Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-10-01

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offense punishable by Imprisonment
bn the penitentiary for any official OF
state employe or appointee having
anything to do directly or indirectly
with the disposal Of our public lands
under the Carey act or otherwise to
acquire any interest directly or indi
rectly in any lands disposed of by tn
state or receive directly or indirectly
from any person, association or cor.
poration any reward, compensation 0
anything of value for any services per
formed or for any purpose In eonnec.
ton with the disposal of said lands.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
We earnestly favor such policy
OF conservation as will safeguard and
protect our natural resources from
waste, extravaganza and monopoly
| Conservation does not mean non-use
or non-development. 1t does not
mean the tying up OF the natural re.
| sources of our state. Ii means the
| utilization of those resources under
such regulations and control as will pr
vent waste extravaganza and monop-
oily and at the same time not merely
permit but encourage such use and
development as will serve the uses
Of the people generally. We believe
that tfhe national government and
the state government should coop
crate in the carrying out of this i'm
| and powers as belong to the national
government should be by 1t exercised
and that such rights and powers as
belong to the state government should
be maintained. preserved and exer.
cised by it. In other words, that we
accept the plain terms of the consti-
tuition as our guide and proceed in
good faith TO protect, preserve and
dedicate these natural resources TO
the use OF the people.
lndorsng the Protective Tariff Police
Of the Republican Party and Favor
ing the Creation of a Tariff Com
mission.
T|he Republican party believes in
protective tariff 1t will put forth It's
efforts to retain this policy at all
times, but that 1t may retain and
secure its full benefit to American
industries and American labor ii Is
important that we neither permit It's
abuse, nor shut our eyes to changed
conditions. There should be an hon
est and continued effort to fix dutie,
according to the rule heretofore an.
nounced by the Republican party,
to-wit: The difference between the
cost of production at home and abroad
There should be as nearly as possible
scientific adjustment of the tariff |
upon this basis. In order that this |
may be done efficiently and that the |
facts may be had for an intelligent |
application of the rule, we favor a |
tariff commission with ample power |
to gather data and facts to the end |
that while all abuses may be elimn-
h;ed we may still preserve unimpaired
the doctrine of protection as under
stood and defended by Hamilton,
Clay, Lincoln, Garfield, Blaine and |
Mckinley.
Favorins the strengthening Of Local
Option Law and the Submission Of
Constitutional Amendment to the
People Prohibiting the Sale OF In
toxcating Liquors.
We believe that sobriety and tenn
perance are indispensable to good
We pledge the party
to maintain. stregthen
and faithfully enforce the local OPP
ton law We further pledge the par
ty to the submission by the next leg
islature for the approval or dlsappro-
val of the voters of this state of an
amendment to the constitution of
the state Idaho prohibiting the sale
rr disposal of Intoxicating liquors
within tls state.
Election of United States Senators
by Direct Vote.
The Republican party of Idaho re-
terates its demands for the election
Of United States Senators by direct
vote.
Income Tax.
The Republican party believes that
he United States should have the un
Questioned power to levy and collect
A tax upon incomes, and 1t therefore I
lrges the next legislature Of the state
Of Idaho 10 ratify the amendment tc
he constitution now proposed upon {
that subject
Good Roads and Highways.
AT time when interest in improy- t
ID highways is moving all our sister |