The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-11-26

the war tax, those revenue stamps
might be modified to read Remember
the Maine Congressman. =PhiladelRhia
Times.
/ The only way Ger the reform torres to
win lie all get in line under one banner.
As long as the reform forces are fighting
one another. so long it is impossible to
achieve any great forward movement
NorthpOrt News.
Z Our laws governing county commits.
sicners is nothing ii not farce, They
should be 50 amended that we would
only elect one member every two years;
then we would always have two exper-
fenced members on the board. Who
ever heard ola business establishment OF
any Kind turning or all experienced
hands and putting on new ones, all at
onee.-Nampa Leader.
Ulysses S Grant, JF,. is candidate
for the U. S. senate from California, and
has opened his campaign by an address
in the form OF an interview in which he
is at much pains to mention the name OF
his father many time. 1t might be we'll
for Grant to remember the Wisdom OF
the ancient Greek who said: 1T is a
good thing to be well born. but the honor
belongs to the ancestor. "-PocateIlo
Tribune.
The United States went to Australia
for its ballot system, which has proved
eminently satisfactory. What is the
matter with going to Switzerland for her
system OF direct legislation, which is only
opposed by corruptionists and boodlers?
A chance is all the people want, and any
reform that will be betterment Of ex-
listing conditions they are bound to have.
II Is only a question Of dme.-News-
Miner.
Politics and religion do not mix we'll
together. During the late campaign
many OF our so-called christians took a
deeper interest in politics than they did
in things spiritual, and their weekday
prayers were neglected to tie extent
that they were out electioneering for
rank hypocrit. 1t is snrh methods,
practicCd by self styled christians that
disgnsts the honest common people with
the deceits OF church people and repels
many who are seeking after the truth in
His name.-DoubIe Standard.
The Dingley law was adopted confess
eddy for The purpose OF raising prices and
wages. Under its operation prices and
wages have fallen lower than ever. Con-
seqnently, there is no more to be said
about the tariff. twill be the same with
any attempt on the part OF the republi.
cans to restore prosperity. They have
adopted policy which kills prosperity
and no makeshiit policy of currency re-
form will have the slightest effect in the
way OF restoring prices and wages to
normal level.-Atlanta Constitution.
The difference between gentleman
and cad IS shown in the conduct in
pnblic OF Generals Miles and Shafter.
AtChicaso during the peace jubilee Gen
eral Miles extended his hand to Shafter
and that ignorant brute refused to take
1t. He was missed at by the crowd. AT
the dinner given to General Miles in
New York, Shaiter refused to attend.
But when Skaters name was mentioned,
General Miles proposed three cheers for
him. That is the difference between
gentleman and an ignorant cad.-Ne-
braska Independent.
The board of county commissioners
this week made the official count OF the
votes cast in KOoienai county on Novem-
Ter 8, and the result shows that every
candidate on the union silver ticket was
elected. We believe the result is far
more satisfactory to silver people than
had each silver party put ticket IN the
field. However, there is no mistaking
the fIct that some prominent silver men
do not approve OF fusion. Two years
from now these wiseacres will no donbt
be given achance to show what they can
door, should We say, what they cannot
uO.-hOOtelldl Herald.
A student OF Spanish annals has added
an interesting chapter to the history OF
prices by revealing from the archives OF
the Escurial what i. cost to discover the
new world. The stIpends Of the discov-
erers, at all events, did not amount TO
much. The pay Of an able seaman was
only, 1t seems, 10 francs a month, while
a captain drew only so francs, or about 3
guineas a month. As for Christopher
Columbus himself, his earnings were at
the rate Of 600 francs or 1920, per an
mum. Even in Spain salaries have risen
since those days.-Kansas City Journal.
J. \. Rice, of Florence, has brought
suit for one fourth of the original Buffalo I
Hump discovery on the basis that he I
held grub stake interest in any location
or discovery made by Ridgley during
1893, and claims that he holds receipted .
bills showing that he paid for the outfit
that was used at the time OF the Buffalo
Hump discovery. This is the property
for which Capt. DE LAMAR offered $500
700 cash. The litigation will tie up the
for an ind6nite period. Mr..
Rice has bonded his interest to Spokane
parties and stock company is being Or
ganIzed there.-Grangeville Free Press.
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