The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-09-03

OeulTdI OOllIullIcc WAS udIueu, dIIcI
which it was voted to return the people
of Boise vote of thanks for their
courtesy and attention. Then the con-
vention of 1908 was ended
The Republican Platform.
The platform as adopted by the con-
ventiOn, Is as follows:
We, your Committee on Resolutions
report as follows:
Section l. The Republican party, in
delegate convention assembled, again
presents its declaration of principles
to the people of this state, and conf
IDENTIFY ask their support thereof. Mind
full alike of it's success and its respon-
sibilities, it takes the people into it's
councils, confident of a renewal of
that allegiance SO many times be-
slowed in this state and in this ma
ton on its political ideas and policies,
as distinguished from it's leading OPP
ponent, which Is one of destruction
and negation. Our political organiza-
ton has been the vanguard of Ameri-
can progress, and the people have al
ways known the position Of it's candi-
dates on all OF the great questions
and issues which confront them. The
Chicago convention of 1908 announced
those principles, convictions and pur-
poses in language SO clear that none
can misunderstood That platform
defines the nations, and the Republic
can party on all the great questions
which confront our people at this
time. We reiterate and affirm those
purposes and declarations, and the
Republican party of Idaho joins with
the Republican party of the nation on
these issues thus presented.
We unite with the whole world in
congratulating civilization in the
many advances made for popular gov
eminent by our illustrious president,
Theodore Roosevelt. He has given
the masses of the people renewed
hope in our form of government; he
has shown them, as no president ever
did since the immortal Lincoln that
1.-The people do rule" He has awak-
ened the public conscience and given
a new definition to the word ''hon-
esty.' Because of the force of his
character and the energy of the man,
every public official, from the highest
to the lowest in the land, sees a new
duty before him. Because of the ex-
ample he has set public office in
wolves such a service to the people
as was never contemplated before He
has given us such record of official
life as meets the universal approval
not only OF our party, but of all
parties and of all people. We have q
right to be proud of his administra-
ton, and to ask the approval by the
people of the political organization he
has SO highly honored.
Section 3. We join with the Repub.
licans Of the nation in support OF Oul
candidates for president and vice
president, William H. Taft and James
. s. Sherman. We congratulate oul
party and the country upon the nomi
nation of William H. Taft for presi
dent. He Is man of the highes
character and the ripest experience IL
all those qualifications so essential t.
: the high Office for which he has beef
nominated. He has that ideal menta
!, equfpOise which comes from his lonl
judicial experience. He possesses tn
!, very highest order of executive abil
ity, as evidenced by his career as
cabinet officer, and IN the service. O
z his country in other capacities. HI
has already been tried in almost ever,
situation that can confront him O.
president, and has in each instanc
a risen to the full stature of the posi-
ton. He has been thoroughly traine'
/, in the great school of the present ad
!. ministration, and represents in ever
way its policies. We know from tn
r record Of the man himself, made Il
8 the Official stations he has occupied
e that he stands for all that our grea
) President Roosevelt represents, an
a that, IL elected, he will carry out thos
i policies and principles. The AmerI
|. can people are not willing that an
= backward step shall be taken, or the
r any experiment shall be tried at thi
y time. They believe as we believ'
c that Roosevelt stands for the yer
d best there IL in popular goyernmen