Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-14
TIMELY TOPICS.

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"the queens speech" 1t is not the
queens speech at all, but q speech put
into her mouth by "the government"
In fact, the gilded shadow known as tile
queen has no more to do with the British
government than has old Nancy Boggs
on her Willamette flatboat. But the &C.
ton must be maintained; 80 a speech lie
written for "the queen" who talks about
my government" my people" my
navy" my relations with foreign pow
ers," etc., etc. 1t il singular enough
that the English people, the most practi
Cal in the world and the least devoted to
shams other than those Of royalty, should
continue this poor farce.
Texas Workman: 1t is dishonest
government that robs it's people in order
to bolster the credit OF inflated corpora
tons by enabling them to pay their divi-
dends in Europe with American gold.
Canyon City News: An Astoria paper
says it was so quiet there one day recent
ly that one could hear note fall due
Wish these quiet times would work that
way on some OF our delinquent subscrib-
ers.
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St. Louis Courier: Capital, the tool,
cannot employ labor. Imagine q hoe
employing q farmer, or chisel car.
penter When labor has free access to
land this truth will be plain and capital
lists will seek laborers to use their capital,
for, unused, it will waste away.
New York World: There was never a
time when it was SO necessary to oppose
the pretensions of plutocracy. There
was never a time when opposition prom
Used so much OF success
Salem Independent: Hogs are now
fed on wheat, while men, women and
children living in Pullman would be glad
to get even corn meal and potatoes.
Spokesman Review: Mr.. Hannaford
but juggles with the rate question when
} he makes confession OF the methods Of
J the highwayman and seeks justification
: in the plea that other business is trans
acted that way. Tie grocer, the druggist
the newspaper, do not have one price fol
one customer and another price for some
one else. The cabman does not charge
, Mr.. Hannaford more for carrying him q
mile than he would charge for a two-mile
haul, and If he were to apply TO the gen
: eral manager Of the Northern Pacific thu
! principle Of quitting on all the traffic
| would BEAR" Mr.. Hannaford would b,
prompt to enter vigorous objection.
Walla Walla Statesman: The news
papers Of Spokane and Colfax are urgin.
the people OF Spokane and Whitman
counties to follow the lead Of Walla Wall,
and take the question OF transportation
rates on grain and farm produce befor
! the courts for adjustment.
Astorian: The legislature of New
Zealand brings forward bill limitin,
the length OF the speeches in that bod
to fifteen minutes, and the result OF tn
9 experiment will be looked for with som
interest II it be found to work there
: some euch restriction may come to b
: generally applied to legislative proceed
a ings, with the result OF saving a grea
\ deal of time and suppressing great des
n of twaddle.
Portland Oregonian: 1t is probabl
that along with other lessons of har
q times and low prices for produce, fru
e growers in Oregon will have to realiz
that revenues once despised will have I
8 be conserved. Fruit is one Of thof
,, things which has nothing to fear froi
u Russia, India or Argentine competition
e and the cheapness of fruit is evidentl
e destined in the near future to create
u vastly widened demand, through the Q,
n tension Of it to the tables OF the masses
~ An established market for our frui
n fresh, but more especially prepared; wi
y justify us in more attention to it in th
l. way OF saving and careful packing an
y the necessity for cultivating and mail
tanning all our sources OF revenue wi
q add incentive to this form OF work.
Oregon Scout: In Missouri, until Il
costs are paid in q divorce suit, the d
cree is not entered upon the books, ar
o. the parties are liable to te arrested (,
bigamy when they marry again. II
Ia same kind OF law is needed in Gregg
ef TO secure lawyers from being cheated
ID litigants who are much more anxious
er marry again than 10 pay their divor
fees.
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a s. B. Riggen in The Arena: The tro
g BILE with industrial society is simply this
r since individual right to unearned liner
le ment is respected, we are turned into
society OF gamblers, wherein men ee,
is land more for the sake OF unearned liner
n ment than for the production Of wealt
u The New Earth: 1t costs Great Brta
re $4,000 to scrape the barnacles off the bt
~ tom of one of her big men-of-war 81
ID repaint it. This has to be done twice
~ year in the case OF nearly every vess
Ii men WE'RE free to determine for theI
le selves what kind of work they would q
ls- they would build fewer iron collins, m
BE called men-of war, and build more hous
to live in, to beautify and adorn.
Il Henry George in Social Problem
H. H. Even If in ruder state of society the
az telligence Of one sex suffices for the ma
w w agement of common interests, the vas
w more intricate, more delicate and INC
30 important questions which the progrs
% of civilization makes Of public momeI
NJ require the intelligence of women as
~ men, and that we never can obtain un
o., e. we interest them in public affairs.
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he New York Herald: II truth be told
Is. ie, after all, the men Of character and !
the men OF money who have made |
world what it is. That thought stands
the foreground of all thoughtful obser
III. ton like a towering monument agai
ere the sky. II we swere compelled to
nj without the one or the other it would
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