American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-07-16
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
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10 make a thorough examination of the
records OF the state land board and in
every case of fraud to institute suits
at law civilly to recover h money for
the use of the people In the state. and
criminally to punish the offenders.
The enormous power exercised by
the railroads over the commercial de-
yelopment of Idaho is a menace to the
business and political affairs of the
state. unless effective regulation of
those corporations can be secured
through the interstate commerce COM
mission acting in conjunction with the
public utilities commission of the
state. We demand such legislation as
NAV be necessary to secure such regu-
lations.
Employers Liability.
we pledge an adequate employers
liability act which will protect the la
borer and his family, and make each
industry responsible for the injuries
suffered by its employees, and the en-
actment of a statute which will make
employers responsible for the negil-
xence of their employees towards fell
low servants or co-employes and we
suggest a law modelled after the pres
ent law of the state of Washington. to
be made effective, however, without
the creation of any additional offices.
We favor a statutory requirement of
semi-monthly payments of wages in
full by all corporations, foreign and
domestic, conducting the business of
manufacturing, numbering, quarrying,
mining, milling, smelling, refining, ore
reduction, or %railroading in the state
OF Idaho, and employing more than 10
men in such employment.
We declare for statewide prohibi-
ton of the liquor traffic to be secured
first by legislative enactment, and Sec
ond by the submission to the people
for their approval of a constitutional
amendment. We also pledge our SEN
ators and representatives in congress
to work and vote for national prohibit
ton.
For the better protection of men en-
gagged in hazardous employment, we
favor statutory enactment requiring
men working under ground, and those
employed on fast speed machinery TO
be able to speak and read the English
language.
We favor the enactment into law in
this state of a law modelled after the
Iowa abatement and injunction law.
We condemn the last session of he
legislature for failing to pass legisla-
ton giving relief to the settlers in
%cut-over areas and pledge our legis-
lative candidates to work for such
measure.
We declare for mandatory instruc-
ton in elementary agriculture, manual
training and domestic science in our
schools.
We favor a simpliied system of land
and water titles following along SINH
lar lines to the "Torrens" system, and
providing grouping cases for the
clearing of titles for c%ertitication in
order to reduce the cost to the mini
mum.
Guarantee of Bank Deposits.
We favor a law protecting the de-
positors in the banks of this state, and
to that end advocate legislation pro-
viding for the guarantee of bank de-
posits.
We demand that the state make
good it's promise of protection TO set
tiers on Carey act lands, and that ade-
Quate support be given them in secur-
ing compensation for the losses sus-
tanned through misrepresentation OF
irresponsible promoters for which the
state stood sponsor.
We recommend that the maximum
rate of interest in Idaho under con-
tract be reduced from II per cent &c
20 per cent, which shall include al
commissions.
We favor the loaning of state funds
to farmers in preference to the pur.
chase of school bonds or other mar
ketable securities of the state.
We favor laws to promote the or
ganization of farmers for improved
methods of raising and marketing
their products and procuring none.
70 carry on their business.
We declare for the legal establish
nent of a minimum wage scale 70
women in this state.