The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
HAVNER AND GUIHER NOMINAL.
Ed,
Placed on Republican State Ticket
Platform EnactmentS.

II. M. Havner of Marengo was
nominated for attorney general OF
Iowa by the republican state conven-
ton held at Des Moines. The noml-
nation for railroad commissioner
went to John A. Guiher Of Winterset'
The resolutions endorsed among 9th
err men prominent in the republican
party, Hughes. the republican noml-
nee for president, and Harding the re-
publican nominee for governor OF TINS
state. The republican national plat
form was endorsed. Among the
blanks adopted by the republican
state convention were the following
on temperance and roads:
The republican party in Iowa has
always been in favor of the enactment
and enforcement OF temperance ana
prohibition laws. 1t has written every
temperance law which has been en-
acted in this state, and has done SO
over the determined opposition OF the
democratic party in platform and in
the legislature. The single defeat
the republican party has suffered in
this state was accomplished by
democracy united on platform OPP
posing prohibition of the liquor trail
fic. The only proposal to amend the
constitution, by writing prohibition
therein, was submitted by order OF
republican legislature. For forty
years the republican party has shown
by it's words and it's acts that it is OPP
posed to the liquor traffic. we be-
lieve that the real friends of temper
ance will pin their faith to party
with such a record in preference to
one which protested a sudden CONVEX
sion to temperance after more than
forty wears of consistent and insistent
opposition. We favor any and all
laws which effectuate temperance.
We reaffirm the past utterances or
the republican party OF Iowa upon
prohibition, which has become the
settled policy of this state, ana
declare that there should be no back
ward step thereon. We believe the
people of this state should have
right to pass upon the question OF
prohibition, and we
pledge that the next legislature will
submit to the people the proposed |
prohibitory amendment approved by |
the Thirty-sixth General Assembly.
We stand for the vigorous enforce |
ment of all laws and unequivocably |
pledge our candidates to that pollcy.
Clearly recognizing the Importance |
of good roads as an economic and So
cial asset to any state the republican i,
party stands for the continued I'M
of the highways OF this
state. until it's roads are as good as
needed for any legitimate purpose,
We most heartily favor the building
of the very best road the taxpayers
are able and willing to pay for, insist
ing only that we are opposed to any
bond issue for the purpose OF paying
for the hard surfacing of roads, eth
or bv consent OF the parties who are
to be taxed therefor or IN case Oh
We believe that the
words, local community as used IN
the democratic platform are too in
definite and that that platform is no
guaranty that county acting as
unit shall not be permitted to force
a system of road improvements upon
some small subdivision OF county,
a few taxpayers to as
sumo the burden of an improvement
which they may be glad to have put
are unable to pay for. In view OF the
we'll known declarations OF the demo-
cratic candidate for governor IN faVor
If the hard surfacing of roads and
he issuing Of bonds therefore, ana
he fact that he, as member OF inc
Single Tax League, has committed
himself to the policy of raising all
axes by taxing land and land only,
t would be unsafe from the stand
POINT of the man who pays the bllls ]
% permit that party and its candidate
or governor to shape and administer
,ur laws on road building. We be-
ieve that a public dollar should BUY
ust as good service as a private dol
ar. and pledge ourselves unreserved- j
v to the enforcement OF honesty, |
economy and efficiency to the admin
stration of state affairs.