No. 7—Would you fe ver a law making it a punishable offense for an employer to dis charge an employe solely because of his membership in, a labor rmicn, or by threat or intimida tion prevent his joining such an organization, or to refuse to give a person employment because of such membership? : - Mr. McLean: The principle of Collective bargaining by any group of persons, whether they be laborers or others, is now thor oughly recognized by the federal and all our state governments as well as by public opinion. I doubt if it is practicable to enact a law that would effectually remedy the evil mentioned ' in the question without working injury Jo the em ploye. If upon fujll considera tion, however* it should appear that a law can be enacted that will .remedy the evil and at the same time be fair and afford full legal protection to the rights of both' employer and employe I would favor it. . i«rce«ms;- ji wouiu rdvui a. law making it a punishable offense for any person, firm or corpora tion, who through threat or in timidation endeavored to prevent any person, firm or corporation from joining a labor union or any other lawful organization such person, firm or corporation might want to join. I believe that la bor has the right to and must pro tect itself, and -I believe that in maintaining' this right it should be permitted to organize. Experi ence through the centuries has shown that capital will take care of itself at the expense of labor if unrestrained in its operations, and my opinion is that organized labor and its attendant auxiliaries grew oujt.of the stern necessity to protect itself. What . experience has proven it is idle to resist. - I would not > array- class against class. This can get us nowhere. However, if the balance must in cline, let it be on the side of the people because they "have suffered the longest. Some people do not like the crudities of truth. It is well. Jesus loved them. He swept the temple with a scourge that was a sharp diseourser of truths. However, when'Tie ex claimed: “§uffer little Children to ccnie unto me,” He made no c&s tihetion among them. He was not annoyed at' taking' the child of Barabas and the child Jof Heri^d^ When, men everywhere—capital ists and wage earners—come to realize that the human race has a Tyrant, which is Selfishness/ a{ long stride forward. will have been taken. Moreover, when men ^erywhtfre> . capitalists and wage earners-—seek through mutual in terest and in the proper spirit of give and take, to destroy the Ty rant-—Selfishness-—the sum of hu,- j man things will have been ap proached, , unless, they; have be come ; ;»n ,accomplished,'fact. ;; My •hope 'is that the .day ia not far distant when Labor will no longer fear the Gormerant nor Capital the Commune. > \ Question No. 8—As to >wrho should pay the expense when troops are called out to quell a local disturbance, both agree that it is the duty of the state to pre serve order. , Question No. 9—Do you *favor the furnishing of . school books free to the children in the public schools? M;r. McLean; I favor this as soon as a way may be found to finance the cost without imposing an additional burden upon land and personal property where it is already too high in many coun ties in- the state, and provided some plan can be devised whereby the books furnished free may be protected from unnecessary dam age and destruction while in the hands of the pupils. Mr. Meekins: Yes, I so de clared in accepting the nomina tion for governor. Question No. -10—Would you favor the establishment of.a, state owned printing plant to handle the state printing, school books, etc.? Both candidates appear to favor the idea if it should appear, after investigation, to be feasible, but .both also doubt, the wisdom and economy of' attempting to produee text bocks for the public schools on account of copyrights, etc. Question No. 11—As to hiring our convicts to work m competi tion with free labor, both 'candi dates agree in opposing ,the prac tice, and Mr. McLean thinks con victs should be employed only on public work, read construction, etc. . 4 - ' . Question No. 12—-Would you favor the Australian ballot sys tem, or some other equally effec tive method- whereby every citi zen may express his choice at the ballot box for public officials without fear or hindrance? Mu. McLean: I agrees fully with the sentiment tha£ {‘every citizen' ' should have the bright to express his own choice for public officials without lot or^ hindrance. I have no personal objection to the Australian ballot system, but I do not believe that whore it has been adopted • it' has worked well in North Carolina. Our present election Taws are conducive to fair and honest elections, and I know that they have many of tk* most important elements of the Australian ballot system. : I be lieve "further that the question of election laws is largely a matter for tfce democratic party in its convention or legislature to de cide, and that it is not incumbent on‘ the~ Democratic party, to adopt every suggestion made by the Re publican party in ‘North Carolina in regard to the election system. Mt. Meekins: Yes. ;• In jny opinion North Carolina will -not take the place among the other states of the union''that she de serves to take until our elections j are removed from even the, sus-j pieien of fraud. The box should] be as sacred as the bench. I be-1 lieve every man and woman in North Carolina who is entitled to vote, should have the opportunity to cast-his or her ballot with the same regard for freedom that the law-throws around a fnarried wo man who is deeding away her real estate. ■ Every lawyer knows that the language in-the acknowl edgement of a married woman who is deeding her property is “free and voluntary, without fear or compulsion of her husband or any other person whomsoever,” etc. If I am elected governor, 11 pledge the people to pend every | energy for the Australian ballot system. ' Of course the organiza tion Democrat is opposed to the Australian ballot system because the Australian ballot would take the main spring cut f of hi3 ma chine. The organization Demo crat knows that the machine will i $2.00 A WEEK Your Credit is Good GENUINE BLUE WHITE DIAMOND £ j $22.50 v . . . ... ■' $2.00 A WEEK SMALL DEPOSIT SECURES ANY ARTICLE 9 East Trade Street ‘ CASH AND CREDIT JEWELERS — k •■-■f ... ■ . "• •, ■ ■? II not run without the main spring and that consequently he will be undone. The organization Demo i crats of North Carolina are op posed to the Australian ballot system fqr the saine reason that they opposed woman suffrage. I have never heard a Republican, North, East, South, or West, op pose the Australian ballot system, and I have never heard an intelli gent Democrat offer eonstructive criticism of the system. Committee Recommends. After a careful analysis of the opinions of the Democratic and Republican candidates for Gover nor of North Carolina, as ex pressed in their answers to the foregoing questions,, it Js the opinion of your committee that the Republican can3idate, Mr. Meekins, is far more in sympathy with the hopes and aims of or ganized labor, whose ; ambition is the uplift of the common people, organized* and unorganized, than is the Democratic candidate, Mr. McLean, especially as to the things which organized labor con siders most 'vital, viz., working houfs and conditions' for men and women, the abolition of child la bor in industry (farming hot in cluded), free schoof books and a fair and honest election lav/. We *recommend that this report be given as . much ,■ publicity as possible in order that the coni-’ mon people of the state may have the information contained Herein as a guide and help otward reach-, mg an intelligent decision as to which candidate ^hey should sup port in the coming election. We’ consider .r endorsement of any „candidate by this body, as ^.unnec essary, Mlieving the voters are “sufficiently intelligent to decide for themselves, with proper, in formation before them, which candidate, as Cossemor of North Carolina, will prove to be the best ^friend of the masses. This information we have endeavored to supply. Respectfully submitted, COMMITTEE. Pennsylvania leads the couft« try in value of the products of its mines and quarries* BIG REVIVAL AT MGORESVILti Mcoresvilje, Sept. 18.-—A s<‘ ries of revival meetings begfrf*'? Broad Street Methodist church, c Mooresville next Sunday, Septen ber 21, at 11 a. m., continuin each night at 7 o’clock for te days or two weeks. The pastor, G. W. Fink, wi > do the prehelpng during the® ? meetings. He has/ dons tft preaching through a number c" successful meetings. here during 'IJie past three years of his pa^ i terate, and it is hoped that th. | will be the most successful, mee l ing of them all. ...... ;, o • This church has piude. gre«\ strides forward during tEe’:.pa n three years. It has grown, fro-y !a membership of a little: over ^ j hundred to more than four hu:.t dred. The Sunday school has h . creased in keeping with the chur< membership. Five minister!L students are attending .scho this year from this church, ;tl names of whom are: Messi G. R. Ballard, A. G. Lackey, mer Greenhill, E. W. Mills ai j H. E. Sipe. There are others wfi; feel the call to preach and w enter'school from this churn later. There will be a special featu cf these meetings and aik wi sing are invited tfi take the,, places in the choir and assist the singing. A hearty welcome awaits tl who can attend any and all cf tL< above services. A new method of enablir workmen to make bank deposit in their factories is being ep -j ployed by a bank of Baltimore This means machines are use . which take savings banks into th, factories and eliminate the inco$; venience ' workingmen have ec, perienced heretofore ip deposi ing in savings banks part oF'the: earnings.
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