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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
THE CURRENCY.
Committees should Consider Retire.
ment Of the orssnbse.,s.

The attention % the congress should
be especially given 10 the currency
question, and that the standing com.
mittees on the matter In the two houses
charged with the duty take up the mat
ter Of our currency and see whether
IL ts not possible 20 secure an agree
ment In the business world for better
ting the system; the committees should
consider the question OF the retire.
ment OF the Kreenbacks and the prob
lem OF securing In our currency such
elasticity 40 h consistent with safety
Every silver dollar should be made
by law redeemable In gold at the op-
tion OF the holder.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
PROTECTION or ELECTIONS.
Recommends Law Against BrIbsry
and Corruption.


The power OF the government 20 pro
tect the integrity o. the elections OF ltn
own officials is inherent and has been
recognized and affirmed By repeated
declarations Of the supreme court. There
- no enemy Of free government more
dangerous and none 20 inHidious Is the
corruption Of the electorate. No one de-
tends or excuses corruption, and Il
would seem to follow that none would
oppose vigorous measures 20 eradicate
H. recommend the enactment Of & Law
directed against bribery and corruption
10 federal elections. The details Of such
a law may be safely left TO the wise dis
erection Of the congress bat Il should 90
az far as under the constitution IL
u possible % 60 ans should include Sc
we're penalties against him who gives or
resolves q bride Intended 70 insinenee
his act or opinion as an elector; ana
provisions for the publication not only Of
the expenditures for nominations and
eieetions Of all candidates. but also OF ali
contributions received and expenditures
made by political committees.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
DELAYS IN JUSTICE.
No Subject 10 More Worthy Of Con
sIderstion.


slderstion.
no subject Is better worthy tbs atten-
ton OF the congress than that portion Of
the report Of the attorney general deal
ing with the long delays and the great
obstruction to justice experienced In
the cases Of Beavers. Green and Gaynor,
and Benson Were these lsloated ans
special casan. / should not cali your at
tention 20 themi but the diaaculttss en-
countened AZ regards these men who
have been indicted for criminal practices
are not exceptional; they are precisely
similar In kind 70 what occurs again and
again In the case OF criminals who have
sufneieut means 20 enable them 20 take
advantage OF a aystem Of procedure
which has grown up IN the federal
courts and which amounts IA erect 20
making the law easy OF enforcement
against the man who has no money.
and oidicuit of enforcement even 70 the
point OF sometimes securing Immunity.
as regards the man who has money. In
criminal cases the writ Of the United
States should run throughout its bor-
derH.
The wheels OF justice should not
Be eiogged. as they have been clogRod
has proved absolutely impossible 20
bring the accused to the place appointed
by the constitution for his trial OF re-
cent years there kaa been grave and
increasing complaint OF the dtmculty
Of bringing 70 justice those criminals
whose criminality, instead or being
against one person in the republic. tH
against all persons in the republic. be-
cause Il is against the republic itself
Under any circumstances and Prom the
very nature Of the case q Is often sx-
ceedlngly dtfneult 20 secure proper pun
ishment Of those who have been guilty
Of wrongdoing against the government
BY the time the offender can be brought
into court the popular wrath against him
has generally subsids6: and there % IN
most instances very slight danger
indeed 81 any prejudice existing in tha
minds OF The jury against him. At
present the interests OF she innocent
man are amply safegaarded: but the
Interests OF the government. that ts.
the interests OF honest administration,
thai Is. the interests OF the people. are
not recognized as they should be- No
subject better warrants the attention
OF the congress. Indeed. no subject
better warrants the attention Of the
bench and shS bar throughout tie
Omitted States
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

whether any deerer o. protection should
be extended 70 one who hsa made the.
declaration Of intentieE % become : cifs-
Zen q the United States but mas not So
cured naturalization. are questions y -
rtons import Involving personal rights
and often producing friction bsfvean fhis
government and foreign g0vernnsnta
Yet upon thsas questions orr laws are
silent. 4 recommend that an examination
Be made into the subjects Of citizennhfp,
eEp@tFiation and protection OF Americans
abroad. with 9 view q appropriate iegis-
lafion.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
CONSULAR SERVICE.
Salaries Should BE substItuted Tor
Fees.

Our consular system needs improve
menL Salaries should be substituted
fer fees. and the proper classification.
grading and transfer % consular off,
GERS should b. provided / am not pre-
pared 10 say that = competitive Eys-
tenn 81 examinations for appointment
would work we'll: but BY Law Il should
be provided that connaiM should be
familiaF. according 20 places fer which
they apply. with the French. German
Or spanish languages and should pos-
sesa Asquaihtanee with the resources
- the unitad States.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Absolutely Necessary to Consider the
army and Navy.

Army and Navy.
In treating u our foreign policy ara
OF the attitu4e that this great nation
should assume In the g.orid az lanre il
ts absolutely necessary 70 consider the
army and the navy. and the congress-
through which the thought Of the nation
hnas ats expt~ sSion, should keep ever
yividly In minh - nzadsmental fact that
Il = tmpossie.s ..eat cur foreign pod
tcys whether this icy takes shape IN
the effort 20 Sex istiSa for othera or
justice for ourselves. save az conditioned
toward our army. aud especially toward
our navy. Il Is not merely gnwiEe, Il h
contemplate. for q nation. as fer a. In
digidual. 20 use high sounding Language
TO proclaim its purposes. or 10 take 30
sitions which are ridiculous IL nnsup-
ported BY potential force. and then 70 re-
fuse 20 arov3de this force. II there q
no intention Of providing and OF keepihR
the force necessary 20 back np : xtrcnr
attitude. then Il Is far better not 10 as
sumo such an attitude.
The Peace Of Justice.
The steady aim o. this nation. nm az
all enlightened nations. should Be 10
strive 20 bring ever nearer the day
when there shall prevail throughout
the world thu peace Of justice There
are kinds OF peace which are htEhly
~AANAAs A@ANa AHAANA are IA NHE long run
~ destructive as any war TyrAutN ana
eppressors have many times made .
wilderness and called Il peace. Nany
times peoples who were slothful or
timtd or shortsighted. who had been
enervOted BY ease or By luxury. or
misled BY false teachings. have ahrunk
In onmanly fashion from doing duty
that was stern and that aee9ad self
sacrifice. and have sought 20 hide from
their own minds their shortcomings.
their ignoble motives. by calling them
love OF peace.
The peace of tyrannous terror. the
peace Of craven weakness the peace oE
injustice. all these should be ahunne1
a. We ehun nnrighteous war. The goal
to set before us aa a nation. the goal
which should be set before all mAn-
kind. Is the attainment Of the peace
of Justice. OF the peace which comes
when each nation Il not merely safe
guarded IN its own righta. bat ncrupu-
lously recognizes and performs is
duty toward others,
Generally peace keila for righteous
ness; but u thers u conflict between
the two. then cur fealty q dus argt
70 the cause OF rlghtaousnaaa un-
righteous wars are common. ana nn-
righteous peace d rares but both should
- shunnea The right 81 fresdom aad
the responsibility fer the exercise %
that riEht can net BE- divorced. One 81
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
NATIONAL GALLERY or ART.
Smithsonian Institution Should Be Az
thOrlzsd 70 Accept Gifts.

The eoiieetioa OF objects Of art con-
tsmpiated In section 1855 OF the Re-
Fissd Statutes should be designated
ana established aa . national gallery
of art. and the Smithsonian institution
should be authorized 20 accept amp sd-
ditionH 70 said collection that may Be
received ~ SIT. beansHt OF devise.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
JAMESTOWN rRlceNrENNlAL.
Recommended to Favorable Consider
alton Of Congress.

In 1871 there win Be held 81 Hampton
Roaaa the tgiesatennlal celebration o. thS
settlement al Jamestown We, with which
the history 81 shat has now become me
United etatea really begins. l command
this to your favorable confederation. Ii
u an event % prime historic significance.
IN which ali the people o. the United
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
PENSIONS
Bureau 10 Managed In Nest satlsfae-
tory Manner.

Ihs veterans % the civil war have
claim upon the natl0n such a. 20 Other
body % our eitlRens possess Tks pen
ston barSau haa nsssF Ia lie history been
managed Ia q more satisfactory manner
thnh 10 nos the case
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

congress. The interests OF she nation a.
large and oS the west n particular have
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
sxTRAvAoANcE IN PRINTING.
Altogether Too Many Public DoeU-
ments Printed.

EElNFFNN 7EFFHNNWs
! call your attention TO the great
sNtrayAEance In printing and binding
government publications. aud especial
~ 20 the fact that altogether too many
OF thoRe publications are printed. There
Il constant tendency 10 increase their
number and their volume. II IL an un-
6erEtatement to say that no appreeta-
bic harm would be caused BY and
substantial benefit would accrue from.
decreasing the amount Of printing now
done By az least one half Probably
the great majority Of the government
reports and the like now printed are
the printing OF much OF the material
contained IN many Of the remaining
ones serves no naefui purpose what
ever.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
MERCHANT MARINE.
Congress Urged to Pass Appropriate
Legislation.

/ especially commend 20 your imuae.
date attention the encouragement OF cur
merchant marine BY appropriate legisla.
ton.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

Territory Has outsrown it's Present
Laws.

LAWS
Alaska. like all our territorial acuuisi-
items, has proved resourcefui beyond the
expectations OF those who made the
purchase. IL has become the home OF
many hardy, Industrious ana thrifty
American citizens, Towns OF a perma-
nent character have been built The ex-
tent OF its wealth in minerals. timber.
fisheries and agriculture. while great. is
probably not comprehended yet in any
just Measure by our people We do
know. however. that from q very small
beginning It's products have grown until
they are a steady and material eOntribu-
tion 20 the wealth OF the nation Ow-
ing TO the immensely OF Alaska and It's
location in the far north. Il Is a difficult
matter to provide many things essen
tial to its growth and to the happiness
and comfort OF its people by private
enterprise alone II should. therefore,
receive reasonable ali from the govern
ment- The government has already done
excellent work for Alaska In laying
cables and building telegraph nneS. This
work has been done In the most eco
nomical and edieient way by the signal
corps Of the army.
In some respects a has outKrown It's
present laws. while in others those laws
have been found 60 be inadequate In
order TO obtain information upon which
I could rely I caused an ot8ciai Of the
department OF justice. IN whose iudg-
ment have confidence. to visit Alaska
during the past summer for the purpose
OF ascertaining how government ie al
ministered there and what legislation IL
actually needed AZ present A statement
OF the conditions found 10 exist, to-
Rether with some Recommendation and
the reasons therefor, IN which strongly
concur. win be found in the annual re-
port OF the attorney general In some
instances / feel that the legislation suE-
Kested e 50 imperatively needed that ]
am moved briefly 70 emphasize the at
torney generals proposals.
Governors Job q sinseure.
Under the code OF Alaska as nov
stands many purely administrative pow
ers ana duties including BY TAR the most
important. devolve upon the district
Judges or upon the clerks OF the district
court acting under the direction OF the
judges, while the governor. upon whom
these powers and duties should loEteally
fall has nothing specific 70 40 except 70
make annual rcporta. issue THANKSGIVING
day pfoclamations, and appoint Indian
policemen and notaries public I believe
Il essential 70 coed government ln Alaska.
and therefore recommend. that TIE con
gress divest the district Judges and the
clerks OF their courts OF the administra-
tive OF executive functions that they nov
exercise and csss them upon the governor.
This would not b. an innovation. Il
would simply conform the government a.
Alaska 10 fundamental principles, max
in9 the goxernorship q real instead o. :
merely nominal office. and leaving the
judges FREE 70 give their sntire attention
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

States should feel. and should show.
great and general interest
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
QUARANTINE LAWS.
They shou Be Of = National Char.
aeaer.

u ia desirable 10 enact . proper
national quarantine law. u IL most
undesirable that a state should on ita
owo Initiative enforce quarantine regu-
lationA. which are IN effect a restriction
upon Interstate and international COM
msrco The question should properly
be assumed By the government alone.
The surgeon general OF the national
public health and marine hospital serv-
Ice has repeatedly and convineInRiy
set forth The need for such legislation
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

In connection with the work OF the for
esf reserves 1 desire again 70 urge np0n
the congress the importance Of nuthoFtx-
ms the president 70 set aside certain
portions % these reserves or ether pnblic
iahas as Same refugees for the pFeseFva-
u0n OF the asoBs- the wRDiti aud other
large beasts ones 20 abundant 10 our
WOODS and mountains and on our great
plains, ana now tending toward eatine-
tlon, every support should be given TO
the authorities % the felioWstOne para
~ their eneeeaafui effoFtH az preserving
the iarEe creatures therein. and at very
nttis expense portions 0s the public DO
main Ia other regiona which are wholly
dfHnited 20 agricultural settiemeat could
~ similarly utilised. We owe Il 90 aa-
tare generations 10 keep alive ths noble
and beautiful creatures which BY their
presence add such distinctive character 10
the American wilderness. The tianihs az
ths teiloasiohs park should be extend
"a @outhNaFd. The canyon % the Colo
rsdo SHOULD b. made 9 national park,
shd the national park system should In
eiads the oseElita and aN many as pos
sible Of the groves Of giant rsas 10
California.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

The distance which separates the
aEenea-the workers In the held-from the
tudian office In Washington i 8 chief
obstacle TO Indian praarcsa. Whatever
shah more closely unite these two
branches OF the indian service, ana shall
enable them 10 cooperate more heartily
and mere effectively, will be for the IN.
creased efficiency % the work and The
betlerment OF the race for whoae I'M.
provement the Indian bureau was e.
tabliahed The appointment Of a naid
assistant to the commissioner Of Indian
anaira would be certain 20 insure thls
good end. Such an official Lf poasasned
Of the requisite ensrWy and deep Interest
In the work. would be q most efficient
factor In bringing into closer relation.
ship and q morp direct union Of EFFORT
the bureau In Washington and lie agents
IN the field. and with the cooperation OF
ila branches thus secured the Indian hu.
reau would. IN measure fuller than ever
before, lift up the savage toward that
self help and self reliance which constis
tate the man.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

There should be a comprehensive re-
vision OF the naturalization lava TIE
courts having power TO naturalist should
be definitely named by national author
ltyl the testimony upon which natural
nation may be conferred should be DEL
lnitely prescribed; publication OF impena-
ting naturalization applications should be
required In advance OF their bearing Ia
court; the form ana wording OF all GER
tificates issued should b uniform
throughout the country. ana the courta
should be required 20 make returns 70
the secretary OF state az stated periods
OF all naturaliEations conferred.
Not only are the laws relating to nat
urallHatlon now detective. but those re-
latlng to citizenship q the United states
ought also 20 b made the subject az
scientific inquiry with a view 20 prob
able further leglslation. ny what acta
expatriation may b assumed 70 have
been accomplished. how long an Ameri-
can citinea may reside abroad and re-
ceiye the proteetion OF cur passport
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
PUBLlc LANDS.
Attention Called 70 Report Submitted
II last session.

N~A HeN @AtN1Ae4 ~ Ate congress
again 90 the report and recommendation
Of the commission on the pnblic Eaads
Forwarded ~ me 20 the second session %
the present congress. The commission
has prosecuted It's investigations actively
during the past season. and q second re-
port u nov In an advanced stage o. prep-
RFaafon
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

In Hawaii congress should give the
soFsrEor power 10 remove al the off,
Gals appointed under him The harbor
OF Honolulu should be dredRea The
marine hospital service should be en-
powered TO study leprosy In the tslAn0a.
I ask special consideration for the report
and Recommendations OF the governor %
Porto Rico.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

The creation Of a forest service In the
department Of agriculture will have foF
lie important results.
Ftrat-A better handling Of ali forest
work because e viii be under . ninmls
head. and bscauae the vast and lndlspen.
Hablt experiences Of the department In ali
matters pertaining TO the forest
reserves. 10 forestry In general, and 20
other forms Of production from the soll.
will be easily and rapidly accessible.
Becond-1he reserves themselves, being
handled from The point OF view OF the
man IN the held. instead Of the man IN
The eiiies. viii be more easily and more
widely useful TO the people OF thu west
than has be- the case hitherto
Third~Within comparatively short
time the reserves will become self sup
porting This n important. because con-
tinuaily and rapidly insreaHinH nppropri-
ationa will be necessary Tor the proper
care OF this exceedingly important inter.
est Of the nation. and they can ana
should be offset by returns from the ma.
tionai forests. Under similar elrpum-
stances the forest p9sseasions OF other
great nations form an important source
Of revenue 20 their government
Every administrative oficer CONCERNED
is convinced Of the necessity for the nFo-
posed consolidation q forest work in the
depaftmnnt OF Agriculture. and I myself
have urged u more than once In formeF
messages. Again 1 commend Il 10 fha
early and favorable confederation 81 the
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

70 their judicial duties ara Il he rnras
time removing them from 4 great da~f =.
the strife that now embnrraaaaw Ire -.
dieial office IN ALASKA.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-07-08
NEWSY CLEANlNCS.

A strike of 1900 teamsters threat
ems Chicago, III.
Mexican health officers refused to
recognize Texas quarantine regula-
tons.
A long drought in western Nebraska
and eastern Colorado was finally
broken.
Robbers got $1,000 and overlooked
5000 more when they looted the bank
at lola, Wis.
Carmen on the Wabash system went
on strike for higher wages and rec
ognition of the union.
Revised estimates of the losses
caused by fire at Toronto placed the
damage at $13,000,000.
Chicago ministers, commenting ON
execution of car barn bandits. urge
abolition of capital punishment.
Gold to the amount of $6,6O0,OO0 has
been engaged for export in connection
with the Panama Canal payments.
Great Britain's deficit for the finan-
cial year is $27075, 900. OF this
amount $19,000,000 must be made up
by taxation.
In the German Reichstag was dis
cussed a bill the purpose of which is
to promote the cotton growing indus
try in German East Africa.
Claiming to have been promised
higher wages, but not seeing them,
800 employees Of the Glucose Trust, at
Peoria, ILL.,, went on strike.
The curtailment of cotton cloth pro-
duction in New England already in
augurated is to be made more extern
sive for this month and next.
A carpet cleaning arrangement
which, it is claimed, would have spread
disease germs, was shut out of Louis
vile, Ky, by the Board of Health.
In an ARRAY between Turkish gen.
darmes and Greeks at Smyrna the Sec
rotary of the Greek Consulate was
wounded, and q Greek squadron has
sailed for the scene Of the clash.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-07-08

You have seen the heavens gray with
dull and lesder colored clouds, you have
seen the earth chilly and comfortles5 UNI
der its drifts of unmelting snow; but. let
the sun shine, and then how rapidly does
the sky resume its radiant blue, end the
fields laugh with green grass and vernal
flower.
So will it be even with withered and
a wasted life when we return to God and
suffer Him to send His bright beams, OF
light upon our heart. I do not mean that
the pain or misery under which we are
suffering will necessarily be. removed
even for Christ it was not so; but peace
will come and strength will come, and res
ignation will come, and hope will come
and we shall el able to bear anything
which God shall send, and though He slay
us we still shall seek Him, and even if the
blacklist cloud of anguish seems to shroud
His face from us, even on that cloud shalt
the rainbow shine.--F. w. Farrar.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-07-08
The Manic TRIANGLE.

A very interesting experiment may
be performed as follows: With a wet
lead pencil point draw on a piece of
thick paper a triangle-whether the
sides are equal or not makes no diff
ference. Lay it on the surface of
basin OF water with the drawing up,
and very carefully fill the space inside
the dampened lines with water, so
that there will be a triangular basin
81 water on the swimming sheet OF
paper. 1.-THE water will not extend
beyond the wet lines of the drawing)
Now, taking pin or needle, or any
thin, smooth, sharp-pointed instru-
ment, dip it's point into this triangular
basin, anywhere but at it's centre of
area-say, very nearly at one OF the
angles. Be careful not to touch the
paper and so prevent it's free motion
in any direction. and you will find
that no matter where the point is
placed, the paper will move on the
water until the centre of area comes
Under the point. This centre of area
may be indicated before placing the
paper on the water by drawing lines
from any two angles to the centres Of
the opposite sides; where the two
lines cross will be the desired place.
II a square be drawn instead of
triangle, and similarly treated, it will
move until the intersection of it's
diagonals comes under the pin point;
and no matter what figure be drawn,
it will move along the water so as to
bring it's centre of area directly under
the points, Nicholas.