The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-06-25

The government experts inform us that high
cost of living continues to increase. We knew
that before What is the use Of raising taxes te
pay salaries to inform us of that fact? If we
could consolidate the salaries of the men who tel
us that we are getting deeper and deeper into
debt we might be able to raise enough money te
get out of it.-Seatte Times.
Ladies' gloves that were 81 pair before the
passage of the Payne Adrich tariff bill, are now
SLIPS. Ladies' shoes that were So are now $3 SO.
Ladies' sandle rubbers that were 25c pair are
now 75c. Even the kitchen broom which once
cost but 25c now retails for 35c and 4Oc.
An inspired news item in which it was denied
that President Taft was Withholding patronage
from progressive senators was recently sent from
Washington to all parts of the United States. This
information was entirely unfounded. None of the
genuine republican rebels are receiving morsel OF
the federal patronage within their districts.
II am through with it." So spoke Senator Doll
iver of Iowa. He meant that he would never agair
raise his voice, either in the senate of the United
States or from the stump, in defense of excessive
protection.
Il do not propose, declared Dolliver, that the
remaining years of my life shall be given up ir
dull consent to the success of these conspiracies
intend to fight for free market on this cont
nent."
In other words, the mighty Dolliver, for years
an ardent protectionists, is conscious stricken. He
stands appalled, at the magnitude Of the sins that
have been visited upon the republic and people by
ba od, toJ
His eyes opened, Doliver was courageous enough
to say: II am through with it." That is why his
speech will live in history, because he said II am
through with it,
The philosophy of the Iowan, in itself, was not
new, any more than were his statements that con-
gress in passing the Payne-Aldrich bill, was DOM
mated by the tariff trusts. Democrats have tolc
the same story time and again. Dolliver has
merely indorsed the democratic viewpoint, which
is that excessive protection robs the many for tff
few.
There are 46 stars in our flag today, but here
after there will be 49, as President Taft has signed
the statehood bll and Arizona and New Mexico
will be admitted to the Union. These two terri
tories began their efforts for admittance about 20
years ago, but until within recent years neither
had a sufficient number of inhabitants, and the
few they had would have been undesirable. Con-
ditions are now changed, however, and it would
seem unjust to deny them self government and
home rule which is the policy of this government
to grant to territories as soon as deemed advisable.
1t is not likely that either of these territories will
become state before 1872 as necessary delays will
be caused by constitutional conventions, etc.
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Only $4,000, 600 year! That's all the wearers
of ready made clothing will have to pay in excess
of former prices as result Of the passage of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
The reformed brewery editor, who infests the
Colville newspaper field, had the following to
offer in his paper last week:
IF the same quantity Of power and energy were
used in boosting the community that is used in an
effort to tear down citizens and institutions in this
community, Colville would probably grow even
more rapidly than it is growing. For instance, in
the neighborhood of $10 900 worth of reading mat
ter has been written and published in an effort to
injure the editor of the Statesman-Index and the
paper that we publish.
Colville is pleased to note that the local option
dispenser of moralic acid is now getting dose of
his own medicine, and that he finds it not pleas
ing to the taste.
1t is we'll within the memory of man that for a
period of about two years the Rev. Ananias E..
used his paper in large measure to berate resi-
dents of this city and of this county, some for
personal reasons, others for business reasons and
possibly others for lack Of mature judgment. Now
that the tables are turned with the coming of the
Humdinger) we are not surprised that the Index
editor writhes within his own net
We question the statement that $40, 900 worth