American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-07-09
PLATFORMS

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both by law and by constitutional
amendment. and a national prohiDi-
tory amendment.
National woman suffrage.
More equitable distribution of the
fruits OF industry and the c~onserva-
ltion of human life and energy.
Regulation OF great wealth aggrega-
tons through competent national com
mission.
Non-partisan tariff commission
Rural credits and the loan of postais
savings banks money to farmers at
similar low rates now made TO banks.
Enforcement Of every provision Of
the Idaho constitution.
Submission of constitutional amend
ments for effective imitation, refen-
endum and recall OF all officials.
Abolition of the offices of immigra-
ton commissioner, superintendent OF
public instruction or commissioner OF
education. state veterinarian. pure
seed commissioner. bee inspector,
state chemist and water commissioner
and that the fees and expenses of the
office of pure food aud sanitary COM
missioner, state game warden and
state horticultural inspector be re-
duced to such a sum as will permit
these officers merely to supervise the
enforcement of the laws Of their d.
partmnts.
Reduction of expenses of state mill
Tia to maintenance Of an executive or
ganization.
Simplifed form of government with
single legislative body and commission
form Of government for counties.
Strict Limitation of the powers of all
taxing bodies to actually necessary
expenditures without submission of a
budget to the people at the general
elections.
Repeal of present penalties for non
payment of taxes and substitution OF
10 per cent penalty.
Exemption from taxation of $500 on
improvements upon occupied homes
Taxation of producing mines at full
market value.
That patents be Immediately issued
for timber lands and that surveys be
Immediately completed.
Repeal of automobile tax law.
Revision OF court and jury system tC
provide economy.
, Restitution of funds illegally paiC
| and punishment of offenders proven
, guilty of fraud in state affairs.
Rigid control of Idaho railroads.
q Employers liability law modelled af
/. ter Washington law but without Great
ing any new offices.
Requiring men in hazardous EN-
I pigments to read and speak Englisl
/ language.
4 Iowa injunction and abatement law
q Mandatory instruction in elementar,
agriculture and domestic science il
I public schools.
"Torrens" system of land and waite
: titles.
d Guaranty of bank deposits.
n Restitution to Carey act settler
from fraudulent promoters.
Make maximum interest rate 10 pc
cent under contract, to cover all CON
q missions.
. Loan of state funds to farmers.
, Law aiding farmers co-operativ
marketing and producing association
S Minimum wage scale for women.
r Progressive Platform.
y We, the representatives of the EleC
tors Progressive party of Idaho, in
dorse and renew our allegiance to tn
n principles announced in the nations
e platform of the Progressive part,
n adopted in 1912. with such modihca
v tons and changes as modern condt
lions require.
a We especially approve our party
v declaration guaranteeing a MOI
equitable distribution of the fruits {
industry and a better conservation {
X human energy and life.
w NV II dNoplAOu u an dulen(
ment to the constitution of the Unite
States which shall bring to women ii
" right of franchise.
. We believe that great Aggregation
of capital are essential to econom
production and distribution, and v
favor their regulation and control
the interests Of the whole people by
: competent commission rather than I
" the present dilatory methods of a.
n peals to the courts.
We believe in a tariff such as wi
adequately protect both labor and ca
ital; and we maintain that such a ia
in may be attained only through Il
. appointment of an expert non-partis,
tariff commission whose recommend
lions shall be governed by the conc
tions of production both al home a,