The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-09
POLITICAL DRIFT.


The many friends Of Judge Morgan
in this portion of the state will be
pleased to learn that he is a candidate
for Justice Of the Supreme cocrt,
The Judge is very we'll aud favorably
known in this portion Of the state and
no doubt be will be heartily supported
by his many admirers in southern
Idaho Malad Eterprise.
The republican muddle in Wiscon-
sin Is now recognized as threatening
Roosevelt with the loss of the state.
The convention dominated by Cover
nor La Toilette, nominated au cleo
toal ticket, which was endorsed by
the Spooner Quarles convention.
The two conventions. however, each
nominated a state ticket aud there is
clean split Of the party into two
hostile camps each claiming to be the
republican party. Capital News.
General Miles affirms that only a
very short apprenticeship is required
TO qualify the FilipiHos for indepen-
dence In speech before the Mass
achusetts Reform club he said Of
the refusal Of the republican admins
tration to commit itself The policy
that is adopted to do nothing, say
nothing, discloses nothing, promise
nothing, until after the next election,
or any election, indicates to my mind
a want OF confidence In the wisdom
AID Judgment OF the American
people. " Sure enough, it looks that
way. -Graugeville Free Press
Perhaps no better proof of the stall
wart qualities Of chairman Hoffman is
needed than the fact that his opponents
are resorting to every trick that false
hood can invent The latest Is an
effort to make it appear that the
county chairman l. opposing Senator
Hey burn. On the contrary the Fela.
tions OF the two gentlemen are'entire.
~ cordial II the opposition 10
Hoffman have case against him they
ought to be able TO state the truth
once in a while Bonuers Ferry
Herald
Some weeks. ago the Statesman, IN
view of the efforts being made to IRE
vent the denomination Of Governor
Morrison, asked If there were valid
reasons Why be should be defeated
No valid reasons have been brought
forward, nor has any serious attempt
been made to offer reasons Of any kind,
aud is is reasonable to assume thai
none are to be advanced. Certainly
IL there we're valid reasons Why the
governor should not be nominated
to succeed himself they would have
been heard OF before this, irrespective
Of whether they had or bad not been
asked for Idaho Statesman.
Voters, how are your taxes There
are farmers on the north side Of tbs
river who pay more taxes on a span oi
horses than their neiRhbor does OF
one hundred aud sixty acres Of land
Reasonably the whole party is not tt
+ blame for it, but the ring, and NJ
party should couutenance such a rot
ten formation, which leads to any
thing abominable, to bribery, perjury
I and is the death knell for any party
Now do you want to send anothe
Taylor delegation to- the convention
in order to give You another dose o
/ the same kind Of medicine? or d.
you want to send men there who vii
nominate men who will do Justice {,
all alike? Boomers Ferry Progress
In President Budge's letter to thr
Boise Capital News be says that al
Mormon people are free to choose hos
they shall vote. They may be In tn,
future. but IT has no always been 20
All sorts OF schemes, from a cburcl
standpoint, have been tried on then
To Influence their votes, all even (,
what We have believed, coercion
Various officials Of the church IN thi
county have sought. through thsi
church offieeLto have the members o
the church vote q eertafn wav Tn,