Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-03


erly be classed among the long 1eit
wants." They have had the finances
OF this country under their control now
Tor thirty years, and a pretty mess they
have made OF it.
II the failures, and general stagna-
ton had happened under Populist ad-
ministration the plutocratic press
would have got upon its hind legs anu
howled itself hoarse, and swore the
country was going 10 the dominion
Dow-wows. As 1t Is these aemlneht
nnanciersa (eminently unfit will pass
some resolutions against the green
backs and free silver craze. and recon-
mend that the government go out Oh
the banking business the govern
ing business also, for that matter.
1t would be interesting to know
where the silyerites and all those VINO
place so much stress on the free SILVER
Issue would go. provided the Republic
an party redeemed its platform prom
Use and gave us free silver through IN
ternational agreement OF course we
are not risking our reputation by
prophesying that the Republican party
will do any such thing. but II -
among the possibilities, and about as
probable as that the Democrats would
adopt a free silver platform was at
this time last year. II the Republicans
would take this tack on US we Wouia
be almost fianked.
The trusts and corporations VIII
not always be able to debase the pa
triotism. honor and intelligence OF the
people. The very fact that men OF tai
ent are paid large sums to work lot
the interests of corporations - Great
irg demand for talent that promises
to so stimulate our young men that
there will be more than the corpora
lions will need and can pay-an over
production. as it were Then equal tai
emit will be employed on the side OF the
| people and when Greek meets Greek
| then comes the tug Of war. AT any
rate there's going to be trouble In the
camp when it comes to shutting out
young America because he don't hap
pen to have pull with some corpora
/ ton.
The Philadelphia gas works are a
| source of profit to the city. Tney al
! ways have been profitable except for
brief period Immediately after the re-
| duction of the price from $3.50 to VI per
thousand feet This reduction caused
slight deficiency at first, which was
soon more than made good by the IN
creased consumption which dollar gas
brought about. For the year 1895 the
receipts OF the Philadelphia gas bureau
were s3.155,956. The current expenses
were $685., 513. This leaves a net
profit OF s170,443, OF which s54,5S9 were
expended in permanent Improvements
in connection with the gas plant and
s115,S54 were added to the revenue OF
the city available for other depart
ments. In addition to this the city got
its gas free to an amount which If sold
at the usual rate would have added to
the city treasury s63S.49S.
Rev. Dwight L. Moody was recently
quoted by the New York World as say.
ing that there is hardly name SC
unpopular in the world to-day as thai
: of Jesus Christ" In this we think
Mr.. Moody very much mistaken. WI
think no name is so popular as that o
I: Jesus Christ. Mr.. Moody should no
: think that because people do not at
/; tend church that they do not reverence
> Christ and Christianity. IL Mr.. Mood.
had said churchianity was unpopular
2 he would have been nearer the mark
4 The fact Is the church has alienatet
Q itself from the people to such an ex
e tent that it has lost much of its powe
I for good. II 1t desires to do It's dut.
q ii must get back to its primitive sim
g plicity. Christ fed the body as wei
g as the spirit, and attended as much t
( the physical man as to the spiritual
( A part of his mission on earth was t
n attend to the wants of the poor.
! No man dead or living Is reverence
J. like Jesus Christ Christian and in
g fidel bare their heads in reverence I
9 the great and good qualities of tn
:. man of Galiiee History, sacred an
i profane, tells us he went about doin
n good only. He sought not the com
y Portable homes OF the rich, but reste
g rather with the poor and lowly. ii
e fed the multitudes when they wer
n hungry; made wine for the weddin
! supper; forgave the erring woman an
n nreached the gospel to the poor. ]
+ the church following His example
= II il was. through 1t the people wouI
: express their love and reverence 70
!, Jesus Christ. Mr.. Moody is in tn
= church and II he would get near tn
: people he must bring the church nea
4 them. In other words the church mus
: let go of the skirts OF aristocracy an
reach down to the people.
! We clip the following from the s
e Louis GIobe-Democrat:
) 1.-The appeal for aid to be sent OF
8 tomorrow by the st. Louis Provider
q Association should meet with prong
i. | and Ueunrntta TpEDongp At M ftua