Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-22

State Platform.
MAIN REPUBLICAN PLANKS
Carey act commission.
Insurance code
Enlargement of powers and auth
ority of state bank examiner.
Submission of liquor question to
people in form of constitutional am
endment.
Endorsement of party record in
state and nation.
Boise, Sept 21.-With the election
of Charles Heitman as chairman ana
Addison T. Smith as secretary and
the PRONUNCIATION of a party plat
form which is personally indorsed
by Governor Brady and other lead
ing republicans, the republican state
central committee yesterday met at
10 o'clock in the morning, got down
to business last evening and had prac-
tically completed its work after a
day of harmony in the party ranks
is said to have formed a sharp dis
tinction with the conditions which
prevailed during the preceding day
and evening.
The platform in its entirety does
not differ materially from the fore
cast of the principle planks as pub
Iished in Tuesday mornings States
man. The Carey act commission IS
one of the principle of these. In this
plank the party is pledged to the en-
actment of a law making it a Grim
inal offense, punishable by imprison-
ment in the penitentiary, for any Of
fetal or state employe or appointee,
indirectly. with the disposal of Carey
act lands or otherwise to acquire any
interest directly or Indirectly in any
lands disposed of by the state or TO
accept from any person, association
or corporation any reward. compen-
sation or thing of value for any SER
vices performed or for any purpose IN
connection with the disposal of said
lands.
The conservation of natural re-
sources comes in for a full share OF
attention, the position taken being
that such rights and powers as De-
long to the national government
should be exercised by the national
government and such rights and pow
ers as come properly within the au-
thority of the state should be exer-
cised by the state.
Belief in a protective tariff is set
forth as well as the belief of the
party in the wisdom of retaining this
policy at all times.
In addition to the provision for q
constitutional amendment in the mat
ter of the liquor question the party
is pledged unequivocally to maintain
strengthen and faithfully enforce ta'
provisions of the local option Law
as il at present stands.
The party also reiterates its de
mands for the election of Unite,
States senators by direct vote oft n'
people
A ratification of the amendment {,
the constitution in the matter of th'
collection of an income ak is urge'
on the ground that the United State
should have the unquestioned powe
to levy such a tax.
In the matter of good roads, tn
plank is a strong one and the legis
lature is urged to take the road prob
lem into comprehensive consideration
and provide for the taking of sucl
steps as will give Idaho system o
roads best adapted to her needs an
conditions.
The direct primary law is uphel
and a revision of the laws on taxa
tion and revenue is urged.
A non-partisan state railway con
mission to be composed of three ar
pointed men chosen with special re
gard for the fitness to the work
pledged by the party.
The resident period for Homestead
ers is to- be shortened to three yeai
and the passage of pure seed Law
is urged upon the legislature.
Amendments to the grain commi
sion law and adequate appropriation
are also pledged to the end that tn
work of the commission be mad
fully effective and become Of re-