The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-11-18
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I pened viii 90 In order. The large Jude
pendent vote In Ohio. the support given
to the principal Of municipal ownership
where the Issue was raised, indicate that
voters are standing more and more for
reforms as the years 90 by,-News.
Miner.
Some Of the organs have been silly
enough to call the anti-expansionisls
insurgents without stopping to think
that Tom Reed and many other OF the
leading republicans are opposed to pur-
suing an imperislistic. I'M American pol
icy. The gentlemen win desire to revise
! their remarks before the next campaign.
-Weiser Signal.
The cabinet considered yesterday the
money shortage in New FORK. 1t Is
strange that the financiers who shox
alarm at the New York gold stringency
take so little stock IN the argument
they employed in ls96-that the coun-
try's business is chiefly transacted with
checks anyway, and there is abundant
primary money to draw checks against.
Spokesman Review.
It is interesting to read the columns OF
the Boise Statesman. It lays awake
nights hunting up possibilities as to how
Bryan can be beaten for the presidential
nomination. In great glee it quotes
Cleveland, J. Sterling Morton, and lot
OF other democrats as to how they pro-
pose to beat Bryan. Then II catches
onto every political straw and cites those
that Ut it's purpose. Yes. The States-
man is worrying great deal bat Bryan
will be nominated just the same.-Mont-
pelier Examiner.
The British people are much excited
over the Transvaal war. Since the Cri-
mean war ended. over forty wears ago
Great Britain has never been at serious
war with a white people The English
have become accustomed to see small
force OF their troops defeat wild tribes,
brown or black in color, and they are
amazed that the Beers do not yield as
readily as those inferior people. The
latter are as courageous as the English,
and quite As stubborn fghters-Toledo
Blade.
Somewhere in the book Of HOLY Writ
is a text which reads: He who desireth
Office OF bishop desireth good thing,
and somewhere in the book OF politics is
told there are other offices which are
good things and that the United States
senate offers one OF them. Next year
one OF the senate Offices will fall to the
lot Of an Idahoan, and it is said there
are six candidates already seeking it:
Republiean-Shoup. Hey burn, Morrison
and GnOding. Silver republican-Du-
bOis. Democrat-Stebnen berg Black.
foot News.
An American officer named Blake is in
the Boer army and it is thought he has
been responsible for some OF the fine
tactics displayed by the Roer leaders.
He was formerly a lieutenant in the
Sixth cavalry but some years ago he
went TO the Transvaal and soon rose to
favor among the BoeT rulers. lie is now
n colonel in the burgher army. With a
Jew Americans OF that stripe 10 direct
them. the Beers would prove a most
difficult foe for the British to subdue
even with the superior force nov on the
way to the froht.-Idaho Statesman.
A natural curiosity was to be seen at
the stock yards near the depot last Sun.
day IN the shape Of a six legged horse.
The animal in question vas brought in
from the Wilson creek range en- route to
Seattle, where it will lie placed on ex-
hlbition. The extra uhderpinning which
the animal possessed consisted Of a pair
OF short legs which grew on the inside OF
the front legs, and came out short dis
lance above the ankle joint. They are
much smaller than the animals other
legs, but are in other respects quite sim
liar. The hoofs Of the front feet are long
and turn up abruptly in front.-Winat.
chez Advocate.
There are a whole lot OF republican
editors who spend much time in grievina
over the excessive taxation OF the Eng
lish miners in the TraEsyaal who have
to pay ~ per cent. taxes on the output
OF gold. They insist that that is Just
cause for war. These come editors think
il is all right for Canada to tax Ameri-
can miners from ten to twenty per cent.
on their output in the Klondike, reserve
to the government half Of the gold bear
ing ground and tax the miners outfit
twenty-five per cent. besides. That is all
right and no eause for war at all. Anglo
phobia is the most disgusting disease
that ever struck an American writer. 1t
is enough 10 make q man Vomit 10 look
at one OF them.-Nebrsska Independent.
The elections are over. Both McKin-
ley and Bryan have carried their respec.
tive states by large msjorities. thus max
ing it certain that these two will again
run the presIdential race. The victories
in the other states have been about even.
ly divided. Kentucky 10 in doubt and
it will take the official connt 10 decide.
Those politicians who were looking to
these elections to forecast the coming
political struggle next year, are not
wiser than they were before. Tammany
will set about at once organizing the
whole state Of New York, and in con-
sequence Of Croksr's support, Bryan is
insured Of better running in that state
than before. The coming campaign will
be the 6ercest ever wsged in the United