The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-06-10
REPUBLICANS PASS
LONG RESOLUTIONS
DECLARATION OF PARTY PRINCI-
PIES is MASTERPIECE OF
PROGRESSION.
Elect Delegates to Platform Convention
and Endorse Candidacy of French
and Lewis.

At the meeting of the Latah county
republican central committee at the
court house yesterday the feature of
the meeting was the adoption of dec
laration of principles containing the
views of the committee upon present
political conditions. The declaration
of principles was adopted to take the
place of a platform. The committee
elected II delegates to the state plat
form. The committee elected IL dele
gates to the state platform convention
which meets at Boise Tuesday, June,
80 and instructed the delegates to
work for the adoption of a state plat
form in harmony with the principles
adopted by the county committee.
The committee went on record as en-
dorsing the candidacy of Burton l..
French for the United States senate
and M. E. Lewis as a candidate for
Governor.
Elect Twelve Delegates.
A. S. Lyons presided at the meet
ing and Homer Estes acted as secre-
tary. The following were the del
egates elected: A. S. Lyons, Moscow;
E. w. Porter, Juliaetta; Fred c. Nc
Gowan, Deary; Burton c. Rowe,
Princeton; ]. T. Nelson, Genesee; C.
A. Hagan, Moscow; George G. Pickett,
Moscow; R. c. West, Moscow; Geo.
]. Strong, Cora; Elmer Travis, Pot
atch; August Johnson, Troy; A. P.
Moscow.
Is Most Exhaustive.
The declaration of principles is prob
IDLY the most exhaustive as well as the
most progressive political document
'ver adopted by party organization
n Idaho. 1t touches upon national,
tate and county legislation and con-
aims some radical departures from the
resent system of government. The
pening paragraph said:
"The republican party of Latah
ounty believes that the only excuse
DR. the existence of political parties is
heir ability to carry the will of the
eople into effect The country be-
,ngs to the people; it's resources, it's
it's institutions and it's laws
ould be utilized, maintained or alter +
i in whatever manner will best pro-
,ct and promote the peace, prosperi- .
: and happiness of the people Be-
luse of bad leadership political par
es have not always remained true to
le intent of their founders or to the
ishes of the rank and file of their ="
embers. Progressive legislation has q
zen thwarted by men whose masters IS
ere not the people who elected them. Il
arty machinery and party nomina- y
)ns have been stolen; and the people =
e to be commended aid not rebuked :"
: refusal to condone political =
eft" IL
in
FayOrs Protective Tariff. a,
1t went on record in favor of pro- "
ctive tariff and recommends the ap- T.
intment of non-partisan tariff 81
ard. 1t condemns the Underwood
mmons law, and declares that it has
suited in business stagnation, un-
lployment and a treasury deficit; it TO
ndemns the Wilson administration
it's stand on the Panama canal MI
estion; favors presidential pri- r.
.ry; favors legislation for the pre- MI
ltion of accidents; overwork and LII
employment; minimum I'M
ge scale; minimum safety and ne
nth standard; opposition to the en- ).
yment of child labor; favoring pro- LII
ition Of night work for women;
ors a workman compensation act,
If1I.