Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-07-10
Idaho Republican Party Platform


we believe that some changes are nee.
essary and favor such amendment OF
the law relating to public utilities as
will permit full development of pow
er and all other resources of the state.
Fewer Law Makers.
We favor increasing the efficiency
of the lawmaking department of our
state government by decreasing the
membership of the legislature and
lengthening the tenure Of office.
We commend the reclamation SER
vice of the general government for
the good and efficient work which 1t
| is accomplishing in retaining the
arid lands of this state and hereby
pledge to it the support and coop
Grafton of the Republican party OF
this state And we favor the extern
sion of water payments on reclama-
tion lands for period of twenty
Years.
We favor the enactment of legisla-
tion which will carry into effect the
| initiative, referendum and recall
amendments to the constitution as
heretofore adopted by the people.
State Educational System.
On the subject of education end our
educational system which we believe
| to be among the most serious and Wit
al with which the people of the state
have to deal, we favor leaving the So
luton of these questions to the state
board of education and the legisla-
ture, and we commend the efficient,
Intelligent and comprehensive eff
/ forts of the state board Of education
in its work OF reorganization and re-
adjustment of our educational system
The Liquor Issue.
Firmly believing that national pro
hibition offers the most sure and eff
fcient means of doing away with the
Iliuuor traffic and its attendant evils
we favor an amendment to the con
stitution of the United States prohib-
| iting the manufacture and sale OF
Intoxicating liquors within the CON
fines of the nation, and urge our men,
bers Of congress to do whatever lies
4 in their power to bring about the sub
mission to the states of such an
amendment.
Pending the final and we believe
complete solution of the temperance
question in the above manner, we
hereby declare in favor of statewide
prohibition within the state of Idaho
and to that end favor the submission
to the voters of this state by the next
Legislature assembly of a constitution
al amendment embodying that provis-
ion, and in the event of the failure OF
the Republican party to secure the
two-thirds vote in the legislature nee
essary to the passage of a resolution
of submission, we pledge our mem
bers of the legislature to the passage
of direct prohibition legislative en-
actment.
We favor the construction of state
highways under the supervision and
control of the state highway commits
sion, and the enactment of such
amendments to the present road laws
as will enable the improvement of To-
cal highways to meet present needs
We appreciate the efficient services
rendered the state of Idaho by the
state highway commission.
We deeply deplore the legal and
business controversies which have
arisen between those engaged in the
promotion of irrigation projects and
the settlers hereunder, existing large
! iy because of lack of sufficient legis-
Iation and protection. To reduce
these troubles to minimum and to
avoid others as far as possible, we
pledge our party to the enactment of
such laws and the adoption of such
policies as will clearly define the
rights of the construction companies
and of the settlers. so that all con-
eerned may know just what to depend
upon in regard to their mutual obl1ga-
lions. In the meantime, We strongly
urge that the state board of land COM
missioners promptly, energetieal1y ana
to the full extent of their authority
take definite action in relation to ali
irrigation projects. especially those
which are ineompleted or concerning
which there is complaint from invest
ors or settlers, and bring about such
adjustments of conditions, furtherance
of plans and settlements of controver-
sizes as will be Just and right to every
one interested.