Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-08-08

Acu Ny charge either in whole of
IN part upon the industries; the suf.
frage should be granted to women. if
for no other reason, to enable wort;nc
women to combine for their own pro-
lection by the use OF the ballot. GAS
people We cannot afford to let any
group OF citizens or any individual cit
lzen labor under conditions which are
injurious to the common welfare. In. \
dustry, therefore, must submit to such
pubhc regulation as will make it
means of life and health, not of death
or ineffieiency"
The Farmer.
"The Country Life Commission
should be revived with greatly in
creased power; its abandonment was
severe blow to our people. The wei
fare OF the farmer is basic need of
this nation.' The country school
should be brought in touch with coun-
try life. For this reason the progress
sives approve of government co-opera-
ton with the farmer to make the farm
more productive. Cooperative sssol
Citations with the farmers both for the
production and the selling of agricul-
tural products should be encouraged
SO long as the farmer leaves cooper
ative activities with their profit shar-
ing to the city man of business, SO long
will the foundations Of wealth be un.
dermined and the comforts of enlight-
eminent be impossible in the country
communities. -
The Tariff.
On the tariff he says: 81 believe in
a protective tariff, but l believe in il
as priAciple approached from a stand
point OF the whole people, and not as .
bundle of preferences to be given ia
+vorite individuals He believes tn,
American people favor the principle
OF a protective tariff, but are in re
bellion against the wrong doing and un
just application OF that policy ana tn
abuses in past legislation. cit is no
> merely the Sarsff that should be re
= vised, but the method of tariffimakin
: and tariff administration. - "<h'he frs
step SHOULD be the creation OF perms
nens commission Of nonpsftisan ea
perts'' of "ample powers to secur
~ "exact and reliable information.
= ~<lT'he present tariff board is entirel
Inadequate in point of powers repose
in it and scope of work undertaken.
- The tariff commission lin Germany a
- fOrts a splendid model. This commi
, sion must scientifically determine IL
. '"HHffference in the cost of productic
here and abroad;'7 THE effect q
% '"4prices to the consumer" insure fs
- - iisstice to the pay envelope of the WEI
:. aaarner The commission must not "a
ttempt to encraach Con the tariff liza
Ling powers of congress 1t SHAH I
.,nport with full publicity and promptl
The tariff shall be revised schedule
:" schedule to avoid the 'staggeril
70 blows to business incident to form
general revisions. The effect wall
to wipe out the ''.lo grolling and vo
' trading" secured by special interes
~ in the past. '3eOniy by this means C
81 the tariff he taken out of politics
- 1.-THE substitution of tariff for rev
- nue. only as proposed by the de1nocr;
- ic platform would plunge this cot
VI try into the most widespread industr
As depression we have ever known"
VI revision shall be downward and mot |
ward and secure square deal I
~ merely to the manufacturer, butt to
wage worker and to the general g
-, sumner.
sc" The High Cost of Living.
y, ..The cost of living says \
"A Roosevelt. .Gshas risen during the Ii
- few years nut of all proportion to
,as increase of most salaries and wages
~. What is first necessary is fearl
~ intelligent, and searching inquiry IL
49, the whole subject, made absolutely
al non partisan body of experts with
+o prejudice to warp their minds, no
..a yate interest to serve, who snail
ms commend any necessary remedy ne
na less of what interest may be hurt the
~. by. and caring only for the iKtere
of the neople as q whole" The rep
an llicans promise such an inquiry,
~I,their rank dishonesty of action Ut
~. Chicago convention "makes tn
nromise worthless" 1t is hopeless
I'd nurn to the democratic party Tor rel
~. because first, the democratic pa
-. .saffects to find the entire nlgn c
ID. Of living in the tariff" ignoring
All pasent fact that the problem Is wo'
ar. wide, equally pressing in free-trade
lad