The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-11-19
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The sincere thanks Of the law and OF.
der element Of Shoshone county are en-
tended to the good people Of Kootenai
county for their timely assistance in the
election Of Hon. Alexander Mayhem.
They saved Us from fate that is entirely
too dreadful to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
News.
They must Be getting harder up than
ever back east. A financial advocate
advises the coinage Of half-cent pieces.
THIS viii seem funny to westerners.
There is generation growing up out
here that has never seen coin smaller
than a scent piece.-Western Mining
World.
The question now is whether the coun-
try shall be committed to a policy OF
territorial expansion, which may deter
mine the very cornerstone OF the eonsti-
tuition, change our form Of government,
and 50 fortify the federal executive pow
er and patronage that the people to
change their public servants at pleasure,
will be made more and more difficult to
exercise.-Baltimore Sun.
The Berlin newspaper which says that
the United States, in the Paris confer.
ence, is revealing the brutal hand of
strength" lacks a sense OF humor. What
was it that Germany revealed when she
took Alsaee and Lorraine from France,
and compelled France to pay 81, O00, 0OO,-
600 as a war indemnify The United
States has not asked cent Of war in
demnity from Spain, and will not
Globe Democrat.
There are two features OF the campaign
that are especially gratifying to the Her
aid. One is that Idaho has remained
loyal to silver by pronounced majority,
and the other is that republicans and
silver republicans have come out Of the
campaign without bitter feelings toward
each other, because it means an honor
able reunion two years later, should sill
yer, by the continued treachery OF the
democratic party, cease to be an issue
kooIenai Herald.
Our election law is radically defective
in the provision that it makes for the
counting OF ballots. In every election
held since the law went into effect the
count has been long delayed in all pre-
cincts where any considerable number
OF votes Lave been cast. This trouble
increases, and this year it has been so
aggravated that every body's attention
has been called to it. The people OF the
state desire to know the next day after
election what the results are, and the
legislature must make provision for
counting the ballots more rapidly
Idaho Statesman.
The course that Col Bryan has per-
sued since the war broke out With Spain
shows as much as any part of his life the
stuff the man is made Of. Every action,
every word, everything that lie has said
and the things that he has not said,
shows him TO be a man of uncommon
ability. Every word that has fallen
from his lips has been watched, every
movement has been scanned by bitter
and implacable enemies, and yet above
it all he has remained the patriotic, lib
erty loving man Of the people against
whom no just accusation could be made.
He has refused to take any part in the
election, while military officers OF much
higher grade have been stumping the
country for the republican party. When
impOrtuned by reporters for just a word
he has told them that lie was in the SER
vice OF his country and had eontrae: e.
the military lockiaw.-Nebraska hide
pendent.
As We get clearer view Of Cuba and
Puerto Rico, there is a noticeable de-
crease in the number Of "fine openings
for young men," so enthusiastically
spoken OF by the Honorable RedfeId
Proctor and other members Of the sena.
torial syndicate just after the close of the
war. In point OF fact most OF the open
ings found by Americans thus far have
been six feet deep and six feet long by
two feet in width. and il doesn't look as
though there would be any improvement
in this regard. In Cuba, especially, it is
quite evident that American activity will
have to be confined to the six months
beginning with November and ending
with April. The climate alone, to say
nothing Of yellow fever, is fatal to immi-
grants from temperate ATTITUDES during
the summer months. Mr.. Proctor and
his associates, who are understood to
have secured various concessions in Cuba
and Puerto Rico, win have to find their
profits among the natives. There is go
ing to be no considerable immigration
from United States into either island
Chicago Chronicle.
The opinion OF General Miles in re-
gard to the management OF the war, fol-
lows with singular fidelity, but in n
much more tempe rate strain, those Of
the general public. This is especially
noticeable in regard to the colossal
blunders Of massing in great camps,
away from their states, without any
preparation for their care, the volunteers
by tens Of thousands who had been err.
listed under the presidents call for
troops. This hurried mobilization Of re-
eruits was. as appears from the COM
handing generals report, contrary to his
advice, he having written April 26 to the
secretary Of war that, in order to be rem