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Show MR. ROBERTS AND 8-HOUR LAW. In roply lo a number of lnquliles by subscribers in regard to tho position of Hon. B. II. Roberts on tho "eight-hour" "eight-hour" nrtlclo In tho constitution, wo can say that Mr. Roberts never opposed op-posed un eight-hour law. What ho did do was to hold that such a mutter of legislation was notjn Its proper plnco In tho Stuto constitution, but should ho loft to tho Stato Legislature, tbo constitution making proper provision pro-vision for such legislation. Many of tho most, prominent mombora of tho convention held with him, nnd we 6CO no reason for believing that ho was not right. Tho following nmondmont to tho labor article was Introduced by Delegate Thos. Kearns and received,, tho voto of Mr. Roberts: Eight, hours shall constitute a day's work on all works or undertaking carried car-ried on or aldod by tho State, county or municipal governments; and tho Leglslnturo shall pnss laws to provide fur tho health and safety of employes In factories, emelters and mines. This hardly looks ns though Mr. Roberts was opposed to tho eight-hour law or -my other mensuro for tho relief nnd protection of laboring mon. Tho only question with lum wmb the ndvis-nblllty ndvis-nblllty of cumbering tho Stnto constitution consti-tution with legislation. |