Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-06
UF POLITICAL
PARTIES IN BRIEF

IpuDllcdn pldIlOrm are.
Hughes and Fairbanks Endorsed fo
: presidency and vice presidency.
Roosevelt commended for his re
nunciation of the nomination TO
presidency by the Progressive party.
Preparedness given unqualified az
proval and high praise given nationa
! guard of state.
Governors attempt to cripple guar
by attempting to secure repeal of ap
preparation condemned.
National prohibition amendment ia
vored.
Woman's suffrage commended.
Workmen's compensation law urg
ed.
! Governors indiscriminate use Of
veto power condemned.
| Reorganization of state land board
promised.
Enactment of legislation to carry
into effect initiative, referendum and
recall is approved
! oO'SihOi OquCAI lOllS GU
sences from office condemned.
Rural credits bill favored.
The reading of the plank which
commended Roosevelt for his ere
nunciation of the nomination for
presidency by the Progressive party"
brought hearty applause from the
n q xuhiah in, vol
ume only to the cheers that greet
ed the names of Hughes and Fair
banks.
A declaration favoring a com
plete reorganization of the state Land
department" and other recommend
atoms Incorporated in the platform
follows:
For many years the system under
which the lands of the state have
been managed and the money of the
state has been loaned has been sub
ject to criticism. With the manifold
duties devolving upon the officers
having charge of this department,
it is inevitable that honest mistakes
should occur We believe that the
money of the state is sacred
trust and should be handled upon
strict business principles, such as
are practiced in the private affairs
of men. To this end we recommend
and pledge to the people of the
state of Idaho complete reorganiza-
ton of the land department so that
sufficient safeguards may be thrown
around the handling of the assets
of the state to insure against the
loss or impairment of such funds. We
favor and promise the enactment of
laws which will prevent the loaning
o. the money of the state to any of
It's officers or employees, either APP
pointive or elective, or to any of the
relatives thereof.
eve urge the adoption by the yot-
srs of Idaho of the constitutional
amendment to be submitted at the
November election providing for the
more rapid sale of state lands, to
he enactment of which We pledged
two years ago.
1--WE have witnessed in Idaho with
n the last few years a general in
,rease i'm the cost of government.
This increase has been out of pro
,ortion to the increase in property
md population, and the problem of
ak reduction has now become the
nost serious problem confronting the
eople Of Idaho. We realize that the
ak question cannot be solved in a
ay or a year, but we believe that
y the enactment of proper laws,
axes can at once be materially re-
uced and more equally distributed;
nd as a means of such tax reduc :
ION We favor the adoption of a
amendment and such
.atutory enactments as to confer up-l !,
n the public utilities commission theI =
overs now exercised by the state "
oard of equalization, the power Ct
I'D authority to supervise local tax Il
g officers and tax boards, and the Al
rther power to supervise public ex- o.
snditures, together with the estab- y
ihment of an ample and adequate :
stem of accounting with proper q,
spection and supervision.
For the further development of
# great undeveloped agricultural :.
sources, We favor state rural cred
legislation SO that our farming
asses may obtain loans from state 40
d private sources for long periods III
time, at lower rates of interest, pr
ID on the amortization basis. er
I'VE favor increasing the efficiency IN
the lawmaking department Of our Vi
ate government by decreasing the -
Of the legislature and 60
lgthening the tenure of office. a,
We commend the patriotism and ce
HAlfiGh devotion tn country 0f tho in