Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-10-18
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM


We, the candidates on the Democrat
ic ticket in Bear Lake county, State of
Idaho, hereby promulgste the following
ss our declaration or principles for the
ensuing campaign:
We heartily endorse the candidacy OF
Woodrow Wilson for president and
Thomas B. MARSHALL as vice president.
of the United States, and we fully in
dorse the Democratic platform and ev-
cry plank thereof.
We unequivocally indorse the Demo-
cratic state ticket, and pledge our can
dida,es to earnestly strive for its cleo
tion. We heartily indorse the Demo-
cratic state platform and pledge our
candidates. IL elected to assist as far as
possible in the incorporation Of the
planks Of that platform into law, and
we fully indorse the cause of J. II.
Hawley as governor.
We are in favor of an employees liza
biiity law that will be effective in pro-
tecting the workmen Of the state.
We are in favor of the full cash VAL
nation of property for taxation, and
condemn the present forty per cent
clause of our law passed by rep
ublican legislature, for the reason that
said clause, used as 1t Ia, for taxation
purposes robs the public schools Of this
and all other counties of thousands M
on thousands of dollars, which under
the full cash valuation for taxing pur-
poses, was paid by the corporations of
the state but which are now paid by the
small property owner.
We favor the amendment Of our pres.
emit law rs to the liability of railway
companies in the killing of livestock
upon their right Of way. by the making
OF the killing of livestock prima facie
evidence that said stock were negligent
ly killed by such railway company.
We favor the establishment of a pub
lie utilities commission as being the
best method for the regulation of all
public utility corporations of the state.
We favor the rigid enforcement of
the local option and other laws as being
the best method to determine the bene-
fits of the various laws upon the statu 9
books. to the end that any found lacking
in efficiency may be amended or repeal
ed
We favor, and we pledge our candi-
dates, IL elected to enforce the laws in
regard to the pollution of the streams
and water courses, especially those
from which water is derived for domes-
tic and culinary purposes. and TO this
end we favor the establishing of such
protection to these streams and water
sheds as will keep such source free from
any and all pollution.
AS evidence that we favor the part
icipation of women In the government
of onr public Offices, we point with
pride to the fact that the only woman
candidate on either ticket is on the demo-
cratic ticket for the Office of county
treasurer and we especially commend
her candidacy to the voters of Bear
Lake County.
We are. earnestly in favor Of good
roads In the nation, state and county,
and to that end we pledge our candi-
to the legislature TO support any
measures that will brin. about state
aid for good wagon roads, and we fur
Their pledge our candidates for commits
sioners, II elected, to inaugurate ane |
continue any progressive plan of giving |
the county good roads, all expenditures
along this line to be made in an econo-
mical and conservative way, to the end |
that the most and best results may be |
obtained from such expenditure.
We favor the adoption OF all amend
ments proposed to the state constitu-
ion.
We pledge our candidates, II elected.
TO an economical adminisi ration OF |
their respective Offices, and we iul theI
pledge them to the elimination OF tn,
small but numerous incidental expense
hat are not necessary for the prope
of these Offices, Blu
which constitute constant source
needless and useless expense that the
taxpayer is now called on to pay.