The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-03-09
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A waEdnsr Correspondsnt is a Kisksr.-He
Rrovns on Democratic Methods.
WARDEER, March 4, 1901.

WARDEER, March :, lSOl.
Editor PRES:
What blessing to the voter and tax
payer that that incubus, that great ugly
Wart on the face Of nature. modern
state legislature, is allowed TO sit only
two months out Of the twenty four for
which IL is elected; and what a relief to
US common mOrtaIs when its members
bic them to their homes. and taking up
the broken thread of their lives, they
prOcedeth to follow their different yo
cations: Some to offer to practice law,
others medicine, some TO proceed to ele
Vate the rear end OF mule in stubble
fields aud cabbage patches. some length
en- out calico, at from three totem cents
per yard, some ronndeth up the festive
maverick, and plaeeth thereon, an ex-
tention branding iron, and when the
maverick kicks, the iron brands every
thing within a quarter Of mile; bat all
viii return to their homes and tell their
dear constituents what a labOrious ses
sion they have had, and what small com
penSation-only five dollars per day and
thirty cents per mile, when not one In
twenty of their number makes three
dollars per day when the legislature is
not 10 session.
by the way, notice that the fusion
and brotheTly love Of the Democratic
and POpulist party is about to be put to
the crucial test. The Populists ailegs
that the Democrats are not in harmony
with any other than Democrats; that
the battle SO valiantly fought last
November has been barren OF benefits to
any other than Democrats; that prom
Uses made 10y Democrats have been dis
regarded. At this am not surprised,
for comparatively few Democrats in
this vile world will live up TO promises
made on the eve Of an election. They
are long Oh promises and short on per
/ Torrance.
1t is strange that some one among the
brightest of the Populist members, (for
there are some bright ones,) did not
penetrate the veil held by the Demo
cratic members to obscure their hand
particularly in the choice of a senator
| Fred +. Dubious, (there have written
it not as Freddie spells it. but let her 60
as she looks anc pardon the current
slaDg) like clever politician, was non
committal prior to the round up Jan
uary :, but while he said Il am a Demo
crat," a la ID. Il. Hill, be ate of the Pop
ulist pie. Suppose be had failed in hi
efforts, would he lraVe said, in speaking
of the telegram from four of the Ok
guards, I'VE did not expect 10 give GU
the intelligence until March 4, but sine
/ am in receipt of this telegram, do no
mind telling you l am Democrat
He allied himself with the more promi
nent of the Democratic members, ans
they with the stnbbouneSs of an arm!
mule stayed by him, and by promise
and cajoliug succeeded ia landing him il
the senate. The Populists now CLAIM
that promises made their party are un
fulfilled.
The Democrat ;ickles the Popaiisis back.
The Popslist tickles HIN:
And tMixt their tickling back aud back,
Dubois went in Hhizzia'
I "a box of axle-grease and monke.
wrench goes with the above stanza)
How different when lightning strucl
iIeitfeid and landed him in the senate
among that august body of intellectus
men, he is a pigmy among giants. IL
never dreamed of greatness, and whe
his admirers among the Popuiist part
four years ago nominated him, the
gave him complimentary vote, whic
vote landed him where he could writ
opposite his name, Il. $" but then II
army mule has that L. S. on his shOul
, der.
When the 9th legislature adjourn
> farewell to all its greatness" Z.