The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-03
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this he differs considerably from ii,
jelly-like presidsnt.-Davenport (wash.
Chronicle.
A little sulphur should also be burn
by the administration, a. we'll as the fire..
use OF whitewash in the cleansing pro
cess OF Cages doubtful dealings with tht
New York hanks. II MIR. Mckinley il
short on sulphur and long on good In
tentions, the democrats can be depended
upon to furnish liberal supply Of tbs
luminous article.-Coulee City News.
The clubs Of London, it appears, ars
veryLnueh inclined toward pessimism OF
the war question. The latest indication
OF this is found in the fact that they art
accusing the government of withholding
worse news than 1t gives out. The gov,
eminent has been giving out news bad
enough to satisfy the most pronounced
type OF calamity ehasers, one would
think, but it does not come up to the
anticipation of the London club pessi
mists.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The London Spectator urges the gov
eminent to offer to abrogats the Clay
/ ton Bulwer treaty. It feels it 10 better
to do this voluntarily than to be put in
the position OF appearing to do so under
pressure. The paper evidently thinks
the government would yield to an Amer
lean demand on the subject. If that is
true, Great Britain may be willing to
yield in the matter OF fertilization OF the
Nicarsguan canal ii this government
manifests disposition to insist on the
point.-Idaho Statesman.
There are many business men who
were inclined to look with doubt on the
proposed Paul Mohr railroad from Spo
kane to the coast" but what stronger
evidence OF his intentions can there be
than the purchase OF steel rails and
freight cars to be used in the construc
ton OF the new line? Whatever doubt
may now exist will be dispelled when
the road reaches Spokane. And reliefin
freight rates from the present exorbitant
charges will win the friendship OF the
Spokane iobbers.-Spokane Chronicle.
. II is said that John D. Rockefeller
needed a few more million dollars and
he passed the word along the line to his
eo-~orkers to raise the price OF oil cents
gallon. Perhaps he desires to donate
to some church few thousand or to
found an eieemosynary corporation.
Those outbursts OF philanthropy by
Rockefeller make it hard for the COM
mon people. but who is to blame? You
can readily See Rocky" needs money.
He is now worth $726. 600 600, but that
is mere bagatelle to such man.-New-
port Miner.
The annual interest now paid by the
people amounts to more than two bill
lions OF dollars. That is more than the
vAIue'from the crops raised. Two bill
lions paid over by the producers Of
wealth to those who produce nothing
How long can society endure under such
a system? The republican party wants
TO add $3.50 900, 900 more to that burden
by allowing the banks TO lock up the
gold and issue their promises to pay to
be used in place OF it. Is there, or il
there not, any limit to the endurance OF
patient, toiling people ?-Nebraska In
dependent.
The country has been passing through
8 period OF rare and dizzy intoxication-
drunk with gold and glory drunk with
the pride Of military achievements and
constituencies aggression, drunk with
false expectations as to the limitless
possibilities OF trade which conquest in
the far east was to open up to the nation
and so rushing along through a verita-
bic saturnalia OF corporate combinations,
recaPitalization aud wild and reckless
imitation, TO anticipate boundles pros
perity, or TO reap a harvest of dollars
from the pockets OF the people in ex
change for wind-blown papers Of trust
Springfield Mass Republican.
The British government is in far
more serious danger than is popularity
supposed in this country. If General
Bn!Ier should be defeated again and
lady smith fall, it is quite possible that
Germany, France and Russia will throw
OF the mask and become openly hostile.
Russia is now on the Afghan frontier,
ready to march on India. Germany is
becoming daily more enraged over the
seizures OF her ships. France hates
''perftious Albion" with an undying
hatred. Even the United States is not
20 friendly, since it has trans pired that
Lord saIisbury's apparently frank an.
.wer aboutthe -four seizures had string
II considerable length tied to it.-Hailey
News Miner.
England is iorce1 TO take bitter nedi-
:ine i'll South Africa, but IL will do her
good. II the European officers fight.
ng With the Beers are melted by senti-
Dents Of hatred for the British empire.
hey show poor Judgment in thus vent
ng their maleVoleBce. For this war will
10 the rehabilitation OF the British
'rmy. 1t 10 the ROentgen ray that dis
loses 70 the the eye Of British states
men the weak spots and cankers Of
ong peace. Before it is over, MANY
Alse reputation will be shattered, and
many deserving officer, held back by
pirlt Of gross iayoriteism and unjust
will win his reward. Il
vas q long peace, and nothing else that