The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-23

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Initiative and Referendum.
We believe that free government
is a government of the people, and
therefore we believe that the people
should have the right under their state
constitution, and under proper safe
guards, to initiate and adopt both leg.
islation and amendments to their con.
stitution and to review through the
referendum the work of their legisla,
tors.
We recommend that such legislation
be enacted that will preserve and
protect the lakes of Iowa.
We approve of the present law en-
acted for the protection of children
from the burdens of labor. and urge
the adoption of national law, elimin,
atilg the employment of children in
industrial and commercial pursuits.
We believe that the greatest prob,
lem of internal improvement before
this state today is the building of
better roads and that our road laws
should be so further amended as to
permit the several counties to fl.
nance public road improvements in
a similar way as court, school houses
AID other public works are financed;
that all property shall be assessed
for said road building according to
the state, county, community and
private benefit to be derived from
such improvement, and we believe that
reasonable aid in promoting better
roads from both state and nation
would be a wise public policy.
Farm Land Banks.
Iowa farm lands now furnish the
best security in the world. Iowa farm.
ers should be able to borrow money
on their lands at as low rate of in
terest and Oh as good terms as the
first class municipal corporation can
borrow money on their bonds. The
Iowa farmer must adopt modern
methods in marketing his farm mort
cages. He must do as governments
and municipalities do-put his secur-
ity in a form to suit the investing
public. For the last hundred years
German land bonds have been mar
keted at as low rate of interest as
state and provincial bonds.
We therefore urge our lawmakers
to enact laws to provide for the or
agnization of farm land banks to oper
ate under strict government super
vision and control. This government
supervision and control will without
doubt give American investors the
same confidence insCthe bonds of our
farm mortgage banks that the Ger
man investors have in the bonds of
the farm and land banks of Germany.
We most heartily approve of a non.
partisan judiciary, but believe that
the present nonpartisan judicial pri-
mary law works an unnecessary hard.
ship upon qualified candidates for ju-
dicial ho1ors, and should be amended
or repealed.
lndorse Present Liquor Laws.
The wise laws enacted by the re-
publicans of Iowa, that have resulted
in the suppression of intemperance
and materially aided In arousing and
fostering II the state a love of TEN.
perance and good government. meet
with our most hearty approval and
support, and We pledge ourselves to
the enforcement of same.
The exercise of the right of ballot
is the highest privilege of a citizen
In a republic. We, therefore, favor
legislation that will enable thousands
of voters who, through business or
professional duties, are compelled to
be away from home on election day
to cast their vote at such election.
The republicans of Iowa. believing
that no state Is more ably represented
in the halls of congress, heartily IL
dorse the public services of it's sena
tors, A. B. Cummins and w S. Ken
yon, and its Representative in con
gress, and we pledge to our candi
dates for congress the support of the
united republican party. and conf
IDENTIFY look forward to the election
in November of a solid republican
delegation to the national congress.
We indorse the able, fearless and
conscientious state administration of
Governor George w Clarke and his
associates, and pledge to him the
same hearty support that we pledge
to our delegation in congress.
Protective Tariff.
We emphatically reafirm our faith
In the cardinal policy of protection
of the republican party.
We assert that all tariff duties
shall be levied so that it will equal,
ize the differences in the cost of pro
duction at home and abroad, and we
favor an immediate return to the re-
publican policy of protection of Amer
lean industry, American labor and
the American farmer; that the differ.
ences in cost be aScertained by
commission and that the schedule be
changed from time to time to conform
to the then existing conditions.
We delounce both the principle
and method adopted by the democrat
ic party in arriving at the schedules
embodied in tae present tariff law.
and deplOre the effect upon Ameri.
can labor. industries and producers.
Knowing that the foregoing al
ncuncement of the principles of the
republican party are sound, and when
carried into effect by the republican
party will be for the best interests of
the whole people, we appeal with as
surance to the voters of the state for
their CO operation and support.
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