Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-10-17
THE PLATFORM.
THE REPUBLICAN AND ANTI. NOR.
MON APPEAL TO THE PEG.
PIE 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
enuuciated in the national and Ter
ritorial platforms; endorsing the ma
tional nominees of the party, and our
candidate for Congress-the Hon.
Fred. 7. 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:
Frst.-The attitude Of the Demo
cratic party OF Idaho as revealed in
its Territorial and county platforms,
is base and cowardly surrender to
disfranchsed Mormon law. brc akers,
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.
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 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 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
a. home or obroad. We appeal es.
pecially to the miners and laboring
men Of Alturas county TO 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, indefinite
and shallow resolution OF the Demo.
cratic county convention in regard to
the "'local interests and industries d
} ldaho," does not relieve Democratic
voters from following in the free
trade wake of Cleveland, Mills ane
Carlisle, nor from espousing the prin
ciples advocated in the Democratic
national and Territorial platforms.
Fif,h.-With respect to the ques
/ ton OF the division OF this county
we submit to the people that sucl
question is IN no sense party ques
ton. AS a Convention Of Republi
/ cans from all parts Of the county, w
have no right to pledge the party to
policy which involves no principle 70
e WHICH we, as party, are contending
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 in tn
Legislature.
Sixth-We pledge our candidate
for the legislative assembly to US
their best efforts to amend and i'm
prove tho school laws, and laws rela
tive to the collection OF road, poll an
hospital taxes, to the end that the bul
dens thereby imposed be made to re
sult'in more adequate benefit and ad
vantage to the taxpayer.