The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-16
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but hy legislation which . sreatfnl
people stand ready to enact.
Our soldiers and sailors, who de-
fsud with their lives the constitution
and the laws. have = secure interest
in their just administration, there
fore share with us the humiliation
with which We have witnessed the ex-
altation Of court favorites, without
distinguished service, over the SCARED
heroes Of many battles; or aggrandized
BY executive appropriations emit Of
the treasury Of prostrate people, In
violation Of the act Of congress which
fixes the compensation and allow
ances Of the military officers
CIVIL SERVICE.
The democratic party stands com
mittsd to the principles Of civil ser
vice reform and we demand their
honest, just and impartial enforce
ment We dsnounce the republican
party for its continuous encEoachment
upon the spirit and operation Of civil
service rules, without examination for
office in the interests of favorites,
and employed all manner Of devices
to set aside the principles upon which
the civil service was established.
MERCHANT MARINE.
We denouce the ship subsidy bill
recently passed by the United States
as an iniquito0s appropriation Of
public funds for private purpose and
as Nastefnl. illogical and useless.
We favor this upbuilding Of the mer
chant marine without new or addi-
tional burden upon the people and
withOus bounties from the public
treasury.
CONDEMNATolN OF POLYGAMY.
We demand the determination of
polygamy within the jurisdiction Of
the United States and the complete
separation Of church and state in pol.
itical affairs.
SCHOOL AND RACE QUESTION.
The race question has brought
countless woes to the country. The
calmnsss and wisdom Of the people
should see 10 it that 1t hrings no
more. To revive the hateful race
and sectional animsoity in any part
Of the country means confusion,
distraction Of business and the re
opening Of wounds now happily heal
ed. North, south, east and west have
recently stood together in line Of
battle from the walls Of Pekin TO the
hills of Santiago, and as sharers Of a
common destiny, We should share
fraternally the common burdens.
\ We, therefore, deprecate and con-
denim the bourbon like selfish and
narrow spirit Of the recent republi-
can convention At Chicago, which
sought to kindls anew racial and Sec
tional strife, and we appeal to the
sober. common sense and patriotic
spirit Of the American people.
I REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION.
The existing republican admins
tFation has been spasmodie, specta-
cuIar and arbitrary. II has made
istself satire upon the congress, the
courts and upon settled practices and
usages of national and International
Law. IL summoned the congress into
hasty and futile exrta session and
virtually adjourned IT, leaving behn !
its flight from Washington uncalled
calendars and unaccomplished tasks.
1t made Law, which IL the power Of
congress. without its authority, there
by usuring its fundamental preFOga-
tives. IL violated a statue Of the
United States as we'll as plain treaty
obligations, international usage aud
constitutional law; and has done so
under preteDse Of executing a public
policy which could have been more
easily effected lawfully, constitution
ally an with honor.
II forced strained and unnatural
constructions upon statues, usurT ing
judicial Interpretation and substitut-
ing congressional enactmets. IL with
drew from congress their customary
duties Of investigation, which have
heretofore made the Representatives
Of the people and states the terror
J Of evil doors.
II conducted a secret investigation
Of its own and boosted of a few sample
conyicts, while it threw broad Gov
erlct over the bureaus which has
been their chosen field Of operative
abuse aud kept 10 power the sup
erior officers under whose admins
tration the crimes had been commit
ted.
II ordered assault upon some mo.
nopliea but was paralyzed by its fret
victory; 1t flung out the Hag Of truce
and declared that IL would not 'run