The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-07
DEMOCRAT PLATFORM.

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ocratic party of Custer county in
convention assembled at Mackay
Idaho, Sept. 80, 1902
We, the Democrats of Custer
county, Idaho, in convention
assembled, hereby renew our
allegiance to the principles of
the Democratic party as set forth
inSthe National platform adopted
at Kansas City, and in the State
platform adopted at Pocatello,
September 4th, 1902.
We most heartily endorse the
! present State administration for
its honest, wise and economical
conduct of State affairs. and es-
pecially commend it for its un-
firing and successful efforts to
reduce the State tax levy, while
the demands of the State have
been increasing.
We call attention to the care
full supervision of County affairs
by our present Democratic ad-
ministration which permitted a
reduction in the tax levy IRON
$500 per 800 valuation in 1900,
to 50. 20 in 1902, a reduction of
$1.80.
We declare ourselves unqualifi-
edly in favor of direct legisla-
ton, or that principle of Govern
ment known as the Initiative and
Referendum, and pledge our
representatives, if elected, to
support such measure.
We favor the adoption of a law
providing that eight hours shall
constitute a days labor in under
ground workings, mining mills
and smelters, and pledge our
legislative candidates to vote for
and support such a measure.
We pledge our representatives,
if elected, to use all efforts in
their power to bring about an
amendment of the present lien
law whereby miners, labors, mer-
chants and material men shall be
protectea-in their claims against
any persons, partnership or cor
poration working mining claim
upon lease or option of pur-
chase.
We pledge our representatives,
if elected, to resist any attempt
at legislation providing for any
change in the present law pro-
viding for the taxation of patent
ed mining claims at their FULL
cash value.
We hereby pledge and instruct
our legislative candidates to re-
sist any and all efforts to repeal.
amend or modify what is known
as the 1.-Two Mile Limit Law, I"
believing that the retention of
such law upon the Statute
books will be for the best inter-
ests of a vast majority of the
people of Idaho, and especially
those owning and operating
farms.
We challenge the attention of
the people to the awkward at
tempt of the Republicans in their
State platform TO dodge the Two
Mile Limit issue, by providing
for slight notifications in said
law-instead of advocating it's
retention. without change or
modification, as does the Demo
cratic State platform. We de-
nounce such tactics as insincere
and misleading, done with the
intent to deceive the voters of
Idaho, and at the same time to
serve the sheepmen, under pre-
tense of slightly modifying the
law. We also call attention to
the fact that the sheepmen have
control of the Republican organ
ization in the person of Chairman
Gooding of the Republican State
Central Committee, who is one
OF the largest sheep owners in
the State. We therefore claim
it is folly to expect the sheepmen,
or their beneficiary, the Republi-
can party, whose campaign fund
is largely made up of contribu-
tions from sheepmen, to correct
the abuses which this law is de-
signed to remedy.
We pledge our representatives,
if elected, to labor for the enact
ment of a measure equitably di-
viding the public range between
the cattlemen and the sheepmen.
We favor the adoption of such
Legislation as will permit the
more liberal expenditure of the
public funds for the advance
ment of the public school system.
We pledge our representatives,
if elected, to use all honorable
means to promote the election of
the Hon. James H. Hawley, to
the position as United States