The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1903-12-18

uCuauu IO' dU IuVtSIixuLlUu was dUIY
answered hy Senator Lodge who
recalled the fact that there had been
two Congrersinnsl Investigations Of
the Post OflIce and neither Ut them
had fouLd anything wrong In the
Department. lie sald that . C0ngre-
ssional investigation was clumsy
method of probing the department.
The resolution 0f Senator Penrose
has not yet been voted upon. M saa
In his annual report, just made
public, Secretary Shaw Of the Treas
ury Department.. declared that, our
currency system has just passed
through a serious crisis, but that all
cause for apprehension is over.
Speaking nf currency reform, he said,
zone well recognized weakness. how
ever, has been strongly emphasized
our currency system Is non-elastic.
1t does not respond to the varying
needs Of seasons, or OF localities, or
Of changing conditions Of business.
This Admitted defect should be re-
medied. But In remedying 1t no
measure should he considered that
will in any wise weaken that which
IL now stable, and no element should
be injected that will cause distrust or
doubt. Fortunately. at the present
time no recipient OF any Of our several
forms Of money stops to examine Its
character. II is all known to be as
good as gold, for the credit Of the
government is pledged to maintain
it's parity with gold. No act should
he passed authorizing the issuance OF
anything less safe and secure"
He estimates Il decrease ia the sur
plus to $4,000, 900 for the present
fiscal year, and deficit of $23.OOO,-
900 for the year ending June 30, 1903.
This deficit will probably silence
those who are now demanding tariff
revision.
Relations between capital and labor
are discussed by President Roosevelt
in his annual message to Congress
and the attitude OF the Administra-
tion toward these two powers ie
clearly defined. AS this is the last
message before the presidential elect
ion this latest official statement Of
the President will no. doubt be used
for campaign purposes.
The President says, "We recognize
this to be an age of federation and
com mbination, in which great capital.
istic corporations and labor unions
have become factors of tremendous
importance In all Industrial centers.
Hearty recognition Is given the far
reaching, beneflcent work which has
been accomplished through both cor.
porations and unions, and the line as,
between different unions, is drawn as
1t Is between different individuals;
that is, 1t is drawn ON conduct the
effort being to treat both organized
capital and organized labor alike;
asking nothing save that the nt.rest
Jf each shall be brought into harmony
with the interest Of the general public
and that the conduct ri each shall
cOnfnriu to the fundamental rules Of
obedience to law, of individual free.
dom, and 0! justice and fair dealing
towards all. Whenever either cOrpOr.
alton, labor union. or individual
disregards the law or acts in a spirit
of arbitrary and tyrannous interfer-
ence with the rights Of Others.
whether corporations or individuals.
then, where the Federal government
has Jurisdiction, it will see to 1t that
the misconduct is stopped, paying not
the slightest heed to the position or
power Of the corporation. the union
or the individual, hut only to the one
vital fact--that is, THEQUESTlON
WHETHER OR NOT THE CON-
DUCT OF THE INDIVIDUAL OBJ
AGGREGATE OF INDIVIDUALS
! is IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
ILAW OF THE LAND.
"Eyery man must be guaranteed
his liberty and his right to do as he
likes with his property and his labor.
SO long as he does not infringe the
rights Of. Others. No man is above
i the law and no man below 1t, nor do
| we ask any mans permission when we
require him 70 obey 1t. Obedience to
the law is demanded as u right; not
asked rs = favor"
| 1t is believed here that the Presi-
dents attitude toward capital and
| labor Is Endorsed by the general pub