The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-03-12
COMMENT or THE PRESS.

. silver anu IN no other way can victor
: tior the white metal be won.-Pocatell
!. Tribune.
While the attention of the world i
|. centered upon the investigation OF tn,
: destruction of the Maine, the Cubans q
right on winning victories. The Span.
e iards will be fortunate if they are abb,
J to remain on the island long enough L
! have much Of a dispute with the UniteC
, States-the Cubans seem likely to drive
, them into the sea in few months more
: Idaho Statesman.
John j. Ingalls,, the ex-senator, has
just finished lecturing tour of Ala,
bama, Georgia and the Carolinas. His
travels in the south have convinced him
that should this country go to war ''the
veterans of Lee and Stonewsl jackson
would strive to surpass the veterans Of
Grant and Sheridan in their devotion to
the American nation and its flag
Spokesman-Review.
A great movement is be inaugurated
May LIST for an eight hour day for labor.
According to the present plans of labor
leaders demand will be made on the
above date for the eight-hour day that
will involve fully million men. 1t viii
be tremendous fight. but the American
Federation OF Labor believes the present
plans that are now being perfected will
be successful.-ldahoW World.
The latest figures OF the worlds popu-
lation make the total 1855, OOO, 900, an
increase OF $4,000, 900 since 1896. OF this
increase $4,000 was in Europe and
100000 in Africa. If Africa has in
creased to such an extent the people
must have abandoned their habit Of eat
ing each other on all occasions, so graph
ieally described by Stanley and some
OF the othef brass band explorers
Idaho Statesman.
| The Silver Republicans were in session
at Boise the first OF the week, and adopt
ed the three declarations issued short
time ago by the chairmen OF the Demo
cratic, Silver Republican and Populist
national committees. Much sentiment
was expressed that was favorable to q
coalition OF all silver parties. And thus
we see the first move OF a union of all
true silver men, and we hope to see the
Democrats and PopulisIs adopt the same
plan.-Nampa Leader.
The general tone Of comment of the
English press shows that in our contro-
versy with Spain, whether or not it
passes beyond diplomatic limits, the
United States will have the moral sup
port Of Great Britain. This is the more
surprising, in view of the un-American
dispatches sent to such London journal
as the Times by such correspondent as
Smalley. But our quarrel is so just that
even misinformed London journalism is
compelled to withhold sympathy from
corrupt, cruel and treacherous Spain
Spokane Chronicle.
To think Of war as anything else than
the last desperate resort, an evil to be
endured lest worse thing come on q
people, is shocking. The theory that
men are made better citizens and of
nobler character by subjecting them to
the horrible brutalities Of war is most
pernicious. The country is yet suffering
from the effect of war that ended thirty
three years ago. Our extravagant pen
sion expenditure, our disordered cur
rency system and our mis-education on
financial questions are all the direct re-
suit Of the civil war.-Idaho Democrat.
We are always pleased to have some
good-natured citizen OF Murray come in |
to the Sun Office with big eastern daily
in his hand, from week to two weeks old, /
and request US to publish column and .
a half article OF ''news to our readers
y hich may have struck his fancy, when
said good natured citizen has never sub
scribed for the Sun and perhaps never
reads it. We are always profoundly i'm
pressed by the friendship of such fellows.
The local paper has no attraction for
hem until they want to spread some
news" they have just come across
Cnur d'Alene Sun.
At present our state politicians a ppear
o be swamped in the quagmire of IN
certainty as TO where they are going to
and in the next few weeks. As the case
low stands, and without fusion of other
'arty factions in the state, the Populists
undoubtedly have the strongest follow
ny. 1t would be no surprise to Us TO
ee the Silver Republicans and Demo
rats fuse. and to also find opposed to
hem an alliance OF Populists and admin.
stration Republicans. These would he
TRANCE alliances, but stranger things
ave happened, and the public crib
couldn't be in sight under any other :
Republic. '
One by one the KIondike stories fade. 3
'irst, General Alger announced that the =
ED for relief expedition has disap- ]
cared. Then it turned out that there
al been no martial law at Skaguay. 4
ow 1t appears that not only there never
as need for relief ex petition, but that
ne philanthropists who instigated it
new there was none. They were sim
ly working an advertising scheme for
uttitting cities. 1t is very likely the Z
ret time that the government was ever
uncoed by stories Of suffering into buy