The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-06-18

!policies Of the administration result
ing In the high cost of living and
pledge ourselves TO earnest and con-
siaten attack upon this evell.
Prevention OF unreasonable profits
II possible through exercise OF pub
lie economy and private thrift.
We condemn the administration for
failure impartialIy 10 enforce the an
ti.profiteering laws.
We are opposed to government
ownership and operation of the rail
ways but insist there should be no
speculative profit In rendering the
service of transportation. We en-
dorse the transportation act OF 1920.
We Will encourage and develop wa
ter transportation. service and facii-
tiles.
/ We approve legislation against
monopoly and combinations in re-
straint OF trade but advocate amend.
ment to existing laws to provide bus
mess men with better means Of
knowing beforehand whether a pro-
posed combination Is lawful
We pledge the party an immediate
resumption of trade relations with
every nation with which we are at
peace.
We reaffirm our belief In the pro-
rsctive principle and pledge revis
ion of the tariff.
We favor legislation that will In
sure the maintenance OF the Ameri-
can merchant marine.
The immigration policy of the ma
tion should have higher standards.
Aliens should register, Asiactic ex-
ciusi0n is sound
No alien should become citizen
until be has become genuinely Amer
lean.
We stand for free speech, free
press and free assembly, but no man
may advocate resistance to law. De-
portation IN lawful.
We favor liberal appropriations for
In highway construction
and conservation.
We favor fixed and comprehen-
sive policy for reclamation.
We hold In imperishabie remem-
brance the valor and patriotism OF
the soldiers and sailors.
We pledge the party to the solution
of problems of social and Industrial
justice through progressive legisia-
ton.
We endorse the system of federal
aid In the states for the purpose OF
and educational training.
We advocate greater centraliza-
ton of federal aid In the states for
the purpose of vocational and agri-
cultural training.
We advocate greater centraliza,
ton of federal health functions and
af
state and local health agencies.
The party stands for federal
child labor law and It's rigid enforce
ment.
We commend congress for the per-
manent establishment OF women's
bureau. i. The principle Of equal pay
for equal service should be applied
all branches Of the feder-
al government.
A nation OF home owners Is the
best guardian OF those principles nps
on which our government Is founded.
The government should make avail.
able housing information and encour.
aae the acquiring of homes.
For Hawaii we recommend federal
home rule and the rehab-
Of the Hawaiian race.
We renew our repeated declaration
that tho civil service shall be thor,
oughlv and honestly enforced.
We condemn the administration
destruction OF the efficiency of the
postal service and commend the Re-
publican congress for increasing the
pay OF the postal employees.
We welcome women into full par
ticipation In the affairs d the govern
ment and the activities bf the Repub.
lican party.
We condemn President Wilson for
asking congress to empower him to
accept mandate for Armenia and
thus to throw the United States into
the. very maelstrom of European
quarrels. requiring $4,000 American
boys and $276,ooo.000 In the first
year.
The Republican party stands for
agreement among the nations to pre-.
serve the peace OF the world for an
association based upon
International Justice which shah
the rule of public right by
development OF law and the decision
OF impartial courts. We believe that
this can be done without compro-
mise OF national independence. THY
covenant signed by the president at
Paris failed signally to accomplish
this pupose and contained stipula
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