American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-07-16

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values, has met with the enthusiastic
approval Of all citizens, regardless of
political affiliations.
ROut Of the Lobby.
The routing of an insidious lobby
from the halls of congress, the fair
ness, wisdom and consideration with
which the president is treating the
trust question, his peace policy in our
relations with our sister republic, Just
ly place our president in history as
the greatest statesman of modern
times and the many plans and policies
which have been worked out for in
creasing the welfare and happiness of
our citizens, such as the rural credits
policy, the increase in the efficiency
of the parcel post system, the placing
of the postal department on a paying
basis, the policy to increase our trade
with foreign nations and better our
business relations all presage an era
of prosperity and contentment in all
public and civil affairs.
We heartily indorse the purpose of
the administration to extend the time
of payments of construction charges
on government irrigation projects.
Like the Income Tax .
We congratulate the people of the
nation upon the fact that we now
have incorporated in the constitution
of the United States provisions for an
income tax and the popular election
of United States senators as the direct
result of a long succession of Demo-
cratic platform declarations and Dem
ocratic agitation.
And we call upon the voters of Ida
no who believe in a government of
the people, for the people and by the
people" to elect representatives to
congress who are in sympathy with
and will uphold and support President
Wilson and his cabinet in the great
work they have begun.
We condemn the action of the
past and present Republican legisla-
lures and governors in creating vari-
Gus boards, Offices and commissions at
great expense to the taxpayers and of
little use to the state. This large
number of o%ficeholders in excess Of
public need, created entirely for party
purposes, is a shameless extravaganza
and calls for a complete revision in
the interest of a businesslike, ecOnom-
/ fo,1 IpnsAsr4rotsa Af rfa4C n frosrr T.,
the interest both of public service and
economy we pledge the people of Ida
no, if a Democratic governor and leg
islature is elected, that all useless Of
fees, boards and commissions now in
charge of different branches and de-
partments of the state government
will be reduced and consolidated I'M
der the minimum number of heads
compatible with efficiency and econ
omy, and that no necessary appropria-
tons and expenditures will be made,
and with that end in view We favor:
Would Abolish Jobs.
The repeal of the law creating the
office of state immigration commits
sioner by the enactment of such laws
and amendment to the constitution
as will make the same effective.
We favor the repeal of the law Gre
ating the office of state insurance
commissioner, and the enactment of
such laws as will require the duties
of that Office to be performed by the
state bank examiner.
The consolidation of the Office of
superintendent of public instruction
and the office of commissioner of ed
ucation.
Inasmuch as a supreme court de-
cision, recently rendered, has shorn
the tax commission of all its power
and rendered the same a useless ex-
pense pom the state, we therefore
favor the repeal of the law creating
the same.
Oppose Increase of Judges.
We most earnestly oppose the adop-
ton of the proposed amendment to
the state constitution increasing the
number of justices of the supreme
court from three to five. and pledge
ourselves to use all honorable means
to defeat the anne.
We favor such changes in the fish
and game laws of the state that viii
more economically and efficiently ad-
minister the affairs OF the Office o.
fish and game warden and remove th'
same from the field of political activ.
ity and that the fees shall not be di
r yerted to any other use.
Knock Out Judges.
We favor a constitutional amend