The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-10-03
Platform of the Republican Party
in Idaho

Lar as the finances of the state will al
low, recognizing that on the growt;
ana Development of these Institution.
oepehds the upbuIdng of the moral
and intellectual welfare of the youth
|of Idaho. And to this end we urg,
The legislature to take up and pass the
appropriation bills for all educational
and charitable institutions as soon af
Ter converting as possible and before
The other work of the egi2 allure shall
be taken up.
Direct Primary Law.
The direct primary law passed by
republican legislature and wisely
amended by the succeeding legislature
has placed in the hands Of the people
the nomination of all state and county
Officers Further amendments to this
law will from time to time becoma
necessary and such desirable amend.
ments as experience may suggest we
pledge the party to enact We declare
at the present time that this law
should be SO amended as to require
each voter at the time of registration
to declare his party affiliations to the
end that voting of the primary ticket
of one party by members of any other
party may be prevented. Such an
amendment was passed by the last re-
publican legislature and we denounce
as petty party politics the act of 4
democratic governor of this state in
vetoing it. We condemn the demo- ratit
party of this state for it's attempt to
nulliry the provisions of the direct pri
mary law by fixing up States" of can
didates for the various offices. stat
and county and preventing more thar
one candidate from fling fof -eacf Of
flee in order that members of tle dem
ocratic party may help nominate re
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 d,sposine
of our state lands, centuries would
lapse ere they are all sold ami the ad
costs will. in the mean
time, be enormous. We, therefore
pledge ourselves to submit for approval
a constitutional amendment that VIII
permit of their sale in annually in
creasing quantities at not less than the
minimum price of $40 per acre.
Amendment OF Revenue l. avs.
We regret and deplore the unwise
olcy of the democratic COVE nor of
this state in inaugurating and insisting
Upon full cash value taxation of pro-
perty in the year 1911 before the ne.
cessary changes in our tixed levies
lie made, thus causing all the taxpayers
and particularly those of the farming
class to pay largely increased and un-
necessary taxes. The present revenue
aw, while being an ir'proN ement In
some particulars over the old law, il
still far from beirg a solution ot tn,
tax problem and we pledge the republi-
can party to further legislation to cor
rect existing evils.
"tate Roads.
We favor the policy of deve,oping
within tie state the best system
roa Is and highways which the state i
BILE to support. We favor STATE an[
government cooperation and aid IN
building state and interstate roads anf
particularly do we emphasize the i'm
portance of the establishment of a
state road into the Yellowstone Ma.
tional park and the park be opened t.
automobile 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 comprehensive working
mems compensation act, to the enc
that persons engaged in hazardous anf
semi ha zardous occupations may re
ceive prompt and just compensation
| for injuries received in the course O
heir employment.
FulfIImert 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
| ny all members of our party who ma,
be elected to office upon this platform