Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-01-13
PERSONAL PLATFORM
OF CAPTAIN DAVIS
ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY FOR
GOVERNOR AND PLEDGES
NEEDED REFORMS IN
AFFAIRS Of STATE.

Captain e. G. Davis opened his
campaign at Nampa last night, for
the Goyernorship, in which he Set
forth his ideas OF "The Underlying
Causes of Bad Government in Idaho,
pledging his best efforts, if elected,
to the correction of existing evils
in the following:
PERSONAL PLATFORMS:
To the People OF Idaho:-
am Republican. l believe in
the principles of the Republican
Party and in honest party govern
ment. In the coming primaries
shall be candidate on my party
ticket for the nomination of Cover.
nor, and l here outline the personal
principles on which I shall base my
campaign and, if elected, my adj
ministration.
1 shall confine myself strictly
within the spirit and intent of the
Primary Law, both as to the limit
of expenditures and the purposes
for which money may be used.
l shall make no promises to secure
votes; specifically, l shall not prom
Use appointments to office, to sign
o. to veto special or local bills, nor
desired action on particular matters
of state business. l shall have no
political workers on salary, expenses
or promises
1 shall not enter into political
combinations, nor seek the endorse
ment of any interest, political boss,
machine, or caucus.
l owe no debt that I shall be OBJ
ligated to pay with political ap-
pointment. 1 shall be unembarras-
sed by the usual campaign promises
and free to administer the laws and
the business of the state in the
interest of the whole people
I shall never allow my vote or
action as governor to be influenced
or controlled by its political effect
upon myself or my party.
l shall appoint to office competent
persons only whose records require
neither explanation nor apology.
I shall not as governor give a
public appointment to any Of my
relatives, nor ask, nor recommend
such an appointment at the hands
Of others.
l shall oppose taking care" at
public expense, of former office
holders and all others.
l shall oppose special privilege and
favoritism in loaning public money
and leasing state lands, and shall
collect interest when due
l shall favor supporting our state
institutions in a manner reasonably
commensurate with their needs and
a policy of dealing with their en-
dowments which will increase their
interest-bearing capital as rapidly
as consistent with safety.
1 stand for true temperance and
for such laws to make it effective
as can be equally and impartially
enforced, regardless of the wealth
and social standing of those who may
violate them. I shall vote for the
proposed amendment to the state
constitution providing for statewide
prohibition.
l am opposed to railroad passes
for public officials and to seeing the
state humiliate itself by begging or
accepting favors from corporations.
l shall limit the cost of government
by stopping wasteful leaks and un-
necessary expenditures, and shall
utilize every advantage to be de-
rived from carefully planned budgets,
increased efficiency and systematized
effort.
1 shall reduce the army of tax-eat-
srs throughout the state and shall
begin in the governors office where
| shall dispense with the position
Of private secretary as an unneces-
;ary luxury.
Upon the basis OF the principles
and promises here outlined, l sub
nit my candidacy to the voters OF
he Republican Party. In doing so
ask that my adherence to promises
lfter election be judged by my ad-
ference to promises during the cam |
,aign I do not pose as better than
ther people. I only claim for myself
hat 1 know the evils from which
ur state Is suffering, and that
ave the courage and independence,
nd / hope the ability, to stamp them
ut. 1 come from the people OF this
tate wherein I was born and reared
nd wherein my interests have ever
cen. / am no mans man except my