The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-14
BOTH PARTY PLATFORMS
REVIEWED.

The platforms adopted by the wv"
dominant parties Ia Idaho differ ma
terially In but three planks other
wise they are practically the same
Both declare fOr statewide and con
stitutiOnal prohibition. sfor the inili-
atiye, referendum and recall, for
workmen's compensation act, woman
suffrage, preparedness, economy, tax.
alton, etc. The three strikingly Diff
terent panks are first, the one deal
ing with The land department. The
republican platform calls for rcOr-
with sufficient safeguards thrown
around the handling If the assets
OF the state to insure against the loss
or impairment of such funds. The
plank further sets forth, 1--WE favor
the prompt enactment Of laws which
Will prevent the loanng Of money Of
the state to"any Of IT'S officers or en-
plpycs, either appolntive or elective,
OF 10 any OF tile relatives thereof. "
The democratic land board plank
condemns the incompetent and Grim
iuaIy negligent manner in which the
past republican land boards have han
died these matters, and declare the
time has come when the state must
assume Fun responsibility Tor errors OF
the past " The plank further pledges
the Democratic candidates for state Of
flee who become eN.otricio members
Of the state land board, 10 take such
steps as may be advisable, 10 ad Just
the difficulties on unsuccessful Carey
act projects, 20 The end that the state
may again extend an honest invita-
tiOn 70 hOmeSrekcrS and restore the
standing Of the projects that further
development may bc made possible
In addition the Democratic plank set,
forth, Whereas, there have been anC
are persistent rumors OF tavoritiSm, l.
not fraud, attaching to the land dc
partmeut of the state OF Idaho, Ia th,
matter OF leases, loans, etc, we pledg
the Democratic members Of the lcgiS
lature 10 investigate such charges an,
10 enact such legislation as will REIN
hurSe,the state of Idaho for Spccia
counsel 10 prosecute before a grant
jury Investigations In matters G thi
character
The second difference Is with regar
10 the sale Of state lands ana the eaS
ing " such lands, The republican
plank says, I'VE urge the adoption b
the voters at Idaho Of the conStitu
tional amendment 10 be submitted a
the November election, providing IA
the more rapid sale of state lands, I
the enactment of which We pledge
ourselves two years ago On this tn
democratic platform is silent but
has nailed Ia a'plank dealing with th
leasing ut state land on which the r,
publican platform Is silent, Nv
pledge our representatives In lcgiSli
tuTe Ia enact laws governing the lea,
ing of state lands that shall give tn
preference In such leaSiug~to actu,
bona iido settlers
The third difference la plankS Is III
endorsement uf the handling uf stat
affairs. The democratic plattOrl
plank calls special attention to the 10
miniStration OF our present dem,
cratic governor Moses Alexander.
Under whose administration" II
cited, taxes have been reduced, e.
ceSsiye appropriations have heeu vet
ed, land board eStravagauceS and /
Irregularities have been interrupted ,
exposed, lhe rights of settlers haN
been preserved, aud ECONOMY has hee
practiccd I'm every department rrSpol
stble 20 him, That further rcouumt,
and Reforms "ere prevented by Il
fact that he Mas surrounded by ho>ti
1Oards,a legislature irrcSpuu>ivr tu h
wishes, and LAWS enacted hl prcviul
republican Legislature inimlcal to n
interests OF tie people Of Idaho"
There is included ia the democrat
platform a uniform accounting pnt
the necessity az which Is realized I
anyone who has given The study
state problems second thought. IN
is especially true when il Is thuroug
% appreciated that some state drpaI
mentS are >orely in need ut lust >u,
auiting, one Of which has been prom
u-utly mentioned In every campai,
the state las ever seen, the land a
pArtmrut, The iOsSr methods
handling public moneys having led
large discrepancies and irregularities