Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-12-22
FROM TIE NATIONAL CAPITOL


aucc bill vas one Of the events OF the
debate which has occupied the entire
week in the house Following are its
closing sentences: .Thc republican
party does not need oral argument in
t he halls Of congress nor dissertations
in the press of the country upon these
vital questions. There are voices which
proclaim the triumph of republicanism
that 10 not depend upon human or
ganS for their effectiveness. From the
pine-clad hills of Maine to the utmost
southern extent Of New England the
whir OF the spindle. the ring Of the
Hammer, and the shout of the happy.
wcll-paid operatives is Il constant and
most yocifcrous proclamation of re-
publican triumph. From New York
to San Francisco. all along the mighty
avenues of travel and traffic. the voice
| of commentator and cXultation be-
cause OF republican legislation and re-
publican intelligence and republican
craftsmanship goes up in the breezes
Of the morning and are sung as vespers
| at the hour of evening twilight. The
mighty Volumes Of flame and smoke
pouring from the chimneys of cnorm-
ols industrial establishments wave a
! beacOn-llght to heaven announcing the
triumph Of protective tariff and sound
money. Mingled with the click Of he
| pick in the coal mines of Ohio, Penn
sylvania, Indiana and West Virginia,
| is the voice Of our WOrkingmen. we'll
paid, where starvation wages were in
force, wcll-fcd. where starvation stalk
ed with gaunt horror wcll-clothed.
well-educated. satisfied. contented,
happy Their voices sing praises for
republican intelligence and republican
| patriotism. On every railroad from
the Pacific shore to the Atlantic coast
tens of thousands Of laden cars mngle
the voice of machinery with the en-
dorsement Of republican action. The
| happy htSbandman upon millions Of
acres Of fertile sell. as he returns from
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him. realizes in an advancing market
wider demand for his product, the en-
tering OF Il jubilee, and his voice is
heard in perpetual argument in favor
of sound money and protection. The
scratch OF the pen upon the record in
the northwest and the southwest as il
cancels the millions of mortgages
placed there in the hour of democratic
distress and starvation, now Cancelled
by the payment Of money that has
come To he owners Of these splendid
farms through the intelligence and
patriotism of republican administra-
ton, joins in the glad cry of endorse
mcnt all along the line. .
Hon. Henry {. Payne of Wisconsin,
vice-cllalrman of the republican ma
tional committee, was this week asked
who he thought would be nominated
on the ticket with President Mckin-
! ley, and he said in reply: IF were
prophesylng ON the ticket. would say
II would be Mckinley and Root Al
though ann Il western man. can see
reasons, which admit OF no argument.
for the vice presidential nomination
going toan eastern man. 1t seems TO
he conceded generally that New York
ought to produce him. Mr. Root would
give The strength, iirmness and pres
llge To the ticket which anot her man
would not do, and which are needed.
lie has made Il splendid record for
himself as the head of the war depart
ment, ami Is In every way fitted for
the place which Mr.. Hobart graced. =
The executive committee of the Ma
tional Republican league met in Wash
! ington last week with II of it's 56
members present. Il named the third
Tuesday of next July as the date and
81. raul, Mimi, us the place for hold
ing the league convention. The COM
mittee, IN accordance witha resolution
t unanimously adopted. called upon
| President Mckinley and expressed its
+ hearty endorsement OF his wise and
/ l''ttiN''A IdlltI. l ne conn
mitlee also adopted Il resolution con-
! demning the disfrahchise amendment
| proposed to the constitution Of North
/ Carolina, rs a violation of the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments 10
the constitution OF the United State,
senator Pritchard has introduced a
resolution declaring the proposed
amendment OF the state constitution
ut North Carolina 10 I've i violation of
the constitution of the United States
The Roberts committee is irving to
get III the facts and Chairman Taylor
sun hopes to avoid having t. 70 Ia
tah 20 hear witnesses. Two acts of
ROBERTS, last Week, IRE regarded rs
httle Shett OF a confession of his guilt
/ The trSt was his refusal Ia appear he
lore The committee rs a sworn witness.
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