The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-09-12

far as the finances of the state will al
low. recognizing that on the growth
land lie, elopment of these institution,
depends the upbuldng of the mora
land intellectual welfare of the youth
lof Idaho. And to this end we urge
the legislature to take up and pass the
appropriation bills for all Educational
land charitable institutions as soon at
ter converting as possible and before
the other work of the legislature shall
be taken up.
Direct Primary Law.
The direct primary law passed by a
Republican legislature and wisely
(amended by the succeeding legislature
has placed in the hands Of the people
the nomination of all state and county
officers. Further amendments to this
law will from time to time Become
necessary and such desirable amend
ments as experience may suggest we
Ipledge the party to enact We declare
lat the present time that this Law.
Ishould be so amended as to require
leach voter at the time of registration
to declare his party Affiliations to the
lend that voting of the primary ticket
Iof one party by members of any othe,
party may be prevented. Such an
INV, hc Ia
publican legislature and we denounee
as petty party politics the act of 3
democratic governor of this state in
Ivetoing it. We condemn the demor rati
party of this state for it's attempt tc
Inullify the provisions of the direct pri
mary law by fixing up States" of can
didates for the various Offices, stat
and county, and preventing more thar
one candidate from filing for each Of
| flee in order that members of The dem
ocratic party may help nominate re
publican candidates at the primary
election.
Local Option:
We pledge the party to nlalntain
and enforce the present local option
law.
State Lands.
| Under existing methods of disposine
of our state lands, centuries woulc
elapse ere they are all sold and the ad-
ministrative costs WILL in the mean
time, be enormous. We therefore.
pledge ourselves to submit for approval
a constitutional amendment that vii
permit of their sale in annually in
creasing quantities at not less than the
minimum price Of $40 per acre.
Amendment Of Revenue Jaws.
| We regret and deplore the unwist
olicy of the democratic governor o.
this state in inaugurating and insisting
lpon full cash value taxation of pro-
perty in the year 1911, before the ne
cessary changes in our exec ievies
based upon lower valuation. could
be made, thus causing all the taxpayers
and particularly those of the farming
class to pay largely increased and I'm
necessary taxes. The present re emu
aw, while being an in'pro, ement ir
some particulars over the old law, is
still far from beirg a solution ot TIL
tax problem and we pledge the repuhli
can party to further legislation to cor
rect existing evils.
| "tate Roads.
We favor the policy of developing
within the state the best system
roa is and highways which the state i'
BILE to support We favor state anf
government cooperation and aid In
building state and interstate roads an(
particularly do we emphasize the i'm
portance of the establishment of
state road into the Yellowstone Ma
tional park and the park be opened t
automobile traffic and that our sena
tors and representatives in congress
be requested to use every effort posi-
BILE to this end.
Work;ngmen's Compensation Act.
We favor a comprehensive working
mems compensation act, to the enc
THAT persons engaged in hazardous an
semi hazardous occupations may re
ceive prompt and just compensatio,
for injuries received in the course
their employment.
FuIfIlment OF Pledges.
We insist that political pledges sol
emnly incorporated into party plat
forms, are made to be faithfully kept
and shall hold to a strict accountable
lily all members of our party who may
lbe elected to office upon this platform
and, believing that none will prove re-
creant to that trust, we assure the PEG
pie of the state that the pledges here
made will be Loyalty observed.