Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-16
PEOPLE ARE INCLINED
TO BE DISSATISFIED
spirit OF Unrest Springs Eternal In
the Human breast.

the Human Breast.
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The American people need a bap-
tism of tire now and then to make
them appreciate good thing when
they have 1t. No matter what the
conditions are they soon weary of
them and want change. In 1895
they were extremely tired OF low
prices and lack OF employment for the
laboring men. The Republican party
promised. If put in power. to restore
confidence, and that was all that
was needed to start the wheels OF In
dustry. The promise was more than
fulfilled. With the exception of
tho Wall street furry in the fall OF
1907, there has been unparalleled
prosperity for IA years. Labor has
been employed constantly at good
wages. Capital has had profitable In
vestment, farm products have found
ready market at prices never before
reached, the wealth and resources OF
the country have increased by leaps
ard bounds, and yet there IL as much
elamor now as there was In 1896.
only now II is about high prices IN
stead OF low prices. The manufac-
turer, though getting a high price for
his product, cannot understand why
labor and other expenses should be
higher; the laborlng man, though
getting double the wages Of 1895,
cannot see why food should be high,
the farmer getting double and thrib-
BILE the price for grain and live stock
that he did in 1895, regards It as an
evidence that the country Is trust
ridden because he has to pay more
for implements than he did then.
All classes ignore the economic law
that prices OF all commodities must
in the long run go up and down to-
gether regardless OF tariffs. trusts or
anything else.
This spirit OF unrest and diasatis-
faction Is becoming more manifest
every day. The fight in the house OF
representatives few days ago Is
but q manifestation OF the spirit OF
the times, The excuse for the out
break was the alleged arbitrary meth
DDS Of Uncle joe" but It Is perfect
ly safe to say that the same methods
attributed TO Mr.. Cannon, by the
speaker Immediately following the
hard times of 1896 would have caus-
cd no such outburst. Uncle Joe" Is
merely the object upon which the
spirit of unrest maniGests itself. 1t
would have been the same with any
other man in the chair. 1t simply
means that large number OF people
are tired of prosperity. They want
a return to Coxey army days, and II
present conditions continue they are
going to get 1t. The popular preju-
dice against corporations, and the
continued restrictive legislation de-
handed OF the general government
and state legislatures Is already bear
Ing fruit. Capital by the millions
and hundreds OF millions is going to
Canada. Mexico and other foreign
countries for their development.
while the west, in our own country,
finds 1t very difticult even at high
rates of interest, to secure funds for
the development OF its resources.
Out of all this democratic vic
tory is needed to clarity the situation.
and 1t appears to be coming in the
not distant future. A few years of
such conditions as inevitably follow
a democratic administration and the
people win for a time be anxious to
give adequate protection to American
industry. safeguard investments OF
capital and pull together again for
the common good.
The dose win prove drastic one.
as Il always has. but nothing short of
1t win effect cure. 1t seems. In
actual thought and feeling the house
is not far from being democratic now.
and the election this fan Is quite
likely to make 1t so In name. That
might possibly be sufiicient to sober
the people aud cause them to halt at
the presidential election. but probably
not.