Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-09


Mckinley and Bryan" WAS recently
asked by certain newspaper, and the
question brought out this reply: Me
kinley Is doing things while Bryan Is
merely saying them" A better an
swcg ccula not have been given. and
what is trus of Bryan Ii also invariably
true o! The party which he represents.
Tia history for the past 80 years gives
abundant evidence Ia this effect. Rep
rrScntativcs Of the democratic party
are constantly Myirw thiDRs- that
xouna well Ia the unsophisticated, but
they can mot do them. because they
arc impractical and are uttered only
70 deceive. a few times during this
pcricd ~ - years the party actually
succeeded IN deceiying sufficient
number ef voters 10 place II into paw
er, ard In each instance IL succeeded
admirably In demonstrating It's inabil-
ity Ia grapple with the practical prob
lens of government and sustaining It's
pscsioGssGenysab.e reputation for do
Ing nOtsfstg except the opposite u
anfe.electton promises aud pledges,
btinaing disaster to the country aud
earning the contempt Of those who
were deceived by the oily campaign
;.sa;ors.
The history Ut the democratic party
IN national affairs IN not unlike the
history " that party In local affairs.
The voters are deceived by being
promised everything that sounds well,
nnd after grtting into once the party
makes not even nm attempt Ia redeem
a0te-clcction pledges a striking H.
lust ration of this Is furnished In
kootenai county. The people can not
~ soon have forgotten the ante-clcc-
'tssppo wtses Of those s~ho are now In
Office. Reform In the direction Of
economy In every department of the
county inmcnt was promised.
That these pledges have MET the usual
democratic fate IL becoming evident
% every unprecedented person In the
county, II Is not necessary rs this
time 10 ~ into details. snflicc u say
That the refusal ~ the fusion press To
publish that comparative statement"
which was promised their readers NJ
the beginning ~ the present county
adaainAst ration, Is proof 81 their guilt
iwfalirNv 10 keep their pledges, There
can In no other reason for this unwill-
ingness to show the people where and
~ what extent economy has been
ptwcticcd during 1891. a compare
tive statement" would convict them
NJ reckless extravaganza. OF course. u
'usion combination must 1 held re-
sponsiblc for existing conditions In
this county, hat she most audacious
democrat can not deny that demo
cracy has been and Is the dnminat Ing
factor In the dIsrcputablc fusion com
hipe, because the result of fusion sue
.essIn ila hist campaign In this coun-
W N ~ strikingk d-morra.h.
l,u, instead ~ furnishing the prom.
ised 'toMparatiye statement" which
wssuld sh.w the people what the f,,s.
I'm "sssciak are doinu. the fusion press
n vaioly endeavnring Ia draw the
voters attention away from the record
which their officers have made for the
combine, and III which they are cvi.
dcntly ashamed, and with this end In
vew .haSs bsoa raising fake issues
With" rather ponr success, however, II
the grand jury report fake Is 10 h
taken fog nm illustration. Hut when
on@ fake h exposed, nothing daunted.
They rccklcSsly bring forth anot her
and hswxcr one. The latest product ion
In this line Ia The government timber
reserve fake, and from The pcrsistcn,
manner Ia whichiti ~ h~tnH used. the,
n,ust. snAid"s 10 u gin from rruyi
oswo~ Tor their timely dclivcr-ncc fvom
the unfasorahle position In which
they have placed themselves befuss
the people. and from which they coule
wv Mittttut tnt
saAistaDe~ ~ some such all.al~nrhins
qUsxsApn. This fake has h~en chncrr
for aife1p. card hccaus- ~ the wei
kRossN senrsnaens among the pcople u
this County asssa~t government tim
t~r rcswyes
Thctr nrst cfiot In this direction
vas an sNrsnpt Ia prove a sentiu,a,,
st Washington In favor ~ extending
tlmhrr reserves This IA followed b
end~syoring tn impress theiv reader
tAat the party in power Is wholly 7,
sponsible for such sentiment. Tn
fact that this government timber r,
sssye idea tirsi took form under III
Cleveland calamity administration.
never n,entioned. which shows cpncl,
uveiy that the fusioai.,s have lai
veil their plans To bold the republ
cara q koo,enai eoan,y rcspansib
iur any unlavOfablc action Willie
might tr taken al Washington ia n
natter ~ reserves Eut fn..s., f,isi