The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-07-28

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IL seems TO me, As I have no doubt Il
does to every other good republican,
that IT is very bad policy Just on the eve
Of q very important political campaign
for IN editor Of . republican newspaper
to try to stir up strife in the party BY
assailing and defaming the character Of
proposed candidates. These reflections
were caused by reading a late number
Of the Rathdrum Post, where the editor
has taken great pains to assail Mr..
Clarke, = prospective candidate for
Auditor and Recorder.
l would ask the editor Of tina: paper
what course be win pursue in case Mr..
Clarke Is nominated for the Office. WIN
be bolt" the ticket and keep up the
eight against him, or will he. like 4 true
republican, support him if the latter.
how VIII he reconcile that course with
his former action: In the same num-
Der Of the paper the editor refer. to
matters in our last campaign, in regard
to the candidacy Of Mr.. Stsarns, calling
him the weakest man that could be
put up, who was championed BY Mon
roe Daggett, George A. Manning, J. A.
keat and F. E Fogg, who are demon
strated as sore heads and chrouics.
Now We only have the judgment Of the
editor Of the Post agains, the four lat
ter gentlemen who are at least a loval
and a. old republicans as editor Nc
Donald, for il report speaks truly his
to the republican rank is of
recent date, and there
are men in this county who saw him
carrying a famebeau in a Cleveland !
torchlight procession and throwing I'D |
bis hat with brick in it at a demo |
c attic meeting The people do no, ne. d |
10 be reminded that the strong man |
backed BY Mcdonald and his true re-
publicans for sheriff, against S.earns.
vas beaten at the polls, and be was the
only one, all the other candidates being
elected
IL Mr.. Mcdonald does not change his
course, the people at large win think
his policy is controlled BY Doodle"
-ather than by principle.
But, Mr. Editor, there is another mat
.er that particularly interests the peo-
We Of this county, and is Of vital impor-
ance to every citizen here. l refer to
he school Of mines, Of which We were
'ery unjustly deprived by the veto of
iov. Mcconnell after the bill had pas
ed the state legislature. Gov. McCon-
eii gave as a reason for his veto that
De bill was unconstitutional. Now
ow did he know that. He is not a
nan who is familiar with the LAWN +,
act, As Judge Nash puts it, he i, inno-
ent Of the law" II the law was un- {
We had courts that were
ualiiied to pass on that and they would
ave done so, and the onus would not
ave rested on the shoulders of Gov.
1cConneu that he defeated the will of
he people for his own private ends
n order to attach the school Of mines
. the university Of Idaho at Moscow /. /.
There all OF his interests we're at that !
'me. The people of kootenai county
Tere simply cheated out Of that in,ti- :
ation, more particularly the people of :
his city, get there are men in this
ounty so disloyal to it that they are
Gov. Mcconnell and will use .
very means in their power to send del t
gates to secure his denomination as /,
overnor, and representa- tives to insure c
is election as L. ). Senator to defeat a
Ills sweet who has at all times and
nder all circumstances proved his 10y
NY TO this county and to the state at
rye. And, Mr.. Editor, this same Mr.
lcDonald is one Of these, and the parties =
is working with to control our com. .
g convention, are, as a rule, working e
u the same end. Now supposing Gov. i
lcConnell is reelected, and We are 30 >,
'rtunate as to get a legislature next 81
inter to again pass the bill in favor Of il
ootenai county, what assurance have a;
e that Gov. Mcdonnell will not veto :.
again. o. y
1t would seem to me that the only y
ne course for the people in this case e
to sit down on such movement and
ect men who will prove true to them.
on can set this down as fact, that
cry man in this county who proves
disloyal to it, as to support Gov. Nc
'nnell now, will be defeated at the
lis at the next election, no matter
lat office he is running for.