Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-08-31

| the existing county primary law, wit
amendments thereto providing for tn
voters, when registered, to declar
their party affiliation, and also pre-
viding for the holding in each pre-
cinct of the primary election of al
parties at one time and place, with on
set of judges and clerks, appointed b,
the county commissioners and pal,
as general election officers, but pro
viding for separate party tickets; arc
also amending the existing law il
minor respects.
FARMING
The basic industry IN Idaho is farm
ing. For the people of this state to be
contented and prosperous, first the
farmer must be so. Recognizing these
facts, as it always has recognized
them, the Republican parity stands
ready and DESTROYS of passing such
laws and maintaining such agencies
as will bring to the farmer and the
farming industry the greatest possible
share of contentment and prosperity.
We favor the economical consolida-
ton into a single department of all
efforts to carry this policy into effect,
commanding program Of business
methods in the sale and marketing of
all agricultural products.
The farmer was among the first of
our citizens to be called upon TO help
win the war. They were urged to
produce to their utmost. In the face
of fixed maximum prices for many of
their most important products and
constantly increasing costs of produc
tion they surprised the world and fed
Europe and America.
After the war came defation over
night and production has necessarily
continued to date at pre-war and in
many cases less than pre-war prices
received for farmers products with
production, freight and material and
supply costs to him averaging in ex-
cess of 60 percent above pre-war
costs.
The farmer must have lower costs
or fairer prices or production though
the operation of economic laws, must
cease. The farmer is the backbone of
idaho structure. He must prosper or
the state is bankrupt
We urgently request that congress
shall promptly pass law which will
afford proper longtime credit facili-
ties for tho handling Of livestock and
agricultural products during the time
of production and marketing and at
rates of interest not in excess of those
paid CIV other commercial interests.
We favor careful governmental SUI
pervision of both state and national
banks and strict responsibility of bank
officials for denository losses due to
and incompetency.
COURT RELIEF
We favor the enactment of law
the supreme court shall have
power to direct the work of the dis
trict judges of the state and TO send
judges from their own districts to
other districts in order to expedite the
judicial procedure of the state and in
order to relieve congestion in certain
judicial Districts.
SUPREME COURT
We favor the enactmenB of a law
for the supreme court sit
ting in two divisions with three
members IF the court in one division
and the other two members with dis
trict Judge to he called in by the SUI
preme court as the other division; pro-
viding, however. such safeguards as
may be necessary and recurring that
all decisions must be approved by a
majority of the members of the SUI
preme court.
Whereas, wartime conditions and
the absence from the state Of the or
ganized militia demanded the Gre
alton of a mobile notice force during
the period Of hosti1ities; and whereas
in resnonse to the demand the state
was created. and where
as the emergencies that called the de-
partment into being have passed. be
it resolved that in the interests of
economy we pledge ourselves TO abol-
ish such office and department.
We favor vesting the state board of
land commissioners with the discre-
tionarv authority to grant -xtension
Of time within which to make paw
ments maturing on state land con-
tracts during the wear 1923and 1924
where il abpears that the holders of
such contracts are cultivating the land
involved and endeavoring in rood
faith to nav for the same and are I'M
able to do so. We further favo
continuance of the present rental IF
81 cents per acre on agricultural lands
Of the state.