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, 1890-10-23

Mr.. CARROLL,S SPEECH

at Is the republican idea to have
q strong, central government" ex-
claims Thomas Carroll, the demo-
cratic nominee for congress; and he
utters that exclamation with O sort
Of shrek Of alarm, as though that
theory of government were really
dangerous and most pernicious.
Yet Mr.. Carroll fought for that
very idea, which was the contention
that brought about the war. Then,
as now, the democratic party be-
lieved In the doctrine of state rights,
while the republican party believed
in "strong, central government" I"
In federal interference" to prevent
the seeding states from setting up
IA government hostile to the United
States. That belief was all that
saved the Union. II is passin z
strange now to behold man who
fought for the very principle that he
now denounces. Can 1t be possible
that Mr.. Carroll has turned his back
upon his own war record? 1t looks
that way.
When the democratic nominee
for congress gravely talks about the
horrors of "federal interference" in
local government he trenches upon
point that he would better have
left uncovered. The contented and
enlightened people of Washington
and Idaho are not In the least
alarmed about the horrors or evils
of federal interference; nor have they
been so alarmed since President
Harrison entered upon his admins
tration. If Mr.. Carroll lived in the
Pacific Northwest during the CledO !
land administration, he certainly
can not have forgotten the long re-
gime of "federal interference that
made that administration detested
alike by democrats and republicans,
Then was time when the people of
Washington, of Idaho, of Montana
and of the Dakotas clamored for
modern Estate rights" and then 1t
was that the democratic party closed
the door against them, and Grover
Cleveland filled all The important
offices with men from the East and
the South, and set ia Southern spy
upon every lonely homesteader all
'over this broad and now free West.
1t matters not whether Mr. Carroll
admits this page of recent history.
1t stands out indisputably clear,
where the people can read 1t; and
their verdict will he heard at the
polls.
Mr.. Carroll fought one way aud
he talks another.
, 1890-10-23
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than useless to send fanatical en-.
thiisiasts
SHE CANT STRIKE BAcE

The way the democratic organ.
of the United States are crying ON,
over the passage of the McKinley
bill Is only equaled by the hubbuh
that measure has stirred I'm in
Europe. A disinterested spectator
would naturally infer that the dem.
ocratic newspapers were controlled
by the European manufacturers and
producers. If we may judge from
the tenor Of their wall, an invisibls
bond of sympathy links them to-
gether even though storm.tossed
ocean intervenes.
All this talk about European 70.
taliation Is balderdash. England.
and France, and Germany will not
retaliatc unless ii Is to the interests
of their people so to do, and in that
event they will have perfect right
to retaliate. The United States hos
not enacted the Mckinley law for
the narrow purpose of restricting
the trade of Europe. Her aim ha,
been the betterment of her own
people, the increase of her own
power and glory. European states.
men understand this quite clearly.
They would do the same under like
circumstances, and they will mako
no counter moves for the mere pur,
pose OF "playing even" unless they
are convinced that such moves
would be to the advan tage of their
own people.
Heed the advice of the avernye
democratic paper, and we shall find
ourselves consulting the wishes and
interests of foreign countries. That
may be international courtesy, bur
It assurcdly is not patriotic states.
mnnship.
But even IL Europe were disposed
TO retaliatc, which she is not.
wherein could she strike n blow?
We now import from European
countries a class Of manufactures
not at all essential to our comfort or
prosperity. We buy laces aud
feathers, wines and silks, fine fabrics
and II thousand and one little lux.
urics not ut all essential to mans
comfort, and which this country is
largely capable of manufacturing
on the other hand Europe is de.
pendent upon us for bread and
light, for cotton and corn, for to.
bacco and raw products of our
fields. She dare not indulge in
reprisaIs, because she would be
striking IL blow at her own industry.
II she should levy duty on Amer
lean raw products her manufactures
would suffer, and were she to tax
the wheat that floats to her hungry
people from the surplus shores of
America, she would invite n repeti.
tion of the historic revolt against
the odious corn laws.
In short, Europe panders to our
vanity, while we feed her people
with bread and meat. How can she
retaliateP
, 1890-10-23

AN OLD CONTEST RENE WE'D.

The old battle between ailegory
and truth; between the Mosaic ac-
count of the creation and the history
of the formation of the earth as told
in the silent but irrefutable testi-
mony of the rocks; between the
story of the origin of the human
race through the sudden transforma-
tion of clay into the man Adam,
and rib of the man into the woman
Eve, aud the origin of the same as
traced through the subtle but ever
moving processes of evolution, was
fought over again by the southern
Presby terians in council at Charles
ton, :. c., recently.
The battle WIS as usual, fercely
waged, the melting cause of the con-
flict being the candidacy for minis
terial orders of DR.. James Woodrow,
whose examination on the manner
in which man was created developed
belief upon that all important, but
slightly antiquated subject at vari-
ance with that of the Presbyterian
doctrinaires, and, ihdeed, quite
shocking to their loyalty TO Adam.
This, OF course, could not be toll
Grated, and DIR. Woodrow went to
, 1890-10-23
MR.. BRO VINES SPEECH.

The following extract Is taken
from the Chronicle of last evening":
The REVIEW this morning charges that
Mr.. j. J. Browne in the joint discussion
at Cheney on Saturday declares himself
in favor of states rights. The charge is
seemingly based on a sentence never
uttered by Mr.. Browne at that or any
other meeting. lt the reporter was
guilty of unintentional inaccuracy, the
REVIEW can do no less than apologize to
the public for Its misinformation. II
the mistake was made Intentionally and
for political effect, and with view to
securing material for an editorial of the
bloody shirt order, then the REVIEW is
hardly in a position to denounce so
called bogus newspapers.
The Chronicle will be pleased il the
REVIEW will, with the same refreshing
irankness and honesty il attributed to
Mr.. Browne, either acknowledge itself
in error or admit that it distorted the
utterances of Mr.. Browne to fit its own
political plans.
The REVIEW always aims to be
fair and just, in its,news as well as its
editorial expression. The repor ter
who took Mr.. Brownies utteran ces
is positive that he caught them cor
rectly, though of course the work of
reporting long speeches is laborious,
and necessarily subject to error.
As matters now stand, a REVIEW
reporter says Mr.. Browne uttered
that state rights sentence. An edi-
torial writer, with concealed
identity, who may and who may
not have heard the speech in ques-
ton, declares that Mr.. Browne did
not say any thing of the kind, and
calls upon the REVIEW for an
apology. OF course ii is out of the
question to expect the REVIEW to
discredit its own reporter upon such
a showing as that.
When Mr.. Browne shall have dis
avowed the expression, it will be
high time to talk about apologizing.
The REVIEW Is frank TO say how
ever, that when Mr.. Browne denies
the sentiment 1t will consider the
dispute at an end, and will admit
that ITS young man enormously re-
ported the speaker.
Mr.. j. j. Browne is q gentleman
who would not deny any words that
he might utter. II he says the re.
porter erred the REVIEW will con-
cede the same.
, 1890-10-23

the wall, theologically speaking,
after a fierce contest as falling to
come up to the presbyterian
standard" A resolution duly set
ting forth the fact that his exam
ination he declared unsatisfactory,
and that his membership in the
presbytcry be declined because he
persistently rcatiirms the doctrinal
errors on the subject of evolution,
which have several times been con-
demned by the courts of the church
as contrary to the Presbyterian
standard, was passed by vote of
IL to 8, thus shutting the candi-
date out In the cold, so to speak, In
this world, on the presumption,
probably, that lie will have fire
enough In the next to satisfy the de-
mands of true Christianity.
The wonder ~, not that. the old
barnacles that have clung to the
craft Of creed, iniscalled religion"
until they have become so thor
oughly embedded in its substance
that they are In reality a part of it,
refuse to let go, but that man
whose ideas are formation OF q
later period of study and research
hangs around and begs to be taken
on board
The man who thinks and claims
the right to teach that the principles
of humanity, as embodied in charity,
kindness, benevolence and good
will, are of greater Importance than
blind belief in an apocryphal
Adam, and the traditions that
hover about his origin, de
serves to he snubbed when
he attempts to promulgatc
his ideas under banner that floats
over dead past, the records of
which have become shadowy
through the Interpretation of dog
matists. The world Is in need of
the ministrations of such men, but
In order that they may be grandly
and fully effective; that they may
reach the ears open to receive them,
and become rs mamma 10 the spirit
that has starved upon the husks of
dry theology they should be indie
pendent of the creeds that cramp
and the doctrines that bind the soul
of man to n dead past.
The creation of Adam was no
doubt a matter OF prime Importance
to that individual, but the issues
that have sprung into existence In
more or less rapid succession during
the past six thousand years have
naturally, To some extent, turned-
public interest away from the re
puted facts and weird fancies
that waited upon this event Hence
the people OF the present age
when asked to listen to II recital
of the manner In which Adam was
introduced to this mundane sphere
may be pardoned ii they ask, with
seeming irreverence, adam whO?'
and object to being catalogued
with the irrevocably lost, on ac-
count of the innocent inquiry, and
the doubt with which the answer is
received.
"In Adams fall we slnued ALL"
says the hard gospel of creed, to
which the spirit of justice, and a
proud sense of individual responsl-
bility, being asked to subscribe. not
unreasonable refuses. And in this
refusal there Is a growing belief that
1t is the creed and not the individ-
uul that suffers.
, 1890-10-23

would endcavor To run the whole
which would simply
mean TO neglect It's own business,
dip Its hands Into the affairs OF the
executive and judicial branches
sitting as mere flgureheads,
but tho expenses rolling right
along--and Doodle TO 1t hearts
content, In the public works,
the fire and police departments and
the judiciary.
1t Is gratifying TO all admirers of
good government to know that
dcmagogy has been shOrn Of It's
power, and that good Judgment and
sound common sense bid fair to give
the public safe charter.
, 1890-10-23
THE IDAHO FIGHT.

After reading the statements of
Judge Clagett and another gentle
man who heard tho conference be-
tween the senatorial aspirants Of
North Idaho, the public can reach
but one of two conclusions--eithcr
Mr.. Mcdonnell has grossly misrep-
resented Judge Clagett, or his organ
in this city has grossly, niisrepre-
sented him.
And since Mr.. Clagett certainly
carried no such false statements TO
the bogus sheet, and Mr.. Porter is
not q gentleman who would betray
a confidence, one naturally wonders
where the irresponsible sheet got
its "information." If the story had
not been utterly false, one might
, 1890-10-23

suspect Mr.. Mcconnell Of inspiring
the article, but since no honorable
gentleman would 40 misrepresent a
political opponent, the public will
necessarily be forced to lay the
blame upon Mr. McConnelps or
gan, and thereby keep clean the po.
litical skirts of that gentleman.
Oh, yes, the bogus papeH must
have misunderstood Mr.. Mcconnell.
Those who know Judge Clagett
can readily understand that ho has
been party to no deal looking to
the wholesale delivery Of his friends,
who are supporting him as matter
of principle aud "a tribute to his
ability. He IL not the man to bar
gain for the transfer of his support
ers as one would deliver baud of
sheep or cattle. He Is seeking sup
port for himself, not for his political
opponents.
The story was clearly given publi-
cation for the purpose of weakening
Judge Clagett with his friends, and
to drag him down to the low level
of politics that some politicians find
as unerringiy as water finds Its level.
Its publication gives more or less
confirmation to ugly rumors float
Ing over Idaho and Washington to
the effect that rich mans Doodle
has bought the marketable friend
ship of u corrupt and bogus sheet.
, 1890-10-23

LuPOR7ANCE OF MINING

Judge Clagett in his speech Fri
day night declared, with truth and
justice, that it was not until man
had learned to mine that true civili-
zation and enlightenment were
possible.
Unquestionahly the great mass of
the public fails to realize the i'm,
portance of the mining industry.
Mining is looked upon by hundreds
of men right here in Spokane as II
sort of ignus intuus, all uncertain
pursuit that stands as n menace to
safe financial operations.
Stop all mining and what would
be the results? The race would
speedily relapse into barbarlsm, and
even agriculture would sink to the
most primitive methods, because
without iron there could be only the
rudest forms of agricultural ilnple-
ments; railroads would vanish from
the earth; steamships and sailing
vessels would disappear from the
high seas; the press would sink into
darknes naught would remain save
the wild existence of barbarism.
How many of the REVIEW
readers have ever paused to consider
how much the miners Of the Cocur
D'Alenes are contributing to the use
full arts aud to beautifying the world?
forth from the rich canyons Of that
remarkable district. undoubtedly the
richest and most extensive upon the
face of the globe, il converted into
type for the dissemination of news
and knowledge, and it Is not i'm
probable that the miners who read
this paper may have contributed tn
its publication by picking from the
depths of the mountains the very
lead that entered into its type.
In SpokarA If anywhere upon the
earth, there should be a thorough
conception of the Importance of the
mi ming industry, because 1t has
added as much to the growth and
the prosperity of the city as has any
other industry. The languishing OF
that industry means financial de-
preston for Spokane Falls, and q
blow at the prosperity of those mines
is IL blow at the city.
Such blow has been struck, but
the quick telligence of the miners
parried 1t most magniiiccntly. II
now remains for Spokane Falls,
alike interested in the prosperity OF
the grent and increasing industry,
to manifest her sympathy with the
resource that has so materially con
tributed to her success, by voting at
the approaching election in line
with the votes cast by the miners OF
the Ceur d'Alencs. The Mckinley
bill protects one of Spokane's great.
est resources. Spokane has n duty
to meet, not alone to the miners oi
the Pacific Northwest, but TO her.
self That duty is to send men to
congress who will seek to keep that
bill upon the statute books. And IL
should not be forgotten that the
legislature to be elected at the ap.
preaching contest will choose II sue
cessor to Senator Squire. Let Spo.
kane not forget her duties aud her
interests. She should send solid
, 1890-10-23

A VOICE OF THE PAST

With a frankness that Is refresh
ing Mr.. j. J. Browne, of Spokane
Falls, is stumplng the state on
straight out democratic doctrines.
He is unequivocally for state rights
and absolute free trade.
Mr. Brownies speech at Cheney is
ghost from the past 1t is like
unto some speech of ante-bellum
days, preserved in n phonograph,
If that had been possible, or per-
petuated in the hidden depths of
SOME dusty, musty scrap-book. Such
. voice from the past would even
sound strangely in the South. Ut
tered in Washington, the energetic
and hopeful child of the present, it
sounds strangely old and out of tune.
While hearkening to Its exploded
theories one involuntarily forgets
the issues of the war, the victorious
fields Of Shiloh, of Gettysburg and
of Appomattox, and half expects to
hear the sharp crack of the slave
drivers whip and the agonized cry
of the fettered black.
II favor that home government which
gran To to citizens OF each state cl ear and
unlimited autonomy, without the inter-
ference of an outside power"
One might expect to hear that
utterance in some remote county of
the South, us yet unmissed by the
modern signs of progress, but COM
ing from the new state OF Washing
ton, and uttered by a leading citi-
zen of Spokane Falls, it startles us
with its antiquity, and amuses us
with its exploded weakness. That
expression means notification and
secession; it Ia an audacious reitera-
ton of the honeyed sophistries with
which Jefferson, Calhoun and Da-
Wis lighted the firebrands of rebell-
ion. Mr.. Browne surely knows
this, for he is n we'll read and edu-
Gated gentlemen, and knows the his
tory of his country.
1t would be folly to argue with
that ghost of the warlike past. One
might as well seek to wrestle with a
corpse. 1t is a theory long since ex-
ploded, and the current of Ameri-
can history and progress has borne
us past its dangerous teachings,
Turning from the ghostly echoes Of
the democratic catacombs, and
emerging into the bright sunlight
of the present, Mr.. Browne brings
us face TO face with the timely issue
Of free trade. No longer does he
seek to stir up the buried fallacies Of
the past, but instead he brings out
his modern artillery and invites an
other fight upon the issues of free
trade and protection.
Mr., Browne states his position
quite clearly. Here we find no
equivocation, no insincere preten-
sions. He declares that the Mckin-
ley bill is unconstitutional, because
1t supports the idea of protection of
American institutions. OF course If
the Mckinley bill is unconstitu-
tional, the Mills bill would likewise
be illegal, because while 1t forced
free trade upon the miners, the
wool.growers, the lumbermen and
the farmers, II took excellent care of
the New England manufacturer,
aud thereby forced the democracy
of Washington into the support Of
vicious measure hostile to their
own interests.
According to the logic of Mr..
Browne, all protection is unconsti-
tutional. Here at last Is found one
leading democrat who has the cour-
age Of his convictions, one free trader
who scorns to wear mask.
, 1890-10-23
SPOKANE FAILS. OCr. 90. 1880.
DElfAGOGY Run MAD.

More arrant demagogy WAS never
uttered than that inflicted upon the
charter commission yesterday by
Alderman Bettis. 1t was fiapdoodle
of the thinnest manufacture.
1t is this vain, dyspeptic dema-
gogue Belts who, under the false
color of love for the dear people, is
seeking to set up communal form
of control in direct conflict with the
American ideas of self-government.
He seeks to carry the world back to
those vicious modes of government
out of which grew kingcraft and all
its evils.
The world has learned, If 1t has
learned anything, that any govern
ment not strengthened by central
ization Is certain to go to pieces.
Briefly, the evolution of modern
governments has been in this order:
Patriarchal.
Tribal.
Communal.
DIonarchial.
Republican.
The American govern ment is
strongly centralized. If it had
been otherwise constructed it would
have long ago fallen to pieces of its
own weight. But 1t has endured
the tests of time, of hostile senti-
ment and of wars and rebellions.
Now, when men of Judgment at
tempt to model a municipal govern
ment upon those true and tried
lines, when they fix their gaze upon
the glorious model of their own
national government, an arrant
demagogue, whose loftiest model is
the bloody commune or the rule
from which monarchies sprang,
seeks to throw dust in the eyes of
the people by talking aimlessly
about American institutions.
In the name OF reason, let him
stand by his own demagogy now,
and vote for the American model,
or else preserve dignified silence.
If IL is an American model he il
seeking, he can sit in his seat and
have 1t brought to him.
i Ht AliitIlcui BONSTIulcut IL
divided into three branches-the
Legislative, the executive and the
judicial, each protected to the ut
most against the insldious encroach-
ments Of the others. Responsibility
for the appointive power is vested
in the president, and this RESPONSE
bility the senate must share by ap-
proving the presidents nominees.
That is the American form of
government, and that is precisely
what Alderman Belts is trying to
get away from, and all the while
under the false plea of frindship and
admiration for American institu-
tions. His wish In for a communal
form, under which the city council
will usurp all the functions of gov
ernment and the people merely be
taxed for fgureheads. In other
words the public would be under
the heavy expense Of maintaining
three departments, but the council