The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-09-05
Platform of the Republican Party
in Idaho

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far as the finances of the state will al
How. recognizing that on the growth
and development of these institutions
depends the upbuilding Of the moral
land intellectual welfare of the youth
lof Idaho. And to this end we urge
1.-THE legislature to take up and pass the
appropriation bills for all educational
land charitable institutions as soon at
tier converting as possible and before
1.-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
pledge 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
Ito declare his party affiliations to the
end that voting Of the primary ticket
of one party by members of any other
Iparty may be prevented. Such an
amendment was passed by the last re-
publican legislature and we denounce
as petty party politics the act Of a
democratic governor Of this state in
|vetoing it. We condemn the democratic
party of this state for its attempt to
inullify the provisions of the direct pri-
mary law by fixing up States" of can
didates for the various offices, stata
land county and preventing more than
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 maintain
and enforce the present local option
law.
State Lands.
Under existing methods Of filsposing
Of our state lands, centuries would
tlapse ere they are all sold and the adj
ministrative costs will. in the mean
time, be enormous. We, therefore.
pledge ourselves to submit for approval
constitutional amendment that will
permit of their sale in annually in
oreasing quantities at not less than the
minimum price of $40 per acre.
Amendment Of Revenue Laws.
We regret and deplore the unwise
policy Of the democratic governor Of
this state in inaugurating and insisting
Upon full cash value taxation of pro-
perty in the year 1911, before the me-
cessary changes in our fixed levies,
based upon lower valuation. could
be made, thus causing all the taxpayers
and particularly those of the farming
class to pay largely increased and UNI
necessary taxes. rhe present re7enue
aw, while being an ir'pro, ement in
some particulars over the old law, is
still far from beirg solution 1t the
tax problem and we pledge the republic
can party to further legislation to cor
rect existing evils
"tate Roads.
We favor the policy of developing
within the state the best system of
roa Is and highways which the state is
bic to support. We favor state and
government cooperation and aid in
building state and interstate roads and
particularly do we emphasize the i'm
portance of the establishment of a
state road into the Yellowstone Ma
tonal park and the park be opened to
automobile traffic ard 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 end
that persons engaged in hazardous and
semi hazardous occupations may re-
ceive prompt and just compensation
for injuries received in the course OF
their employment.
FulfIlment Of Pledges.
We insist that political pledges SOL
emily Incorporated into party plat
forms, are made to be faithfully kept,
and shall hold to strict accountable
ity all members Of our party who may
be elected to Office upon this platform;
and. believing that none will prove re-
creant to that trust, we assure the peo-
pie of the state that the pledges here
made will be Loyalty observed.