Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-06
PARTY SLOGANS
PROMISE WAR HELP


Boise last week, is a model of brevity
and reads in full as follows:
We the representatives of tn,
Democratic party of the state OF
] Idaho in convention assembled al
this most momentous period in the
history of the world laying aside
all differences of merely economic
plans and politics, discussion OF
which in times of peace is entirely
proper and a stimulous to active
participation by the people in govern.
mental affairs, renew, with our fel,
/ low citizens regardless of party, race
or creed. our allegiance to the great
republic. now in the hour of the
worlds greatest trial, universally
recignized as humanity's hope and
stay.
We send greetings to the man al
the helm the man who has given
force and inclination to the great
struggle for human rights and sc
shaped and given voice to the hopes
aims and aspirations of those peoples
of the earth lighting In life and
death struggle for liberty that with
one voice they acclaim Woodrow
Wilson the spokesman and leader OF
the freedom loving people of the
world.
We heartily indorse the acts of
congress in both branches in upv
holding the hands of the president in
the great work of the war, and In no
invidious manner, but with full reali-
zation of the responsibility and with
justifiable pride point to the record of
achievements under Democratic lea
dership; and it is matter OF fell
citation to the Democracy of Idaho
that a Democratic senator represents
our state at this time and we most
heartily endorse his record In con-
gress.
I'VE feel that a Democrats ad-
ministration has conducted the affairs
of the state with prudence, economy
and good judgment and has been
fully equal to the additional tasks
imposed by the war. We heartily
endorse the record of the state ad-
ministration and the state legisla-
ture.
We pay immeasurable tribute to
the loyal sons of our state and nation
who have been called or who may
yet be called, to serve in the army
and the navy. No words are ade-
quate to express our appreciation of
their loyal sacrifice and service and
no legislation In their behalf by an
appreciatiye nation can repay the
debt. We especially recommend that
congress do enact esective laws to
reclaim the arid and swamp lands
of the nation and that our return
ing soldiers and sailors be given the
preference right of entry and posses
sion of these and all other lands,
"As a party we wish to pay tribute
to the spirit of patriotism and self
sacrifice that has been shown by the
women Of America. At time when
we are fighting to establish democ-
racy the world over the right of
women to be placed on an equality
with men, is not even an open
question We reafIirm our long
standing allegiance to the principle
Of womens S suffrage and advocate
the adoption of the proposed amend
ment to the federal constitution en-
bodying this principle
we denounce as heinous and Grim
inal any attempt on the part of any
person to take advantage of the fact
that our country is at war and seek
thereby to reap personal, pecuniary
profits. We condemn war profteer-
ing as one of the worst forms of
treason. And we urge congress to
pass appropriate legislation to con-
troll the price of substitutes recon-
mended for use with wheat -four, and
thereby make them available for use
in this state
I'VE condemn all persons who fail
to do their duty, who attempt to
class hatred, who indulge
in scurrilous and insiduous attacks
on the conduct of the war.
I'VE most heartily commend the
able work which has been done and
is being done by the national, state
and county councils of defense and
pledge them our undivided support.
And we favor the financing of the
state and county councils of defense
by the legislature, and the various
we believe in continuing in force
the laws heretofore enacted in both
the state and nation for the suppress
sion Of the liquor traffic, and we
favor the early ratification of the
to the federal eonstitu-
tion prohibiting the manufacture and