The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-09-01

expense, elevated some of them to
offices of honor and trust; liberated
convicted murderer to aid the Re-
publican party in neighboring state
to steal from two Democrats their
seats as United States senator's:
prostituted the offices of superintend-
ent of public instruction and state
auditor into swindling bureau for
the employment of public school
teachers, misused and misappropri-
ated the public school moneys-the
sacred heritage of the poor children
of the state from the federal govern
ment: enacted an imperfect election
law under the provisions of which
blind or illiterate votes are disfran-
chised: equalized taxation in favor of
railroad corporations and against
farmers and stock-raisers, and sought
the interference of the federal
authority to suppress a civil war
brought upon the state through its
utter incapacity and corruption.
We pledge the Democratic party of
Idaho to the levying and collecting
of low taxes; to an honest and
economical administration Of the
state and county governments; to the
enactment and operation of thor
ough and efficient system of free
schools, to the most diligent and care
full management of valuable school
and other lands of the state, to the
sacred and inviolate preservation and
prudent and lawful investment of the
!, public school funds; to preserve the
public peace and to reform and abol-
ish the abuses and corruption of the
, present republican administration.
With these declarations of the prln-
ciples and purposes of the democratic
! party, the great issue of reform and
change in administration, both state
e and national, is submitted to the
4 people of Idaho in calm confidence
that the popular voice will pronounce
+ in favor of new men, and new anc
n more favorable conditions for the
# growth of industry, the extension o.
;. - trade, the encouragement O
a immigration, the investment o
s. capital the employment and du'
-e reward of labor and the general wei
fare of the state of Idaho.
:. Populist Platform.
y y We, the representatives of thu
r Peoples party of Idaho in convention
c. assembled, most heartily endorse th
n national platform, resolutions an
= n nominees, Weaver and Field, of th
a. Omaha convention.
We demand that the veto powe
e. be placed where it rightly belongs
1t, le with the people of the state-an
Of % would therefore urge the adoption {
Ill the processes known as the initiatiN
de and referendum as recommended
- the national platform.
ct n Viewing with alarm the settlemei
ct of labor troubles by calling upon IL
ry military forces of the state, we fay'
ue the establishment of a compulsol
,s arbitration board by which Il
re- differences between capital and lab
EN- may be settled.
or- We demand the repeal of Il
i'' present lien law and the enactme
he of law that shall hold the proper
he and the owner thereof liable for
classes for material furnished a
led labor performed on the same.
of We condemn the importation a
i've employment of cheap foreign lat
NO in this state and demand
nd enactment by congress of such la
I'd. as shall put an end to the practice.
eg- We believe the waters of the ST
in should be held by the people there
ent in perpetuity and we demand of
as next legislature of Idaho su
sti. legislation as shall prevent th
cto further monopolization and ena'
the the people to obtain by condemnati
ent and purchase all water rights n
ner held, or that may hereafter
BILE acquired by individuals or corpo
tions, and that the state shall ne
the delegate ef-eonyey title to water
has any person, corporation or associat
nal not an absolute user thereof.
IRE. We demand the free and unlimi
coinage of gold and silver at the ra
the of 16 to !.
sed We condemn the actions of
last present state board of equalizat
and and demand that the duties of
its same be clearly and accurat
cal; defined by law.
;ase Republican Platform.
,:a .ue The Republicans of Idaho, in s.
Ivy convention assembled, alive to ey
oeu question which concerns the well
ne, '; of the people hereby adopt
''"S following declaration of princi
A. and declare:
VIZ First-That we reiterate
~ position on the silver ques
ms announced at the Republican I
YOU, ,o'e vention at Pocatello, and, "
'"'S favoring the holding of the pen'
international conference and hol
tself for II the most abundant success
the are, nevertheless, unalterably opp
to any final settlement of this ques
ican on any other basis than that of
and and unlimited coinage of silver ei
I'd of upon the present or some satisfac
n its ratio, that will give that n
giant metal fixed value at the mint