The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-10-06
ENGLAND sAseuErs WILSON.

IIGLAID BAHouErs WILSON.
The Democratic Candidate fer Congress Hot
Hrisad Of Labor.
Special Correspondence.
BOISE, IDAHO, Oct. 1.-The Republ;-
can rally at Boise on the 18th inst.
promises to be one Of the largest and
most enthusiastic political gatherings
held here for some time. Arrange
ments have been completed for one
fare for the round trip on the railroad
from all points 10 Idaho, which will en-
able people to visit the capital and
have social time, while enjoying the
speeches and the general features of
the rally. Tickets will be on sale at all
stations on the 10th good until the 18th.
The crowd viii be large but all will be
Accommodated. Some of the best ora
torical talent in the state will he pres
ent, and the torchlight procession and
parade will be worth seeing. Every
body is cordially invited.
Little has been said by the press of
the state in opposition to the Popuiist
proposition Of governmental ownership
and control of the railroads. 1t is not
clear that this measure would be a
blessing to the people. The proposition
is something like Mrs. Camps famous
recipe for cooking hare, the first thing
was to get the hare. How is the gov
srnment to get the railroads? With
all the water squeezed out of the rail
road stock the roads themselves are
worth in all ten thousand million dol.
lars We have been since 1865 paying
a war debt Of two thousand million
dollars. We have paid only a little
more than half Of it in 30 years. How
long would it take the nation to pay a
debt five times as great? Let some
tightening calculator of Populist tell
us. Such a sum as it would require TO
buy the railroads is equal to the entire
money OF the world in gold and silver
and paper: quite an undertaking.
The experiment is not new one in
the world. fen of the leading govern
ments Of the world do not own railroads,
and is Of them do to greater or lesser
extent In France where the govern
ment operates the roads, the charge of
fare per mile is 1856 cents first class; 2.S6
for second class, while the general aver
age In the United States is zig cents a
mile. Several states here have expert
mented in the ownership of railroads.
Illinois built one at cost of million
dollars and was glad to dispose of it for
10000. Indiana had similar exper-
fence. Georgia owned a railway, but
found it expedient to sell to private
company. Then consider the power a
political party would WELD that con-
trolled this large patronage, nearly a
million in all, all the railroad employees
in the United States. The ruling party
has sufficient hold with the patronage
already; with that of the railroads it
could perpetnate itself forever.
With proper legislation the interests
Of the people can be better served by
private companies than by the govern.
ment The English are banqueting
Wilson, the recreant American who
did all he could to paralyze the indus
tries of his country by his infamous
tariff bill. The English are not lacking
in intelligence, they know their friends
when they meet them, and are not slow
to show their appreciation of them
All this banqueting of Wilson is very
zine, but how do Americans like it?
They did not banquet VIM. Mckinley
when he was over there. He was not
their special and particular friend. He
preferred to see the factories of his own
country in operation and American Ia.
b,rers at work at remunerative employ
ment rather than those of England.
Here in Idaho the effect of the Demo
Populist legislation Of the last Congress
has been most marked. In 1898 the
assessment rolls in the State Auditors
Office showed an assessed valuation of
property Of all kinds amounting in
round numbers to sS3ooO,ooO. This
year they show ssS,ooO,oOo in one year
of Demo- Pop. rule. In sheep alone the
decrease in valuation is over half a
million dollars. This is a pretty good
record of disaster for one year.
Hon. J. NJ. Dallentine started out on
tour to stir up the unterrified and
lead forloru hope In the congressional
fight. No doubt Mr.. Ballentine will
crate long and loud about the corrup-
ton and waste in the present state ad-
ministration, but he will be equally
careful not to enter into particulars to
show where this corruption or waste il.
Bat while he is about it he should ex-
plain to the voters why, when he was a
member of the first legislature he intro,
duced an amendment to allow the
bringing In of the Pinkerton detectives
into the state to settle labor troubles.
The bill was introduced by Monroe,
of Logan county, in the interests of the
laboring men OF the state, and when II
came up for consideration Mr.. Ballen-
tine introduced the following amend.
ment: "When legislature is not in ses.
sion, then executive may call upon
armed police or detectives agencies
from any section for the suppression of
domestic violence" (See House Jour.
nal First Session page 70) OF course
the amendment was voted down. The
laboring men will want to know why
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