Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-10-18
THE PLATFORM.
THE REPUBLICAN, AND ANTI. NOR.
MON APPEAL TO THE PEG.
PLR Of IDAHO.

The Republicans Of Alturas county
by their representatives in convention
assembled, recalling with pride the
past history and achievements OF the
National Republican party, and now
fully subscribing to the principles
enunciated in the national aud Ter
ritorisl platforms; endorsing the ma
tional nominees of the party, aud our
candidate for Congress-,be Hon.
Fred. +. Dubois; pledging ourselves
to do all in our power to make those
principles prevail in Idaho, do now,
as the further expression of our faith,
declare:
First.-The attitude of the Demo
cratic party OF Idaho as revealed in
its Territorial and county platforms,
is base and cowardly surrender to
disfranchised Mormon law breakers,
and we accept the gage Of battle thus
thrown down, and declare that we are
still opposed to any repeal or modi6
cation Of the Idaho Test. Oath law.
Second.-That we claim with pride
to be the banner Republican, anti
Mormon county of tho Territory, and
that the recent developments in Salt
Lake City justify US in the assertion
that an understanding has been ar
rived at between leading Democratic
politicians and the rulers of the Nor
mon church; and we are firm in the
belief that the present Democratic
nominee for Congress in this Terri
tory is q party to that bargain and
transfer.
Third.-We believe in the protec.
ton Of American labor, and declare
that we are unquali6edly in favor OF
the enactment Of laws that will tend
to reduce the burdens and elevate the
condition of the laboring classes
throughout the country, and we are
opposed to placing American labor in
competition with foreign labor, either
III home or obroad. We appeal es.
peciAlly to the miners and laboring
men Of Alturas county 10 denounce
by their votes the party which by
national Legislation is attempting tc
destroy the industry which furnishes
them bread and butter.
Fourth.-That the vague, indie finite
and shallow resolution of the Demo
cratic county convention in regard te
tho ''local interests and industries q
Idaho," does not relieve Democratic
voters from following in the fret
trade wake of Cleveland, Mills ant
Carlisle, nor from espousing the prin
ciples advocated in the Democratic
national and Territorial platforms.
Fiith.-With respect to the ques
ton OF the division of this county
we submit to the people that suc|
question is IN no sense party ques
ton. As a Convention Of Republi
cans from all parts OF the county, VI
have no right to pledge the party to
policy which involves no principle 70
which we, as 4 party, are cont-nding
We, therefore, declare that the ques
ton of the division OF the county, b!
the creation Of new counties from it
Territory, is one which should be deal
with directly by the people themselves
or through their representatives i'll tn
Legislature.
Sixth-We pledge our candidate
for the legislative assembly to US
their best efforts to amend and i'm
prove the school laws, aud laws rela
tive to the collection Of road, poll am
hospital taxes, to the end that the bur
dens thereby imposed be made to re
suit in more adequate benefit and ad
vantage to the taxpayer.