Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-08-24
t'ounty.


The time Is again drawing near
(" hen the American prupir Will have
an opportunity 30 decide los their bah
s...4, x; #.s.eh -! lhe .@a great parties
-liall b" entrusted the management ul
this ratinn's affairs for the next four
years. II Is every good citizens duty
80 improve this opportunity and 10 H..
form him or herself upon the Issues
presented, 10 the end thai they viii
DC enabled % exercise the franchise IN
IN intelligent manner.
This opportunity comes only once
every four years and IL Is "A solemn
duty which every intelligent and pa
trsotlr citizen owes 90 oar free institu-
tlons. The pcrpetHation II these In
stiintions depends largely upon the
punt, and Intelligence ~ the ba.tut,
and good citizenship requires that due
consideration Is given the matter t.
The end than tie problem may be
wisely disposed 81.
There Is general belief among the
voters that II makes little difference
~ them individually which PARTY pcts
Into power, aud this feeling is In "A
large degree responsible for the hack
~ Interest manifest among goadly
portion II Tire voters. That Is mis-.
take, AMI Is largely due Ia ignorance
III the lssues presented The average
voter should devote more time to the
study of problems which he IL called
upon 10 settle with the ballot.
The prosperity aud happiness OF tie
Amefiean people Is almost wholly de-
pendent upon the manner in Which
fhc ballot Is used at u presidential
election, and history will bear a. out
la this ASSERTION.
In is9s the people wefe prosperous
and happ8 AMI should haze been tun-
tented. That they were not all con.
Tented still remains mystery. \
PARTON enanga Ia decide the result
in tho presidential election we're not
nntensed. nnl wanted change.
They gnt the change and We all know
the result. iiut the disgnntented we're
not atnne made 10 sulfer the awfnl
Consequences of their mistake. ~.
orsnsit suffered alike. But Why
were portion uf our citizens dlS.un.
tented, while prs@p.rousg rha, u a
mystery for which there have b.en
uany saluii1ns We .plieve that the.
spirit u dlsruatvnt Was kinilpd and
fs~isrci Oy political demagaaAos, an
.lement which expects a. reap profits
ihr"agh the mlsfaftunes u Others.
In isss the political domaepeae vas
ga .slsienec just a he i In iso. ard
Will continue q ~ ~ long AZ human
nature remains la is present inllAr.
feet state. lie Was active Then a. he
Always Is. and his bus, train evolved
srhemes 81 etrata diAeuntrnt among
the people Wages wers Nasd, en-.
plnfn.ent MAS Il aiy aud Il,a,iIgl
AMI enrrIy, hssiusss enterprise AID
ralAtas brought Rod rrturnS Prize.
for Y le products ~ the farm ana IL.
tory fad steen a. they always as Ia
prosperous times. lB0t the St'hemlhs
detllas'star Succeeded Ia his hellish
design Just TIA Snls, aud ia tAis man.
ssf; Tbs csst II llslng had Increased.
Dat not any msre than wages, aud
fisht hetc l. wiero the domagogue
made starr, The aur ,insmen ucn
informed thai ,l"y were balag robbed
through the higher price % the nrc.s-
safiVs os life; that the Mckinley tar.
IN Inv was the medium through
which this robbery wis done; that the
I.pAnilssin party was the father III
'"'s W" and consequently was rrsppn-