The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-10-17

. s"i-iiS mat on the sroA
ana development of these lns,in.ti,
oepehds the upbuilding. of the ma,
{ anu intellectual welfare of the Won
: OF Idaho And to this end we ~.
The legislature to take up and mass :
appropriation bills for all education
ana charitable Institutions as soon .
- cohVenias las possible and befo
the other work of the Leg atlre sh,
be taken up.
Direct Primary Law,
The direct primary law nassea ~,
republican legislature and wise
amended by the succeeding legislatu
mas placed in the hands o., the peon
the nomination of all state and conn
foncers. Further amendments To IN
law VIII from time to time becon
necessary and such desirable amen,
ments as experience may suggest "
pieuse the party to enact. We declal
TAT the present time that this In,
ishould be SO amended as to re,n,i,
each voter at the time of reeistrati
70 declare his party affiliations to Il
emu that voting of the primary tick
| OF one party by members of any 9th,
| party may be prevented. Such q
amendment was passed by the last r.
publican legislature and we den y,n
las petty party politics the act of
democratic governor of this state
Vetoing 1t. We condemn the demoerat
party of this state for it's attempt
nulllly the provisions of the direct or
mary law by fixing up States" of ca,
oloates for the various offices, sta
and county, and preventing more tn,
one candidate from filing for each G
ice in order that members Of The den
ocratic party may help nominate =.
publican candidates at the pri,nat
election.
Local Option.
We pledge the party to n,alntai
and enforce the present local optic
law.
State Lands.
Under existing methods of dlsposin
OF our state lands, centuries woul
lapse ere they are all sold ana the az
costs will, in the mean
lime, be enormous. We, there for,
pledge ourselves to submit for approv;
constitutional amendment tha( W!
permit of their sale in annually in
,reasing quantities at not less than tn
minimum price of $40 per acre.
Amendment of Revenue Laws.
We regret and deplore the unwis
olicy of the democratic governor @
his state in inaugurating and insistin
pon full cash value taxation of pro
erty in the year 1911 before the ne
eSouIy CidHstS III our Q&ett leVlG
ased upon lower valuation con-
G made, thus causing all the taxpaye,
nd particularly those of the tarmin
lass to pay largely increased and u,
ecessary taxes. The present re emu
Nv, while being dn in'pro1 ement i
)lne particulars over the old law.
III far from being a solution of tn
TX problem and we pledge the reptlbl'
IN party to further legislation to COZ
'ct existing evils.
"tate Roads.
We favor the policy of deve,opin
thin tie state the best system
ads and highways which the state
lie to support. We favor state an
'vernment cooperation and aid
Hiding state and interstate roads an
.lticltlarly do we emphasize the i'm
rtance of the establishment of
ate road into the Yellowstone Ma
NAL park and the park be opened [
tomobile traffic ard that our sena
RS and representatives in congres
requested to use every effort possi
. to this end.
Work:ngmen's Compensation Act.
We favor a comprehensive working
EMS compensation act. to the en-
1T persons engaged in hazardous an
nj hazardous occupations may re
i've prompt and Just compensation
; injuries received in the course r
cir employment.
FuIfiIment Of Pledges.
We insist that political pledges sol ,
My incorporated into party plat
ms. are made to be faithfully kept
d shall hold to a strict accountable
all members of our party who ma
elected to office upon this platform
i, believing that none will prove re
ant to that trust, we assure the peo
of the state that the pledges her
de will be loyalty observed.
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.