American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-07-04

rlty OF these institutions, and to SUI
toII eacn or them in maintenan.,
IN growth as for as the finances O.
the state will allow, recognizing tha
or The growth and development O.
..ese institutions depends the up
pul+d1ng of the moral and intellect
ual welfare of the youth of Idaho
And to this end we urgethelegisla.
ture to take up and pass theappro-
prlatlon bills for all educational an(
charitable institutions as soon aftel
cohVenlng as possible and beore the
otner work of the legislature shall
Le taken up.
Direct Primary Law,
| The direct primary law passed by
republican legislature and wisely
amended by the succeeding legisla-
ture mas placed in the hands of the
| people the nomination of allstate
and county officers. Further amend
hIents to this will from time to time
| Decome necessary, and such desir-
aple amendments as experience NAV
suggest we pledge the party to en-
act. We declare at the present time
mat this law should be SO amended
as 10 require each voter at the
llme OF registration to declare his
party affiliations to the end that
Young OF the primary ticket of one
party py members of any other party
may be prevented. Such an amend
,heht was passed by the last repub-
'lcan legislature and we denounce
as petty party politics the act of
tpe democratic governor of this
state IN vetoing it. We condemn
Ihe democratic party of his state
lor It's attempt to nullify the pro-
Visions OF the direct primary law
by liking up States of candidates
lor The various offices, state and
county, and preventing more than
one candidate from filing for each
office, in order that members of
.he democratic party may help nom
mate republican candidates at the
primary election.
Local Option.
we pledge the party tomaintain
and enforce the present, local optic
law
State Lands,
Under existing methods of dispos-
lng OF our state lands. centuries
would elapse ere they are all sold
and the administrative costs will.
s.
therefore, pledge ourselves to sub
nit for approval a constitutional
amendment that will permit of their
sale in annually increasing ouantit-
'es at not less than minimum price
Of $40 per acre
Amendment OF the Revenue Law
We regret and deplore the unwise
policy of the democratic governor
of this state in inaugrating and
insisting upon full cash value
taxation of property in the year
1911, before the necessary changes
our fixed levies, based upon Low
n valuation, could be made, thus |
'auslng all the taXpayrs. and par
lcularly those of the farming class,
o pay largely increased and unnec-
ssary taxes. The present revenue
aw, while being an Improvement
Il some particulars over the old
aw, is still far from being solu-
Ion of the tax problem, and we
pledge the republican party to fur
her legislation to correct existing
wills.
State Roads.
We favor the policy of developing
within the state the best system of
Dads and highways which the state
5 able to support. We favor state
nd government cooperation and
Id in building state and interstate
Dads, and particularly do we en-
hasize the importance of the estab-
lshment of state road into the
ellowstone national park and the
ark be opened to automobile traffic
nd that our senators and represent
tives in congress be requested tot l
Sc every effort possible to this end
WOrkmen's Compensation Act.
We favor a comprehensive work I
compensation act, to the |
nd that persons engaged in haz- S
rdous and semi-hazardous ocupa- 6
ons may receive prompt and just 1
or injuries receive
/ the course of heir employment S
We insist that political pledges
)lemnly Incorporated into party /
latforms are made to be faithfully V
ept, and shall hold to strict ac- t
all members of our 1
arty who may be elected to office T
pom this platform; and, believing {
tat none will prove recreant to 4
lat trust, we assure the people of
lie state that the pledges here
ade will be loyalty observed "