The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-05-27

law and demanding its stringent en-.
forcement, discouraging the establish
ment of homeless" papers through.
out the state, indorsing State Auditor
Taylor and on various other topics
The resolutions were as follows:
The Eastern Idaho Press club, EN-,
bracing the newspapers of eleven Of
the % counties of the most rapidly
developing state of the union, here
by adopt the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we endorse the Mel
son and Won Tourtelle bills now pend.
ing in congress, which are designed tC
prevent the unfair competition of the
government with the printing offices
OF the land in the matter of printing
return cards on envelopes without
charge, and delivering them free
through the mails. We heartily COM
mend Congressman Hamer for the
; valiant fight he is making to remove
this unfair competition.
Resolved, That we endorse the eff
forts of the postmaster general to ex-
clude from the mails, as second class
matter, the cheap, trashy publications
which now burden the mails, lower
public morals, the standard of jour-
nalism, and serve no useful purpose.
While defending the rights to cheap
postage rates of legitimate publica-
tons, both as benefit to the people
and necessity to such publications,
we do not believe that such privileges
should be accorded publications de-
signed for national circulation, with
only nominal subscription price, and
designed chiefly for advertising pur-
poses.
Resolved, That the Eastern Idaho
Press club reaffirms it's confidence in
the integrity and ability one of it's
craft, Hon. S. D. Taylor, who as state
auditor is giving Idaho one of the
most efficient and excellent admins
trations this important position ever
had. We feel that his services add
lustre to our profession, and that his
record will be such as to win MIN an
overwhelming endorsement at the
hands of the people this fall.
Resolved, that we endorse without
equivocation the local option law, and
pledge our moral support to its rigid
enforcement, realizing as we do that
the community and the citizens are
better Off when such reform measures
are consistently lived up to, and that
the regulation of the traffic should by
right, be placed in the hands of the
people, with the object of conserving
the time-honored principle of major
lty rule. We favor continuation of
the present law, with such changes bv
our legislature as experience may
warrant, as result of its operations.
Resolved, Statistics show that 1OO,-
GOO American citizens will 90 to Can
ada this year, carrying with them not
less than$5, 100000 in money, and
untold value in trained, progressive
citizenship. Idaho, with her fair laws
and boundless opportunities, has Of
fered home for many thousands of
the most desirable o this elias of new
h0me-hunting citizens; but whereas
the Canadian government has bent it's
best efforts to attracting, at great |
cost. this desirable immigration. In
Idaho this has been left largely to
private enterprise, and the newspa-
pers, to exploit the possibilities of the
state. We favor a far larger appro- |
priation by the legislature for Idaho
advertising than has heretofore been
made; and the organization of an i'm
bureau, incharge of an ex-
perlenced man, to the end that we
may check this exodus of American
eltlzens and bring them to Idaho by
falrly presenting the advantages of
our great state.
Resolved That We insist upon a
strict compliance with the law pro-
'ldlng that all public printing for the
various counties within the state be
lone within the counties wherever
possible. and that state printing be
lone within the state in the same
spirit that we encourage the patron
lge home industries of every kind.
IND that We pledge financial support
o an publisher who may take an ap-
zeal from an order of any board of
commissioners ordering the payment
II any printing contracted in viola
ION or such law, and instruct our
PRESIDENT to assist in behalf of this Or
in conducting such an ap-
ZEAL
Resolved, That we discourage in
very legitimate way the establish
cent of homeless papers throughout
he territory included within our as
oclatlon, in the same spirit and for {
ne same reason that we would dis f
ourage the opening of a temporary r
tore for the purpose of Unloading r
stock of goods to the Diet 3
lment of every established mercan-
lie interest in any town.
Resolved, That we are heartily in S
with the campaign being il
aged in Idaho for better and cleaner a
'ods, honest weights. and improved
anitary conditions in our public 2
uildings and public places. We ap- ~
Iaud the effective work that has =
cen done in this direction by our =
ate dairy, food and sanitary inspec-
", ames H. Wallis. and assure him p
lat he has our hearty cooperation S
his efforts to bring about a change T
conditions hitherto existing, and fl
e favor the legislature increasing e
re Appropriation for this work so that le
lie state Inspector can have all the
1ditional help that is necessary to .,
'osecute this much needed reform. =,