The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-10-24

lar as the finances of the state VIII i.
low, recognizing that on the gro
ana development Of these insli,l.
depends the upbuilding of the M
land intellectual welfare of the W.
iot Idaho. And to this end we n,
the legislature to take up and pass
appropriation bills for all education
land charitable institutions as soon af
Itlr converting as possible and tefor
the other work of the lie giglature shall
be taken up.
Direct Primary Law.
| The direct primary law passed by a
republican legislature and wisely
iamended 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 amen1
ments as experience may suggest "
lpedge the party to enact We dacla,
lat the present time that this Ia
Should be so amended as to requi!
each voter at the time of registrat
to declare his party affiliations to t,
lend that voting of the primary tick
of one party by members of any 9th
lparty may be prevented. Such
amendment was passed by the last
publican legislature and we denoun
as petty party politics the act of
democratic governor of this state !
party of this state for it's attempt t
nullify the provisions of the din ct pr
mary law by fixing up "slates" of can
didates for the various Offices, sta
and county, and preventing more this
one candidate from filing for each O.
| flee in order that members of the den
ocratic party may help nomlnate ~
publican candidates at the primal
( ELECTION.
Local Option.
We pledge the party to nlalntai
and enforce the present loca! optic
law.
State Lands.
Under existing methods Of di7posin
of our state lands, centuries woul
lapse ere they are all sold and the ad
ministrative costs WILL in the meal
time, be enormous. We, ther.for
pledge ourselves to submit for approvl
constitutional amendment that w
permit of their sale in annually ir
creasing quantities at not less than II!
minimum price Of $40 per acre.
Amendment Of Revenue Laws.
We regret and deplore the unwis
Obey of the democratic governor
this state in inaugurating and 'nsistin
,pon a full cash value taxation of pre-
perty in the year 1911, before the Mt
cessary changes in our tixec ievle'
based upon a lower valuation. coul
lie made, thus causing all the taxpayer
and particularly those of the tarmln
class to pay largely increased and ur
necessary taxes. The present re]enu
aw, while being an in'proN ement
some particulars over the Old law,
still far from being a solution Of tn
tax problem and we pledge the repuhi
can party to further legislation to COZ
rect existing evils.
"tate Roads.
We favor the policy Of deTe.opin
within the state the best system
roads and highways which the state ]
BILE to support. We favor state an
government cooperation and aid i
building state and interstate roads an
particularly do we emphasize the III
nortance of the establishment Of
state road into the Yellowstone Ma
tional park and the park be opened I
automobile traffic and that our senF
tors and representatives In congres
The requested to use every effort poss'
lble to this end.
Workinsmen's Compensation Act
We favor a comprehensive WORKING
mems compensation act, TO the Ell
That persons engaged in hazardous az
Semi zarflous occupations may re
Iceiye prompt and just compensate
flor injuries received in the course
heir employment.
FulffIment Of Pledges.
We insist that political pledges SO
emily incorporated into party pia
forms. are made to be faithfully KEEP
and shall hold to a strict accountabi
itv all members of our party who ms
he elected to office upon this platform
and. believing that none will prove r.
creant to that trust, we assure the PEI
nile of the state that the pledges he
made will be Loyalty observed.
.,o-,oe ar AeeEssMENT.