Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-10-16
THE PLATFORM.
THE REPUBLICAN, AND ANTI NOR.
MON APPEAL TO THE PEG.
PLE Of IDAHO.

The Republicans Of A!turas 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 and Ter
ritorial platforms; endorsing the ma
tional nominees Of the party, aud our
candidate for Congress-,he Hon.
Fred. T. 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
DISTINGUISHED Mormon !aw.brcakers,
and we accept the gage of battle thus
thrown down, and declare that we are
still opposed to any repeal or modif-
cation of the Idaho Test. Oath law.
I, Second.-That we claim with pride
TO be the banner Republican, anti
Mormon county of the Territory, and
that the recent developments in Salt
Lake City justify US in tho 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 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
throug hout the country, and we are
opposed to placing American labor in
competition with foreign labor, either
a. 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 to
destroy the industry which furnishes
them bread and butter.
Fourth. That the vague, indefinite
and shallow resolution of the Demo
cratic county convention in regard to
the ''local interests and industries Of
ldaho," does not relieve democratic
voters from following III the free
trade wake of Cleveland, Mills and
Carlisle, nor from espousing the prin-
ciples advocated in the Democratic
national and Territorial platforms.
Fifth.-With respect to the ques
ton Of the division Of this county
we submit to the people that such
question is IN no sense party ques
ton. AS a Convention of Republic
cans from all parts OF the county, we
have no right to pledge the party to a
policy which involves no principle foI
which we, as a party, are contendiDg
We, therefore, declare that the ques
ton of the division Of the county, by
the creation of new counties from its
Territory, is one which should be deal
with directly by the people themselves
or through their representatives in the
Legislature.
Sixth-We pledge our candidate.
for the legislative assembly to use
their best efforts to amend and i'm
prove the school laws, and laws rela
tive to the collection Of road, poll ane
hospital taxes, to the end that the bur
dens thereby imposed be made to re
suit in more adequate benefit and ad
vantage to tho taxpayer.