Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08
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III view Of The fact ,ha, the profes
sinnai fcfnrmcr has not been Tor som,
time past nor is now an nnkn6af
quantity In kusienai county pnlitics
ana further, in yirw TT iie fact that 4
few Of tiicsa arrogant individuals, Ia
had PROGRESSED all the virtue ~ Their
respective communities, have recently
suecretiud IN psrstiading the people u
this county ~ give them a trial, which
inns resulted ia fully demonstrating
the inAlncctety ~ such lndiyidaals,
@c here rrpublsh an article which re-
Gently appeared In the Chicago Inter
ocean under the caption III Roosevelt
Hits Hard. The article II aimed At
The band Of Impractical rclormcrs
aho have been 4 curse ~ the city 81
Chicago, bat tia sau,o iN mtAt timely
here IN kootenai county, because thu
Illustration may he applied to the
events which hsvr taken place here
during The past teaf and one half, Or
r'nce ,he reform : party has admin
isiercd the Affairs Ia this county. The
inter Dcen saYs.
"s.nsnrnnr Ennseyeli la the current
Century uenpunces ~ the worst cne-
inlns Ot political reform thtsr superior
parsons Who arfugate a. themselves an
.i;:. villa" - heir cnmmunlI ies and
hence are always ready a. sacrifice IL
their personal vanity practical men
ani practical measures. The breed IS
everywhere tile naTIf. and t.nyrrnnr
l;fHrssYeli y csnsurss apply exactly Ia
talr iiylr federation. Municipal Eof-
Ffs' lragae, ana ~ hsr organizations Of
rAln1in cl.ihefa aud platform sittcfs.
Tor several yeAia these organizations
i1aye been prrprluuliy brfore the pee
plc nlth reform panaceas, and the re-.
anft 81 iheir activities II the worst city
government hat Chicago ever Ind.
THE chief obstacle 10 decent and
honest government of this and other
American cities today Is not the cor.
fupt machine politician, bat the pro
freallIAil rtfornief. The man who is
s.tiahlc tp see that compromise In it's
proper sense simply means agreement
to du the best thing possible under eN.
iAting conditions works evil In two
WAYS In the ttst place he draws OH.
ia vain pursuit ~ dreams, men who
should ho With the forces If practical
god, IN the second place his antics
aud cSee>sfS 81 disgust decent men
That they come ca believe al fcFormerA
are either hypcfl,es OF fibols. Even
when wo speak ~ these professional
reTormers ~ honest tut mprartiru
biz, We pas them an unmeritcd com.
pllutcnt IA l.uNernor Roosevelt well
kays'
1tts tylaFal esttemlst differs from the prar-
tifai rvfuanef ns,l - ~ Ia superior morality,
hat ln inttsiof srasu To j. nat nion sltiu
fFtas H. i lss. siftuua4 ilp i. mufssiy more
'siif.h Mhsh wendell ia,flllu. dennuu,p5l
Ahfnasa tlnfaIa elht slave haunh Il Tut.
pels 81 tlld Hai sbav himself mofr slrl uous
tisae itaratn tnt mass fo,itsh Nuishpr ali
te wiN4fp.,s tht eaaep 90 human free.iom itr
and nis slnd wvre swept aside hs titr states,
laea and stl'lleF. nkr liueoln aud seward,
lsfan' ana tatfasut
Turning trnm the nation To the
city, and frnm the paSt "a current his.
tory, ~ inhs apply Governor kotNe.
frits illustration - the events ol
thtae years 49, The Chicago reform.
erS Who denounced a. nuexrcpti0uablt'
candidate for the mayorlltY because
they dlsltked the sfl-called republican
iu1elliR, ard IN the name nf superior
virtue Wlt up luhu MAYNARD Harlan
"a make "a thorough reformation but
Initiated the fuliY If Wendell rhiliins
and ~ ihe ahnlltlunists who I'm 1864
ttppe~vH l.lneuln lnt the vanity az
The Chicago relnfmefs was n4i mi,
tsAslish lat disasif nns. II inflicted
IsFFaaF 1tAFFf4taf4 a H. 4aNs A.
l1texi fof Nt least feuf Years even AL
ast"n.pt AZ iaenest administration.
In ether political Heltls IL II tile
sainr, Tie Inv isrs far statutory prs.
hibitiVn hamper the efforts ~ prncfi.
raj mon IN atate the saleem evil, and
ssI vgtcpnEaGw lutentiSranee. The wuni,
sia Who M9tsld stippn'ss the ttss III tt.
laartst ln a practical Enrtn teach cAild
Fen ~ Is atd sly Ia the nanls III
,1aralltys The fasing se'ialist newt
llfi, hand "a ease the burden II III,
ants4ft siiaatr THE hottest raiisrs Al
corrupt aldermen often uwn Stun ten
su.ruts ilcnes run.y tlp yutes that
piss.t aldermen.
"rhr Rs@a Intentions &c th. I'M
practical rvfueinvf hRYv sttiehls,i nln
sssa 1tx. tut gsed in,entiouS' with
hait Is~litYelf rsIi ~ need n,aFs
tesANe ssNt feNuf fefntn4afA Nurt
strength atsesefanf Roosevelt : stirt
~ nis earnlalsD against political hum
Ussg
Inc hsasest rvfsFnscF Is ttnf 1 hath
efskise "ha i t.reset prselAlmlng hi
'fvilgsun from the hessrtafN and
uslas~es ~, upIartauisy tuteli the s,teal
i~sspls' " slsst lte il ,,a them. >ucl, ln
ditidaats ate Tar gtsa auNsuu> that al
slasaid knss .hgy aFe fytuFnefS, lack
ttss sssiisaslsissc 20 the result their rfrufti
viii EFssislsss. The psaplr II kntsna
fssnnis haze leen taBsht q isssau +,
iliis eaass ~ ref4tners Witch they vii
isss, very .ssan forget ard whivh L.
fasAfs@ thetD H. watch their Ise kuts
whenever ans 81 the gang aru near