Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
DEMO. PLATFORM
THE FULL TEXT OF THE STATE
PLATFORM
IS FULLY PROGRESSIVE
Favors Direct Primary Election by the
People Of Senators and Presiden-
tial Electors by Primary.

We, the representatives Of the Demo.
cratic party Of the state Of Idaho, in
platform convention assembled pursu.
ant to law do announce the following
principles for the consideration of the
electors Of the State Of Idaho.
We affirm our allegiance to the prin.
ciples and policies Of government as de-
clared in the Democratic convention at
Baltimore, and pledge ourselves to the
support Of its candidates and platform.
We point with pride to the actions of
the Democratic members in Congress as
being in the interest Of all the people.
We denounce and condemn the Re.
publican party for it's willful failure to
carry into effect it's promises to the
people in its national platform of 1908
for revision of the tariff downward
and for it's enactment Of the Payne
Aldrich tariff law framed wholly and
entirely in the interest of the trusts
and monopolies.
We denounce President Taft for his
veto Of the amendments thereto, which
were passed by Democratic house and
Democratic and progressive Republican
senators in the interest Of the people.
Its broken pledges and its betrayal of
the people in the past cause us to view
with suspicion the promises of the Re-
publican party and its national plat.
form.
We believe that the resources of this
state should be conserved in the inter-
ests Of the people Of the state. We are
opposed to the present attempt on the
part of the United States government
to interfere in matters of purely state
concern or to deprive the people of this
state of the benefits Of the state IS
natural resources and we favor such
action by congress of the United
States as will ultimately provide for
the passing to the state in which the
public lands are situated title to all
lands in such states now vested in the
United States.
We heartily favor the reclamation
OF the arid lands of the west under the
provisions of law in force with
changes in the interest of the home
builder which experience has shown to
be necessary. In the administration
OF such reclamation projects the rules
and regulations governing the same
should be improved SO as to carry out
the idea Of the law, that of furnishing
homes for the people of the state. We
pledge our delegation to the national
congress to work for such changes in
the reclamation act as will relieve set
tiers under such projects from begin
nlng payments for the water rights un-
I'll the fourth year after the delivery
Oh water, and that the payments for
such water rights shall be made in 25
annual installments instead of 10 as
now provided by said act, and thay ,,at
ent to such lands shall issue to the
settler after three years of residence
thereon, reserving to the govern ment a
lien for the price of the water rights.
We favor the enactment and enforce
meno OF adequate laws fully protect
ing and safeguarding the rights and in
terests of settlers upon lands un? tine
carey act projects.
We demand vigorous investigation
oy congress of the actions of special
agents and special prosecutors, who,
under the authority of the general gov
ernment, have harassed homesteaders,
iocators of mines and other persons
seeking honestly to acquire title to
government lands.
We favor state and government aid
In the building and maintaining of state
roads. We recommend the designation
and establishment Of roads leading
through the state to be known as state
highways connecting with similar roads
leading from adjoining states, we re-
commend that our senators and repre-
Sentatlves in congress be instructed to
use every effort possible to secure such
FEDERAL aid. We also recommend the
construction Of an automobile road by
ieoerai aid leading to the national park
and the opening Of said park to auto.
mobile and other traffic.
We favor the election of United
o'ates senators by the direct vote Of
.ne people and We pledge our members
IN the legislature TO ratify the amend
"ent submitted by the federal congress