The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-13

tAa scandals which have dlRgraend
state and municipal legislation and the
administration Of public service the
speaker continued as follows:
Where shall we lay the az In order
10 strike the tapr00t OF the tree OF POI
liticai corruptionf In what school wers
reared these boards OF public thieves.
these shameless betrayera Of q eOnfi.
denee reposed in them by the peopIef
4 day has come when the thieves and
their methods are known Here and
there we hear iauguid dennnciation Of
= guarded aud impersonal character,
hut ! fail 20 note any sign OF a p0pu-
Ter uprising which shall bring raseality
20 justice Why this negative toleF-
ance % vrnaiityf These arc questions
which all true patriots and all honeat
lovers o. their country should ssk Of
each other ON this day.
Il am fTmiy convinced Of the truth
~ the Aaytng that a community or ma.
ton always has a. good u government
unsi a. honest set Of officials 80 Il de-
sgFScA Show 20 mo a dishonest alder
man and ! viii point 20 Jon q district
nF Aand inhabited BY dishonest peo.
pie ~ rule. corrupt municipal
eonncha are possible only IN cities
Whoss leading and more tnnucntiai clt.
Izens arr personally corrupt and the
faaaa - whose voters admire aud secl
@ emulate successful piundercrE A
snFirs ~ corrupt legislative bodies IL q
hvaud ~ tnfamy on the brow o. nny
stats which elects aud Ialuratna them
! mAn L. kuuua By hia works AID .
community by tho character and hcta
- ~ representatives,
Back ~ every representative. SEN
atDg. Judge OF other public oaiclai
stands q community which should he
and which Ia the hual analysis la re.
aponsjbie Tor hla actions Eirctri aud
eiectng are Asutnaily rr.preaeuta u, g. but
Tho larger uhars % responsibility rests
upon tho latter
An honest community. whose mem.
hefa have 4 proper sense % pride 10
their citizenship. cannot make the mis-
take % sle-uag a dishonest uah 10 %.
ncV There arc honest clitEenn who are
rarvioaa ia their duties hs electors, aud
The same can be said Of certain cura.
munitien. bur any constituency which
rriuFun diaerrsiited aud suspected OF.
nrtnla deserves TO share the ohlo4uy Of
lie acrrrdlirsi representatives.
The plea Of district that Il IL mis-.
represented Il confession % indlaer-
etlrr. stupidity or cuwarstlcp Honest.
Intelligent aud patriotic mrn do not
tolerate the domination % selected
thieves The time has arrived when
tho responsibility for the rule Of cor.
Tuption must b. placssi where Il b..
lonKa- with The individual voter. In =
monarchy corruption springs from the
king or his court la a republic It's
fountain head il the people
Let ua look the truth fun IN the
farr The passion for wealth. the
craze Tor possessions and the frcnEiesi
struggle FOR money have reached q ell.
max ia which moral principles ara
ignored and almost forgotten Money
Money! Money az any price, These
are the cries which swell Into an angry
chorus, dcatenlng all words of admpni.
tipn or warning We have no popular
ideals other than those expressed in
dollars and centH. our great men arr
our moneyOd men, To be rich Is 10 be
exalted: 10 be poor IL to be disRraecd
No longer do We have honorable poy.
arty, aud by the same token no ionres
d. we have dishonoyahie wealth.
4 do not ovcrtiraw the picture. We
are witnesses TO Huch apcctaclrs As
powerful corporations combining into
pools ~ defiance OF tie enacted and
valid laws Of the land. aud we watcl
these couspiratora Bs they secretly VIC
late these Illegal compacta in ordeI
that one faction may obtain financial
advantage over the other In the shat
teriug of 'Rpntlemen'a agreement
Who now quotes except In derision the
motto, Honesty is the best policy Z
The customer watches the retailer and
the retailer suspects the customer
Ten thousand factories are fioodlng
the markets with adultprnted or coun
their trade or defeat their rivals hy
bribinE the trusted representatives Of
purchaser
THE reign Of graft IL not conflaet
20 public officials. The ianltor exacti
tribute from the various purchases ol
the tenants he IL supposed TO serve
COal dealers are aware OF the fac
that In innumprable instances no bust
ness can be done with certain custom
srs without first paying 4 commission
to some subordinate. From the barbe
who shirks his duty because Of the re
flisal Of hrlbc IN the form OF n tip
TO the president OF vast corporation
who authorizes the corruption of /
chain OF state legislatures there haI
spread n system OF thievcry, VIVA
shall be said OF the moral tone o
community when kleptomania' has be
come a fad aud when ladies and gen
tlsmsn' display TO thar Waiting friend