The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-10-14
D. Worth Clark on Issues

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The candidates for offices have now been Nominated al A
containing the pledges OF the dominant parties have been
promulgated II IS now up TO the people to decide the polls which
party they VIII ndorse 1t proper therefore that we
from their public uterances which party entitled 70
of the thinking and of Idaho ~ se
The three questions that most aeitate tte ,nnds % 4h
First-The niquitous Payne-Aldrch Tariff Law.
Second-The administration of our State and BOARD matters
Third-The liquor question
In the republican platform square endorsement Of the
Taft administration and his protective policy thereby saving n the
people that the republican party Idaho the future as IN G
proposes uphold the hands of trusts and monopoes That
the stand taken by Hepburn and Hamer approved and that
lief can be expected IN this respect the republicans returned
power IN this state
On the second question the republican platform adds an
fled Endorsement of the republican administration This en-
dorsemen less than the people are satisfied with
actions of the maodorou land board they approve the
OF that board IN the Macy dam matter hundreds
thousands of dollars have been of the fault and
aressness of this board Where hundreds of settlers have
On lands and spent their have no relief or hone for
the future These settlers life over again in poverty
children must perhaps go without the life and
their ruin accomplished on account of the negligence of This
board and the only offered that did not have time
attend to its duties and still the republican platform approves
administration of public affairs
This plank endorsement of that board and of their actions
taking away from the people Fremont county parts
of this state large areas OF public lands and turning
porations and prominent politicians.
endorsement of the action of that
board securing for themselves large bodies of public lands under
Carey Act projects which the democratic platform says will be
made felonies if that party placed in power
We fail to how any serespectng party in
On the liquor question the platforms of the parties are without
material difference the republican platform declares for the
local option law and the submission OF constitutional amendment
The democratic platform declares for the present local option
law and for the initiative and referendum and recall
As between these positions the democratic platform fart
advanced and much sensible gives the people the right
to any law only prohibition law bad law
passed by the legislature and recall from public life unfaihful
servants
The position this question the fair open and
sensible one the only whereby the people themselves may
rule
The party stands quarey against the ubiquitous
Land Board SO that those guilty of eayng the people
unwhpped justice revision of revenue laws SO that TAR
may be arrived and that Improvements OF home
sads be to the amount OF 92Oooo Tor an eHeVe
law and just employers liability act. s
The republican party expensive Carey Act
Commission and warehouse and railroad commission presumably
for the purpose OF creating JOBS for someone II ds @
present officials the servants OF the people nad
remained at home attended to their duties instead OF occupying
their time running the state and other states wearing gou
spending the peoples that no commissions Wou
necessary to do We ourselves OF the opinion hat
the present officials be continued IN power wiz DC e P
of these commissions SO that the peoples wo W
be done And then the officials who should DO the WoIk may 81
about TO social functions in fine and be only ornamental
However the democratic party its platform seems to ee taa NO
commissions necessary that this increased Dude VI
alton should not be laid the people but that te %
people employ to do the work should at home and do IT,
can be no comparison platforms The deocratc a
form is straight out candid declaration made the interests OF AM
for e bene6t Of he neope The republican platform drawn IN
way as entirely unsatisfactory 10 te people, ~
same time if so worded campaign spell binders may DC d
10 5 I ~ ; IN the woodpie Still believe Lincoln
has said that von can't fool people all the time Inc P
come when thew can be no longer fooled 1t time this state mao
house cleaning and that unhu servants be discharged from our
employ any further evidence was necessary ua m b At
should not be continued in power in this state 1t tne
tepts in this platform choke their wrong dong down w
of the people and make them say they like IL wa, ny
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Governor Brady in northern Idaho speeches. ANS has
blame Of fine land board scandal onto Bob ansdon Dut
done no more than Miss Chamberlain McDouga ana e
nor has kent quiet all these months about the matter Ct 70
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