Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-20
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.

suance of law on the 18th day oi
September, 1912, at ShOshOne, Ida
no, and made and enunciated the
following platform:
We, the Democratic Candidates o
Lincoln County, Idaho, in Platform
Convention duly assembled, do here
by re-affirm our devotions to the
principles of Progressive Democracy
and make the following Declaration
of principles:
We endorse the Democratic
National Platform and Candidates,
and commend the party on nomin-
ating for President Honorable Wood
row Wilson, and for Yice-President,
Honorable Thomas R. Marshall.
We commend Honorable James H.
Hawley, and endorse his admins
tration as Governor, believing that
he has given the ablest admins
tration in the History of Idaho, and
we especially commend his eff
forts in securing assessments at
Cash Value,
We are grateful, as are the set
tiers, for the staunch stand which
Governor Hawley has taken as
member of the State Land Board,
and we urge especially that the
Carey Act Settlers give heed TO the
of surrounding the State
Executive with ex-officio members
of the Board who will follow his
County offers as a Candidate for
Attorney General one of the Candi-
dates who will, if elected, sit with
the Governor on this Board, in the
person of Honorable James R Both
WE'LL As County Attorney he has
to every call of the set
tier, and has disclosed by his Off
cial acts that he realized that the
settler is entitled to fair and honest
treatment. We commend especi-
ally the candidacy of Mr.. Boutwell,
md also of Mr.. Freeman Daughters
both of whom would, if elected, !
'taunchly support the principles of
)ur present Governor.
In count. affairs we pledge that it |
We are elected to the offices for
which we have been nominated, we |
hall at all times be guided by the
ule Of equal and exact justice to all
regard TO partisanship or
he dictation of any boss.
Moulding into concrete form the
e the servants of the people, and
'opular will, we will at all times
eady to act in accord withthe pro-
ressive idea of saving in taxes for
he taxpayer, even as we would
ave in our private affairs.
This is a new country, built,upon
firm foundation, and with abound
lg hopes, but it is not right, nor
air, nor just, that the man who
assisting in the building of new
mpire in the desert shall be tax
d beyond the frugal needs of
managed county. Nor is
-ithin reason that the man on the
md shall bear the burden of the
Stravagant expenditures which
ave been heaped upon the settler,
nd hampered him in the work he
las undertaken. We, therefore. con {
emn the administrator of the Re- {
Officials of Lincoln Coun-
: as grossly extravagant, and ad- ;
mustered only for thee benefit of
le few, working unjust and undue |
and great injustice upon ,
he taxpayers. We pledge our
lives to better County Government
nd a reduction in the expense of I
Ounty offices. I
We condemn the holding of an !
ection of County and State Off
ais every two years as grossly ex- '
avagant, and we pledge ourselves q
bring about the election of all q
ate and County Officials every {
'ur years. '
We recommend such legislation &
will render and make vital and c
our present Corrupt
'actice Act. "
We believe that our State has ]
ltgrown its early Constitution. and
e pledge our efforts towards hold S
g a Constitutional Convention for
c purpose of making possible leg A
ation in conformity with the ad- e
need and progressive needs Il
our people. n
R. H. STEVENSON. Chairman. d
w. H. CANNON, Secretary. To-