The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-15
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papers, for setf-aduiatiou, seize with
gleeful avidity on, every remark
dropped by President Roosevelt
that can be twisted into exaltation
Of nonpartisanship. The President
is reported as having said, in an
address to the Texas Legislature,
that, sat; least, 95' per cent of. the
important work done by any public
officer who is worth his salt has
nothing whatever I'd. do with parti-
san politics" And the President
is accused Of intimating that man
needs to besint public Office long
time before he comes to, a measure
able appreciation OF the, fact. And
then the newspapers afore mention
ed forthwith and with one accord
lift up their voices in gloryfcation
of the President for his remarkable
capacity for discovering new and
startling truths, in demonstration Of
the blesse1ness of nonpartishnship.
In point of fact, what the, President
said to the Texas Legislature is a
truism as old as the Constitution
There is not constable or a police
man in all the broad land who
doesn't know 1t, and who doesn't act
upon it. There is not high school
boy or girl anywhere who doesn't
know that when man is elected to
Office he becomes the servant of the
people and all of the people, not
the servant of political faction of
the people. But the hermaphro.
dites bounced onto that casual re-
mark as though they had discover
ed a ponderous oracle fresh from
this fountain. of. truth, while, as a
matter Of fact, the President Just
used it for filling i'm while trying
to think of something to say that
was worth while. 7 ! =. = : ~
We wonder if anybody is simple
minded enough to think that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is gnonpartisan in.
any true sense. Does not every
body know that partisanship of the
most radical kind is his distinguish.
ing characteristic? Nonpartisan-
ship is nothing more than a color
less, tasteless, bisexual inanity.
e. r., The Welsh people are much
given to administering a light
nourishrnent to sick babies and
conyalescing women made. as fol.
lows: a little dry toast, hot water,
grated ginger, small lump of fresh
butter, a bit of sugar. and few tea
spoonfulls of brandy. It is called
"Shinkin," in honor of the invent.
or. In the course of years Shinkin
acquired great ireputationf as an
ideal form of nourishment, and
during cholera, smallpox and other
disastrous epidemics of disease,
- Ct y
Shinken played an important part
IN saving the lives and restoring to
strength the strickin people of
Wales, and, at the present time, iit
is highly priced and always adj
ministered to mother and child
during confnment. Years after
the invention of Shinkin. and COM
plete demonstration of its efficacy,
Q temperance reformer invaded
Wales aud iuaugurated a campaign
against Shinkin, or, at least,
against the spirit OF it. He made
the good people believe that Shink-
In without brandy would do the
work just as we'll as with it. When
sickness came, great many tried
the 1 temperance ! refotmer's3 plan.
They administered Shinkin with
out spirits, and thousands died.
rhereupon shinkin without spirits
was dubbed "Shinkin Esmooth,"
in derision OF the invenpr,e be-
,ause there was nosvigor left in il
Nonpartisanship is Shinkin Es-
nooth-
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