The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-01-27
CURRENT COMMENT.

a'hanCe - necessity. That Il true as
far as England is concerned, and that is
the reason that the English are 80 friend.
ly just now. 1t was not always thus
Nebraska Independent.
There is very friendly feeling in con,
gress toward rural free delivery. Wher-
ever it has been tried it has proved a
success and it has been demonstrated
tina: it could be introduced in nearly all
localities to great advaniage-Idaho
Statesman.
They used TO say that "the sun never
sets on England's flag" but it is now
more truthful to say that the sun never
sets on poor old Elgland's troubles. This
Imperialism business, both in England
and America, seems to be full OF troubles.
Independent.
That Russian scientist who asserts he
can prolong life to 250 years admits that
he has worked out nothing but the the.
DRY. Chicago has q theory that its sew
ersge is the elixir OF life If only sutfi-
GENTLY diluted and taken at long range.
st. Louis Globe-DemOcrat.
That excellent authority, the London
Times. now admits that England suffers
in South Africa because OF their short
range guns. Sooner or later "the Thur
derer" viii admit that England's din
culties are due principally to short-range
Craftsmanship. davenport wash.
Chronicle
1t will be some days yet before the
people of st. Louis begin to feel the bene-
fetal effects of the lake water supply We
are sending to them, but after they shall
have once experienced Che delights Of
using it they will wonder how they ever
got along before our drainage canal was
constructed.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The new copper and gold discoveries
in Idaho are likely to make that state
the scene OF marked activity during the
coming year. The whole country is on
the advance. II means new prosperity
for Idaho. There will be an increased
number of farmers, growing centers OF
trade, better markets and prices, and
rapid development Of vast mineral re-
sources. Ihaho's day is near at hand
Northwest Magazine, st. Paul.
President Mckinley and his attorney
general, McEenna, differ on the question
OF trusts. Mr.. Mckinley says congress
should do something with them, Sir.
McKenna says congress has no right to
do anything with them. In his message
to congress the president used this lam
guage: Combinations Of capital organ
lied into trusts 70 control the conditions
OF trade among our citizens should early
claim the attention OF congress-" The
attorney general says: The federal gov
eminent has no constitutional right to
supervise, direct or interfere with the
transaction OF ordinary business OF the
people of the several states. Idaho
World.
One OF the signs OF the time is that
the world is signing tor universal peace.
Even though men rush TO war at the
first call Of their country, and CALAMITY
leaG or follow, and fight and fall, it is
not because they thirst for blood, and
long for soldier fame, but for burning
desire to maintain their country's honor
In other and darker days the sword was
appealed to as the readiest and most
potent arbiter of human rights, and
avenger OF human wrongs, real or fancied
Sentiment has changed. War is now
the last resort, and it really looks as il
the time were close at hand when "the
nations shall learn war no more. -
BlackfOot News.
Last winter a committee, representing
nearly all the metropolitan dailies in the
United States, called upon President
Mckinley and urged that an agreement
putting wood pulp on the free list be
made with the sO-called High Joint
Canadian Commission, then trying to
make a treaty OF commerce With the
United States. This treaty fell through,
and consequently nothing Was done for
the paper industries. The paper trust
has gone forward adding burdens 10 the
consumer, and congress is ask now to
afford relief. Mr.. Bellamy's bill, or
something in that direction, should in
terest all publishers. There should be
no party division in such . question, as
the interests Of all are identical. Albion
Times.
The recent homicide in Wardner fur.
nishes another illustration Of the folly
and danger Of carrying deadly weapons.
There 10 not the slightest necessity for
this unlawful practice, which 10 far too
in this community. II 10 the
plain duty Of the officers Of the law 10
see tina. this disgrAeeiul and dangerous
habit is checked as iAT a. they are able
10 do 30. The News has always been an |
advocate Of lawful methods and Il 10
none the less 30 now that those who
have shown their hands in favor Of Law |
md order are the transgressorp. The
News trusts that the facts OF the homi-
''de will be siited to the bottom and alb.
'olute justice done to both the living
md the dead according TO the evidence
hat lie developed at the examination
News.