Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1914 — HELP TO MAKE THE STATE PLATFORM OF YOUR PARTY [ARTICLE]

HELP TO MAKE THE STATE PLATFORM OF YOUR PARTY

Laws of the land have been made by those whom the majority of the people have selected for that duty. The honest servant should and does serve the wishes of those whom he has been chosen to represent usually following a declaration of principles or previous promises. Did you do what you could to select your representative? Did he make you any promises? Did you ask him to do so? It would seem of importance that ideas and wishes of the people should be enacted into a set of principles, for those who wish to represent them.

Seeking to further this idea and to ascertain the wishes of the people of the State of Indian*. on some of the vital questions that will confront the Republican convention, state Chairman Haya has sent the appended questions to the County Chairman, asking that they gather the sentiment in their communities. To do this intelligently would require a reply from every person. In order that my reply may represent the feeling of Republicans in Jasper county, I wish you would reply to the questions asked here.

Do you favor a declaration advocating state wide primaries? Do you favor a declaration advocating Woman’s Suffrage? Do you favor any declaration advocating party temperance legislation? (remembering that the anti-saloon league has asked that political parties refrain from mentioning state wide prohibition.) ‘ ~ Do you favor a Constitutional Amendment Convention?. Are you particularly interested in other reforms? What? Please express your views in blank space and mail, hand or report to G. H. McLAIN, County Chairman.