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The Dalles Daily Chronicle
Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon
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Michael Davitt addresses Waterford electors for parliamentary seat, pledging home rule, anti-landlordism reforms, agricultural protection, and labor rights improvements in Ireland.
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DUBLIN, Dec. 15.-Michael Davitt today issued an address to the electors of Waterford, in his contest for the seat in parliament, left vacant by the death of Richard Power. In his address Davitt pledges himself to endeavor to obtain the passage of a home-rule measure, which will satisfy the Irish people, and which will enable its representatives to form laws which will insure the fullest opportunities for the advancement of trade and labor interests in Ireland.
Davitt adds that he and his colleagues will be the deadly foes of landlordism, and they will strive to change the land laws so as to give the best protection and scope to agricultural interests. He also pledges himself and colleagues to co-operate with the representatives of the industrial democracy to further all legislation tending to secure the tilling class full protection of their rights and speedy amelioration of their grievances.
In conclusion, Davitt says that he will further any measure tending to curtailing to reasonable limits the hours of labor.
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Waterford
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Dec. 15
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Michael Davitt issued an address to the electors of Waterford in his contest for the parliamentary seat vacated by the death of Richard Power. He pledged to obtain a home-rule measure satisfying the Irish people, enabling laws for advancement of trade and labor interests. He and colleagues will oppose landlordism, change land laws for agricultural protection, cooperate with industrial democracy for tilling class rights and grievance amelioration, and support measures curtailing labor hours to reasonable limits.