The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-09-19

lar as the finances of The state VIII al
low, recognizing that OH the grovtl
land des elopment of these institution
depends the upbuilding of the mora
land intellectual welfare of the youth
Iof Idaho. And to this end we ure
the legislature to take up and pass IL.
appropriation bills for all educationa
land charitable institutions as soon af
ter converting as possible and before
the other work of the legislature shall
be taken up.
Direct Primary Law.
The direct primary law passed by q
republican legislature and wisely
(amended by the succeeding legislature
has placed in the hands o., the peopl,
the nomination of all state ana county
Eofficers. Further amendments to this
law will from time to time becnm2
necessary and such desirable amend
ments as experience may suggest we
pledge the party to enact We declare
lat the present time that this Law
ishould be SO amended as to reauire
leach voter at the time of resistra ton
to declare his party affiliations to The
lend that voting of the primary ticker
OF one party by members of any othel
party may be prevented. Such al
amendment was passed by tbs last re
publican legislature and we denounce
las petty party politics the act of
democratic governor of this state in
Ivetoing it. We condemn the demo- rati>
party of this state for its attempt t.
Enulify the provisions of the di1ec. pr
mary law by fixing up States" of can
didates for the various offices, stat
land county, and preventing more thar
one candidate from filing for each Of
flee in order that members of tae dem
|ocratic party may help nominate We
publican candidates at the primary
election.
Local Option.
We pledge the party to MAINTAIN
and enforce the present local option
law
State Lands.
Under existing methods of dlsposine
Of our state lands, centuries would
elapse ere they are all sold and the adj
ministratiVe costs will, in the mean
time, be enormous. We, therefore
pledge ourselves to submit for approval
constitutional amendment that VIII
armit of their sale in annually in
creasing quantities at not less than the
minimum price of SO per acre.
Amendment of Revenue Laws.
We regret and deplore the unwise
olicy of the democratic yove'n nor Of
this state in inaugurating and insisting
lpon full cash value taxation Of pro-
Ierty in the year 1911 before the ne
based upon a lower valuation, could
/ g made, thus causing all the taxpayers
and particularly those of the farming
class to pay largely increased and un
necessary taxes. The present re emu,
aw, while being an Improvement If
some particulars over The old law, is
still far from beirg a solution of III
tax problem and we pledge the repuhl.
{ n party to further legislation to cor
r ,ct existing evils.
"tate Roads.
We favor the policy Of developing
within tie state the best system |
roals and highways which the state is
BILE to support. We favor state ant
government CO. operation and aid in |
uilding state and interstate roads an} |
do we emphasize the i'm
portance of the establishment of
state road into the Yellowstone Ma |
tional park and the park be opened t.
traffic and that our sena
tors and representatives in congress
be requested to use every effort posi- |
BILE to this end.
Work :ngmen's Compensation Act.
We favor a comprehensive working
mems compensation act to the enc
that persons engaged in hazardous anf
semi hazardous occupations may re
ceive prompt and Just compensation |
for injuries received in the course o
their employment
FuIf;Imert Of Pledges.
We insist that political pledges sol
EMMY incorporated into party plat
forms, are made to be faithfully kept |
and shall hold to strict accountable |
ity all members of our party who MAY /
be elected to office upon this platform
and, believing that none will prove re
creant to that trust, we assure the PEG
pie of the state that the pledges herr I
made will be Loyalty observed