The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-10-14

The Republican party of Latah coun.
ty, Idaho, in due and lawful manner
promulgates the following as the prin :
clples Of the Republican party of Latah
county, at Moscow, Idaho, on this the
goth day of September, 1910:
We congratulate the people OF Idaho
upon the nomination of Hon. Burton
L. French as representative IN con
gress. Mr.. French has already rep.
resented our state in congress during
period of six years, and accomplished
many things for Idaho during the time
of his distinguished service. He is
clean, able, honest and courageous.
We predict his election to the high
office of representative in congress by
an overwhelming majority, and are
confident that his work IN behalf of all
the people of Idaho, on account OF his
wide experience and great knowledge
OF the needs of the people of the state,
will, in the future, eclipse his enviable
record of the past. We point with
pride to the nomination of Mr.. French
under the direct primary law as an
illustration of the fact that party con.
ventions do not always carry out the
will of the people.
We take pleasure in calling to the
attention of tie people of Latah county
the excellent public record of Hon.
Axel P. Ramstedt, who has so success.
fully performed the duties OF county
auditor for the past eight years. BY
his experience, good business Judg.
meut and regard for the business inter.
ests Of Latah county, Mr.. Ramstedt
has saved the people of Latah county
thousands of dollars aud has brought
the business of his Office to high
state os efficiency.
We endorse the record made by the
Republican county officials of Latah
county. We call especial attention to
the fact that under the administration
of Sheriff Robbins crime in Latah
county has been discovered and pun.
ished and several thousands of dollars
of fines have been paid. Sheriff Rob
bins especially deserves the good will
OF the lawabiding people of Latah
county for his energetic action in Sc
curing evidence against those who
have violated the liquor laws and in
thus causing many convictions.
We compliment the people Of Idaho
upon the passage by Republican
legislature of our present direct primary
law, and reaffirm our allegiance to the
principle of nominating candidates by
direct primary; and while few minor
changes may be made in the law that
will n AXE the same more practicable
and make 1t easier for our people 10
express their preference in voting, al
the same time we demand that oul
senator and representatives resist any
and every attempt to destroy or chang
the principle of the direct primary.
We congratulate those representa-
tives in congress who succeeded in
securing modification of the rules o
the house of representatives; and we
favor such further changes as will Sc.
cure the election of the committees o
the house by the members instead O
appointment by the speaker. We be-
lieve that such changes tend to enab!
representatives to more actually repre-
sent the people, and especially Civ
representatives from the West an op
portunity to secure the passage OF leg
lslation that will be beneficial to west
ern people and fair and equitable t
, all the people Of the United States.
We compliment the people of ldah
uPou tuC pdSSdSC VI suC PiCoCut w.
option law and the great moral advanc
that has been made in Idaho becaus
of the opportunities given the peopl
under this law. We remind the PEG
, pie of Latah county that it was the re-
publican party that placed this law u
e on the statute books; and that tn
< Democratic party, especially the Dem
ocratic representatives from Lata
county, under the pretext of standin
for something at that time impossible
. not only did not lend any aid or assist
ance IN the passage of this law br
< opposed by their votes and moral in
huence the passage OF the law at ever
v opportunity.
We pledge our candidate for th
state senate and our candidates for tn
house of representatives, if elected,