Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-07

ti'ifH w g~ffr~ atf trtttisn III tiiti
osations. These Instructions fell upoi
dear ears. however, and very few, 4
any. of the leading democratic oratoij
who were called upon tn deliver ad
dresAes failed Ia make political
speech on the occasion Of the nation,
birthday anniversary.
When leaders of party become y,
wrought up over politics that they
tan not distinguish between patriotism
and politics, there must be reason
for u. The democratic party IL In a
fs,d way and can not afford % over
look an opportunity ~ say something
for the furtherance Of their cause.
The leaders recognize that the party
h hafd-prcssad for campaign thunder
and by their pcrsistency hope To over
gone thA dirilcuitX They recognize
that the people have been taught a
lessnn since the last national campaign
which removes the fire lines drawn
isctwecn Cleveland democrat and a
Hryan Democrat they recognize that
The people have come Ia consider Il
demsTfat rs democrat, whether the
leading issue u. III % l. antitrust or
free tra'ir; they recognize their attacks
ON the brilliant and successful admin.
iairation IT President Mckinley has
rruyra rHut,rrHiN II terrible furrc;
they rerognize that II viii require n
great deal 10 make the people forget
The bancfui results Ut clcyeland's ad +.
ministralion and dctraet their atten.
lion from the brilliant record of the
republican party since the Inaugural.
tion ~ President Mckinley. In short,
they fully realize their prcdicament
amt thsir Itch foe office urges them on
" try and misiend the people upon
every oceasion when an audience can
hc secured.
The democratic party today finds
Itself lu u position from which u must
b1 cstrlcatci ~fnrr II can hope to
even make the pretctss ~ contest Ia
the next presidential campaign. The
PARTY has an established record up0u
npthlug cxeekt free trade, and that
policy proved such a dismal failure
during Cleveland 5 administration that
the people laet all confidence In IL.
Not sne Ia a hundred voters could be
again brought Into line In support Of
the fires trade policy Of the Cleveland
administration. Driven Ia despair in
800 because of Is ps,er record made
when given the opportunity II apply
Ing It's policy OF free trade. the party
MAS forced q take> up new Issue. and
unfortunately hit upon one on hleh
IT. record was had bim.ttallsu aud
through ~ ,lcy heIsed Ia draw suiilet.
snt strength from the republican ranks
- give them lighting chance, hut
the people lad not the confidence in
tho party In give II another trial upon
\ new iss,G. Next year more new
issus. sw Ia b. Introduced, antitrust
ami ansi-lnpersals.n. being foremost
among them, but the result viii h.
the same as fur years hrfore. because
ihs party can refer tn lpp record on the
ttusi question and iml~rlalstn is il
bsl2at.u afsi will never rs~tt!s ffttm
IA" republican partfs policy ~ es.
Isaisiai,, ami u will rsiuirc mere than
democratic usatafy to e.sastngc sens
HE people that it Mill.
hut shls il mot All. Thr democratic
party has IL attack ene of the nfst
brilliant administrations since the III.
angus tton ~ Washington. President
Mokinlsy's administration has Mon
this admiration nos OH ns all rlr.sa.s
inx ard s@iNihle pcople az han,c. but
81 tbs s"rlsi. II has hss.n A series 81
t'riillAut ssier,sSee fspm the .th aaY IL
March. isssI. a. ,he present time. and
Tire vasi II nNt vet. hcsss@r the ffuls 81
tiir nas~t glorious Victories thr wtsftl
has essr knean ar Vel Ia ~ snJasnsi.
The sssenss9 wls brought oat a a state
~ bankruptcy Ia ~sIsraess tasr,
afuslss have lssvn given lucrative vsn.
rissussnt. AMI tfsasy cslsigflssss. Ia tls
ss'sunseF ial and Industrial hesa arr
~ - A4tss w kAHshtf III tfstl ftttafff
~ssii fss sisangss ntl - IL fse t,x
Naa a~efth AZ ties psat Il csih The
siafs AMI STRIPES have bssa rati..
aeas z :" sAc Asns r.sAn ss~s. h. than
ever s-sf"sv, and ssv aatssas, Is es. ssase,l
and fss.ess Il az sse,.r tsef,.rs. Rrfess
u rsn ta..-s a. ~In lis-. hattie al La.
TIE asnssrstsr Iasty mist omssne.
faas Aussriean ls~eple TIA, II can Ens.
prove nl.sn iiA@s espiiisu,s. Thee.
Flssiszi ,isetf9 If IL to !. tbs n.ss.s-,S,.ss
i'Fa VI anss. spasaifsn am, tiw n.
pstialissn tsAa.ssl.so w,il nrNes Ia ii.
hisea 4 runsa@ ~ tae trust is>sss
Witch s'rnAs "a s'- lile straw Il wls!e,
ar''~ 'sii's dssaissFaey Is snn.iIns. =.
npssaslira,a all b. stsletis lAts.