The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30
POLITICAL POINTERS.

vised the story OF the fly that sa, upon
the axel of the chariot wheel and said
What dust do raise" So it 10 with
Mac. Whatsoever soeth along or NOV
eth upon greater means, ii he has ever
so little hand in it, he thinks i. i. he
that carries it.-Nampa Leader.
William, William, thou hast forsaken
u.s. yet We shall do without thee. Thy
money and Grover, Is not our money.
Were thee with Us, one OF US, We would
love thee much, but alas, alas, the gold.
bug has punctured thy ear drum
snd thou nearest not the warning OF
those who would lead thee into better
paths. Slide thee down, quick, on the
barted banister TO oblivion ,-Nezperce
News.
The Republicans throughout the state
have held their precinct primaries with
the result that the very stuffing has
been knocked out OF Poker Bill's" SEN
| atorial aspirations, and Fred T. Dubois
is the man who struck Billy" McCon.
nell. Cheers for Fred-tears for Bill
When the Wild and woody governor il
laid away in Lis political grave, let his
spitaph read; Here lies William ]
Mcconnell, no talked himselit to death
-kstchum keystone.
Gov. Mcconnell! will air his financial
views in the June Overland. A circular
from the magazine SAYS it will be "an
article on the value OF money which
corporates Gov. NcConnelFs ideas re-
garding the silver question as he has
studied them in the west" The front
page will carry the Governors bust.
The goldhug following of the Governor
In thi. state will no doubt tumble over
each other TO get 4 copy OF wild BilPs"
views on the way how people can pay
their debts without money. We trust
our good Governor las not borrowed
his thunder from some Wall street
nsrcernary. Murray sun.
Grosvenor has issued what he terms
his final bulletin on the political situa-
ton. He gives Mckinley 500 votes on
the first ballot, with a large second
choice following. The figures are prob
ably conservative, but = gas trick or
something else OF that kind may yet he
turned against the leader. Twenty
years ago Blaine was beaten bv false
statement made to the chairman Of the
convention 10 the effect that there was
something the matter with the lighting
apparatus and that an adjournment was
necessary. The Adjournment was &c.
cured through the trick and Blaine was
beaten before morning States.
man.
Like the Lost Carse at Poca.eIlo try.
ing to find some pretsxt for boiling the
state convention, the Lost Cause contin-
gent IN hootenai county is trying to find
some pretext for defeating the Rspubli-
can legislative ticket to be nominated at
Cttur Alene next August. Their chief
stock IN trade just now il to create
discussions in the Republican ranks.
But the people are dead on to Neon
nellism and all its tricks. They got
enough OF its trickerv and false pretensas
two years ago. The declaration that
they will force county division issue
into the campaign-that they will rule
or RUINS just what is to IL expected
from such source. And yet, we are
blandly told the 'Rathdrum Republi-
cans always strive for harmony. -
keotenai Herald.
The Republicans OF Idaho have spo
ken in plain and unnlistakable terms a.
to the demands Of the people OF thi,
state. The convention held at Pocatello
was one OF the strongest ever assembled
in the state. Like the convention held
In Latah county the week before, it was
composed OF men who knew what they
wanted, and il was impossible to deceive
OF Du!ldoze them. They were in earnest.
Neither love nor affection" nor appeals
70 the Old time associations could move
this convention from a declaration in
line with the principles upon which the
delegates to the convention were elected.
Il was stated that the restoration nj
siiTer to !ts rlshtfu' place a. money il
the paramount issue in the politics Of
the United States. The people de-
manded this declaration and the Repub-
lican party made it. As lar as the
people OF Idaho are concerned this
declaration will be made good
STANDARD.
The address Issued by Governor Nc
Council last November to the newman
ers Of the state setting forth the object
and general plan Of the Trans Missis-
sippi congress Is in marked contrast
with hi. recent utterances in San Fran.
cisco and salt Lake. On the former
occasion he was red hot silver man and
was fearful lest the gold men would
score point in the congress which was
not a political gathering. In the recent
Interviews. his ardO. asa silver man has
cooled to such an extent that he is anx.
ious to admit that he has been mistaken
IN advocating free coinage and that hi.
'energic. have been INSTRUCTED" Mac
l. efficiently working for job under the
next administration which is likely to
be sound money Republican. but there
i danger that the powers that will be
may look with distrust on an eleventh
hour convert and refuge to reward Mac
it'll even a fourth class postmas,er.hin