The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-10-25


dates nominated at the recent prim
airy
The following resolutions ant
pledges are made by the republican
candidates fer office in Latsh county
and the high character and integrity
of these candidates should be suf-
ficient assurance to the voters that
the pledges made herein will be faith
fully kept.
The present county republican Of
ficials are commended for their wise
forceful and economical administers
ton EfN
| Our present republican county com
missioners are especially commended
for wiping out the Indebtedness OF
the county left over from previous
administrations, which debt was in
creased by the previous democratic
board of commissioners to the extent
of more than $27,5OO0.
Sheriff c. G. Brown, Assessor e. j.
Gemmill, Auditor Homer E. Estes,
Superintendent of Schools Catherine
T. Dryden, Coroner Leondas E. Nc
Cartor and Surveyor Harvey j. Smith
have faithfully kept their promises
| made to the people two years ago,
and the republican party points with
pride to the rigid enforcement Of the
laws of the state by these officials.
We pledge the republican nominees
for county commissioners to continue.
in the event of their election, the pres
ent policy of issuing no saloon lie
enses.
We pledge the republican nominee
for sheriff, c. C. Brown, to continue
the present policy of rigidly enforc-
ing all the laws of the state, and es-
pecially those relating to VACATIONS of
the liquor laws. We commend him
for the methods used to stamp o,.t
bootlegging in Latah county, and call
attention to the fact that the demo-
craic platform in 1910 advocated the
the methods used by Sheriff Brown,
and which methods they now con
DENIM
We pledge our candidates for the of
fees of probate judge and county at
tolney to work in harmony and tol
save the county the expense OF try
ing criminal cases before other of
ficials We further pledge the re-
publican candidate for county attorney
to reduce the enormous expense of
that office as conducted by the pres
ent democratic county attorney, who
is candidate for reelection, and
that such reduction will be mode
without reducing the efficiency of the
office
We recommend the election of F, D
Hasbrouck for probate Judge. His
legal training and eminent Iualifica.
ton for that office will save the tax
payers of the county the expense OF
trying in the district court petty
cases which should be tried in the
probate court.
The republican candidate for as
SCISSOR, Theodore Martinson, will, if
cational qualifications and the ex
perience and ability necessary for the
most efficient administration of the |
office His services in working with |
our present able assessor make him |
the logical successor to E. ]. Gemmil |
Legislative Ticket.
We pledge the party's nominees for
the legislature as follows, to work and |
vote for
l. The reelection of Senator Bor-
ah
2. A public utilities commission.
3. A corrupt practice act.
4. Every measure which will fur
Their prohibit and suppress the liquor
traffic in the state and in the nation.
5. A revenue law which will bring
about equitable assessments.
G. The repeal of the met output"
nine assessment law.
Z. Effective legislation to further
liz iuiC Wy liC pSopiC IL lhC initiative.
recall and referendum amendments to
he constitution are adopted by the
people,
S. The Kansas Blue Sky Law"
8. Liberal support for the Univer-
'ity of Idaho.
10. An effective "Workingmen's
Act"
II. The employment of state and
county prisoners on the public roads
lnder state and county supervision.
~. The direct election of United
States senators, and presidential
preference primary.
The Liquor Question.
The republican party OF Latah
county challenges the sincerity of the
nominees in Latah county :
IN the liquor question. We submit f
o the voters OF the county that the
legislative nominees on the democratic
orm promulgates, and it was through :
10 effort on the part of these nom
nees that the liquor traffic has been
bclished in Latah county. If the
democratic party in the county were 7
incere on this question they should
ave placed men in nomination for the
legislature whose lives and acts are !
onsistent with the platform.