Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-02-23

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the local oranges of Valley view
Plymouth, Fruitland, Emmett ana
Payette held their quarterly meeting
in the l. o. o. F. hall in Payette
on last Friday. over three hundred
grangers were in attendance and the
w sedng was one of the most enthu-
siastic ever held by Pomona Grange
A banquet was given the delegates
attending the meeting in the even
ing at the Y. NJ. c. A.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the grange:
Whereas, the conditions of man
kind are always open to improvement
and,
whereas, the lot of the farmers
has been, until recently, far below
The average of other walks o.
life and is not at present what
economic conditions should justify;
therefore be it
Resolved, that we believe the fol-
lowing suggestions, if made the
basis of legislative enactment ana
cooperative action, will justly ac-
crue to the benefit of the agricultur-
al classes.
We urge upon our legislators IN
the present general assembly 10
enact into laws the measures now
before them providing for the initla-
tive. the referendum, and the right
of recall; and believing that if these
three measures are granted us that
the other ills can speedily be righted.
We warn them that in all other poll
cies which we advocate receive leg
islatiye approval and these are de-
MED us that we shall feel far from
satisfied.
Believing that intemperance caus-
es more misery and more crime than
any other evil, we favor constitution
al prohibition of the liquor traffic.
We are well pleased with the
success of our direct primary law
but favor its modification in such
way as to eliminate the present Sec
ond choice feature.
We favor the enactment Of pure
seed law and a noxious weed law.
Favor Public Commissions.
We are unqualifiedly in favor Of
state railway commission, but be-
lieve that its scope should be en-
larged-thus favoring a public utillt-
les commission to deal with railroads,
telegraphs, telephones and other util-
tiles of a general public nature.
We are gratified that, after years
of agitation in which the grange took
an active part, that congress has
made an appropriation to make
test of the postal savings bnak and
we urge legislation whereby the
country shall be given general par
cells post such as is now in success
full operation in nearly every other
civilized country; and we unreserv-
edly express ourselves as opposed
to any half way measure, such as
the one suggested in the last pres
idential message, which would make |
tba nlan operative to country dis |
tricts through one postoffice.
oppo.e Higher Rates.
We believe the greatest drawback |
in the proper Development of south |
ern Idaho results from excessive
freight rates and we urge that rail |
waR be permanently enjoined from
ea5h spg into effect their proposed |
2 freight advancement; feeling conf |
dent that an economical administra
ton of the railroads will result in
larger dividends to the shareholders
than a marked increase in rates viii |
bring under the present system.
We favor direct election of Unite
States senators by the people.
We favor the abolition Of the Gle
toral college for the election of pres
ident and vice president. The vot"
of a citizen of Idaho should have
as much influence as a citizen o.
a corrupt Tammany precinct there
fore the chief executive of the
land should be chosen by direct
popular vote in which states lines
should have no significance.
Denounce Tariff Agitation.
We condemn the political tariff agi-
tation of the past two generations
as unworthy of an enlightened pee
pie. The interests have shrewd
" manipulated the press and the
political platforms and the swoller
fortunes Of the clasbs designated b.
our ex-chief executive as "The Grim |
inal Rich" are the result. We favor
the complete isolation of the tariff
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