The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-08-18
Preservation of Forests.

preservation of the forests of Idaho
whether by means of forest reserves
or by such other means as may be |
found expedient against spoilation
and waste, for the purpose of con-
serving the water supply necessary
and useful lands within our state
where irrigation is needed.
Sec. 9. We are opposed to the
withdrawal of any lands within the
state settlement except such tenn
porary withdrawal as may be neces-
sary, pending the organization and
equipment of irrigation reserves,
and we are opposed to the creation
of any forest reserves within that
section of our state wherein the
rainfall is sufficient to avoid the
necessity of any general system of
irrigation.
Public Lands
Sec. 10. We believe that every
acre of land within our state except
such reservations necessary for irri-
CATION as herein before described
should be open to selection and
settlement by the home maker
under the homestead and desert
acts, and to purchase under the
stone and timber act, and that if
these laws should be found i'll
sufficient to project the people
against fraud, that they should be
amended to accomplish such pur-
poses of protection but never re-
pealed or loaned with embarrassing
restrictions to the inconvenience or
detriment of the settler, recognizing
that as in the past, so in the future
must the greatness and growth of
our state depend upon the home
makers who came in the exercise
of their own free choice to select
their homes from the lands, the
title of whichis vested in the govern
ment, but the equity of which is
in the present and prospective
citizens of the state.
Reclamation of Arid Lands.
Sec. II. We recognize in the
irrigation plan and laws enacted
for the purpose of carry ing out the
same the greatest wisdom on the
part of the government looking tc
the reclamation of the arid lands
within our state, and we recognize
that this great movement originated
> with Republican administration
that the law was enacted by Rep
ublican congress, and that the credi
therefore is due solely to the Re
publican party, and we ask the PEG
pie of the state to express thei
approval and appreciation of thi
great policy of reclamation at tn
ballot box.
:. We recognize the active AM
= efficient work of the reclamation
department of the present nationa
! Republican administration and cal
- - the attention of the people of tn
u state of Idaho to the effect that tn
largest single appropriation eve
=, made for public purpose west {
, the Missouri river was made by tn
d Roosevelt administration for til
. reclamation of arid lands With
:, this state.
- Two Mile Limit Law.
Sec. IL. We favor such liber;
IL laws, rules and regulations govern
4 ing the right to use the publ
a domain for pasturage as will resu
Nv in harmonious adjustment of sue
20 rights between owners of differe
n classes of stock grazing thereo
re and that such resources should
- handled only in the interest of pr
~. serving the permanent value of sui
la lands to those who should hereaft
Ne make their homes thereon, and ,
recognize the wisdom of the ext.
ing two mile limit law relative
the use of the public lands for su
ny purposes as declared in Our Il
&c state platform and we reaffirm t
ah declaration OF our last platform l
ny on questions involving the rigl
ne, of capital and labor.
sea Sec. 10. We fully indorse a
d. commend the course of our Rep'
Its lican representatives in congre
nee Senator w. B. Hepburn and G
is gresham Burton L. French {
the we extend the thanks of the Rep
OF lican party 10 them for their efhci
pom services to the citizens of the 81
tee of Idaho and point with pride
their records, while serving Il
: in constituency at the national CAPT
the Against Trusts.
as Sec. IA. We believe in
lcan enactment and enforcement of S
the laws as will absolutely prevent
an existence within our state or
pose other state of such combination
our capital or such business comb
tons as are calculated to or
,tion result in the prevention or
ican courapeueut of fair competltO