The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-10-10

mentioned in this connection that the
republican party. through Senator
Heyburn, gave to the United States a
much needed national pure food law
The most progressive legislation
known for years Is statute passed oy
republican legislature creating state
hoard OF health with wide powers to
protect the people against pestilence
and to provide system OF vital sta
tistics.
A republican legislature gave to the
people of this state state horticui-
tural law for the protection OF the
public against diseased fruits OF all
kinds and to assist the farmers IN
Graduating disease and pests from
their orchards.
The republican party gave to the
state the irrigation laws which are
now on our statute books and when
are models for all western states.
A republican legislature gave to the
state a tax commission, which Is pusily
engaged at the present time In an ef-
fort to ratify inequalities In taxation,
and to provide uniform system OF
taxation throughout the state.
! A republican legislature gave to the
state a most complete school code gov
erning our public school system, one
of the most complete in the United
States.
The republican legislature OF this
state passed the Black law giving the
commission government to cities OF
this state.
The last republican legislature made
large appropriations for agriculture
experiment work to be conducted
throughout the state for the benefit OF
the farmers in the state. and for their
education along lines of progressive
agricultural work; to teach them al
vonced methods of agriculture ana
give them the benefit Of the most re-
cent investigation and study by the
greatest minds in the country. Tnis
work was hindered in great meas
lure and it's complete fruition prevent
ed by a false idea of economy existing
in the mind Of the chief executive, who
vetoed large part of the appropria-
|tions. The republicans did their part
land have shown their spirit along this
lime, and the farmers have nothing to
fear and everything to hope for from
Republican legislation.
The republican party has given to
the people an up-to-date and efhcient
Juvenile delinquent law, fashioned after
that of Judge Lindsay of Denver, In
tended to prevent boys from becoming
terminals.
In fact, a comparison of our laws
with those of the most progressive
states in the Union will show thai
Idaho is among the most progressive
states, If, as a matter of fact 1t does
not stand alone in the adoption of pro
gressive measures, looking to the pro,
lection of it's citizenry against en-
croachments on all sides.
Pledges Of Republican Platform.
The republican platform, at the pres
ent election, pledges the party to the
adoption of federal amendment In
providing for the election of senators
by direct vote of the people, and es-
pecially indorses Idahos delegation in
the federal congress, and has this tc
say concerning Senator Borah: I'VE
especially commend to the voters OF
Idaho the brilliant and constructive
craftsmanship shown by Senator
Borah as evidenced by his successful
advocacy of such important Questions
as the "three-year homestead BILL the
direct election of senators, and his
work for the establishment of the
bureau of child labor and the enact
ment of other progressive republican
measures"
The platform pledges the party to ar
extension of time for payment upor
lands within government irrigation
projects.
!, The platform pledges the party tC
the creation of non bipartisan board O
, control for all state educational, char
table and penal institutions.
The platform pledges the party t.
economy in public expenditures.
The platform indorses the direct pri
mary law, the local option law ant
, pledges the party to needed amend
ments of the revenue laws, and also t
, the establishment and development o
state roads, and pledges the party t
q the enactment of a workingman's com
, pensation act.
This platform is progressive and |
5 you candidly believe, as you state, m
dear sir, I brand you as plant toe
of the trusts as an enemy Of the peo
pie and as one unworthy to be indorse
by the common people.
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