The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-08-06
REPUBLICAN EDITORS.
Idaho Newspaper Men Assemble It
Boise Civ.

oolSo Clty.
The republican editors OF the state
assembled at Boise City last Monday
and after organizing and discussing the
political situation adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That the republican
papers Of Idaho should ultimately work
in conjunction with the state centra,
committee. The salient points of the
situation which should be especially
impressed upon the Idaho voters are
the questions Of protection to our lead
ing mines and wool growing industries
the attitude of the two parties upon
the subject of public land SURVEYS: the
hostility Of the last administration To-
ward settlers on our public domain
contrasted with the management OF
the land Office affairs by the administra.
ton now in power.
Resolved, That the interests of the
state demand that many important
measures of legislation should be EN-.
acted by cur state legislature, and that
some OF the more urgent of them
should be supported by the distinct
pledge of the party during the cam
paign. We therefore request our state
convention to take these matters under
consideration and incorporate in it's
platform declarations in favor of the
needed reforms, and it is our belief that
the republican papers throughout the
state should urge such policy upon the
convention and by their increasing agi-
tation make live issue of all such re-
forms as the contention shall pledge
the party to bring about.
Resolved, We hold that our state
convention should declare in favor of
a thorough irrigation law. under which
the interests of all parties should be
carefully guarded. with the water kept
under state control; that a mechanics
lien should be advocated. which should
secure the rights of those who furnish
labor and material for building pur.
poses: that constitutional amendments
should be prepared to remedy defects
in our school, judicial and munlcipal
system, that declaration in favor of
effective insurance and building and
loan association laws should be made,
and that the party be pledged to care
ful. thorough revision of the statutes
at all points TO the end that the people
may understand that it is not for the
enjoyment of Office nor the mere glory
of success, but for the benefit of the
state, and that our party appeals to
them to intrust it with the administra-
ton Of the state government during
the ensuing two years.
Resolved, That our state convention
should place the party on record in the
with the Mormon question
on lines that shall be in harmony with
its traditional love of justice. As re-
pub!icans we can only ask that the
Mormon people shall place themselves
within reach of the law in order to ex-
ercise their right of suffrage, and since
they have done this, the propositions to
repeal the law of the last legislature rel
alive to this last question should be
by our state convention and
by the republican press.
Resolved, That the republican press
IF the state should endeavor to demon.
'trate to these republicans who may
link of going into the third party
movement, that they cannot accomplish
'nything by such a course, since by the
nexorable condition of politics their
tote cast for the third party will be in
directly in favor of placing the regular
in the hands of the DEM
'cracy, which is bitterly opposed to
very reform that they desire and which
S especially hostile to the interests of
lie west.
Resolved. Tia. we favor the ere
tion of commission to arbitrate all
differences of organized capital and
rganized labor associations.