Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-04-23
Republicans Have
Great Meeting
Republicans Open Campaign by Hold
ing Enthusiastic Mass Meeting at
Caldwell = Every Precinct Repre-
sented-Indorse. Statewide Frohi-
bition.


county officials preSent, and numel
. Gus candidates for office ON the Re
publican ticket in the coming cam
paign in attendance, the meeting o
Canyon county Republicans, held a
Caldwell last Wednesday a teri Don
: vas regarded by party leaders as al
unqualified success. The rally wa
held N the K. of P. hall, the seat
ia. capacity of which was oyertaxec
by the attendance.
Ta&aticn, tariff, and the sImalgama
ton OF Republicans and Progressi; eS
were the chief topics Of the severn
discussions. The Republicans in res
olutions adopted also went on record
as in favor Of the submission to the
voters of the statewide prohibition
question.
The meeting was called to order by
D. A. Hawkins of Emmett, chairman
Of the county central committee.
Senator BaIdridge Of Parma was
chosen chairman, ard J. A. Harader
of Payette, secretary.
| Borah Net q Candidate.
Before taking up tie subject OF
Taxation, On which he made one OF
the best addresses of the meeting, n.
Jenness of Nampa read a letter
from Senator Borah in which the lat
ter stated thai he is not a candidate
for the presidency, does not intend to
become candidate ard does not
want to be placed in such light be-
fore the people
The next speaker was l.. l. Purcell
of Weiser, who gave talk on
the principles of Republ;eanism, with
plea for party unity and a prophecy
Of a return of the Progressive faction
to the Republican fold.
Governor Haines responded TO the
request of the chairman for sort
talk, and Frank R. GoodiGg discussed
briefly the effect of the Democratic
tariff policy ard also the taxatSon
problem. Among the ether speakers
were Lieutenant Governor Taylor, o.
NJ. Van Duyn of Caldwell and Asses
sor Christopher of Canyon county.
Indorse Party Principles.
The committee on resolutions, con-
sistng of n. Jenness, Burt Verahle,
F. c. Berry, ]. NJ. Thompson ard W.
b. Mitchell, submitted tie report
which was adopted in full by the
Republicans present:
1--WE. the Republicans Of Canyon
county, in mass meeting assamb ed,
renew our allegiance to the principles
of the Republican party and pledge
our best efforts to reorganize and
unite the party along the lines sug-
gested by Senator Borah in his letter,
read before this meeting.
First. We regard an adequate
protective tariff policy as absolutely
essential to the welfare Of the Am
erican farmer ard laborer and we
denounce the Democratic PARTY fer
robbmg the farmer CT his home mar
ket and the laborer of the oppo-tun-
ity to convert his only capital into
an adequate wage, as evidenced by
the largely increased importation o.
the products of labor of foreign ooun-
tries without any noticeable decrease
in the cost of living.
Taxation Paramount Issue.
Second. We held taxation to be
the paramount issue IN Idaho, but
we recognize that it IS MT political
question except in limited way and
we pledge the Republican party TO
cooperate with the people of Idaho
for the reduction OF taxes.
eve recognize taxation as a vital
Issue to the people of Idaho ard IA
vor rigid economy In the conduct o.
every department and iustitut' ON, In
cluding school, county and city gov
ernments. We recognize, however,
that in a new and rapidly deve'opirg
state taxes are necessarily high, and
we do not favor cnppding ana lnsel-
tuition by reducing revenues below its
absolute needs. We believe that tee
only practicable method of materially
reducing taxation is by inevessirs
revenues which may be done to tie
extent Of millions of dollars by con-
verting the states timber and land
into interest-bearing securities.
Favor Statewide Prohibition.
"Third. We further recognize the
growing temperance sentiment In Ida
no and the nation and heartily favor
the submission to the voters at the
first opportunity of an amendment to
the constitution of the state forever
prohibiting the sale and manufacture
Of intoxicating liquors"