American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-07-23
PLATFORM OF REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR


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look well to his choice for Governor
this fall, and be sure and get one in
sympathy with the prohibition move
ment, and the Enforcement of the laws.
influence OF the Women.
In this connection | wish to express
my surprise at the silence OF the plat
forms OF the political parties on the
great influence that the women OF
Idaho have exerted on this liquor
question. They have also made their
views felt on many questions involv-
ing the moral uplift of the people, and
the righting of many wrongs suffered
by the women and the children of the
state. This influence has always been
exerted ON the side of right, has been
a quiet but very persistent ~infunce,
and, backed as it is by their vote, 1t
has many times been the deciding fac
tor in passing these laws. 1t will un-
doubtedly be the balance of power
will decide the fate of the prohibition
amendment when submitted, and it is
but just that proper acknowledgement
of this influence for good be publicly
made.
Labor Commission
The Democratic platform promises
to abolish the commissioner of immi-
grafton. This is a constitutional Of
fee. It's title is hat of Commission
err of immigration, labor and statis-
tics" AS conducted in the last decade
the labor and statistics" portion of
the duties have been dropped, and the
immigration duties have consisted in
publishing boom literature and play
ing politics" The present commits
sioner has charge of the Idaho exhib-
it at the 1915 Exposition. The indig-
nation against the perverted use of
this Office is a just one, but, in the in
terest of labor in Idaho, and in the
interest of statistics covering the
whole state, the office should not be
abolished, but should be made to serve
the purposes intended by the fathers
of the state.
Carey Act Settlers.
The Carey Act settlers in Idaho
need the careful attention and care of
the state officials. In opening and
settling these projects Idaho, in COM
mon with all western states, made two
great errors. One was in permitting
settlers to go on the land before the
amount of water available, and the
permanency of the diversion, had been
fully demonstrated; the other was in
permitting the principle payments on
water contracts to be called so soon.
After his water problem has been
solved, a Carey Act settler will need
all his earnings from the land for ten
years, at least, to improve, stock, crop
and build on the land, and bring 1t to
its highest productiveness, before be-
ing required to make any principle
payments. To overcome these mis-
takes as far as possible the state land
board should use its influence to get
a ten-year extension of time for all
actual settlers, so nothing but interest
should be paid on their contracts. In
these, and all other matters, the state
land board should be the settlers rep
resentative, and look after their in
terests.
National Forests.
The government officials have been
selling timber from the National For
ests on such favorable terms for the
saw-mill men, that it has stopped the
sale of timber from state lands very
largely, and almost destroyed the sale
of private timber lands. The state
land board should take this matter
up and either adjust it with the gov
eminent. or recommend changes in
II state laws as will promote the
sale of u state timber, and put value
under private holdings.
Long Term Rural Credits.
The state should aid the placing of
long term rural credits within the
reach of our farmers as much as pos
sible. Some changes are needed in
u financial laws to place us in line
to receive these benefits. These
changes should be made. The state
should provide for l~oaning our school
funds on long term mortgages in
small amounts, with a reimbursement
OF interest rates by the legislature
every ten years as the conditions may
warrant. The state should also ex-
tend the time on all payments now
due on land contracts for a long term.
1t should also provide for the sale of