Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16
abide by the will of the majority and
support the party nominees.
PULSE OF THE PRESS.

ton will soon be called upon to vote on
the initiative and referendum question.
The Spokane Chronicle thinks such legis-
lation is proper in our form of govern
ment Says the Chronicle: There
can be few good reasons found for op-
posing the law. 1t is to be presumed
that the people are still capable of gov
erning themselves, in spite OF occas-
ional blunders in the way of electing
few men to the legislature who are not
willing to give them the chance to have
direct choice in their government.
An invitation to the young men of the
city to bring their sweethearts to his
church, instead of worshipping Sunday
evening at Her. home, and a promise
that they might do their counting there
and even be married, was extended by
Rev. DR.. Bush, pastor of church in
Baker City, Oregon. The Pocatello
Tribune thinks, to make the offer still
more attractive the reverend doctor
should have agreed to turn out the
lights.
At the commercial congress in Wash
ington two weeks ago the tariff matter
was brought up in manner that has
aroused a great deal of discussion.
Secretary Root and President Roosevelt
both. made declarations in favor of a
maximum and minimum tariff SO that
this nation may be able to meet the de-
sire of those nations that are ready to
make reciprocal concessions, and partic-
ularly to place us in position to meet
such threat as that made by Germany.
All interests seem willing that there
shall be a maximum and minimum
tariff, but the stand-patters demand
that the present rates shall be the mini
mum while the revisionists hold they
should be the maximum. 1t is the opin-
ion Of the Boise Statesman that McKin-
ley and Dingley both had in mind the
making of reductions from the Dingley
rates through reciprocity agreements.
In other words, says the Statesman, they
looked upon those schedules as the maxi
mum while lower rates could be charged
on specified products coming from coun-
tries making reciprocal concessions to
us.
The Orator-Outburst remarks that
the recommendation of President Roose-
welt to the AmeriSah people that Japa-
1900 H.. o,@s.,;++,J - o;t;oo~.L;~ -, -.
equality with Caucasians is not received
with favor by the people of the notthA
west. The Orator Outburst thinks our
people desire to treat the citizens of
japan with every courtesy and privilege
that is consistent with the strengthen
ing of our race, but we will not tolerate
for an instant the suggestion given,
though it comes from such high author
ity, that this race, alien alike to our
blood as well as to our land, should be
permitted to enter with US upon this
blood-bought heritage.
i Secretary of the Treasury Shaw in
his last report modestly makes the sug-
gestion, if the secretary of the treas
ury were given one hundred million dol
lars to be deposited with the banks OF
withdrawn, as he might deem expedi-
ent, and if, in addition, he We're clothed
with authority over the reserves of the
several banks, with power. Is c81ieffact
! the national bank circulation 1T pleas
ure, he could then avert any panic that
might thre ateff either the United States
or Europe. But the Wallace Times
thinks where the Secretary has made
his mistake IS in his apparent belief that
the prosperity Of the country depends
} upon Wall street, Tor TIE NEGOTIATIONS Of
, Wall street have no more to do with
/ the general welfare of the nation thar
, have the fluctuations Of Great Northern
i or Union Pacific.
1t appears isas t tSeFs y 5 spppssssa1S ,ar
l quarters outside of Spokane to TIA
} city's proposition to create new state
7 out Of parts of Washington, Idaho anc
| Oregon. A sample of the opinion tha
l prevails is found in an expression from
; the Idaho Post, wh1eR fa5s, "A bill t.
: effect the change introduced simultani.ds
ously in tn legislatures at Boise, Salena
, and Olympia would be killed as dead a
Z a mackeral in each of TIE three places. ;
Speaking of the proposed railway com
, mission, the Meadows Eagle thinks
what great many people Of this stat
are most sadly in need of is railway ia
cilities and it looks, to thousands O
people so situated, that what our legis