The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-16

y NE FAVOR honesty IN ltlb pnDt1e
service. The enforcemat Of honesty
IN tho public service. aud TO that end
= thorough executive Investigation Of
th0ss departments Of the government 1
already known 10 teen With corrup-
tion. e. we'll ~ other departments /
suspected Of barborlne corruption aud /
pnniahment Of asceFtained corrnp.
tionlsts without fear OF favor, o. re-
gard 20 persons. The persistent and |
deliberate refusal OF both the senate
and house 81 Representatives 10 per-
init such suggestion 20 BE- made de-
monstFates that only by change IN
the executive and 10 the legislative
department can complete exposure,
puniahment and conviction BE- Oh
tainsd.
CONTRACT WITH TRUSTS.
We condemn the action Of the 70.
pahlioan party IN congress 10 refusing
20 prphibiti che executive department
from entering Into contrasts with
convicted trusts o. unlawfnl comhi-
nations IN restraint u interstate
trade We have oae Of tle second
methods In procuring economy and
honesty 10 the pablir serVice. and
that IL 10 have public officials. from
the oornpant of the White Homes down
TO the lowest Of them, return AZ near.
~ ~ may BE-. 20 Jeffsrsonian siniplt.
city % living.
EXECUTIVE UsuRPATIoN.
Favor the nominutIon and eIeotsOn
q president imbaed With the pgln.
eipies Of the Constitution Who viii
~ his faes sternly aRainst executiVs
usnrpatlon Of legislative and judicial
functions. WHISTLER that usaFpation
b. under the gaise Of executive con.
ssFuctions q e1istinR laws OF Whether
Il takes refuge In tbe tyFaDt's plans u
necessity or superior wisdom.
IMPERIALISM
We favor ths preservation 10 fnr ~
- can % an open door for tho world's
commsFrs 10 tbs oFieut wilboat IN,
necessary rBtan1sruaBt 10 uFieutn.
and EnFppeMn atfairN. sud without or.
bisFary. unlimited. irresponsible and
absolute government anywhere within
anr Jurisdiction.
We opp0sr, frrv@Dtly 80 did tscorge
Washington himuelt. an indeG
nisr. irresponsible, discretionary and
vague abaolutlrui and policy % mat
innAl exploitation. NO matter Where
U5 BY whom exercised; 40 believe with
'rhomap jefferson and John Adams
that tbe government has no right 10
nake one st u laws for tho~e at
homo and another aud 8 different
SCI ~ laws. absolute In their ehnFac.
tern, for those IN the colonies. =
All men under the American fiag are
entitled 10 the protectiou Of The iuaii
tuition whose emblem the fiRe is u
they are Inherently unfit to BE- nen,
beTs ~ the American body politics.
wherever there may exist = people
incapable os being governed under
American laws. under the American
constitution. the territory or reoplc
onRht not 60 b. part Of the American
domain. We insist that se ought 20
do for The Filipions what we huv-
doue already for Cuba. aud Il is cur
duty 10 make that promise nov and
upon suitable guarantees ~ protection
60 citizens u our own and other coun
tries resident therein at the time Of
sassw ~mE6kNenawf - a. NsfJtu.t..a. -.
pie upon their feet, free and indepen.
dent ca work out their own destiny.
The endeavur of the secretary ~
var by placing the governments IN.
dorNement for promoters" ia the
Philippine islands TO make the United
States partener to speculative leg
ialation uf the Archipelago, which
waa only temporarily held up by the
opposition Of the democratic senators
w the last session, will. II successful,
lead to acknowledgements from which IL
will be difficult % escape
Tho dsmocratic has been aud will
continue 10 be- The consistent oppon.
ent of that class Of tariH Legislation.
by which certain interests have been
permitted. through congressional fay.
OF 90 draw heavy tribute from the
American people. This monstrous
porversion Of these equal emporium.
ities which our political institutions
were established 20 secure, hes caus-
cd what may once have been infant
industry to become the greatest com.
bination Of capital that the world has
ever known. These especial favorites
Of the.government,t through trust meth
ods. have been converted into mon
opoliea, thus bringing to an end do.
nestle competition, which waa the
only alleged check upon the extrav.
aRant profits made possible by the