The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-30
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OF REPUBLICANS

convention assembled, looking with
confidence and assurance to the fu-
ture 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 in the nation, do here.
by adopt the following resolutions and
platform embodying the principals of
the Republicans Of Idaho.
We approve and endorse the 1920 Re-
publican platform adopted at the Chi
cago convention and we believe that
the future of our country demands
constructive legislation in accordance
with the provisions made in that plat
form.
We are proud Of the selection of
Harding and Coolidge as our stand
ard bearers. We pledge the answering
support of the Republicans of Idaho
to Harding and Coolidge in the COM
ing election. The success of the Re-
publican candidates for president and
vice president in the coming election
means government of progress based
upon law and on the constitution of
the United States, and which will keep
sacred the traditions of our forefath-
ers which have so safely guided us over
a century and quarter of national ex-
istance. 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 Roose-
| hot
enunciated in the Declaration of In
dependence or our national costitution
shall be abrogated or modified with
out the consent of the American peo-
pie and we, as Republicans, congrat-
ulate the people of the United States
upon having for their nominee for
the office of president Senator Hard
ing, who will in no wise surrender any
of the principles thus enunciated at
the solicitation and urgent demands of
foreign government. We believe that
our forefathers acted with wisdom and
foresight when provision was made for
three great departments of govern
ment shall continue to function and
perform their respective duties as pro
vided in the constitution of the United
States. The return to power Of the Re
publican party in the nation guaran-
tees that our government will be freed
from executive domination of con-
gress.
This Is government of the people, |
for the people and by tie people, and
We condemn any attempts to divide
the citizenship of our great nation into
classes and all attempts OH the part of
individuals to create class feeling and
class hatred. All branches of our gov
eminent must be made to function so
as to serve all of our citizens alike |
and give every individual citizen equal
opportunity to enjoy the blessings of
life, liberty and prosperity.
Mans first duty is the protection of |
his home and family. On the same
principles the statesman's first concern
should be the home interests of his
home people. America for Americans
has always been Republican slogan
and we, as Republicans of Idaho, here
by pledge all nominees for congress
to policy which will 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 imports,
especially of wool and meat, are flood
Ing our already demoralized markets,
and threatening widespread disaster to
our principal home industries, we
demand that an emergency embargo
be placed by congress on all such for /
eign imports at the earliest possible
date and such embargo to be retained :
until our home market prices are sta I
bilized to a point at least equal to the
cost of production and we further de- !
'mand that such legislation shall be |
enacted as will give our home pro-
ducers and manufacturers and laborers t
an equal opportunity when measured t
against world competition. I
We endorse the enforcement of all I
laws, both state and national with
out fear or favor to any person or I
class. II
AS Republicans we encourage thrift e
and the habit Of saving in our citizens e
wise and just national and state
will aid our citizens to s
their earnings in order to
further bring to the homes Of the e
common people the benefits Of our ma t
tional wealth and national resources. {
We heartily endorse and commend t
the patriotic stand taken by Senator e
w. E. Borah in his opposition to the 8
so-called League of Nations. His v
great fight for the preservation of n
American ideals has made every good a
citizen his debtor. b
We heartily endorse our represent
atives in congress- Addison r. Smith 81
md Burton L. French, and pledge to "
hem our unqualified support. a
We commend the people Of the state "
# Idaho in the business-like admins 81
ration that the Republican party has n
'iven the state Of Idaho during the
'ast two years and invite a compare Ia
ION with the political inefficient ad- Ct
of the two previous years. p
We commend and endorse the cab t.
net form Of state government adopt d
ID by a Republican legislature sub ri
tituted for hopelesslv inefficiant W