The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-07-12

general government, have harassed
lhomesteaders, locators of mines and
other persons seeking honestly to
acquire title to government lands
z. We favor state and govern.
ment aid in the building and main.
tanning of state roads. We recon.
mend the designation and establish.
ment of roads leading through the
state to be known as state highways
and connecting with similar roads
leading from adjoining. states; and
we recommend that our senators and
representatives in congress he in.
structed to use every effort possible
to secure such federal aid. We also
recommend the construction of an
automobile road by federal aid lead
ing to the National Park and the
opening of said park to automobile
and other traffic.
8. We favor the election of Uni
ted States senators by the direct vote
of the people, and we pledge our
members in the legislature to ratify
the amendment submitted by the fed
eral congress for the election of the
United States senators by direct vote
of the people. and until such amend
ment be adopted, we favor an amend
men to the election laws of the
state providing for the nomination Of
the United States senators by the PEG
pie and pledging Legislative candi-
dates to vote for the candidate for
United States senator who receives
the highest number of votes at such
election, regaroiesss of party.
9 We re-affirm our unfaltering
allegiance to the principles of the
direct primary for the nomination of
candidates for office. We recommend
such amendments to existing laws as
will include presidential electors;
make the law more effective; pro-
hibit large expenditures of money to
secure nominations and provide for
the election of delegates to plat
form conventions of political parties
by direct vote OF the people at such
primaries.
We also favor the amendment of
the present election laws by the en-
actment of a corrupt practice act
preventing the expenditures of mon
ey to influence elections and to pre-
vent the conveyance Of voters to and
from registration offices and voting
places.
We favor such changes In the Of
fetal ballot as will remove all party
emblems and will place the names
Of candidates for each office in one
alternating alphabetically arranged
column upon the ballot. /
10. We congratulate the people
If Idaho upon the administration of
Gov. James H. Hawley, whose strong
has impressed itself up
IN the state government. Every de-
,artment has felt the inspiration. of
lis leadership and high efficiency
las marked the work every branch
# the public service. Order has been
brought out of choas in the trans
lctions of the state land board and
,verp possible assistance within the
aw has been granted to the Carey
Act settlers. Governor Hawley per-
ormed a. distinct public service in
ecuring from the notional govern
nent the exchange of isolated tracts
f land on the various forests re-
erves for compact body of ninety
thousand acres, and in his strong
nd vigorous protests against the har
ssing methods of special agents of
he federal government in the treat
lg of settlers and other citizens of
IDAHO he has given expression to the
dice of the people. Governor Haw-
ey has restored the gubernatorial
ffice to the position of dignity due
and has given the state business
Ike administration, enforcing the
Tvs upon the statue books without
Ear or favor.
We believe full cash value to be
lie only fair and just method of
king property and we commend the
stand taken by Governor
awley in favor of this reform. We
,ndemn the obstructive tactics en-
Dyed by the republican majority of
le legislature during the recent
'ecial session which resulted in the
omitted by Governor Hawley to
'ecial session, and we call attention
the absurd provision insisted upon
T such republican majority for an
'sessment on 40 per cent of the !.
Ish value as being deceptive and
lerile, but we take pride in the
ct that the insurance law proposed
: Governor Hawley and enacted by q,
oh special session has produced :
ore than sufficient revenue to pay =
e entire expenses of such special :
ssion. We pledge the democratic
rty to such revision of our reven-
laws as will place all the property
the state, except that exempted by
W, upon the tax rolls and require
Oh dollar of valuation to bear its
st share of public expenses. We
rther pledge the democratic par
to provide such safeguards, both
constitutional amendment and leg
alive enactment, as will prevent :
y tax levying board, either state,
unity, or municipal, from levying
on the people of the state Excess y
g amounts Of taxes. ~ i
II. We indorse the action of the n,
mocretic members of the Idaho -
yislature Of the eleventh session q