Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-06


pended. lie made himself felt, anI
when the statesman works on that
basis he ls getting results.
Wallace Press: Contrary to popr-
lar impression Chairman Barney
o'Neil says he Is 'on the most AMIGA
lie terms" with Governor Brady. The
chairman has the faculty OF being
ION amicable terms" with most every
one he meets, a disposition akin to
that OF the poet or some other per
sonage wise In his day and genera
ton had In mind when he warned HIS
countrymen to beware OF the Greeks
when they bring gifts.
kooskia Mountaineer. II any more
drug stores are opened In Grange
vile they will be closely watched
The drug business liz we'll represented
there at present and any one going
Into that business after the saloons
are closed will do so for no good
purpose. The temperance people will
look after the blind PHI" drug store.
and Il an ex-saloon keeper goes to
PUTTING up pan tan cocktails" or
wink julepsp be will find himself up
against something that will jolt him
far harder than the recent local OPP
ton majority In Idaho county.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer A 'airly
adequate idea OF the amount OF traye
in and out OF Seattle during the pres
emit season can be had from the flg-
urea OF the King street station In this
city, where record Is kept OF the In
coming and departing passengers by
each train which enters the station.
During May, June. July and August
Of the present year tine number oil
passengers entering and departing By
that station reached total OF sS4,.
O52, which was $4,000 more than
the number passing through the same
station In the same months Of last
year.
Nezperce Herald: Since the local
option election in Idaho county petit
lions have been started In this county
to call special election to vote or
the question here. While the Herald
has expressed Its opinion on the mat
ter before, II does not wish to enforce
It's opinion on the public and does
not want to DO understood as favor
Ing the sale OF liquor, neither Is II
advocating prohibition OF the sale
under the present system or prohlbi.
tlon. We are strong believer In
the principle that the majority
should rule. but also believe that IN
their ruling they should be fair anC
that no ruling should be made
through revengeful spirit. mol
through selfish motive. when i
concerns all. Neither should thes,
ruling be made In TOO much Of al
experimental way, which Is too oftel
done,
Spokesman-Revle For our oil,
friend. the Portland oregonian. i
contend that "the coast cities are no
opposing reductions on trAnscontl
enntal rates to the interior" Is til
tlimsiest sort Of subterfuge. The rec
ord in the spokane rate case show
that Portland interviewed on the sid
OF the railroads and against the In
terror, and when the interstate eon
meFeo commission sat In Snokan
end other cities, Portlands attorney
co-Operated openly with the rallroa
,awyers, Portland has never with
drawn from It's alliance with the raj
roads against the interior. II n
Portland iobbers want TO convine
he people OF the ltnerior that the
are not opposing reductions on tram
continental rates 10 the interior. /,
them withdraw as railroad allies an
intervene on behalf Of the interior.
Moscow star-MlrrOrs In anoth,
column IL published an account OF
slippery transaction In coear d'Aleu
city, In which the public. ever read
TO save cent, gave their business I
stranger on the promise OF llttl
saving in preference to responsibl
home dealers, from whom they coal
have had just as good goods. yet wit
positive assurance Of honest trea
ment. The great majority Of loci