Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-27
Republican Press Association
Gets Solidly Behind Princi-
pies Expressed in Declare
ton Of Independence.
ENDORSES CABINET PLAN
Governor Davis" Administration
Lauded as Most Efficient
and Businesslike History of
Idaho.

The purposes and ideals or Amerl-
canism expressed in the Declaration or
Independence will be the shibboleth of
the press Of Idaho in all its utteran-
ces during the Industrial upheaval now
upon the country.
At the closing session of the Idaho
Republican Press association here
Sunday, the association, which was
permanently organized, adopted strong
resolutions defying un-Americanlsm
offering the associations support to
the American Legion, indorsing the
cabinet form Of government as adopt
ed in Idaho and condemning the use
of the mails for dissemination Of prop
aganda for the benefit of politicians at
public expense.
The resolution regarding the adop-
ton of the ideals of the Declaration OF
Independence as permanent code,
wassas follows:
SHOULD BE KEYNOTE.
Whereas, under existing and threat
ened conditions, Americanism becomes
the keynote of any convocation OF true
American citizens met together Tor the
consideration of the public welfare and
the problems that confront the nation
and state:
therefore, be it resolved, that the
Idaho Republican Press association in
regular assembled meeting does pledge
its membership to the purposes ana
ideals as expressed in the Declaration
of Independence of our country pc
1ieving that instrument conceived py
God and expressed by man. stands as
an everlasting bulwark against that
tide of class legislation which seeks to
engulf it's teachings and forever deny
the sacred rights it would preserve to
man."
AS companion to this resolution,
he following ono was passed
SUPPORT THE LEGION.
Resolved, that We pledge ourselves
to the members of the American
Legion and all men who offered their
services to the nation in the great war,
to use our best efforts to secure for
the service men just recognition from
the national government for their eff
forts in defense of our liberty. deplor
Ing the idea of rcWarding those who
remained at home and by advantage
IF their position forced personal gain,
while those who Offered themselves on
the battlefields overseas have received
no material recognition from the fed
eral government and we urge that all
loyal Americans unite soldly behind
the American Legion in its efforts to
bring to this country an undiluted
imeiicanism.
Resolutions indorsinG and recon-
mendng the cabinet form of govern
ment and the present administration
We're:
FAVOR ADMINISTRATION
Whereas, we have made Il careful
and thorough investigation of the
workings TO date of the cabinet form
af government as II now exists in the
state of Idaho. and
Whereas, from our Investigations
we are conI inced that the present ad-
ministration Is giving TO the state the
most businesslikc and efficient gov
crnment in its history,
Now. therefore he it resolved that
VIC. members Of the Idaho Republican
Press association, do he"abr indorse
The cabinet form Of government; and
be 1t
Further resolved. that we commend
the present administration for the e.
ficient and business like handling oil
the affairs of the state, and be it
Further resolved, that we approve
and commend the firm stand taken
by our governor, d. w. Davis. for the
establishment of true Americanism
and putting down radicalism of every
nature and making America safe for
Americans. and To this end pledge ia
him full and untrins support
DENoUNcE FRANK ABUSE.
paper caused by the sending out loi
propaganda from various government
tai departments in Washington, d. G.
which litera ture serves no good pur-
pose, is rarely used by the publica :
tons to which it is sent. greatly en-
cumbers the mails. and is a waste OF
paper. causing greatly increased prices
therefore"
N The newly formed association will
probably hold two meetings a year
one of them at Boise and the other
at some point to be selected by the
executive committee. The temporary
3 officers, \. Jenness of Nampa, presi.
dent, and M. e. Yeaman of Idaho
Fails, secretary, were reelected
Resolutions thanking Governor De
Wis and members of his official famil,
for the reception given the editors
Guy Flenner for the enterta inment
and others for various talks on state
matters were passed by the newspa