The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-06-28
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Fourth next Monday.

day night.
ID. L. Rich made business
trip to Salt Lake City last week.
Miss Hattie Phillips and a
Mr.. Garretson, of Salmon, were
in Challis last week.
The Boyd hotel in Challis.
occupied by Mrs. Elder, will be
for rent after July 1st next. SGT
We are in receipt of a fine
map of the mining district of
Florence, Idaho. These maps
can be obtained from Smith &
Smith, of Florence, at so cents
each.
The official vote in the re-
cent state election, Oregon, shows
84,713; Geer, Republican, 45, 1O4;
King, fusion, "a, $50; Luce, Mid
dle-of- the Road, 1856; Clinton,
Prohibition, 2,213; Geer's plural
ity, TO-, ,547.
England appears to show
great friendship for America at
this time. Read what the editor
of the London Truth says
"The United States are at war
with Spain. AS friends of peace
we regret any war; but we fully
recoguize that, if the United
States put ON end to Spanish
misrule in Cuba, this will be a
gain to humanity, and we hearth
ly wish the United States sue
cess. Neither we, nor any other
European power, have the re-
motest intention to interfere on
behalf of Spain. I have always
had a special and particular ad-
miration for the United States.
1t might venture to tender
word of advice to them, it would
oe this O Do not annex any
territory that does not form part
Of the North American continent,
and rest satisfied with the vast
territory that you have on that
continent. Colonies are hostages
that a country gives to fortune.
Take warning by US. We are two
small islands and we have been
obliged to spread ourselves ev-
erywhere. Not satisfied with
colonies, we have taken upon our
shoulders above four hundred
millions of black and yellow men.
This is a source of weakness
rather than of strength to us.
But instead of recognizing this,
we seem only desirous to rule
over more and more black and
yellow men. Sixty-four millions
per annum is the cost of the
armaments that we and our In
dian subjects have to maintain,
and each year this expenditure
goes up by leaps and bounds. (2)
Keep friends SO far as possible
with all European powers; ally
yourself with none, for an alli-
ance with one is an alliance
against others. You have be-
come great and prosperous by
keeping your breath to cool your
porridge. This has been your
traditional policy, allow no one
to induce you to alter it in favor
of a beiligerent Imperialism en-
bracing the entire globe. (3) Rec
ognize that sufficient for the day
are the dangers thereof. Your
job on hand is to vanquisn Spain;
when you have done this, and
her colonies are at your disposal,
no one is likely to hinder you
from keeping them if you be so
minded. Why | advise you not
to do so is because l do not bel
ieve it would be to your interest.
Once reverse your wise policy of
foreign annexation outside the
American continent, and you are
certain to go from annexation to
annexation, until you will finish
by proclaiming, with Mr.. Chamb-
erlain, that no empire can main
tain itself that does not eternally
expand in area. (4) Do not waste
money on needless armaments.
Have a reasonable number of
warships for defense, and dis
trust all who urge yon to increase
beyond absolute requirements OF
your regular army. Otherwise
you will find sooner or later that
your army will, sooner or later,
be used against your own liber-
ties"
ITO the victory belongs the
spoils." +" is an old saying. and un-
doubtedly Uncle Sam will hold
what he gets. Besides we will
build navy that will compete
with the best in the world, and
we half believe we have that kind
of naxrxy now and xvo l-pcu- uro