Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19

sslt Like Tribune.

In the National Review Mr.. H. E
NJ. James publishes an article which
gives most gloomy view Of tie
English status in India. He declares
there is a strong dislike Of the Brit
ish government displayed By the ma
tive press and by the inferior class Of
educated natives. English courses
Of study have helped to turn ont men
who are philosophical Radicals, and
devoted to the gIori6cation Of liberty.
His final conclusion is that there is
nothing for the English to do but to
60 on as they are going, only foster.
ing technical more than higher edu-
cation, but he insists that the execu-
tive power must always be kept and
held in the hands Of the British off,
GERS. That being the state Of affairs
in that country, it is no wonder that
thoughtful men in England, who
know with what sacredness the men
OF India hold tho rupee, have fear
that when that coin shall be little
further reduced in value, there will
he mutiny there which will make
the old Sepoy mutiny seem but child's
play. The best hope for the owners
of silver mines lies in the fact that
the British government will not dare
TO let silver go very much lower, and
that being true, it is most strange
that our government, understanding
as it must or should, that with silver
left to find price in England, the
result puts the American farmer per-
petually at a disadvantage as com.
pared with the Indian farmer. See
ing the changes all over the world
because of the changes which the
moneyed lo,ds have brought around
in twenty years in trying to establish
universal gold standard, aud thus
doubling the worlds debts, it is most
strange, we say, that our government,
has not the prescience, the courage
and the sense of justice necessary &c
declare that henceforth silver shall be
to our nation what it was to all na
tons during five thousand years. Il
is most strange, tracing down the
steady decline in prices and the
steadily increasing burdens upon the
poor which have made up the history
of the last twenty years. that those
men who pretend to be statesmen
will not rouse themselves and do wha
is right. Of course the argument o
the bankers IS that this will put u
upon silver basis, but they offer M
proofs to substantiate that statement
Rather, it seems plain enough that il
the present condition the world, tn,
world outside of our country, woul,
hail that act of courage and justice OF
the part of our nation as very God
send, and silver would be on a part,
with gold in London the next morn
ing after the passage of the bill, AM
some of the loss and trouble anc
modification of the last twenty year
would finally be compensated for
If, in fact, the law we're to give us
silver b.sis, still the improvement
would he something most marked
and manifold. We could buy wha
gold would be needed to settle for
eign debts. We would be put a
once in close rapport with Spanish
America, with the Orient, with Rus
sia we think, and we would be give
Il half century of such prosperi'.
as no nation ever saw before. Blu
we apprehend no such thing. w
believe that il our nation would bu
assert itself, every other nation Of tn
earth would be glad to accept tn
situation, and it would be such an &C
of sovereignty on our nations part a
would give us standing, the worl
around, more exalted than We eve
enjoyed before.
Miss GERTIE MCCLINTocK cam
up from Boise last Sunday TO Wis
raIotiyes and friends and will renal