The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-10

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the other silver forces OF the state in
the great battle this fall.-weiser Signal.
/ The democratic senators and repre-
sentatives got together on the occasion
of Mr.. Rryan's visit to Washington, and
agreed to a definite Philippine policy to
be pursued until the next national con-
vention. Its principal tenets are the
suppression OF the rebellion, organization
OF republic, withdrawal OF the army,
abandonment of sovereignty, and sub
stitution OF protectorate, retention OF
coaling stations, and repayment by the
Filipinos of the $50 900 OO0 paid for the
/ islands.-Idaho Leader.
The next few months promise to bs
full Of startling events. The Philippine
I war is far from its close-the Boer war
/ is taking on q new lease OF life for rapid
movements and quick 6ghtihgs-Ken-
| lucky is over a mine that may be fred
at any moment, and CONGRESS is tull OF
/ fight for battles of words. There is
/ blood in the eve and war in the atmns-
phere. And then following these things
is to come the most exciting presidential
compaign this country has ever wit
nesseG. This will be an exciting year
and he who lives through it will see
things and hear things he never saw or
heard before. But what Of it all; an
hour OF crowded life is worth an q Q
without a name.-Blackfoot News.
| An effort has been made to show that
the strategy and tactics OF the B .ers
in the battles that have been fought in
South Africa are the results of foreign
guidance. The British Army and Navy
Gazette dissents from this view. The
armchair critics have described the
Beers as poor, Insignificant rabble OF
farmers, whereas military men know that
the Boer is born soldier, the pro Iuct
OF over a century's constant warfare
against the natives. He is an apt Ipil
in the school Of experience and is al
most a genius i'll adapting his methods
to circumstances. Therefore the British
Army and Navy Gazette would not take
from the Boer one iot Of the credit due
him as a soldier, but admits that he -
good tactician and good strategi- -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The opposition in congress has a way
Of setting the McKinIeyites wild which
it practices on them three or four times
a wesk. Whenever a Mark Hanna re-
publican gets to ranting about our inn
Perial destiny, or one OF them attacks
the believers in the declaration Of indie.
pendene, the attacked party hAuls out
a copy OF one Of Lincoln's speeches or
state papers and begins to read from it.
II always drives the Ilannacrat into a
corner. There i" nothing so exssperating
10 modern republican as to be fIce
to listen to the words OF Lincoln. There
is not a policy which the republicans
now advocate that has not been de-
nounced by Lincoln in some OF his
speeches or writings, in the mast rful
way that made him the greatest fxure
Of this country. The sight Of Lincoln
speech makes a republican congress nan
turn red in the faee.-Nebraska Indepen-
dent.
The witnesses who appeared on the
stand ut the Saturday session OF the
committee investigating the election Of
Senator Clark Of Montana showed them
selves TO be about as disreDutable as it IL
possible for men to become. They had
sold themselves TO one side for pay and
then went over to the other because hey
did not like the terms imposed This
was all brazenlV admitted on the vi ness
stand. u is no wonder that Senator
lioaT remarked that the testimony Of
Pueh men could not have any weight.
The committee should refuse 10 listen to
them. There should be some way to
punish men WHO commit such Crimes,
bDt the difficulty - that afidavifs Of
that character generally come nnder TIE
rule that protects those making ihem
IRON prosecution for purury. /, il
quite commonly supposed that when a
man makes an affidavit he does 20 sub
jnct to the pains and penalties Of periery,
but this il not true Of a class Of affid
that are not made in pursuance Of any
statutory Provision.-Idaho Statesm 4,