The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-01-08

preme court today dismissed the
case of Oscar Reid, one of the negro
soldiers summsrily discharged by
the president on account of the
Brownsville riot, holding that the
amount involved was not sufficient
to justify his bringing the case in
the supreme court.
Today's decision leaves in effect
the decision of the district court Of
New York, which was adverse to
Reid. He sought to compel the
payment of his salary since his dis
missal. '
Is this iustice2 How do you
like it2 And yet they claim that
there is no distinction shown be-
tween the rjch and the poorl Are
the members of the Standard Oil
Co. any better or more patriotic
citizens than the poor negro soldier2
By decided majority the voters
of these United States returned a
republican congress and elected
republican president on the theory
that they would continue the
Roosevelt policies" for the better
ment of the masses of the people.
The following clipping shows
the sentiment of this reform (2)
republican congress:
Treated as Joke In House:
Washington, Dec 4-Unususl atten-
ton was paid in the house of represent
tives today to the reading of the mes
sage from the president replying to u
resolution of the body calling on him
for an explanation of the intimation in
his annual message that the members
of congress we're afraid to be investi-
gated by the secret service. The presi-
dents specific references to certain
speeches by several members when the
provision for the restriction Of the oper-
ations of the secret service was up for
discussion and also 10 Mr. Busby, the
speakers private secretary, called a
storm of laughter The speaker at
times vigorously raped for order. AS
the reading of the message proceeded
many of the members chuckled, others
laughed outright, while some we're prone
to joke with their neighbors.
"When the reading had been con-
cluded, Mr.. Perkins of New York, chair
man of the special committee which
originally considered the move that
the message be referred TO that COM
mittee, said:
g is an amendment in order to that
motiou?" inquired MIR. Griggs of Geor.
gia in deliberative voice.
SIT is" replied the speaker.
"Then," said Mr.. Griggs, 81 remove
that this message be returned to the
president"
"Oh, no." shouted several of the
members of the Democratic colleagues
"Mr. Perkins insisted that the message
should go t. a special committee and
in the meantime Mr.. Griggs withdIe V
his motion, saying that he took the
action at the request OF his party
leaders. 4
During this time President-elect Tai
is fishing and playing Collin the Sunny
South and telling the people how mucl
the Grand Republican party is goinl
to do for the dear people.
Hon. do yOt like It,?
Nero played the fiddle and mad,
merry while Rome was burning, and yol
know the result.
History repeats itself. The constitu
ton of the United States guarantees fire.
speech and free press, yet Gompers
! Mitchell aud Morrison have been sen
fenced to terms of Imprisonment TO
+ exercising these privileges, and you, de
luded voters, who have TO labor for ex
istence, that voted to perpetuate thi
republican form of monarchy, are get
ting taste of republican prosperity AM
republican medicine.
Hon do goa like It,?