Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-01-17
WILL BE FAIR.

iccnai county. Then II goes on to state that
change In national politics could not i'm
prove conditions and advises the people tn
let we'll enough alone. n these conclusions
~ the Republican are true in IA national sense
licy viii apply to state and county affairs
with much greater force. The fact Is that
both state and county have not been 50 econ
pmicaly managed and In such good financial
condition for Yeas as they are at He present
lime undar democratic rule. Then why run
The risk o. changing these conditions ny put
tiag any other party In powert What Is
sauce for the goose ought to be sauce for the
Sandcr." WIN the Republican accept condi-
ions and facts rs they actually exist. or will
i continue its calamity bowling just because
It's party is not In powcrf The Press means
10 be fair in all things. VIII the republican,
papers OF this county show the same spirit Of
fairness? We shall sec Occur dAene Press
The Republican desires to be fair in
AL matters, and this same spirit
prompts it to take issue with the
Press on some OF the points raised in
The foregoing article.
The Press and the Republican evil
IDENTIFY agree upon the point that Koo-
tenai county and Idaho are prosper
GUS. This fact Is so patent that it adj
nits OF no argument. although the
Press was long time being convinced.
However, in stating the cause for this
prosperity, the Press raises Il point
upon which some discussion viii not
be out of place. The Press says:
The fact is that both state and coln-
" have not been so economically man
aged and in such good financial condi-
tan for years, as they are at the pres
rnt time under democratic rule. :"
The Republican is. not ready to ac-
cept the foregoing statement as a
Tact" for reasons which will be cX-
planned before this article is conclud-
"a.
From this statement it is clearly
evident that the Press attaches far
more Importance to local than nation
al affairs In the matter of stating the
cause for our prosperity. If kootenai
county and Idaho were alone in u
highly prosperous condition some i'm
portance might attach to the Press
argument, but IN view of the fact that
the present prosperity is general
throughout the United States, and is
not confined to any particular state or
county, but is present alike where
local affairs are managed by either
party, 1t is indeed very poor logic aud
does not indicate that commcndable
spirit OF fairness for which the Press
is making plea.
The Republican does not agree with
those hidebound partisanS who hold
the party in power responsible for
every Ill, and likewise credit the party
in power when these ills disappear.
Asa rule the people themselves are
largely responsible for existing con-
ditions. Times of depression nearly
always Indicate the presence of an
inevitable period OF liquidation, which
is the direct result OF. extravaganza
and living beyond ones means. such
periods are invariably superseded by
better times, which in turn is Il nat
ural result OF better management oi
private aud public affairs. If every
body could always manage To live
within their means there would be
practically no more. use for such
words as depression, Yard times, etc.
No party is great or wise enough tt
make times good ii people persist 1t
msnanaging their private affairs
while on the other hand, no party cat
he So utterly incompetent and cor
rupt as 70 stay for any great length oi
Time The hand of prosperity when pri
Nate affairs are Well managed. In
dustry and economy Will always brinl
their rewards Just as surely rs free
silver, free trade or any other dama
gogic panacea Will never bring com
petenca To the drone.
lint there are degrees of prosperlt,
and depression. a people may be
come prosperous, hut the limit neYcI
has been and probably never Will b,
reached, because a great majority ear
notstand prosperity long enough t,
reach that goal. likewise, peupl,
may suffer from depression, but VIII.
Nil say that the limit in that direc
ton has ever been reached? There i: