The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-03
POLITICAL DRIFT.

There seems to be no real FONDA /
ton 10 fact for the rumor that the /
republican state emblem Is 10 bs a .
scab-infected sheep, rampant on /
settlers cabbage patch. Ne have /
nailed this lie for fear the moruiug /
paper might overlook II Ia the over /
enthusiasm Of its support Of Hon.
Frank Goodiug Capital News.
Burton L. French may not have
gotten the nomination for congress
man, bat the people would have had
more admiration for him II. when be
was threatened with defeat hs did
not deliver n certain delegation aud
thus desert Morrison whom he was 10
honor bound to support, BIZ bad told
the party making the threat 10 90 10
a climate more tropical There arr
times when In politics too great
price IL paid or success Albion
Times \
Two years ago tho republican party
leaders a. we'll AZ Tho republican pre-s
% this state, left nothing uudous
which would 10 any way tend % rirru
late broad cn-t throughout tho state, .
the short comtug ~ Warden Aruey
No~ under he benign administration
u Governor Morrison. a scandal has
been uueartbed At the zen and il !.
Il siuRularIy strange how the matter IL
being suppressed II makes a differ.
eucs whose OK IA gnred Fremont
County New
vice Chairman Gwiun has not CON
pletsd hta makeup. u Il officially
stated that BIO has decided 10 purchase
a Wig out o. the frst aasessmsrt so
that II will not hurt 80 bad sheu he
Is yauket baldbeaded for trying 10
defeat part Of tho republican state
ticket two yerns ago. lie has bad
hia deny -it-All -ometer carefully oiled
aud all tho wool removed from the
b"raiuRs Il gives promise o. run
ming smoothly A. soou a. = -=-=.-7.=
plstes bis political toilet and has his
tEo years ago attire cremaied to- in
leuI- 10 devote some atteut on 10 lit
eraturs. His first production uill be-
The Strenuous Life vs. The New
York Life, or The Hsrdsrs Revenge -
--S'atesmau.
THE Idaho peuitsutiary bus bobbsd
up sercuely wtth its anti election
scandal All sorts Of official mlscau
duct has been charged against the
employees and an expert has boeu en-
ployed to examine the accounts Of tho
institution. Two years ago Bornh
made this Institution the paramount
issue OF the campaign because some.
Que borrowed some trifiug tool from
tho warden. Il should be- rather in
terestinR this year to hear Mr.. Borah
conducting q campaign on a lofty
plane simply because there 10 too much
glass in the republican house to at
tempt tho old mud throwing plan.
There is no cheaper or smaller poll
ticiau In Idaho, however, than BoTsh
when the opportunity present itself.
bingham Democrat.
The Evening Capital News, Of Boise,
should throw of its mask aud come
out squarely for the republican stat .
ticket. II prstsnds 10 be a demo
caratio paper, but Its every uttsranos
concerning things democratic is
tainted With bitterness or seasoned
with ridlCule. II has not bad one
good word for anything democratic
since delegates we're elected to the
Weiser convention. II the demo.
cratic party In Idaho lie too honest
for the Capital News. or too out
spoken IN lie platform declarations
to suit the editor tho manly thing for
him TO do is 20 come out fearlessly,
say that he cannot couscientiousy
support the party or It's nominees,
and go over to the republicans where
he evidently belongs. --weiser Signal.
The practical use Of the searchlight
is only TOO yards, while torpedo
can DO used sifectually at from 1900
TO 1000 yards.