The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-09-09

law was enacted by Republican
congress, and that the credit there
fore is due solely to the Republican
party, and we ask the people of the
state to express their approval and
appreciation Of this great policy OF
reclamation at the ballot box.
We recognize the active and eff
cient work of the reclamation de-
partment of the present national Re-
publican administration and call the
attention OF the people of the state of
Idaho to the fact that the largest SIN
gle appropriation ever made for a
public purpose west Of the Missouri
river was made by the Roosevelt adj
lninistration for the reclamation Of
arid lands within this state.
TWO MILE LIMIT LAW.
Sec. II. We favor such liberal
laws. rules and regulations govern
ing the right to the use Of the public
domain for pasturage as will result in
a harmonious adjustment of such
rights between owners of different
classes Of stock grazing thereon, and
that such resources should be handled
only in the interest OF preserving the
permanent value OF such lands to
those who should hereafter make
their homes thereon, and we rccog-
nize the wisdom Of the existing two
mile limit law relative to the use Of
the public lands for such purposes
as declared in our last state platform
and we rcafirm the declaration of
our last platform upon questions in
volving the rights of capital and la
Dor.
Sec. l3. We fully indorse and
commend the course of our Republi-
can Representatives in congress, Sen
ator w. B. Hepburn and Congress
man Burton l.. French and we ex-
tend the thanks of the Republican
party to them for their efficient serv-
ices to the citizens of the state of Ida
no and point with pride to their re-
cords, while serving their constitu
ency at the national capital.
AGAINST TRUSTS.
| sec. H. We believe in tbs enactment and
enforcement of such laws as will absolutely
prevent the existence within our state or
any other state of such combinations OF can
ita or such business combinations as arc
calculated 10 or do result In the prevention
or encouragement Of fair competition In
| business and we believe that the merger or
| transfer OF lines or any enterprise represent
ing The public utilities OF life should be pro-
hipited Dy the enactment and enforcement
OF laws adequate to that end and We COM
mend the energetic enforcement OF the exist
| ing laws by the national administration
against the trusts and Illegal combinations.
Sec. is. We believe that the peo-
pie are justified in looking upon any
threatened accession of the Demo-
cratic party to power as menace to
the prosperity, happiness and wei
fare OF the people, having in mind
the experience of the last Democrat
lc national administration which
brought disaster to the people indi-
vldually and collectively and desola.
ton to the country at large, which
reduced our credit as a nation among
the nations Of the earth to the lowest
possible measure and reduced the
material wealth Of the people to the
degree Of bankruptcy.
STATE FUNDS.
Sec. 10. We believe that all inter
est earned by state and county mon
eys while carried in balances by the
state OF county treasurers belongs to
the state and counties and we rec
ommend the passage of law which
Will secure to the state and the sever
al counties all such interest.