The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-09-02
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY AT POCATELLO

We, the republicans of Idaho In
convention assembled, looking with
confidence and assurance to the future
of our great party, glorying In its past
achievements and realizing that the
future welfare of our nation demands
the return OF the republican party
TO power I'm the nation, do hereby
adopt the following resolutions plat
form embodying the principles of the
republicans of Idaho
We approve and endorse the 1920
republican platform adopted at the
Chicago convention and we bdieve
that the future of our country de-
mands constructive legislation in ac-
cordaDce with the provisions made in
that platform.
We are proud of The selection Of
Harding and Coolidge as our standard
bearers. We pledge the answering
support OF the republicans Of Idaho
to Harding and Coolidge in the coming
election. The success of the republic
can candidates for president and vice.
president in the coming election means
a government of progress based upon
law and on the constitution Of the
United States. and which will keep
which have so safely guided us over
q century and quarter of national ex-
istence We believe that our foreign
policy should be guided by the wisdom
handed down to us in the past by such
patriots as Washington. Jefferson, Lin
coin. Monroe, Mckinley and Roosevelt.
We contend that 10 principle enun-
ciatcd In the Declaration of Independ-
ence or our national constitution shall
be abrogated or modified without the
consent of the American people and
we, the republicans congratulate the
people OF the United States upon hav-
ing for their nominee for the office of
president, Senator Harding, who will
in no wise surrender any of the prin-
clplcs thus enunciated In the solicita-
tion and urgent demands of foreign
governments We believe that our fore
fathers acted with wisdom and fore
sight when provision was made for our
three great departments Of govern
ment We insist and demand that each
OF these departments of government
shall continue to function and perform
their respective duties as provided In
the constitution Of the United States.
The return TO power of the republic
can party in the nation guarantees
that our government will be freed
from executive domination of congress.
Against Class Distinction
This Ii a government of the people,
for the people, and by the people and
we condemn any attempts to divide
the citizenship of our great nation in
to classes and oil attempts on the part
of individuals TO create class feeling
and class hatred All branches of our
government must be made to function
so as to serve all of our citizens alike
and give every individual citizen
equal opportunity to enjoy the bless
ings of life, liberty and prosperity.
Mans first duty is the protection
of his home and family. On the same
principles the statesman's first con-
Germ should be the home interests of
his home people. America for Amer
leans has always been republican
slogan and we, as republicans of Ida
no. hereby pledge all nominees for con-
gress to policy which win always
keep the home fires burning and which
will look for the prosperity of the
United States and Idaho against the
rest Of the world.
At this time when prices being paid
to our agriculturist for his products
are IN most Instances below the cost
of production and large foreign inn
ports. especially of wool and meat, are
flooding our already demoralized mar
kets and threatening widespread dis
aster to our principle home industries,
we demand that an emergency embar-
60 he placed by congress ON all such
foreign imports at the earliest posi-
bile date and such embargo to be re
tanned until our market prices are
stabilized to a point at least equal to
the cost OF production and we further
demand that such tariff legislation
shall he enacted as will give our home
producers and manufacturers and lab
orefs an equal opportunity when
measured against world competition.
We endorse the enforcement of all
laws, both state and national without
fear or favor to any person or class,
AS republicans we encourage thrift
and the habit of saving In our citizens.
A wise and just national and state adj
ministration will aid our citizens to
conserve their earnings in order to fur
Their bring to the homes of the COM
mon people the benefits OF our national