The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-23

1 Luht the AauAulAn
NJ government Ia Sc
WN9 rlously considering
3N the proposition OF
III KIN constructing q rail
IN Akti road line from the
Atlantic 20 the Pa.
circ ocean"
Yes. / read something about Il In
90 OF the magazines" observed Colo.
III Monroe. My newspaper has been
crowded with accounts 81 highly in
Nrrating murders and society scandals
lat this item Of Canadian news has
Dt yet been mentioned"
Come 10 think OF Il, I saw Il Ia .
Canadian paper" reflected the judge.
n There seems 10 be an overwhelming
public sentiment IN that country ia
Envor Of the scheme, I am surprised
that 80 radical = step should receive
each sIrOng aud respectable support
We are the oniy conservative peoPle
R0w existing on the fare of the El"bs
unless an exception he made 10 favor
81 the Chinese aud ain beginning 10
have my doubts about the CSle=;lalS,"
said the colonel sobrgiy. We are not
eyEn spectators Of tbs great protests
snd experiments bitch are under way
" 10 operation In other countries, We
are not eren inlorinri concerning
th~tn don't suppose one American
ansmiJiK~n out % hundred knows - cares
- canadiaa government has for
~ and operated thouas ads
ratiWay sud tAat II has
H-i goiiry Of that EoFrrs'
attend its tracks across the
81 the eaFiiea, possible %
The present parliament may
not authorize this WORK but
b. done wb~u the prupeg time
r You So. Judge. ths Canadian
" arr not awaT~ that the govern
~ oan~rshtp - railroads 10 TAU
We are the only anes ia the uorid
10 have discovered thst great 80
Rr~1
we arv the greatest peopie Ia the
werid ~ right dcrlnrri Postmaster
Jsnalna and Ws have she Ereates'
railroads 10 the world
"lou are ,~raiuiy IN position e.
MAKE sBrh . statement" sad colonel
Monroe Who reflected that not sinos
the Centennial expedition had jenkins
be~n any miles from iAncnlnvlile
we ahoald aim 20 live 40 60 youi
cialm. but for one am willing to ad
nit that other nations shoW occastoua
evidences % = desire 10 prugrvaa
What do you think % that Canadian
proposition. JudEsY'
"A you know. au opposed Of
principle 10 the government ownership
fW Asas faHEa
durtsd by private shtvrprise. dcciarcs
Jndgr sawyer THAT v part Of mi
utliticaI ruuRlnu l hold that the GOV
eminent should interiors aa little a
psanible with tboar activities uhiel
have been developed by Individuals
Believing this. I am naturally upPoss'
TO the proposition that our government
enter into the railroad business or an
other enterprise uow controlled BY pr
waite interests
You are entitled tn such belief an
arc 10 Eood company-" observed Cois
nsl Monroe It IL very old aud
very respectable doctrine. though som
aarrtbe It, discovery 10 Thomas Jsaei
son In the last half century there he
been formulated another theory whic
has many honest and earnest follov
IA sra who hold that the EovcrnmeF
should own everything thai cams
prnpagIy 10 managed by Individual
Personally ! do not subscribe to eith'
Of the doctrines II seems 10 me tbs
civilization Il the result Of taking ~
vantage OF experiments our couaut
ton vas = compromise between So
prsl theories aud lot of hard 30
stubborn facts aud We have been .
perlmentinE with It ever since II vi
signed Now. you will admit thI
there are some things which COVER
ment should own aud ep"ralet,
Certainly will admitted judi
Sawyer.
what Tor instAnceT
\ have no complaint to make again
what our government now owns Al
operates" the i,idEe said after paus
"Iu nv opinion. II IL well that the pol
Office. the signal service. the agrie'
tural department and similar instti
lions should be under the control
the nation. Education should he Z.
tered by the nation. state. munieipali
ar district II has been demonstrnt
that these services can best be- 50 ~
Quoted"
But suppose It became Rppare
that the public administration Of =
one OF these WAS a failureT' ask
Colonel Monroe. "Suppose. for
stance. that France or England ahf
doned control Of the postal service =
by contract or otherwise secured FRI
private interests a much better oI
would you not favor our governm'
taking n similar step
II should" answered Judge sawy,
go would the body Of the AmeriC
naanIp' asserted the colonel III III