American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-07-04
late PLATFORM
| OF REPUBLICANS
i'd Planks Made For the
Coming Campaign.
Platform Meeting at Boise Gives
the State Republicans an
Excellent Platform.


Excellent Platform.
he Republican of Idaho, as re
Bented by the republican stat
form convention, constituted a
horized by the provisions of tn
yet primary law hereby annonceG
prOmulgate the principals an,
form of the party at Boise, Idat
this, the 25th day of June, 1912
National Platform Ratified.
he republican party of Idaho
feby reaffirms its unfaltering al
ance to the principles of the re-
lican party as exemplified il
splendid administrations O.
sidents Mckinley, Roosevelt ant
I. We ratify and indorse the
pinations made by our nationa
Vention at Chicago for president
v1ce-president and the progress
and constructive platform OF
pciples there adopted.
While recognizing that these ex-
ed honest difference of opinion
Acerning the choice of candidates
feel that the best intesest of
otdtS require IHc continuance
power of a republican national
ministration. In this belief and
h confidence in the result, we
pcge to each other and to repub-
ans everywhere cur earnest, EN-
ketic and loyal support of Will
m FL Taft. for president and
mes S. Sherman. for yice-presi-
bit
president Taft has been a firm
d consistent friend OF the vests
ii particularly OF the state of
pho, as is shown by his attitude
yard such purely western ques-
ms is the Borah-Jones three-year
mestead bill, the various recla-
tion acts, the restoring TO public
Try of large areas of agricultural
nd enormously supposed to be
fefly mineral in character, and
Hticularly by his order restoring
q the state of Idaho 100000 acres
/ the public school lands which
ID been included within forest re-
yves and of whose use the state
I'D been Unjustly depl ived.
q Direct Election of Senators.
We pledge the next legislature
/ the state to ratify the proposed
nendment to the constitution of
|e United States providing for the
rect election of senators, and un-
such amendment is adopted We
edge the. republican members of
|e legislature to support that can
date for United States senator
ho is nominated by the republican
eket at the primary election.
Congressional Delegation.
we heartily indorse the effort
hde by the repu ublican members in
ngreSS to secure constructive re-
lblican legislation, and to prevent
b enactment into law of destruc-
Fe democratic policies, and we
mend to the people of Idaho such
|le assistance as has been render
in this convention by oud dele
|tion in congress, Senators Hey
lrn and Borah ad Representative |
Fech. We especially comennd to |
3 voters of Idaho the brilliant !
Id constructive craftsmanship /
own by Seator Borah, as evidence
his successful advocacy of such
lportant questions as the three
ar homestead bill, the direct
ection of senators and his work
+ the establishment of a bureau
child labor, and the enactment
other progressive republican
easurers.
Payments on Lands.
We pledge our representatives in
ngresS to make an earnest effort
secure such remedial legislation
may be necessary to secure an
tension of the time of payment
settlers on government irrigation
oJects from 10 to 80 annual pay
'nts; the issuance of patents for
nh land Immediately after final
oof, and the removing of the
esent requirements as to resid-
&c on state and private lands
thin said projects, substituting
erefor requirements as to I'M
ovements and cultivation.
Endorsement of State Officials.
We endorse the efficient and
administration by our
publican state officials of their
'ty to continuation of such busi-
pective offices, and pledge the
-AAO SOAQ QQCI VI GIL ototC :
the future.
cOnOmic State Board of Control.
We favor the creation of a state
lrd of control for all state educa-
nal, charitable, penal and other G
lllar institutions to the end that
nomy and efficiency of admins I
tlon and supply may be effected =
the burden of taxation thereby '
uced. Ii
conOmy in Public Expenditures. Q
We pledge the party during the
llng administration to the
ctest economy in public expendi-
es. We oppose the unnecessary Wv
ation of any office and favor thed t,
uct1on Of state offices and the L
nDer of state employees whenever b
may be done without Gripping C
public service. 7
Educational Institutions. Isl
'ur system Of public educational "
atutone should be the first con- r
I or the people Of the state. We v
re!ore, pledge the rpublican party H
Ln1s state to maintain the integ- c,