The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-09-23

John BULL IS UNCHANGED.

uSt now the republican papers
are not in a position to shake their
heads solemnly in depreciation of
John Bulls intention to crush the
Transvaal at the first con Jenient
opportunity. The last time Dom
Paul and John came into conflict
the press of this country was filled
with condemnation of the great
land grabber, but since the Philip
pine combat started the republi-
can party resides in glass house
and the casting of stones there
from is imprudent.
The fact remains, however, that
acceptance by the Beers of the
terms proposed by Great Britain,
would be equivalent to the destruc-
ton OF their independence. One
OF the British requirements is that
foreigners shall be granted full vot-
ing power, after residence of
certain length, without surrender
ing their allegiance to their home
country. The franchise in the
United States is pretty wide open,
but the people of this nation would
scout the idea OF letting persons,
still avowed subjects of Queen
Victoria, or of any other king or
queen, acquire the voting power.
AS the foreigners in the Transvaal
outnumber the Beers, it is quite
conceivable that they might think
proper to vote the Boer republic
out of existence and to substitute
for it resident British governor.
Three times have the Beers
abandoned their homes and lands
and set their faces to the wilder
ness of inner Africa in search of
place where they might BE FREE
Notwithstanding this, the ad-
ministration press, grovelling in
its own qualification, affect to see
merely the evolution of the English
speaking race. The Spokesman
Review says, editorially, "The his
tory of the American colonies is
repeating itself, and that the cur
rent of British settlement, owner
ship and development is swiftly
set in those parts and will not be
stayed"
1t is the earnest wish of many
liberty loving Americans that
American history will repeat itself
and that John Bull will receive
some of the medicine administered
to him in 1916, when he attempt
ed to strangle the life out young
republic.
John Bull has not changed
since he fought the American
declaration of independence, with
its rudimentary ideas of liberty and
equality. But the tone of the re-
publican press has materially
changed since Mckinley entered
upon his war of conquest.
ADvIcEs from New York are to
the effect that the bankers of that
city met recently and "devised
scheme to prevent further panic
IN the speculative markets of Wall
street. E" Had it not been for the
too soon-ncss of the occasion, they
would probably have abstained |
from this action. The COW is yet
dry from the last milking.
In single prominent railroad
center in the state of Washington
the wages of twenty machinists
have been advanced from sI.7s
to sI.S5 per day, and four round
house tnachinists from $3.50 to
sI.o5 per day, the great railroad
thus showering pros
perity at the rate of $500 per day
upon twentyfour men. In New
York the bankers are issuing thirty
% forty millions of bank currency
% tide themselves over a tempo
AIRY tight spell Great indeed is
sound money prosperity.
WHILE in New York, the money .
center Of the world, there is a
hortage of money; Secretary
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