The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16

without torture except TO the
8, 500 people who occupied the
hard seats
The Watchdog of the Treas
ury" will after this session limit
the baying of the jackals-
As predicted the republican
leaders are beginning to explain
why the party promises will not
be fulfilled at this session.
The explanation department of
the republican party got start
of the legislative department
Senator Pritchard and his Lily.
white party seem to have been
sacrificed to the exigencies of
political expediency-
The Capitol in Washington is
short of coal, but some of the
speeches that will not get in the
Record will be hot enough to
keep members from freezing.
Messrs. Tillman, McLaurin.
Beveridge and Bailey are on the
Say and Mean Committee, as
well as the Committee of Heating
Arrangements.
Senator Frye says there viii
be no tariff revision and Senator
Hanna announces his opposition
to trust legislation
A Michigan court has allowed
alimony to a husband iu a divorce
case. What is sauce for the goose
may be salve for the gander-
The President viii now devote
himself to the business of round
ing up the colored voters of the
South.
Beware of philosophy or a
religion that answers all ques-
tions and solves all riddles
1t looks very much as though
Senator Allison still had some
hopes of getting under the
shadow of the Cummings banner.
| Doubtless the position Senator
Hanna has taken against amend
ling the trust law viii endeaf him
to the trust magnateS-
| The LiIywhiteS think the Pres
Iident should cease hunting black
bears and confine his attention to
the white variety or at least to
lcinnamonS.
The republican party is lining
UP for its grand stand play at
downing the trusts. As result
we expect the trusts to have
more down in their nests.
Those who complain that turk
eys. pumpkin pie and cranberry
sauce do not taste as they did
years ago should remember that
there are a few penalties for be-
ing older than q. e
AS was to have been expected.
> the capitalists and plutocrats
: managed to take all the fire out
t of Mr.. Roosevelt's trust recon-
{ mendations-
The antitrust legislation will
i afford large number of tup-
penny ha' penny statesmen an
I opportunity to introduce anti
trust bills .'for home consump-
ton only"
Il There was nothing about the
n opening of Congress to indicate
that the consumption of hard
lliauor would be diminished in
( National Capitol this year
Congress has convened and
v the responsibility of footing the
Y treasury and falling to comply
v with the demands of the people
V will all lie with the republicans.
. The republicans have sounded
: the first gun in their campaign
against southern representation.
= by challenging the credentials of
Y Representative Glass of Virginia
sr The brilliant sneerer of the
r Washington Post continues to
g criticise. misjudge and PREJUDICE
a every good thing, man and
/? woman. Just at present his bett
D. Roir seems to be Andrew Carne
a gle.
!, The Lapps are disappearing,
: ! They are a hardy race, but con
= tact with civilization. strong
drink and the temptation tc
= crowd into towns is lowering
! their vitality.
a Some republicans seem to think
< that a law which would give