Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-07-14
The Party Platform of
Republicans Of Idaho
Condemns Democratic MISUNDERSTANDING
Prohibition--Would Reorganize State Land
Board and Fish and Game Department

On June 27, at Boise, the republi-
can state platform convention met
and formulated a declaration of prin-
clples upon which the republicans
may go before the voters of the state
and ask their support.
The principal phases of national
and state government were touched
upon and the olive branch extended
to the progressive party. Governor
Alexander was censured for his
shameful disregard of the duties of
his office, it being held that fire.
quent and long absences from his
post of duty on personal and political
matters were not what the people
have a right to expect from their
chief executive.
Land board matters were touched
upon and a promise made that the
pletely reorganize the state land de-
partment.
There is also a promise that the
fish and game department will be
taken out of politics, something which
the people have been demanding for
years. These were the principal to-
pics of state government discussed,
except a strong declaration advocat-
ing the endorsement of the proposed
constitutional amendment for state
wide prohibition, and a promise that
in the event of the failure of the
constitutional amendment, that stat
utory statewide prohibition will be
continued.
The platform follows in full
@f Idaho
united and confident of the victories
l. to come, renews it's allegiance to the
principles which have made that par
support to the declaration of the par
ty upon present day issues as con-
tanned in the platform adopted by
the national convention.
The republican party of the nation
has selected as its standard bearers
Charles Evan Hughes for president
and Charles Warren Fairbanks for
vice president. The nation and the
republican party are to be congrat-
ulated on the nomination of these
candidates, and we especially COM
mend our candidate for president to
the people of Idaho as a progressive,
straight forward American, the his
tory of whose past career in posi-
tions of trust and responsibility is a
guarantee that whatsoever he prom
Uses as a candidate will be performed
as president. He is man of high
intellectually, of unbending integrity
and of trained and tried ability. For
these reasons he was nominated and
| for these reasons he will be elected.
Commend Roosevelt.
We commend Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt for his remuneration of the
nomination for the presidency by the
progressive party, and for his in
dorsement of Charles Evan Hughes,
the republican nominee, which pro
claims him a great and unselflsh
American.
We urge the members of the pro-
gressive party to follow the exam
pie set bp their distinguished leader
in his support of the principles and
nominees of the republican party and
extend them a sincere invitation to
Join with us in the present crisis
lin our national existence, thereby
uniting the strongest forces in the
political life of our country and for
its redemption from the misrule of
the democratic party and in the in
terest of true Americanism.
Congressional Delegation.
We congratulate and heartily COM
mend our senators and members OF
the lower house of congress for then
earnest and efficient support of re-
publican principles, and also for then
efforts in lessening of the evils Incl
dent to democratic error and incom-
potency.
Idaho is proud of the fact that one
of her sons has received deserved re-
cognition as one of the leaders OF
thought, not only in the republican
party but in the councils of those who
, determine the policies and affairs Of
the nation and of the world, and we
congratulate our senior senator, Will
liam E. Borah, upon the recognition
which his ability has received.
Z Preparedness
{ The republican national platform
: speaks emphatically on the question
t of preparedness and we commend thu
same unqualifedly and pledge ldah'
to do its part.
In the face of a world at war tn
national democratic party delayed un
til the eleventh hour the taking up o
the question of providing adequatel.
r for the defense of our country. Pro
crastination is a democratic trait, an,
3 this is no less true in Idaho than j
has been in the nation.
We condemn the attempt of tn
present democratic governor of Idah
e to cripple the national guard of tn
state by attempting to secure the re
S peal of the present appropriation TO
e the organization and his demand 70
reduction of nearly $4,000 in tn
d sum to be devoted to the training O
: the organized militia of the state. Tn
a republican party of Idaho believe
that the national guard should be ia
ken out of politics, and that adequat
J. appropriation should be made for tn
: training and equipment of its citize
e soldiers.
r We commend the patriotism an
IS unselfish devotion to country of tn
: members of our state militia, VIII
y have responded to the call to go t
y the Mexican border in defense of tn
Z. integrity of American soil and "