The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-07-03
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
ADOPTS A RINGING
PLATFORM


The political parties in convention
assembled completed their platforms
Wednesday. The platforms are very
much alike in some particulars but
offer enough difference to justify the
existence of three parties, The Repub
lican platform in full follows:
The Republican party of the state
of Idaho in convention assembled in
dorses the excellent work done by its
senators and representatives in CON
gress and commcnds their unwavcr-
ing support of Republican principles
in spite OF the opposition of the Dem
ocratic party in power.
We congratulate the people of Ida
no on the evident early return of the
Republican party to the control of
the national government, which re-
turn will speedily relieve the nation
and state of Idaho of the disastrous
effects of an administration which has
discreditetd the American flag abroad,
paralyzed the entire commercial and
financial interests of our country
made cowardly surrender of Ameri
can principles and rights in repeating
Panama canal tolls exemptions. and
has made a dismal failure of trying
to lower the cost of living and is re-
sponsible for the present business and
industrial depression.
Blight of Free Trade.
We denounce the Democratic tariff
policy as destructive of American in
dustries, and one which aims at the
farmer, stockman and miners of Ida
no. We advocate tariff revision on a
scientific basis by a non-partisan tar
iff commission.
The Wilson Bryan watchful waiting
policy in Mexico which has permitted
the killing Of many of our citizens and
the ravshing of their wives and chill
dren, its vacillating foreign policy,
and its utter failure to carry out any
of its promised results to the people
proves the Democratic party unfit to
be in control Of government.
Efforts for Harmony.
We approve the action of the ma
tional Republican committee in chang
ing the basis of representation and the
method of selection of delegates to the
national Republican convention, and
we hereby ratify the resolution adopt
ed at the meeting of the national Re
publican committee held December
|, 1918, and specially commend our
senior senator, William Z. Borah, fol
his untiring efforts in securing the
adoption of this resolution, which i:
. one OF the many things he has done
towards harmonizing and reunitine
the Republican party,
We favor the enactment OF ma
tional law establishing a rural cred
system.
, We indorse the efficient and bust
! ness like administration of the Re
publican state officials.
We promise the enactment of al
amendment to the present highwa.
automobile license tax law, whereof.
at least 1870 OF the automobile licenS
tax shall be returned to the respectiv
: counties wherein the same is collected
- to be used for road purposes by sue
counties; provided, that when countie
: have voted bonds for road purpose
> the money returned shall be used 70
interest purposes.
5 Score High Taxes.
c We hold that the paramount prob
{, lem in Idaho today is that of taxa
: ton. So burdensome have the hig
taxes become that they are hand
cap to industry and a potent factor
d depressing property values. 1t is
l. problem requiring the most intelliger
= thought of the whole people, and IA
too serious to be made the subject {
o cheap politics. We denounce as en'
n mics of the people, those who are 60
1t ing through the state claiming that
i their political parties be given pow
taxes will be reduced one-half. Sine
those making this claim know the al
J solute falsity thereof as taxes al
O chiefly legal. and wholly within Il