The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-10-28
Platform of Republican Party
of Latah County, Idaho

within the state of Idaho; and we fur
ther pledge our candidate for the state
senate and our candidates for the house
Of representatives, if elected, in case it
Is impossible to secure the passage of
a state wide prohibition law at the next
session of the legislature, to jealously
guard and protect our present local
option law and resist any attempts
that may be made to weaken or repeal
the same.
We pledge our candidates for the
Offices Of of county commissioner, if
elected. to not issue license for the
sale of intoxicating liquors in Latah
county.
We favor the passage of law Gre
ating a non PARTISAN state railroad
commission. law that is not drawn
in the interest Of the railroads or by
enemies of the railroads, but law that
will be just to the railroads and fair to
the people of Idaho.
We demand that the next legislature
OF Idaho shall pass resolution ratify-
Ing the proposed amendment to the
constitution of the United States Civ
ing congress the right to levy an in
come tax.
We recognize the Importance of the
agricultural interests of Latah county
and favor the passage OF any and every
law that will advance the interests Of
the farmer. We especially favor the
enactment of adequate laws for the
protection of farmers in their property
rights, to prohibit tresspassiag; laws
enabling the grain commission of the
state to properly prevent the abuses
that now exist IN the marketing and
handling of grain and that will give the
lgrowers of Latah county relief from any
Injustice or irregularity that may be
practiced against them; pure seed
law, and noXious weed law.
We recognize the great value and
Importance of good roads and believe
that this is one of the most important
questions to be dealt with by our law
making bodies. We pledge our can
didate for state senator aud our can
didates for the legislature. If elected,
to give careful consideration to any
measure that will tend to improve the
public highways of the state, and tc
use their best efforts to secure the
passage of legislation calculated tc
secure better highways.
We poiut with pride to the record
of the Republican party in Latat
county. and call attention of the
people of the county to the fact that
during the Rpublican administration
for decade prior to ihe lncumbency
of the present Democratic board OF
-, county commissioners, the indebted
, ness of Latah county was continually
being reduced and extinguished while
at the same time the county taxes or
the masses of the people were also be
6 ing reduced. We condemn the pres
ent Democratic board of county com
miscIoners for its failure to conduct
8 the business of Latah county on cast
6 basis, and call attention of the peo
pie Of the county to the fact that dur
q ing the first year of the present Demo
cratic administr alton the indebtedness.
j. OF Latah county was increased ovel
ten thousand dollars. The Republican
party of Latab county pledges to th.
people OF the state in the event O
i, Republican success, business admin
istration with taxes at the lowest, keep
=, ing in mind the conduct of the busl
| ness of the county upon a cash basis
q and the payment of Democratic in
D debetedness.
3 We endorse the platform of the Re
= publican party OF Idaho as adopted
September Goth, 1910, and especiall,
D cali to the attention of the people O
e the county the endorsement of Gov
: ernor Brady and the planks dealin
b with the following subjects of specia
g interest to Latah County:
, Carey act commission; pledge t.
= prohibit state officers from acquirin,
t state lands; conservation of natura
= resources; liquor question:; election o
y United States senators by direct vot
of the people; income tax; good road
e and highways; economy IN state ex-
e pendltures; revision of revenue laws
0 pure seed and fruit tree legislation
: grain commission; railroad commIs
= sion; the state university.