The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-01-06
CURRENT COMMENT.

The gold standard is like yacht with
fair sailing. As long as conditions are
favorable, all's well-but with the first
squall, there is always danger in the
breakers along the shore.-Coulee City
News.
There is q well defined movement al
ready apparent looking to the fusion OF
the silver and antitrust forces in 1900.
The people must have relief, and the
only way to attain the happy results is
to unite Davenport Chronicle.
Mr.. Gladstone avoided war with the
Transvasl because he considered it a
serpent about to infiict poisonous bite.
The trouble with his policy was that it
merely postponed the conflict by adding
to its maSnituds.-St. Louis Globe Dem.
ocrat.
The state department has done we'll to
institute an inquiry into the reported
seisure, as contraband of war, of Ameri-
can merchandise consigned to the Beers.
However public sentiment may stand in
this country, opinion is a unit that We
must uphold our right to sell food sup
plies indiferently to Beers and British.
-Spokesman-Review.
! The brewers have already moved on
congress with an urgent request to re-
move the additional tax on beer imposed
at the beginning OF the Spanish war.
They claim that it is burden ON the
people. We take the view that they will
have TO End a much more cogent reason
il they expect to get action. Beer is not
a necessity of existence, and the tax on
it and on tobacco should be the last to
he removed.-Toledo Blade.
Wall street got its first experience
with international money" last week.
II will have more OF it in the near future.
British disaster in South Africa caused a
drain for gold and Wall street was
thrown into a panic. That is what will
happen to every nation using gold for
exclusive money. The bank OF Srance
serenely paid out silver and paper as
4 A9NoA' " hAtC DCElIH HOWNGu L
smiled.-Nebraska Independent.
! Twenty-Five thousand destitate people
in New York were provided for on
Christmas. We are now patiently wait
ing to read in some exchange that the
fact OF those people being fed by charita-
Die hands 10 another indication OF pros
perity. For where could the supplies
come from unless there were prosperous
people able to give? Then, too,
those destitute people were prosperous
on Christmas, surely. Dent you sup
pose they see signs OF prosperity News
Miner.
Colonel BFaden-Powel's circular to the
Roers, in which he informed them that
If they would return TO their homes he
would forgive them, has struck the Eng
lish newspapers at last az being equal in
humor 10 anything in THE Mikado." In
view Of the fact that Braden- Powell and
his men have been living on half rations
for three weeks past and are expecting
to be captured any minute BY the Beers,
the circular is really humorous. But il
Is doubtful il Braden-P Powell is aware OF
this fact.-Inter-Ocean.
Look out for another advance-this
time in furniture. 1t is announced that
there will be a meeting OF the furniture
manufacturers Of Oregon and Washing
ton at ChehaIis this week to try to ar
range for a readjustnent OF prices. 1t
has been discovered that furniture has
advanced faster in price in the east than
1t has on the Pacific coast, and that
slight advance can be made here which
will still allow the dealers to meet east
ern competition.-Sp Chronicle.
The Duke OF Marlborough has thought.
fully made his will and put his house in
order before starting for South Africa.
EngiishmeB, whether plebeian or noble,
are not rushing TO the front with as much
confidence in the outcome az they were
six weeks ago. The young duke would
have been sneered at and ridiculed at
the outbreak OF the war If he had taken
WIG pfCGautiOHH IbT the future Nnlcn are
now reported. lie has learned q great
many things in few weeks. So have
some Of his esteemed compatriors.-Chi-
cage Inter-Ocean.
One OF the political rumors now circu.
lating is that ex-senator Gorman will
lie pushed forward at the proper time in
opposition to Colonel Bryan. German
Is a very clever politician, bot il 10 not
hkelV he can head off the Bryan boom,
unless it be by getting enough votes to-
gether to prevent the Nebraskan's secur.
ing the necessary two thirds. The Mary.
lander could not be elected on any kind
oil platform. It would be as sensible
10 run Croker on the demoeTatIe ticket
or Quay on the republican. He 10
typical "boss" and it required a revolu-
ton in Maryland to uHhorse him. Bu.
he could never Iasten himself and his
methods on the country as he did upon
that State.-Idabo Statesman.
Has Wifs Saved Hiu-
Ny wife's good advice saved nv life