The Boise citizen., 1910-08-19
Views of John C. Rice

The following straight forward with Hon John C.
Sice appears in the Statesman Of Wednesday:
Preparatory making thorough the northern part
u e state John T. Rice OF Caldwell candidate for the Democratic
gubrnaora nomination. visited Boise Tuesday holding conferences
with number of local party leaders, and giving authorized
interview IN which he favored direct legislation including inta-
tive and referendum ephacay declared proceedings
records OF the state land board should open public at all
times stated his belief that epoye of the state land
board should be remotely personally any trans
aco before the board indicated his the liquor question
coming general election.
In discussing the various issues Mr. Rice said part: have
always Deen m sympathy with the principle of direct legislation
directly in line with the basic theory government and with
lne principles on which our government is founded
Representative sense representative Of
e VIII OF the people unless the people have ideas which they desire
carried out by the representatives and unless those represent
auVes really obey the directions which given them Representa-
tive government finds its justification in the npracticabiIv Of
pey democratic government But the methods advocated by those
interested in direct legislation make it possible for the eone 70 ~
press themselves directly many of the questions which most
AFFECT them If direct legislation put into practice the result
can not be other wise than beneficial
- INTERESTED BOARD
Inc people OF the state interested in the
u tne state land board They dros having thorough
Vestgaon OF the transactions of this board from the beonno
u the development of Carey projects within this state
Whatever may be found the record that is irregular and
ch can be corrected must be All abuses Should be
ped out The rights Of the citizens of the state mn he f,1
rejected not only in the the future business nyod b
onlmenced W uy peeli
There no question but the public has the right to be f
M 9 an he transactions OF the state land board at all times
d o e business OF this board the business of the public The
ate land board has private business All of its records and
us meetings should be to the public at all times
mo member OF the state land board qualified TO act a Nom
~ @ diu ne interested directly indirectly in anv mat
before the board This would apply strongly to one who IS CT
sung under an obligation to contracting company as to one Who'll
interested in the company itself P'' " " oe VINO
- APPLIES TO EMPLOYEES ALSO r
proper conduct OF the business the board also eonr
any epoye OF the board should be equally free from anv n al
direct remote - - i0i any Inter
Deleve that the regulation prohibition of the lor ~ PR
m one which the people Of the the right to deter
ne Tor themselves Legislation or constitutional eoa - are
this question should be expressive of the will Of the u
citizens of the state W u tne majority OF AN
Inc puooE o Tor the Democratic party in the COMING eec
= Dght ne entire party working in harmony b1o PA
in the field" PP - Tue ticket which is ~
- PROBABLE that within the week. Mr. Rice will start o. -
eVass OF northern Idaho, taking in n1anv cities a go CT,
uuS standpoint Lewiston Moscow, Cnu Aene WaIla
e latah Nez Perce and Idaho Counties onoS- WI