The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-11-27
cOMnENr or the PREss.


ruples to the postmaster's wife. This Is
certainly practical illustration Of the
presidents desire to encourage an in
FAINT ndustry.-NewsMiuS
The report Of the commissioner OF
pensions Tor the fiscal year ending June
80, lSa7, shows that there are in Idaho /
llt6 pensioners who received from the 1
government last year $l6S, l9e for dis
abilities incurred in or by reason OF ser |
vie in the late npleassntness.-Lsmhi /
Republic.
Let the gold redsmptionists and the
silver redemptionists fuse II they want
TO, but let the popnlisss continue to
teach the great truth that it Is the Law
which makes money and expose the fall
sity Of the theory that it is necessary to
redeem one dollar with another
Times Democrat.
One Of the features OF the shore de-
fences OF New York harbor is to he the
biggest cannon ever made. which viii
shoot she'll Is miles that no armor
made, can turn off. This is all good
enough rs lar as il goes, but how often
can this gun be eonnted upon to hit
what it shoots ats-Nampa Leader.
| Another postmaster general advocates
postal savings banks, but Wall street
will get The ear OF congress. The people
are generally lost sight of by the law
makers in the embellishments Of the
national capital. The banks are oppos
ell to the postal savings banks system
AID that settles il. This Is Il banking
era. Money talks.-Murray Sun.
Though coming from different courts
the scales Of Justice are thrown nearly
even when it is declared that 10 n boy
colt constitutes 4 criminal conspiracy
against an employer. the blaeklisting Of
a worSingman by an organization OF EN-
plOyers, because OF his prominence in a
labor union, constitutes a like eonspir-
acy against his individual liberties -
Spokane Chronicle.
Various predictions are being made as
TO the severity Of the coming winter
Some say that big snow fall can be
looked for because OF SO much rain this
fall Oddly enough, others for the same
reason, argue that it means a dry, cold
season. We should think the latter
view would be the better one to tie to
However, no one need look for Flor
ida climate for the next few months
Montpelier Examiner.
Newspapernen know more than they
. write; they are always more mereitu
4 than cruel. The man who trusts Tn,
: average newspaper man may sely on tn
. fact that he will lie treated fairly. 1t i
n the mean, contemplate, suspicion
: hypo,-rite that the newspapers are al
= Ways after. No manly man is ever hur
by newspaper. And no one is qulcke
to see the manner OF men than tn
newspaper writer's who study men an,
their actions from day unto day.-Weis
3 er Signal.
j ANY one who has made even a CT &
Il nal s,udy OF the fundamental principle
Is 81 our government knows that there ar
| three coordinate branches, the exeru
1t i've, the legislative and the iudicia
a and the vitality of the republic rests VI
\ on the maintenance Of these with tha
Ie independence and proper co ordinatio
= OF their separate functions. KNOWN
p this, what twaddle it is to hear OF ado
- ishing the Judiciary by allowing eithe
n the legislative body or the people
4 perform it's duties Lewiston Teller.
II is expected that discipline shall b
preserved in the army, but not that o
4 ticers shall degrade themselves, the sc
, vice anal American manhood by resor
- ing TO cruel and inhuman forms OF puI
ishment. The ties imony makes it Flea
that Captain Lowering was brutal in hi
treatment of Private Hammond. Thes
two men seem to be Of the same piece
cloth. Hammond was a deserter-a de
liant, sulky soldier-the worst type
the rank and file Of the army. Love
ing was coarse, passionate and unfeelin
" the worst type of an army Officer
Spokesman Review.
1t Is asserted that the wild pigeon (
his country has become extinct. Tt
8 nithsonian Institution has been en-
:" leavoring for a long time to secure
: living specimen Of the species but haN
been unsuccessful. Middle aged me
remember when wild pigeons wei
= found in many Of the eastern states
- endless numbers. They came in grci
fiocks, acres of forest being occupied b
them as roosiing places. 1t seems in
possible that bird that was 80 numer
Gus such short time ago should haN
!" been exterminated Boise Statesman
:, The News has had occasion to crit:ci1
:. Governor X gers OF the state Of wasl
ington on one or tSo occasions. W
n now thoroughly commend his couTs
however, when he states that he linear
to have it understood that during m
incumbency no man con he convicted {
murder and get pardoned out beeaus
he has good friends" This applies I
- Theodore Cushing, who killed his hire
man for demanding his Wages. NJ
- Cushing should thank his lucky star
that he escaped with his life, and thos
:" who signed a petition for his pardo