The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-28
he PLATFORM:
Z adopted BY The Idaho State Republican
Convention, August Il, 1902.
The following is the platform adopted

SaeAeENAeeNNkASA AAAN\Al
The following is the platform adopte.
Dy the republican state convention:
The republican party of the state o
Idaho in convention assembled at Bots
On this 2lst day of August. 1909, for tn
purpose OF nominating a congres iona
and state ticket, do make the followin,
deciarations of political principles:
rfst-Since the last meeting Of tn
republicans in state convention, the ma
ZION and the cause of humanity and civ
ihzauon have suffered an irreparable los
IN the death of President MCKINLEY. Hi
magnihcent personal character, his COO
Judgment. keen sense Of Justice and hi
wise craftsmanship will ever stand as
guide to the people in personal and DO
] litical affairs.
We believe that in President Roosevelt
our party has found worthy leader
whose fearlessness in the discharge of hi.
duty, and whose devotion to the best in
terests OF the whole country prove him
to De worthy successor of his lamented
predecessor, and the republican party Of
Idaho extends to President Roosevelt its
nearly support.
We especially indorse the foreign pol.
ICY OF the administration and denounce
the unpatriotic attitude of the democratic
party wherein it has sought to degrade
our army and our navy for the purpose
OF puerile gain and has unhesitatingly
made common cause with the enemies OF
our country in hopes that the same
would secure to it political advancement.
Second-The wisuom of the protective
policy OF the republican party is made
manifest by its results. 1t needs no vim
dicatton IN view Of the general prosper
ity attendant upon all par IS Of our coun-
try, prosperity that has come to all
classes OF our :itizens, and that is in strik-
ing contrast with the distressful condi.
tions of the last national democratic ad
ministratiou. We there fore again reaffirm
our belief in the policy of protection to
American industries and American labor.
That many of the industries of this
country have outgrown the need of a
protective tariff Is made evident BY the
tact that the American manufacturer has
entered the markets OF the world and is
successfully competing with the manu-.
iacturers OF all other countries. Many Of
the tariff schedules adopted to foster infant
industries have fully served that purpose
and have now become means of aiding
and building up powerful trusts and com,
Dinations, and enabled these 10 exact
from the American purchasers the pay
ment OF higher prices than they exact
Tor the same class of goods sold in for
eign countries. We therefore favor re-
vision OF the tariff, without unreasonable
delay, which will place upon the free lis,
every article and product controlled by
any monopoly, and such other articles
and products as are beyond the need of
protection.
Ihird--Since its organization the Re.
publican par y has steadfastly been the
true friend of the working man. Our
party Il congress abolished the competi.
ton OF slave labor, prohibited COO lie i'm.
migration, enacted the alien contract
labor law, did away with convict con-
tract system, provided for boards of ar |
Ditration aud the incorporation of ma.
tiOnal trades unions, and limited the
hours OF labor OF national employees. III
mas ever thrown the safeguard of pro |
lection around all American industries
and has exalted and dignifed the man
mat tolls. Nationally, it is the avowed
friend OF organized labor, and we, the
republicans of Idaho, following the lead
of our party, pledge these organic atoms
our earnest support.
Fourth-The Republican party is in
avor OF the policy of government which
'esults In the largest number of people
Engaging in independent enterprise and
business on their own account, and
recognizes the fact that the larger the
proportion Of the people so engaged, the
higher the stage of civilization.
Resolved, That the formation of enor-
nous over. capitalized corporations, com
Monty called trusts, for the purpose of
all OF the industries and
rouucts OF the country in the hands of
rev men, sitting competition and S
mailing them to dictate the wages of
abor and the prices Of commodities TO
9th the producer and the consumer in
ne interest OF their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, G
J q great aud growing evil, the plain
emedy for which should be laws repulat-
az the capitalization of corporations
'ithin reasonable and moderate limits {
ve recognize the fact that under the con
'itution of the United States, as it now ]
lands, no adequate restrictions can be =
ut upon the organization, of such cor
therefore we favor such
amendment to the constitution ~
Will enable congress TO effectuallv Y
.gulate and suppress all trusts and in :,
lrious combinations or aggregations of
lpital. $
Fitth-Be it resolved that it is the b
'nse OF this convention that it is of great a
ab &c interest that all lands within the
orders OF the forest reservation of this
ate which are more valuable for apri. q
allure than for any other purpose, be St
pened Tor settlement to bona fide set. Il
ers, and we urge that the department :.
aving this in charge take immediate :"
cps to that end. II
Sixth-We condemn the reckless dis. h
gard by the present state administrtion w