The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-11-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

Everything Is quiet peaceable and
prosperous in the vicinity and 1t is the
wish Of all that this happy condition
abide with rs foreveF.-Mullan Mirror.
Who said Roberts Of Utah would re.
sign il once he was seated in congress?
1t is safe to assert that the man who
openly defes the Law will glory in his
victory and brave public sentiment to
the end.-Lewiston Teller.
| Russell Sage thinks there would have
been serious panic il the secretary Of
the treasury had not gone into the mar
ket and made an offer for the purchase
OF bonds. He may be correct, but it
sounds little funny to hear him stating
what the sharks" were doing during
the strinGeney.-Idaho Statesman.
/ Women stand an even show with men
for appointment in the government ser
vice, provided they are competent and
eligible for the positions to which they
aspire. The number Of women employed
is increasing, and in some branches OF
the service adapted to woman's work
they are always in demand.-News-
| Miner.
Dewey says that the trouble with Otis
is that he wants to be the whole thing
ever in the Philippines. He says the
general wants to be governor, Judge. and
everything else. He thinks the fight in
the Philippines should have ended long
ago, but no interview with him ON that
subject has appeared in the organs
weiser Signal.
This is the time OF the year that makes
the ordinary country editors wall for
wood or any OH thing on subscription
ascend to screech, but the wood never
comes; so he has to console himself BY
writing column article about Jones
sick COW and think of how he will abuse
| that delinquent when he can use Mar
confs wireless acknowledgements
Standard.
When the government takes the rail
roads out OF private hands, then, and MOI
before, will an end be put to discrimina
ton in transportation service; then viii
those who deserve to ba hurt be hurt
then will the combinations that hav,
been reared upon such discrimination
crumble to the ground, their power L
exact tribute from the people destroyed
American.
Almost unconseionsly a mighty revo
ton CT evolution in ideas and thoughtI
is sweeping over the world, and peopl,
now living will look back and wonde
; how it could have happened wilhou
their cognizance. In religious, politica
and medical circles the leaven is at work
!: People are seeking after truth. And v,
are told that those who seek shall end. ,
Rich Hill, Missouri. Critic.
The fly in the Ohio R publican oint
ment is the Jones vote. Nash has
plurality. of 5000 over Mclean, bu
Jones has upwards Of 100. 900 votes. l.
cannot be claimed that these Jones vote.
Indicate confidence in republican poll
tics, for Jones is more radical than tn.
regular democrats. How will these Jones
voters be next year? After man ha.
once exercised MS independence he findi
it more easy to do it again.-Des Moines
Leader.
The papers that are printing stuff "a
the effect that Clark OF Montana will
loose his seat in the senate because Of
bribery are wasting their space. II
Millionaire Clark had to go millionaire
Hanna would be forced to follow him
80 would nine-tenths OF the other grave
and reverend" senators, as there are few
in that: body but haven't bought their
seats. 1t is true that Clark has put up
the most Of any OF the millionaires,
which goes to show that the price vii,
be higher in the future, which may be a
result Of republican prosperity.-Tacoma
Sun.