The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-09-10
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How do the Republicans like the nom
ination Of Spokane attorney TO repre-.
sent Idaho in eongrsssl-Moscou Times
Democrats.
The rank and file Of the POpnlist part,
win demand an explanation from theil
delegates for not uniting with the silvel
iOrces Of the state Caldwell Record.
4 No wonder the Rathdrum blade is {
gOldite organ, judging from the hig col
nmns Of high priced legal ads il is rum
ming these times.-Priestl River Pilot.
/ The Republicans are iubilant becanss
the entire silver force Of Idaho IL no,
united. and claim that thers is now q
chance to elect portion Of their state
ticket. They simply deceive themselves
when they think so,-Nampa Leader.
Britannia will cut down it navy one
half il every other nation will dispense
with an equal number Of warships,
England would then have so and the
rest none, which would certainly pre-
vent any more sea 6ghts.-Globe-Demo
erat.
Edgar Wilson, nominee for congress
ON the Silver Republican Democratic
tirket, is good, clean man and will give
Judge Hey burn a merry race for the
goal. Barring Borah, Wilson is the
strongest man the silver people could
put up.-Genesee News.
More soldiers have died Of fever in
Camp Alser than were killed in the bat
tie Of Santiago. And Camp Alger is 30
near Washington that Secretary Alzer
could hear the funeral dirges played
above the graves Of the soldier boys who
were sacrificed to his stupidity.-Chiea-
20 Times-Herald.
1t can be said TO the credit OF Con-
gresham Gum and his friends, that
they worked hard and persistently for
fusion. They wanted to be recognized,
and they didn't ask for any Office, either.
But the midile-Of-the-roaders said, nay,
nay. unless they were allowed to dictate
the fusion ticket. And they were all left
out.-Montpelier Examiner.
Kootenai county was well taken care
OF by the Silver Republicans at Boise
Hon. James A. Keat, OF C9ur dPAlene,
was made permanent chairman, and
Hon. Bartlett Sinclair was placed on the
ticket for auditor. The Democrats were
less fortunate on account Of having been
with the nti-Steunenberg minority.
Bot for that fact, there would have been
q different result--Kootenai Herald.
The old eouplet tells that when the
devil was in bad health he decided to re-
form, but that when he recovered he
was the same old devil. The Russian
emperor thinks that large standing arm
les are very bad and ought to be aboI-
ished. When Russia is feeling in better
health the car will change back again,
just as the devil is reported to have
dOne.-S. F. Report.
Our losses in the war Just ended not
including the men killed by the blowing
up Of the Maine, foot up approximately
800 killed and 1900 wounded. Our losses
from disease. neglect and starvation in
camp are yet to he computed, but the
list can not be made up until Algerism
has got through with its fell work Of sac
Fiicing our brave regulars and volun-
Advertiser.
We understand that Secretary AIxer is
now in favor OF the remorseIess investi-
cation OF Surgeon General sternberg's
department, and OF the quartermaster's
department under charge Of General
Eagan. The time TO investigate these
departments was before the war. The
period at which they should have been
revolutionized, failing such previous in
resignation, was during the war. Fail
nre either to investigate or to revolu-
tionize them until after Che war will sat-
sly no ones sense Of Justice. The blum
iers OF those departments have been the
cause Of the loss OF life or OF health to
about ten times As many Americans as
The Spaniards hurt.-Brooklyn Eagle.
1t is reported that we are to have an
other monoply-one that promises to
overtop any now in existence. The iron
and steel interests Of the United States
are undertaking somewhat precarions
enterprise in the formation Of a gigantic
rust, with a capital STOCK OF $3.50 OOO. 900.
10 control the entire output Of the whole
country. Our present tariff imposes an
average duly Of IS per cent on manufac
ures OF iron and steel. II the trust
'onld keep up this high rate Of duty it
would have fat thing. But it 10 rea-
enable to suppose that before the trust
an get in Its work the American people
will have sense enough to Withdraw this
5 cent protection and let the Infant in
ustry" go on its own hook.-Ex.
"If anybody is to blame" says Aiger,
nth characteristic impotence, lit is the
Ulcers in the field" To blame for
that, Mr.. Secretary? For the coudi-
ion at Santiago, perhaps. But who is
D blame for the torture OF the returning
oldiers on the troop ships? Who is to
lame for the horrible fact that at the
nd oil century. whose chief glory is
he advance Of sanitary science, and in
ountry that leads all others in sanitary
rogress, every camp has become a pest
ole? Whose ofTense is it that has
rought disease and death by starvation
} soldiers within rifle shot of so,ns ot