The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-12-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

OhFtcF case, suoutu come hcfOSS COtonel
IeRoosevelt's report it will do the public q
favor by bringing it into the glaring light
Of day.-Washington Times.
1t is said that the small bankers have
swarmed into Washington in such num-
bers that they have killed the McCleary
bill. The bimetallists let them know
the meaning Of the bill. They would
never have found it out otherWise.-Ne-
braska Independent.
Cleveland and Harrison educated the
people to believe the president ought to
be very positive character and have the
courage OF his convictions, bnt Mckinley
is neither Cleveland or a Harrison in
back bone. nor in positiveness OF convic,
tions.-Kansas City Times.
From n good many sections come re-
ports OF sensational gold discoveries.
None OF those districts will be able to
surpass Idaho. We have some gold dis
tricts here. There has not been much
advertising of them. bnt they will prove
far better than some FROM which such
glowing reports eminate.-Boise States
man.
Whew! Army appropriations for 1900
to the extent $l44,O00, COO. Add pension
appropriations, which are always covered
by the military budget abroad, and We
have the cost of our military arm reach
ing $2SS, $500 a year! This is more
than 500. 600 900 above the cost of mill
tarism in Russial Let's save something
BY cutting of our sympathy for the OPP
pressed Russians.-Houston, Texas, Post.
1t is urged by some sticklers for resu-
laritv that there is no precedent for a
congressional vote OF thanks to woman
and that il is not well to make Il begin
ming in the case OF Miss Helen Gould as
proposed by General Wheeler. The an
swer to these objections is that Miss
Gould's patriotic munifeence also went
beyond precedent. Extraordinary ser
vice justi6es extraordinary requital.-
Philadelphia Record.
The two populist senator's are now
acknowledged to have the balance OF
power in the state senate. Charles F.
Easton Of Wallace is one OF them, and We
fell quite sanguine he will be heard from
in the right direction on matters OF legis-
lation. 1t is to be hoped also that they
will favor a man for president OF the SEN
ate who will side with those tho will ad-
vocate a new code and the publication OF
the supreme court decisions at home
Ceur d'Alene Sun.
Who shall say to what extent the ex-
posures and the comments OF the news
papers have prevented abuses and de-
tered wrong doors? Call it newspaper
scolding il you will. yet who can main
tain that it does no good? Thousands Of
people would never follow the straight
and narrow path were it not for fear OF
publicity OF the newspaper. Besides, the
newspaper serves to hold up before the
young and those active in life some sort
OF standard Of right doing .-Niiwaukee
Journal.
When the whole story is tobias it
will be in time-it will become apparent
that the brilliant success OF the American
forces was not due to the war depart
ment, but in spite OF its hampering meth.
DDS; not to favorites put IN responsible
places, but in spite of their efforts
charitably attributed to their ignorance
and incapacity-to prevent the right
thing from being done at the right time.
All honor to the American army for
overcoming an alien foe and the blunder-
ing OF authority .-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The ability Of the American people to
get together on anything that affects the
whole family is sptly shown in the fare
veil review Of General Lees troops pre-
vious to their departure for Cuba. The
old JEFF Davis legion formed General
Lees escort, the Maine and Georgia reg
iments marched side by side, and Nellie
Grant sartoris had seat by the Misses
Lee on the reviewing stand. The best OF
1t is that these evidences OF com plete
reconciliation have been so common
within the past year that they no longer
attract any special notice. Globe-D Demo
crat.
There will be q food Of pension bills
for the soldiers OF the Spanish war. II
We begin to pauperize these veterans as
we have pauperized the other veterans
We shall quickly get beyond our depth.
The people won't stand It, and any party
leader who declares at the outset that
they won't stand it and fight pensions,
new and old, will presently have q great
part OF the nation earnestly supporting
him. Now is the time to establish the
principle that the only just and honorable
pension is pension for disa bling injuries
received in actual seryice.-New York
Times.
The pres ident's declaration ct Atlanta
that the time has now come when in the
spirit Of fraternity the people Of the
north should share with those Of the
south in the care Of the graves Of the
soldiers is true but not new.
Five years ago the people Of Chicago
erected handsome monument to the
memory and undertook the care Of the
graves Of the 5000 eoniederates buried
within the limits Of that city. Common
dabIe as are both the matter and manner
Of his address 10 the GeorRia Legislature.