The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-04-12
D. W. DAVIS OUT
FOR GOYERNORSHIP
BANKER, FARMER, AND FORMER
STATE SENATOR, MAKES FOR
NAL ANNOUNCEMENT
SAYS He FavOrs Handling the States
Affairs as Private Business
Would be Handled

formal announcement that ne Will
be a candidate for the governorshlp
subject to the republican primaries
was made today by Hon. D. w. Davis
banker, farmer, and former state SEN
ator, of American Falls. Mr.. Davis is
well known in Moscow, having been
a frequent visitor here.
In his statement Mr.. Davis says:
"In making formal announcement OF
nv candidacy for the republican NOM
ination for governor, feel that 1t
would be presumptious for me to in
wade the province of platform con-
vention At the time and place liked
by law the platform conventions Will
assemble and announce platforms on
which all candidates must make their
appeals. The platform promulgated
by my party at that time will be my
platform, and it will be my duty, II
nominated and elected, to use what
ever influence | may have toward full
filling the pledges made. If am sue
cessful that duty will be honestly per-
formed.
Il believe, however, that the duties
of public servant are not restricted
to advocacy of the things contained In
a platform, but extend to all things
that are for the public good. | feel
that every candidate should have
something to offer the public to JUS
tify the support he asks. To be con-
tent with declarations for law enforce
ment, economy, a business admins
tration of the states affairs and for
a high standard of public service is
not enough All good citizens favor
these things, and no candidate is wor-
thy OF support who does not favor
them; but commendable as they are,
they alone will not bring relief to
the people of the state.
There are certain policies which
believe to be of overshadowing impor-
tance, and if elected 1 will earnestly
urge their adoption. Among these are:
Conversion of Idaho's resources in
to interest bearing securities and ma
king the earnings therefrom pay the
cost of government.
Selling the school bonds held by
the state and giving Idaho farmers
the use of the s2,5OO,000 tied up in
them.
"Loaning Idaho's money to Idaho
farmers at a low rate of interest to
develop the state with our own re-
sources.
Removing state boards from poll
tics and making fitness the basis for
appointments thereto.
Putting the fish and game depart
ment under game commission.
Providing a uniform system of ac-
counting by bringing all departments
under one general head, so that the
exact financial condition of the state
may be shown at any time.
Simplifying the method of making
state loans and expediting their clos
ing by having appraisements made
and titles examined by officers OF
counties in which the securities are
located.
81 stand firmly on the proposition of
so handling our resources as to Sc
cure an immediate and increasing re-
ducton of tax burdens, and the crea-
ton of fund which in time will pro-
vide sufficient revenue to free us from
taxation entirely. We are using not
to exceed one-fifth of our capital. BY
putting the other four-fifths at work
we can produce great revenue
and by using a part of this revenue
bring about immediate relief BY ad-
ding the unusued earnings to capital
and reinvesting them we can within
a reasonable length of time have
fund great enough to produce suHl-
cient revenue to meet all the expenses
of government No struggling busi-
ness man would think of trying to
get along by using only small part
of his capital, leaving the larger part
of it unemployed. Neither would
prudent business man use all the
earnings of a growing business for
current expenses and leave nothing to
add to his capital to take care OF TINS
growth 1 favor the handling of Ida
hos resources the same as any -capa-
BILE business man would handle them
were they his own