The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-10-27
REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM
What the G. @. p. of Idaho Believes
for the Present Campaign.

for the Present Campaign.
The administration of William HI
Taft, has carried forward TO fruitior
the mighty work started by his
iIlustrious predecessor and is in
indorsed.
We commend to the people Of the
state the magnificent work oi
Governor James II. Brady and his
administration. His record OF
achievement in the fulfillment OF
party platform pledges, entities him
to the confidence of all the people o
Idaho, and we have an abiding faith
that they will applaud and sustain
him by an increased majority at the
polls in November
Idaho's delegation in Congress has
sustained the president in his great
work and has faithfully toiled for
Idaho in all matters coming before
Congress.
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OF Il LAW PROVIDING FOR a
NON-PARTISAN CAREY ACT COM
MISSION WITH FULL AND COM
PLETE POWERS UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION TO MANAGE AND
CONTROL AND SAFEGUARD THE
CAREY ACT MATTERS AND ALL
MATTERS RELATING TO THE
DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS
UNDER SAID ACT.
We pledge the party to the enact
ment of a law making it criminal
offense, punishable by term in the
penitentiary for any official or state
employee or appointee having any
thing to do directly or indirectly
with the disposal OF our public lands
or for receiving any compensation
whatsoever from any person or co
poration having connection with the
disposal of said lands.
We favor the utilization of
resources, the prevention of waste
We believe in national and state
cooperation in conservation methods
We endorse the protective tariff
covering the differences between tn
cost OF production abroad and at
nome; the doctrlne as advocated by
and Mckinley
Hamilton, Clay, Lincoln, Blaine
We believe that sobriety and tenn
perance are indispensable to good
citizenship. We pledge the mainten
ance OF the local option law and the
submission OF the question OF state
wide prohibition to the voters OF the
state.
We reiterate our demand for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote OF the people.
The republican party Of dIaho be-
lieves that the United States has the
right to levy and collect a tax upon
incomes and our next session OF the
legislature is urged to ratify an
amendment to the constitution pro-
viding for income tax.
We urge upon the legislature to
take such steps as will give Idaho al
adequate system OF roads.
We uphold the primary law enactt
by the last session of the legislator
and recommend such changes as are
warranted by it's first test.
Economy in count and state
government
We favor shortening the homestea
residence from five years to three
years.
We favor the enactment OF laws
guaranteeing fruit trees to be true Il
uame and effective pure seed laws.
e favor amending the grain com
mission law giving the commission
adequate funds so that scale and gra
inspection may be of real benefit to
The state
We favor a non-partisan state rail
way commission, said commission to
De composed of three men who are
specially qualified to act in this
capacity
We indorse thework of our state
educational institutions and favor
he passage of appropriation bills
Early in the session, such as will
enable them to do effective work an
% keep pace with the growth of the
state
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