Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-19
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tory and in the hearts Of the people
who does not stand for the highest
moral sentiment Of his day.
The makers Of the federal con-
stitution wisely provided that once
in four years the people should have
an opportunity, through the election
OF president and a house or repre-
sentatives, to record the advance
made in morals and adopt new and
necessary methods Of government.
II one Of more political parties are to
be kept in power rs or so years.
each succeeding administration, car
rying out the policy Of the past, and
refusing to enact into law the pro-
gress attained, then such party or
parties have violated the very spirit
OF the constitution, and turned our
democracy into despotism, making
the political boss dictator.
I'VE are dangerously near the con-
dition of things In the pending presi-
Dental campaign. The attempt made
by the republican and democratic
parties to create fictitious issues is
the most farcical in our history, in
the face Of the fact that during the
past four years the question OF the
prohibition OF the liquor trafic has
attracted wider attention OF the press
and the people than all other public
issues combined.
Death Sentence ON Liquor.
The calm thought and common
sense of the moral citizenship have
pronounced sentence OF death upon
the liquor traffic, and the only thing
that stays that execution IL the pro-
lection and care Of these two old POI
litical parties, kept alive by blind po-
litical party prejudice.
We we're warned against this con-
dition OF things by the father OF our
country. George Washington, the
greatest constructive statesman the
world has produced. In his farewell
address, September Ia, 1895, speak
ing on this subject, he said
All distractions to the execution
of the laws. all combinations and as
sociations, under the real design t.
direct, control, counteract, or ave-
the regular deliberations and action
OF the constituted authorities, are de
structive of this fundamental princi
pie and Of fatal tendency. They serv,
to organize faction; to give 1t an ar
tificial and extraordinary force; t,
, put In the place of the delegate will
OF the nation the will OF party. oftel
a small but enterprising minority o
the community; and according to tn
, alternative triumphs OF different par
ties, to make the public ADMINISTERS
/, tion the mirror of the. ill-concerte
J and incongruous projects OF factor
|. rather than the organ Of consisten
1 and wholesome plans. digested b
q common counsels and modified
mutual interests. Let me now TAX
! more comprehensive view and war
r you in the most solemn mamie
Il against the baneful effects OF tn
Q spirit of party. generally
r. This spirit. unfortunately. is il
i separabl0 from our nature. havin
4 its root In the strongest passions
II the human mind. It exists und,
A. different shapes In all government
g more or less stified, controlled ,
% repressed; but In those Of the pop
- lar form, It Is seen in It's create
= rankness, and Is truly their wor
Is enemy
= Lincoln For Prohibition.
= These are words Of wisdom tn
should be needed by this generatio
!, for the dangers prophesied are nc
threatening our nations welfare.
For a long time there has been
=. disposition on the party OF the lea
- ing politicians of these old parties
\. belittle and ignore the liquor pre-
n lem. This has now reached an aeu
an stage which amounts to a conspira
"a on the part OF the leaders OF tht
be parties to coin up the conscience
as the people into liquor license reven
NJ and Offices, To show that these pi
ties are wrong and that the prohi
tion party is right and that we /
ds justified In pressing this issue as
Ia. far the greatest in American politI
an | viii call but one witness. He '
he the greatest man who lived In
air 18th century-Abraham Lincoln,
III made Ave speeches in his lifetii
which constituted his political ere