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

sress and commends their unwaiver-
ing support of Republican principles
in spite of the opposition of the Demo
cratic 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
discredited 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, stockmen and miners of Ida
no. We advocate tariff revision on a
scientific basis by non-partisan tariff
commission.
The Wilson Bryan watchful waiting
policy in Mexico which has permit
ted the killing of many of our citizens
and the ravishing of their wives and
children, it's vicillating foreign pol
icy. and it's utter failure to carry out
any of its promised results to the PEG
pie proves the Democratic party unfit
to be in control Of government.
EkENnAo Enn Larnn0aU
We approve the action of the ma
tional Republican committee in chang
ing the basis Of representation and the
methods 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
/. 1913, and specially commend our
senior senator, William e. Borah, for
his untiring efforts in securing the
adoption of this resolution, which is
one of the many things he has done
toward harmonizing and reuniting
the Republican party.
We favor the enactment of ma
tional law establishing a rural credit
system
We endorse the efficient and bust
ness like administration of the Re-
publican state officials.
We promise the enactment of an
amendment to the present highway
automobile license tax law, whereby
at least rs per cent of the automobile
license tax shall be returned to the
respective counties wherein the same
is collected, to be used for road pur-
poses by such counties. provided,
that when counties have voted bonds
for road purposes the money returned
shall be used for interest purposes.
score High Taxes.
We hold that the paramount prob
lem in Idaho today is that OF taxa
tion. So burdensome have the hign
taxes become that they are a handi.
cap to industry and a potent factor
in depressing property values. 1t is
4 problem requiring the most intelli-
gent thought of the whole people, and
far too serious to be made the subject
of cheap politics. We denounce as
enemies of the people, those who are
going through the state claiming that
II their political parties be given pow
er. taxes will be reduced one-half
Since those making this claim know
the absolute falsity thereof as taxes
are chiefly legal, and wholly within
the hands of local authorities, no po-
litical party can have any voice in
the matter except as to state taxes,
and in limited way. county taxes,
as to these taxes, which constitute but
a small part of the whole. the Repub-
llcan party pledges the most rigid
economy. And to the end that relief
may be secured to the people we
pledge ourselves to every effort to-
ward the enactment of a law which
will fix a minimum limit for county,
city and other municipal unit taxes
for current expenses and maintenance
purposes such as will prohibit exces-
sive taxation.
To this end we further pledge the
consolidation of any number of our
state departments. and the abolition
of others, and we further demand that
those accepting office, either elective
or appointive, shall devote their full
time to the performance of the duties
incumbent upon them.
We are uneompromisingly opposed
to the creation of any further com
missions, boards or state offices, call
ing for additional expenditures
We favor decreasing the rate of in
terest on delinquent taxes from Is
to IL per cent per annum.
Sale of state Lands.
Under existing methods of disposi
ton of our state lands centuries would
elapse ere they are all sold, and the
administrative costs will in the mean
time be enormous We therefore
pledge ourselves to submit for approx
al a constitutional amendment tina
will permit of the sale of the agri
cultural lands of the state in annual
iy increasing quantities at not les
than the minimum price of $40 PEI
acre, and extending the terms of pay
ment on such sales, and existing con
tracts, to a period of 40 years, thu
providing more homes for settlers
and adding to the population anC
wealth of the state, the immediate
building up of the school fund, ant
reduction of taxation. and that sucl
lands shall be taxed the same as 9th
ar lands. The amount of land sold t.
any one person to be limited to 16t
acres as at present.
The decreasing ranks of the YeteT
ans of the civil war. and the increas
Ing age of its surviving members re
minds US OF the sacrifices by thes
brave soldiers. With the end In view
that their last days may be spent witt
tbeir children and relatives, situatei
Ia different parts OF the state, we re
commend to the state utilities com
mission that an order be made grant
ing all honorably discharged veteran
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