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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27

disregard, if not contempt, of public
opinion.
1t is time to call a halt upon the
tendency to make the federal govern
ment the general member and controll-
Ell of everything. That tendency is
building up a top heavy government
machine, possessing entirely too much
power and arousing popular antagon-
ism because Of its heavy cost and con-
tnual interference in affairs formerly
not considered within its jurisdiction.
That antagonism is growing too rap
Idly for the peace of mind Of those
who desire the increase Of popular re-
spect for and confidence in govern
ment.
Senator Borah in his remarkably
clear and convincing exposition of this
vital topic has performed an import
ant public service. Other voices should
sound this alarm against departure
from the American scheme of national
government as perfected by the franz
ers Of our constitution.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27
PRESIDENT HARDING ON THE
RIGHT TO WORK.

Back of all the points at issue be-
tween the unions and the coal and
railroad companies is the vital ques-
ton which must eventually be settled
and settled right, if we are to retain
a government worthy of the name.
That question involves the right of
every citizen to work for whom and
for what he pleases. That was the
thought in the mind of President Har-
ding when he used these words in his
Fourth of July speech at Marion:
THE foremost thought in the
constitution is the right to free
dom and the pursuit of happiness.
Men must be free to live and
achieve Liberty is gone in Amer
lea when any man is denied by any
body the right to work and live
by that work. it matters not by
whom it is denied"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27

While the prohibition question has
been settled by law. there is neverthe-
less much agitation for its modifica-
ton or repeal, and this vote by the Di-
gest will go far toward determining
the prevailing sentiment of the peo-
pie. and it is probable that it will have
a direct influence upon the attitude of
congress toward both prohibition and
the bonus.
In this connection the action taken
by the National Editorial association
at Missoula last week. so far as pro-
hibition is concerned, is highly signi-
fcant. The membership of this or
ganization is made up of editors of
daily papers in the smaller cities and
country weeklies. Editors of these
papers are in closer touch with the
people than the editors of the metro
politan press. They know their read
ers. meet them, hear their views on
questions occupying public attention
and their papers reflect generally the
sentiment in the field in
which they circulate. These editors
who met in Nlissoula came from all
parts of the country and represented
people engaged in diversified indus
tries. from which it might reasonably
be presumed that there would be
conflict of opinion on the question of
prohibition, but there was not A res
1lution giving unqualified approval to
he eighteenth amendment and the |
act, according to the press /
'eport, was unanimously and en-
adopted This action
~ such a thoroughly representative /
,ody must be taken as strong evidence
hat public sentiment throughout the
lation is back of the prohibition law
nd favors it's rigid enforcement
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27
PUBLIC SENTIMENT SUsTAINS
THE PROHIBITION LAW.

The Literary Digest is engaged in
taking a vote by mail in every state in
the Union to determine the attitude of
the people toward the prohibition law
and the proposed bonus for world war
soldiers. On prohibition three ques-
tons are submitted The first is are
you in favor of enforcement Of the
law as it stands: second. are you in
favor Of amending the law to permit
the sale Of beer and light wines: third,
are you in favor of repeating the law
altogether The bonus is covered by
The single question. are you for or
against it,
The result of this poll will be await
ID with unusual interest as prohibit |
ion and the bonus are the two big |
questions now before the country. |
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27
Organized Labor on Trial

to earn a living for themselves and
their families, as every citizen has a
right to do, without which right, every
citizen is a slave And, who are these
mine guards? Men employed to guard
property against vandals who seek to
burn or dynamite it; men who are ex-
ercising the privilege which is guar
anteed by the constitution, of liberty
to sell their service to those who de-
sire to buy it upon terms mutually
satisfactory. Think of the crimes di-
rectly caused by organized labor's de-
termination to prevent non union men
from earning a livelihood Think of
the Occur d'Alene trouble, of the Grip
pie Greek war; the Colorado coal
strike, the Goldfeld, New, trouble, the
structural steel workers nation wide
destruction of property and life under
the direction of the McNamaras, Gull
minating in the dynamiting of the
Times building in Los Angeles, the al
most continuous West Virginia trou-
bic, and lastly, Herrin, ILL.,, the most
CHASTITY of all. These are but few of
the many Illustrations, and as a cul-
mination of hellishness in a camp
which should be horror stricken rath-
er than jubilant is the crudely lettered
sign, Twenty scabs are dead:
nine are in the hospital, and the mine
Is closed. The striking miners pray
ers are answered The strilsipe, min
ers prayer that vengeance shall come
upon anyone who takes his job" Why
his job? Because it was his until he
struck to force a contract upon terms
not satisfactory to and subversive of
the rights of the other party But i'm
The holy name of organized labor all
these crimes are to be justified.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27
ADMINISTRATION is FAVORABLE
TO SILVER CONFERENCE.

At the recent conference of repre-
sentatves Of the mining industry in
the western states held in Denver un-
der call from the American Mining
congress, resolution was adopted
favoring an international conference
with the view to agreeing upon a stan
dard value OF silver as a money metal
in its relation to gold. and it was
agreed that the question should have
further consideration at the meeting
of the American Mining congress iii
Cleveland in September. When the
action of the Denver conference was
brought to the attention of the treas
Ury department the opinion was ex-
pressed that this was not favorable
time to call an international confer
ence on silver, owing to the condition
of the financial systems of European
countries, and the opinion was ex-
pressed that in about two years this
condition should be greatly improved.
At that time it was clearly indicated
that the treasury department would
regard such an international confer
ence with favor. In the meantime the
purchase Of silver by the government /
under the terms of the Pittman act /
will continue at the present rate for OF /
least a year and half
1t is recalled that following the cam
paign of 1896, in which Bryan forced
the issue Of free and unlimited coin
age Of silver at the ratio of 16 to l." an
effort was made by the Mckinley ad-
ministration to secure an information
al agreement for the coinage of silver
at fixed ratio with gold, but without
success. This failure, however sig
nifies nothing so far as the success of {
the present plan is concerned, owing (
to the radical change in the financial q
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27

lProvidence JonrnaD

The figures of immigration under
the three per cent law continue to
make a satisfactory showing From
the first of July. last year. when the
restrictive legislation went into effect,
to the end of March the admissions
numbered 241.644. Except for the
emergency law, the number might cas-
lily have been million. This is not
the whole story, for there were $780, 1S
alien departures. The net increase of
our population for the period, by i'm
migration. was thus only SO,726 The
large return movement is to be at
tributed to depressed industrial con-
dition. With an improved business
the proportion of newcom-
ers that remain is pretty sure to be
increased. Chairman Johnson of the |
house immigration committee recently I
expressed a firm belief that the Unit |
ed States will never go back to the /
asylum idea, welcoming uncounted
millions from the four corners of the 4
world" The emergency law has been /
extended for two years from next July /,
md before it again expires congress
hould enact legislation to make per-
nanent the policy that Mr.. johnson
las suggested. Public opinion !
throughout the country is undoubtedly 9
n accord with it,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27
FALL NOT FAVORABLE TO MIN
ING LAW REVISION.

In a letter to Chairman Rhodes. o.
the house committee on mines ano
mining, Secretary Of the Interior Fal
discussed the proposed bill for the re-
vision of the mining laws and ex
pressed the opinion that it is "inad
visable at this time to pass a law rad e.
ieally changing the general laws now
in effect" The secretary pointed out
that the law governing the location of
mining claims having reference par
ticularly to the apex law, has been in
existence for upwards Of fifty years.
and the radical change proposed at
this time, he believes. would introduce
general confusion, bringing about
situation more Objectionable than that
which now exists. Rather than adopt
that course. Secretary Fall fayors the
passage of minor amendments to the
law which would gradually remedy the
defects. He comedies, however. that
IF we were legislating for new and
undeveloped territory there are some
failures of the proposed bill, such as
abolition Of so-called extralateral
rights and recording of notices in the
local land offices, which might be ex-
tremely desirable"
Secretary Fan refers in his letter to
the fact that he has had many years
experience in prospecting and in de-
yeloping metal mines in the south
west and also in Mexico where the
side line" theory as DISTINGUISHED
from the apex theory" obtains, and
while he does not express his prefer
ence, his conclusion quoted above in
dicates that he is we'll satisfied to let
the apex law remain unchanged. In
this position we believe he has the
support Of large majority of those
engaged in mining, in spite of the
learned testimony introduced at the
hearing before the committee by the
eminent engineers who framed the
bill.
1t is evident that no action will be /
taken on the revision bill during the /
present session of congress. and it is
more than probable that if the bill is
ever passed, it will not be until its
radical provisions have been elimin-
lted
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27
cHAUTAUoUA IN TWIN FALLS.
Twin Falls News)

1t is to be regretted that with Chau-
tauqua less than two weeks away there
is apparently so little interest in the
event. From outside towns comes the
news of light attendance, general apa-
thy and in some cases, guarantors be-
ing called upon to make up the deficit
between the ticket sales and the guar
antee
Under ordinary conditions the ap-
peal of the Chautauqua, properly ad-
fvertised, operated and managed is lust
as great as It has ever been. Most of
the numbers are good and all in all the
entertainment fills a real need in the
quiet summer days
But as long as the guarantee system
in its present form obtains one does
not have to go far to find the reason
for lack of interest in the Chautau-
qua. The profit to the Chautauqua
owners is assured whether people at
tend or not. If the tickets are sold
well and good. If they are not and the
performers play to empty benches
through the entire season, it makes not
one penny's worth of difference to the
men whose business It is to sell"
Chautauqua
No adequate provision is made in
he contract for advertising, and for
7ears now the amount of money spent
or this vital necessity in these parts
las been steadily cut down until, dur
ng the present season, the advertising
-ctually done is but drop in the buc-
.et compared to the amount which
hould be done If the Chautauqua is to
e put over successfully.
But as before stated it makes no
Inference to the Chautauqua. The
rotit to the owners was assured when
ne contract was signed up.
A Chautauqua can not succeed with
Mt advertising, any more than any
Their amusement or educational enter
rise can succeed, and until this is
-ovided for there is going to be a
cling of general apathy with respect
the Chautauqua; which is to be re-
cited.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27
eoRAH ON FEDERAL POWER
National Republican

:
Senator william f. Borah, in a re-
markably forceful argument written
for the New York Times. calls atten-
ton to the peril involved in the grow
ing Capitalization of power and re-
sponsibilty in the government at
Washington state and local govern
ments. and individual citizens. Senator
Borah points out. are shouldering up
on the federal government duties and
responsibilities which should be more
widely distributed The doctrine of
Let Uncle Sam DO It" is resulting in
the building up of a top heavy gov
eminent machine at Washington, with
consequent decay of local government
and the disappearance of "a widely diff
fused sense of personal, state, county,
city, town and township responsible
ity.
One of the most important factors in
the stability of the American govern
ment undoubtedly has been the fed
eral system as planned by the found
ers of this republic: a system under
which the national government was
expected to perform only functions
essential to federal control, while the
people in the several states and COM
munities of the country were permit
ted to dominate their local affairs. This
system has tended to keep the people
satisfied with federal power, while /
holding their local and state officials /
to accountability for the ordering of /
public affairs in which the people have I
The most immediate concern.
During the past twenty years the .
growth OF federal and curtailment of /
state and local power has been the
most significant symptom of our gov
,rnmental development The war
increased the growing
,re-war tendency to look to Washing
on for everything. Succeeding con-
,resses have been busy increasing the
of the federal government
'ver private and public affairs. The
reation of additional boards. bureaus
nd commissions. with hordes of en-
loyes busily engaged in increasing
heir own power and number has been 7
he order of the day
That governmental power which is t
within the immediate view d
nd control of those in whose behalf p
nd on whose authority it is welded e
i'll be most honestly and efficiently II
The astounding inefficien- h
, Of many big federal bureaus is due e
the fact that the power exercised e.
so far removed from the view of a
lose who foot the bills. Federal m
can do and have done W
ings that no state or local official e.
ould dare to undertake because of al
e fear Of public sentiment The con- 81
tons under which our federal civil m
rvice is operated tend TO the creation hi
a totally irresponsible bureaucracy tn
lich does not attempt 20 conceal its in
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27

situation throughout the world brought
about by the war Many countries OF
Europe are practically without metal
lie money. while the vast issues of
paper currency are all but worthless.
The amount Of gold in the world is in
significant compared with the obliga-
tons outstanding payable in gold. In
this situation it would appear TO the
layman at least that something must
be done to stabilize the currency Of
those countries, and that the first es-
sential step in that direction is to
agree upon an International monetary
standard having a fixed intrinsic val
ue Since there is not enough gold
TO meet the requirements the solution
seems to lie in the adoption of a BIZ
mtallic system with silver at an es-
tablished ratio with gold The mat
ter is one Of first Importance to the
silver producers OF the west, who are
confronted with a reduction in the
price Of the metal upon the compile
ion Of the purchases under the Pitt
nan act unless some plan is devised
o maintain it, and an international
agreement seems to be the most feas-
BILE
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27
TARIFF AND POLITICS.
Mashington starl


The tariff, as Mr.. Underwood as
serted in the senate, is a political
question. Politics has always entered
into it, True, not every republican
has been a high protectionist nor
every democrat an advocate of a
strictly revenue tariff But at con-
vention times. with platforms in or
der, it has always been possible to
bring high and moderate protection
lists into accord and low and moder-
ately low tariff men together for cam
paign purposes. 1t is likewise true
that the tariff is a congressional ques-
ton, made so by the constitution. The
taxing power is so great a power, the
fathers thought it could not safely be
otherwise assigned The tribunal
holding the purse must fill the purse
Hence all talk, interesting as it may
be. about taking the tariff out of poll
tics, either by mere proclamation or
by handing it over to a commission
created by congress is open 10 serious
challenge Men will continue to divide
On the tariff question. and the consti-
.utiOn will continue to function A
scientific tariff is no more possible
han a scientific government We
lave neither. Our government is we'll /
'ut not scientifically constructed. It /
reeds to be adjusted from time to time /
o new conditions but the adjustments /
re never made scientifically. Every /
ariff measure is pronounced by its
opponents the worst ever That is
olitics and no more.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27
THE LAW SHOULD BE NO RE.
SPEcToR OF PERSONS.

When William Allen White placed
placard in the window of his En-
poria newspaper Office which the au-
thorties regarded a violation of the
state law, he should have been I'M
tremendously arrested. just as any
ordinary yiolator of the law would
have been. Instead of that plain pro-
cedure, MIR. Whites act for days &C.
eupied the attention OF the governor
the attorney general, a judge of the
industrial court and numerous other
lesser functionaries. followed by
conference between representatives of
the state and of Mr.. White, before the
warrant of arrest was served upon
him. In the meantime the Associated
Press sent out columns of stuff adver-
Using Mr.. White, which will be of
great value to him in negotiating lee
ture and Chautauqua contracts, and
dwelt upon the close personal relation
ship between the offending editor and
Governor Allen, as if that should be
used to palliate his offense and even
render him immune from the law
1t is this disposition among officials
sworn to execute the laws to make
distinction between law violators on
account of prominence political or So
cial prestige or personal friendship,
that brings the law into disrepute, and
at times justifies the charge that JUS
tice is not the blind goddess she is
represented to be. The law of Kan
sas provides a way to settle indus
trial disputes and forbids calling
strike that will deprive the public of
necessary service until the provisions
of the law have been carried out. The
railroad strike in Kansas was a viola
ton of the law, and the placard placed |
in the window of his office by Mr.. |
White was intended as direct encour
lgement to the strikers to persist in
The violation, and therefore apparently
violation of the law in itself In that
Mr.. White should have been
promptly arrested by the local author
ties, just as any humble citizen would
nave been. If, however the local au-
horities through timidity or failure
o understand their plain duty, had
eferred the question to the governor, /
hat gentleman should have forthwith
rdered Mr. Whites arrest. in accord
nee with the fundamental principle
absolute equality under the law g
Mr.. Whites plea that to forbid the v
lacing of the placard in the window e
Npressing sympathy with the strik- (
RS is denial of the right Of free ;,
oeech, has no more merit than the t,
oisy protest of the l. w. w. and 9TH s.
+ agitators against being forbidden 81
) make a stage of soap box and II
araneue crowds on principal streets n
ow that he has finally been hailed in Il
court it is hoped that his promin-
ice as an author and close relation &
Zip with the governor will not oper- -
e to lessen the penalty for his Of er
nse provided by law. Ell
-,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27
Election Day
lJohn GreenIeaf WhittIerl

The proudest now is but my peer
The highest not more high;
Today, OF all the weary year,
A king of men am 1.
Today alike are great and small,
The nameless and the known;
My palace is the peoples hall,
The ballot box my throne!
Who serves today upon the list
Beside the served shall stand;
Alike the brown and wrinkled fist
The gloved and dainty hand
The rich is level with the poor,
The weak is strong today;
And sleekest broadcloth counts no more
Than homespun frock of gray.
Today let pomp and vain pretense
My stubborn right abide
I set a plain mans common sense
Against the pedant's pride
Today shall simple manhood try
The strength of gold and land;
The wide world has not wealth to buy
The power in my right hand.
While there's a grief to seek redress.
Or balance to adjust,
Where weighs our living manhood less
Than Mammon's vilest dust
While there's a right to need my vote.
A wrong to sweep away.
Up clouted knee and ragged coat!
\ mans a man today!
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27

Entered at the Postohice in Wallace
Idaho, as Second Glass Mail Matter
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
PERSONALS

At the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Management of Pores ters of America held at the club rooms unanimously voted to accept the rec ommendatton of the clob commiteee, granting the free use of the Foresters' club roms to the members of the Elias Howe Post, G. A. R., with the same privileges allowed to members of the united courts Of Foresters. It was originally intended that the club room card tables, piano and every up to date devise for the entertainment of it's members would be used exclu siyely for members of the United Courts of Bridgeport, and the excep- ton made to the members of the G. A. R. was prompted by a patriotic inspiration, inasnluch as the ritual of the Foresters is based on patriotic ideals, it was considered an honor and a privilege to share the rooms with the men who made these ideals posse-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03

yesterday after it had been alleged that he had let @ horse lie out in the mud and ice in front of hsi stable for over five hours and later killed it by putting a bag over its head and hit ting 1t between the eyes with an axe.
 While on the stand Dixon said that the horse did not belong to him but that he boarded it at his stable. He stated that the owner brought the horse in the day before and while feeding him he noted that there was a slight limp in one of his legs. That afternoon while attending an auction at one of the local stables he met MT. Daniels, who takes care of all dead horses for the city. ell told him that he had a job for him and Daniels said he would send a man down the next day to take care of the case.
 The next morning he said he took the horse out in the yard and while trying to get some hay that lay be- tween two wagons the horse fell. He tried to get him up but found it inl- possible to thought that as long as MT. Daniels was coming he would let him lay there until his arrival He then went home to dinner and on coming back found that Dr. Dan ielS had not arrived.
 He therefore killed the horse. He stated that there is a law preventing tn edfscharging of firearms within the city and as he wished to put the
 horse out of misery he saw no other