The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-07-10
-FOUR STATE PLATFORMS
What Conventions Did At
Boise Last Week.
PARTIES MAKE PLEDGES
Brief Summaries For Consideration
Of the Voters.

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Following Is brief summary o
the republican, progressive, democra
aud socialist platforms adopted
by the platform conventions at Bols'
last week:
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Indorse the Idaho delegation II
congress.
Criticize democratic administration
and denounce tariif policy as destruct
i've Of American industry.
Favor enactment Of national Law
establishing Z rural trade system.
Indorse republican state admins
tration as en1cient and busIness-like
Promise highway law whereby 75
per cent Of automobile license will be
returned 70 the counties where col
lected.
Pledge rigid economy In state and
county government and reduction Of
taxes, and denounce other parties for
endeavorinR to create an impression
that they will reduce taxes one. half.
Pledge to consolidate number OF
state departments.
Oppose creation Of any commits
sions, boards or state Offices calling
for state expenditures.
Favor decreasing rate of Interest on
delinquent taxes from 1S to IL per
cent.
Declare for increased sale of state
lands and extended payments to 40
years.
Favor half fare railroad rates for
civil war veterans.
Favor comprehensive working
meo's compensation commission.
Favor amendment OF public utili-
ties act to permit full development
Of power and all other resources Of
the state.
Favor decreasing membership Of
legislature and lengthening the
tenure Of ONCE.
Favor 20.year extension Of water
payments on reclamation lands.
Declare for legislation to carry into
effect the Initiative. referendum and
recall.
Favor constitutional prohibition
amendment ln the. event two. thirds
majority Il elected to the legislature,
and, II not, statewide prohibition by
legislative enactment.
Indorse national prohibition.
Commend work OF workmen's COM
pensation commission and demand
speedy relief to settlers on Idaho
lands under the Carey act.
PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM.
The progressives renew allegiance
TO principles announced 10 the nat
ional platform.
Favor national suffrage for women.
1ndorse regulation and control by
commission Of great corporations.
Declare for tariff that will pro-
tect both capital and labor aud will
safeguard the Interests OF the farm
Ing classes, for development of agri.
cultural credits and cooperation as a.
national measure.
Depl0re the weak and vacillating
foreign policy OF the national govern
ment.
Condemn the democratic and re-
publican parties OF Idaho for their
failure 70 enforce mandates Of the
constitution, and declare for legisla-
tlon putting into effect the initiative,
refereodum aud recall, for effective
regulations and control OF trusts and
monopoliea.
6epudlate the Interpretation OF the
constitution to forbid the formation
OF cooperative associations OF pro-
ducers and laborers that they may
receive proper proportion of the
benefits Of their labor.
Demand that the offices of immi-i
grafton commissioner, superintendent
OF public Instruction, commissioner
OF education, stats veterinarlan, pure
seed commissioners be abolished.
That the state engineer perform
the duties Of water commissioners.