Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-12

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1908 and at that time opposed by the
Republican party. and we commend
the Democratic House of Representa-.
tives for extending the doctrine oil
publicity to recommendations, verbal
and written, upon which presidential
appointments are made, to the own
ership and control of newspapers and
to the expenditures made by and in
behalf Of those who aspire to presi.
dental nominations and we point for
additional justification for this legis.
lation to the enormous expenditures OF
money In behalf Of the president and
his predecessor In the recent contest
for the Republican nomination for
president.
Presidential Primaries.
1.-THE movement towards more popu.
lar government should be promoted
through legislation in each state which
will permit the expression of the pref.
erence of the electors for national can
didates at presidential primaries.
I'VE direct that the national com
mfttee incorporate in the call for the
next nominating convention a require.
ment that all expressions OF preference
for presidential candidates shall be
given and the selection of delegates
and alternates be through a primary
election conducted by the party or.
ganization in each state where such
expression and election are not pro.
vided FOR by state law.
Term OF President.
We favor single presidential
term, and to the end urge the adoption
OF an amendment to the constitution
making the president OF the United
States Ineligible to reelection. end we
pledge the candidate of this conven.
ton to this principle.
Railroads, Express Companies, TeIe.
graph and Telephone Lines.
We favor the efficient supervision
and rate regulation of railroads, ex.
press companies. telegraph and tele.
Fhone lines engaged in interstate com.
merce. To this end we recommend
the valuation of railroads, express
companies, telegraph and telephone
hnes oy the Interstate commerce COM
mission, such valuation to take into
consideration the physical value of the
property, the original cost, the cost
or reproduction. and any element OF
value that will render the valuation
fair and just.
Banking Legislation.
I'VE oppose the so-called Aldrich
bill or the establishment of a cen
trail bank, and we believe the people OF
the country will be largely freed from
panics and consequent unemployment
and business depression by such a sys.
tematic revision of our banking laws
as viii render temporary relief In 10
cal1ties where such relief is needed.
with protection from control or dom.
nation by what is known as the
money trust.
Parcels Post and Rural Delivery.
we favor the establishment of a
parcels post or postal express, and
also the extension of the rural de.
livery system as rapidly as practic.
able.
The campaign contributions plank
pledges the party to the enactment of
a law prohibiting any corporation
from contributing to campaign fund.
It also limits individual contributions
to reasonable maximum"
The Democratic congress is heartily
commended for its long list of laws
Tor the benefit of the people after a
generation of unlimited power by the
Republican party. The next plank
arraigns the Republican party for
waste OF the money wrung from the
people by oppressive taxation"
A plank on rural credits is of i'm
portance. 1t is recommended that an
investigation of agricultural credit SO.
eieties In foreign countries be made
looking toward deyising a suitable sys-
tenn for the United States. water
ways plank provides for federal con-
troll of the Mississippi and other wa
terways. The plan is to maintain an
average depth on the big river SO 1t
will be navigable, and construct docks
to prevent further floods. This plank
also fayors draining of all swamp
lands.
The platform favofs post roads. 1t
reaffirms its declarations In the 1908
platform in regard to labor 1t holds
there should be a modification of the
injunctionai laws.
1t also mends department of
labor with cabinet officer.
The conservation plank Is also of
importance ard holds that conserva-
tion and development should proceed
for the benefit OF all the people. I'm
mediate action is favored to make
available the coal deposits of Alaska.
A pure food and public health plank
declares for the union and strength
eninR of the various governmental
agencies relating TO pure food, quaran.
tine. vital stats. les and human health.
This department SHOULD be admins
tered without Partially or discrimina-
tiol in favor of or against any school
Of medicine. The civil service law
should be honestly and rigidly en-
forced. Legislation is favored to pro
mote law reform. The policy of en-
perialism" in the Philippines is de-
nounced. 1t favors the declaration of
he independence of these islands.
Arizona and New Mexico are wei
coined to the sisterhood OF states.
xunnd in hR nDol-