Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-10-02
Republican County Platform.


Following are the resolutions adopted
by the republican county convention
last Saturday
We, your committee on platform and
resolutions, beg to report as follows:
The republicans of Bear Lake county.
in convention assembled, point with
pride to the national prosperity enjoyed
under years of republican rule. We
delight in the advancement toward
suppression of graft and unlawful com.
blnatlons Of capital under the peerless
leadership of President Theodore Roose-
Welt.
We reiterate the expressions of the
national platform and endorse the
action OF the national convention. We
rally to the support of our national
candidates, VIM. H. Taft and james s
Sherman and believe they are both
eminently fitted to fill the high offices
TO which they aspire, and if elected will
etfectually carry out the principles in
augurated by Theodore Roosyelt.
We call your attention to the brilliant
achievements of our Idaho delegation
IN congress and recommend that our
senator and representatives cast their
votes in the legislature for the re-
election of w. B. Hepburn to the United
States Senate.
We endorse the able and business like
administration of state affairs during
the present term of office of our state
officials. We approve of the ticket
nominated at the state convention and
pledge ourselves to its support.
As declaration of princjples we on
aorse the state platform adopted by
the Boise convention and hers reiterate
the principles therein set forth.
We call the attention of the people
to the excellent record that our rennh-
hcan officials have made since we as
summed the reins of government in
this county. Our commissioners have
Quit several miles of turnpike road |
through our swamp lands and have
built new bridge over Bear River. be-
SIDE generally improving the public
highways. We heartily commend this
action and urge our county officials to
pay especial attention in the future TO
the permanent improvement of our
public roads.
we commend the action of our com
missioners in their efforts to improve
the cause of education in the county by
increasing the salary of the superintend-
ant of schools sufficiently to enable that
official to devote his entire time co the
duties OF that office, thereby placing
Bear Lake in line with the other coun-
ties OF the state in the upbuilding of
our common school system.
We beleiye the Smoot Arid land hill
II passed, would be great ienefit to !;
Bear Lake county and to the state of :
Idaho and we hereby urge orr repre- :
sentatives in United States congress
70 work for the passage of such
measure as applying to Idaho.
lnasmueh as the territory known as
he Grow Creek territory" is, by its :
geographical location, tributary to Bear =
lake county and the people there feel =
hat their interests are synonomona
With the interests of our people. and q
whereas the people there generally de- :"
ire to become a part of Bear Lake ~
ounty; therefore be it ioi
Resolved, That we are in favor of en- d
'nding the north line of Bear Lake al
ounty east from the corner of town
lips and 10 south of range Al east *
ong said township line to the Wyom-
g boundary, and hereby instruct our
gislative candidates this day nominal.
to work for such measures as NAV
ing about this change. Oh
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