The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-07-09

The republican party of the state o
Idaho in convention assembled in
dorses the excellent work done by it
gress and commends their unwaverinl
support Of republican principles il
spite of the opposition of the demo
cratic party in power.
We congratulate the people of Ida
no on the evident early return of tn,
republican party to the control of thu
national government, which return
will speedily relieve the nation anC
state of Idaho of the disastrous eff
fects of an administration which has
dscredited the American flag abroad
paralyzed the entire commercial ant
financial interests of our country
made a cowardy surrender of Ameri-
can principles and rights in repeating
Panama canal tolls exemptions anc
has made a dismal failure Of trying tc
lower the cost of living, and is re-
sponsible for the present business and
industrial depression.
BIiuht or ffee race.
We denounce the democratic tariff
policy as destructive of American in
dustries, and one which aims at the
farmer, stockman and miners of Ida
no. We advocate tariff revision on a
scientific basis by a nom partisan tar
if commission.
The Wilson Bryan watchful waiting
policy in Mexico which has permitted
the killing of many of our citizens and
the ravishng of their wives and chill
dren its vacilating foreign policy and
its utter failure to carry out any of its
promised results to the people proves
the democratic party unfit to be in
control of a government.
Efforts for Harmony.
We approve the action Of the ma
tional republican committee in chang
ing the basis of representation and the
method of selection of delegates to the
national republican convention ana
we hereby ratify the resolution adopt
ed at the meeting Of the national re-
publican committee held December J.,
1918. and specially commend our SEN
ior senator, William E. Borah, for his
untiring efforts in securing the adop-
ton of this resolution, which is one
of the many things he has done to-
wards harmonizing and reuniting the
republican party.
We favor the enactment of ma
tional law establishing a rural credit
system.
We indorse the efficient and bust
ness-like administration of the repub-
lican state officials.
We promise the enactment OF an
amendment to the present highway
automobile license tax law, whereby
at least Is 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 bond
for road purposes the money returned
shall be used for interest purposes.
It Score High Taxes.
We hold that the paramount prob
lem in Idaho today is that Of taxation.
So burdensome have the high taxes
become that they are ar.aut reap to
industry and a potent factor in de-
pressing property values. 1t IS
problem requiring the most intelligent
thought of the whole people, and far
too serious to be made the subject or
cheap politics. We denouncc as enc
mics of the people, those who are go
ing through the state claiming that II
their political parties be given power
taxes will be reduced half. Since
those making this claim know the ap-
solute falsity thereof as taxes are
chiefly legal, and wholly within the
hands of local authorities no political
party can have any voice in the mat
ter except as to state taxes, and IN
limited way, county taxes, as to THESE
taxes, which constitute but a sinai
part of the whole, the republican party
pledges the most rigid economy. And
to the end that relief may be secured
to the people we pledge ourselves TO
every effort toward the enactment OF
law which will fix minimum limit
for county, city and other municipal
unit taxes for current expense ana
maintenance purposes such as VIII
prohibit excessive taxation. Il
To this end, we further pledge the
consolidation of any number or 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 uncompromisingly 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
II per cent per annum.
Sale Of State Lands.
Under existing methods of DISPOSE |
tion of our state lands centuries would I
elapse ere they are all sold, and the
costs will in the mean
time be enormous We therefore
pledge ourselves to submit for approx