The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-10-28

~ "a. 4AGE altANaa huANAtNN ANtShANN
general Of the state, has plunged head
long into the republican party. lie goes
fourth condemning fusion and pFaising
Mckinley and expansion.-M Moscow
Times Democrat.
Robert f. Mcfarland, attorney geRer.
al Ct the state Of Idaho. in the DemO-
Pop administration OF 1867. has de.
livered himself OF political interview. |
Mcfarland was nominated as demo-
crat and we believe he still calls himself /
such.-Iocatello Tribune.
The last issue OF the Juliaetta Register !
contained letter from Robert h. Me- !
Farland, ex-attorney general OF idaho. |
elected under the demo populist.silver |
republican alliance in 1894, explaining |
his position with regards to his political
alliances in the future aud the question
OF expansion. Mr. Mcfarland de-
nounees the altitude OF the democrats
on this question in a manner that al
though he lost his course and wandered
into the democratic camp. that he yet
has COOL Judgment enough left to guide
him out oil the predicament to position
loyalty and support of common sense
administration Of public affairs. Mos,
COW Mirror.
Bob Mcfarland, formerly attorney
general OF idaho, is out in an interview
that appears in the Juliaetta Register.
OF October 9TH, and is being copied BY
nearly all the gold bug papers in the
state. Bob was OF the opinion that fu-
sion in 1898 was failure. No one can
blame Bob for this opinion after getting
turned down so hard at the state con-
vention by his party. LISA we'll known
fact in the state that the election OF r.
F. Mcfarland to the office OF attorney
general was a sort OF joke, his incoW-
potency was so pronounced, that the
judges Of The sugreme court paid no at
tention to his arguments. Bob is liable
to come ont with an entirely different
interview before the blossoms bloom in
the spring.-Caldwell Record.
The recent letter OF ex Attorney Gen,
eral Mcfarland Of this city, printed in
the Jnliaetta Register last week in an
swer to a query in regard to his opin-
/ ions on fusion and the course of the
national administration in the Philip
pines, is significant coming from one OF
Mr.. McFarland's prominence in the
democratic party and in the state II
shows him to be true patriot, willing
to lay aside party prejudice when his
country is in trouble, and unwilling to
profit, like Bryay and the balance OF the
ants, in political way by her adversi
ties. On the question OF fusion Mir
Mcfarland hns proDounced ideas, and
does not believe that the Offices OF the
state and county can be justly admins
tered by gang OF politicians whose only
incentive to unity is spoils OF office
: Lewiston Teller.
In commenting on r. E. Mcfarland:
letter recently puslished in the Julia
eta Register, fusiQnists are inclined Il
sneer at what Bob has to say abOu
fusion, because he once accepted a nom
ination on the fusion ticket. They fur
= ther attempt to belittle what he has /,
say, because he was unsuccessful in hi
fight against Stennenberg in the demo
cratic convention last year, leaving IT,,
inference that his utteraDces are simpl,
the impotent vail Of a sore-head. The,
y overlook the fact that had Mcfarland
u fight against Steunenberg been succe IS
: iul last year there might have been n,
: fusion, at least not with the silver re
y publicans. However, it matters littI
what motive prompted the writing o
that letter by Mcfarland, the fact re
mains that tie gave utierance to SOM
very potent truths.-kooteDai Count,
h Republican.
e r. f. Mcfarland, who was elected at
& toruey general OF Idaho on the fusioI
4, ticket in 1896, has written a letter to VI
Il p. Stevens, editor oi the Juliaetta Reg
:. lister in which he denounces fusion all,
r expresses his lack OF sympathy or pa
= thence with those whom he is pleased t.
p designate as political degenerates, win
I have endeavored to create political issue
h out OF our conflict with Spain and tn
o resultant difficulties in the Philippines
n Unfortunately, however, for the demo
e Gratis Who have heretofore supported Bol
g in his political aspirations, and hav
5 labored With him in effecting fusion il
r both county and state, lie fails to max
d known just where he stands politically
6 Now, il Bob is a goldbug ne can readil,
E understand his opposition to a union 0
a all the silver forces OF the state. for ",
o well know that sueh union has beer
d bitterly opposed, 'on principle, Of course)
Il by every goldbng in the state from III,
!. very first. Bob's letter has been hailec
e With delight by the republican papers 0
> the state, which have reprinted his lette
J., and commented upon it, and compli
> mented him, and some have even ex
/, tended him a cordial welcome into tn,
r ranks Of the republican party.-silveI
' Blade.
, Story Of Slave
) To be bound hand and foot for year
/ by the chains of disease is the wors
J form Of slavery. George d. Williams
! Of Manchester, Mich, tells how such I
= slave was made free. He says: mi