The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-30

The Independence Of the nation was as
sured in lT16, and its indiSsolublllty In
1865, but what stands as u guarantee
~ its increasing greatness and its per
petuity: l answer. the honesty OF its
citizenship aud the feryor OF its patriot.
ism
Did you ever plant a fruit tree and
watch with almost loving care its
struggles and triumphs? In the depth
Of winter the winds wrench its ice
laden branches. the frost reaches for
its heart, and in treacherous spring
time all OF the elements Of nature
seem in conspiracy toward its undo
ing. Cautiously it puts forth its buds,
leaves and blossoms. Gentle rains and
warm sunshine work the una gtc Of rein
caruarion, and in the fulluess Of time
the tender fruit takes its first imper-
feet form and CLEANS between the
leaves The skies are fair overhead,
the winds are soft with balm and the
soil instinct with the thrill OF life. All
the gifts Of nature have been showCred
on that tree. AMI with its background
of Sheltering and verdaut hills it is
delight to the eye aud To the senses.
Occupied with other cares, you look
no more at the tree for time. but
when you 10 what a change has oc-
Cured, As in the night an invading
army Of worms has eucamped ia tho
tender foliage. Their ugly webs and
crawling larvae blur the leaves aud
encompass the tender fruit They have
established Centers Of distribution ana
communication and seemingly have set
about the work Of complete desJruC-
ton. Here and there are branches yet
free from the cungagion or their pres
ence. but even as YOU look u slender web
Is thrown across and the urst Shiny
enemy has secured footing Already
some Of the leaves are riddled and
yellow The ravaging army spawns
and increases at an alarming rate The
tree So fair only few days before. Is
now Ia danger OF It's very lie II the
tree and its harvest are % Dr. saved
immediate and heroic remedies must
b. used
such an army Is swarming over the
branches Of the tree OF the republic.
There are two types Of these parasites
and they bear party names. uat vhrE
once trniy attached 10 u leaf not even
the most skilled naturalist can dlstin
guish a Republican from a Democratic
worm Their appetite is so prnJigiOus
as to defy ali known laws Il not dis
lodged or destroyed they will strip
branch clear Of any semblance ~ life
None but hern1e remedies Is ~ avail
Never since the foundation OF the
republic has 50 low a scale Of public
honesty and morality becu reached
There have been corrupt men and cor
rupt ecas in all recorded history, hut
never before has republic had to meet
so vast a problem as that presented by
the organized yenality ia score Of
state capitols and in tile admiuistra
ton OF innumerable cities Not one
tenth II the truth has been made pub.
lie or ever will BE- The spOItatlDn OF
the public treasury has become Il rec.
snized profession
There are thousands Of men ia this
country Of ours who should blush with
shame at the sight 81 the American
flag unfurled to the breeze And yet.
strange as II may seem. these re the
very men most likely 10 be vocigsroua
in their expression and demnn5frattve
in their display Of PATRIOTISM The gag
floating above the property Of mill
liOulire who has committed perjury I'm
order that ont Of his pgodI-a album.
dance he may withhold his fair share Of
taxa TONS not that a sight to make a
stole weep? Myriads Of such flags
wave ia the breeze on Independence
day and other patriotic holidays School
children are addressed by men who
through bribery have forced tAe pas
sage Of ordinances and franchises By
means Of which they are enabled e.
rob their neIRhbors. Paid rctainers Of
corrupt organizations pose as exemplars
Of good citizenship and expounders
o. patriotism Leaders Of thought who
suyw that what | am stating Is more
than true are silent for fear that the
expire sion u their convictions will hurt
them iinIn-ially or socially"
Having quoted more extensively
from Colonel Monroe notes than was
intended. It Is necessary TO reserve bis
deductions until anol uer time