The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-13
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Of the state.
Section live recognize In the
Irrigation plan, and laws snscted for
the purpose Of carrying out the same,
the greatest wisdom ON the part Of
the government looking to the re-
clamation OF the arid lands within
our state, and we recognize that this
great movement originated with
republican administration, that the
Law was enacted by republican con-
gress, and that the credit therefor is
due solely to the republican party,
and we ask the people of the state to
express their approval and apprecia-
tion of this great policy Of reelama-
the active and efficient work Of the
reclamation department OF the
present national republican admins
tration, and call the attention Of the
people of the state of idaho to the
fact that the largest single appropria-
ton ever made for q public purpose
west of the Missouri river was made
by the Roosevelt administration for
the reclamation Of arid lands within
this state.
Section 1--we favor such liberal
laws, rules and regulations governing
the right to the use of the public
domain for pastHrage as will result
In harmonious adjustment Of such
rights between owners of different
classes Of stock grazing thereon, and
that such resources should be handled
permanent value Of such lands to
those who should hereafter make
their homes thereon, aud we recognize
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 reafflrm the declarations OF
orr last platform upon questions in
volving the rights of capital and
labor.
Section 13-we fully indorse and
commend the course of our republi-
can representatives In congress,
Senator W. B. Hepburn and Congress
man Burton l. French, and we ex-
tend the thanks Of the republican
party to them for their efficient
services to the citizens OF the state OF
Idaho, and point with pride to their
records while serving their cOnsti
tuenciss at the national capital
Section live believe in the
enactment and enforcement Of such
laws as will absolutely prevent the
existence within our state Of sHeh
combinations as are calculated to do
Or do result in the prevention or dis
enlargement OF fair competition in
business, and we believe that the
merger Of transfer lines or any enter
prise representing the public utilities
Of life should be prohibited by the
enactment and enforcement OF laws
adequate to that end. and we com
mend the energetic enforcement OF
the existing laws by the national ad :
ministratoin against trusts and il
legal combinations.
Section l5-We believe that the
people are justified II locking HP9E
any threatened accession OF the
democratic party to power as a
menace to the prosperity, happiness
and welfare Of the people, having in
mind the experience Of the last
democratic national administration.
which brought disaster to the people
individually aud collectively and
desolatiou to the country at large,
Which reduced our credit a. d nation
among the uatious Of the earth to the
lowest possible measure, and reduced
the material wealth Of the people to
the degree Of bankruptcy.
Section Love believe that all
interests earned by state and county
moneys while carried in balances Of
the state or county treasures belongs
to the state and counties, and we re-
commend the passage Of law which
will secure 10 the state and the
several counties all such interest