The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-06

and charitable institutions as soon
after converting as possible and before
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 from time to time will become
necessary, and such desirable amend
ments as experience may suggest we
pledge the party to enact. we declare
at the present time that this law
should be so amended as to require
each voter at the time of registration
to declare his party affiliations to the
end that voting of the primary ticket
of one party by members of any other
party may be prevented. Such an
amendment was passed at the last Ke-
publican legislature and we denounce
as petty party politics the act OF the
Democratic governor of this state IN
vetoing it. We condemn the Demo-
cratic party of this state for its at
tempt to nullify the provisions OF the
direct primary law by fixing up
States" of candidates for the various
Offices, state and county, and prever,-
ting more than one candidate from
filing for each Office, in order that
members of the Democratic party
may help nominate Republican candi-
dates 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 dispos-
ing of our state lands, centuries would
elapse ere they are all sold and the
administrative costs will, in the mean
time, be enormous. We, therefore,
pledge. ourselves to submit for ap-
proval constitutional amendment
that will permit oftheir sale in an
nually increasing quantities at not
less than a minimum price of $40 per
acre.
Amendment of Revenue Laws.
We regret and deplore the unwise
policy of the Democratic governor Of
upon full cash value taxation of
property in the year 1911, before the
necessary changes in our fixed levies,
based upon a lower valuation, could
be made, thus causing all the tax pay
ers and particularly those of the farm
ing class, to pay Largely increased and
unnecessary taxes. The present rev.
enue law, while being an improvement
in some particulars over the old law,
is still far from being solution of
the tax problem, and we pledge the
Republican party to further legisla-
ton to correct existing evils.
Workmen's Compensation Act.
We favor the enactment of a COM
prehensive workmen's compensation
law which will insure prompt and just
payment for injuries received in the
course of employment.
State Roads.
We favor the policy of developing
within the state the best system of
roads and highways which the state is
able 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
tional park and the park be opened to
automobile traffic, and that our sena-
tors and representatives in congress
be requested to use every effort pos
sible to obtainthis end.
Fulfllment of Pledges.
We insist that political pledges SOL
EMMY 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
recreant to that trust, we assure the