The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-08-24
Republican State
Platform

%. 1922, hereby adopt the following
declaration of principles;
The National Administration.
President Harding and the national
congress inherited from the previous
democratic administration problems of
gigantic magnitude. The problems Of
bringing the country back to a normal
condition are being met and solved in
an able, fearless and statesmnalike
way. The country through this great
service is rapidly arriving at that de-
gree of prosperity which has charact-
erized every republican administration
the nation has had
We pledge our undivided loyalty
and support to President Harding and
to the national administration in the
splendid work they are doing in re-
claiming our country and bringing it
back to normal and to healthy condi-
tions and times.
We congratulate the people of this
state and of the United States upon
the speedy enactment of the emery
ency tariff law, which is rebuilding
from bankrupt condition the agr-
cultural industries of our state and
the nation; and whereas the perman-
ent protective tariff bill. which will
afford and maintain real protection to
American labor, American agricultural
products and American industries, has
already passed both houses of con-
gress we urge that the bill become
law at the earliest possible date.
We commend our congressional del
egation: Senator w. E. Borah for his
broad grasp of national and interna-
tional questions; congratulating Sena-
tor Gooding on his rapid rise to in
fluence in the councils of the nation
and approving his courageous fight for
the protection of Idaho products and
industries; endorsing our representa-
tives in congress, Addison T. Smith
and Burton L. French for the excell- !
ent service which they have rendered
at all times to the people of this state.
Taxation.
Taxation in Idaho has reached the |
point where many communities of the |
state are excessively burdened. This |
load has been due largely to the de-
mand of the people themselves for bet
In schools. better roads and luxurious
municipal improvements. In many in
stances the taxes have been self-im
posed by direct vote of the people au-
thorizing issuance of large amounts of
bonds of various kinds for various
purposes. In times of prosperity the
people have voted obligations upon
themselves which have become real
burdens in times of financial depres-
sion and Idaho is now forcibly remind
ed that it is a large, sparsely pOpulat-
ed state, only partially developed and
comparatively little taxable
wealth
We favor frank realization that we
can not at present have the complex
agencies and conveniences of govern
ment, be they ever so desirable, of
older and weather. states.
We pledge ourselves to close super
vision of all appropriations to the end
that Idaho's cost of government, state.
county and municipal. shall be reduc-
ed to actual necessities. L
We favor amending the laws so that b
the maximum levies which the various
taxing bodies may levy shall be ma
terially reduced and that any addi-
tional levies within another maximum {
to he fixed shall not be levied unless +
approved by a two-thirds vote of the +
taxpayers affected. t
Highways. 7
Idaho after the great war embarked /
upon an ambitious program of road q
The people generally of f
this state demanded more and better s
-oads not only for the development
and convenience of the various com [
of the state, but also to give e
employment to returned soldiers and c
o our people in general. We spent Il
arge sums of money in road building a
gainst $40 miles of state highway,
only partially finished prior to April O
Is, 1919, under the previous democrat v
c administration, we have constructed p
IN additional sos miles, with 4S5 miles o
lnder construction for completion by t
December 81, 1922. The value of good C
Dads to the state is inealculable. t
We recognize that in times of finan- +
,ial depression the burden of taxes
must be lghtened and we pledge our n
aith to the people of Idaho that we C
will construct only such roads as are n
needed at lowest possible r
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State Government. g
We congratulate the people of the c
tate of Idaho upon the clean bust C
,essIike administration the republican
,arty has given the state during the o
,ast four years and we invite a COM Il
,arison with the political and inefi- C
lent government of the previous dem Il
cratic administration. Il
We approve the principle of central
cation embodied in Idaho's present s.
orm of government and urge that fur a
her Capitalization and improvement, ii
making yet further reductions in ex- a
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