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country in the grip of corporation power another
four years. There are also some republicans and
many socialists who are of the same mind but with
different methods for a proposed change. If. the
matter is worthy of attention at all, it should de
mand a united effort by all who are interested in
the welfare of this nation, and the speediest
method of accomplishing a reform should be used,
regardless of all party spirit. The organization of
democracy stands today as the most feasible
agent for the speedy accomplishment of national
reform. It welcomes all fair-minded citizens to its
ranks for this momentous occasion and hopes in
time to give to all the people a civic government
under which-shall rule the eternal principle of
"equal rights to all."
Congressman W. L. Jones has introduced a bill
into congress providing for the disposal of the in
terests of Indian minors in real estate. It provides
that the interests of any Indian minor in any lands,
whether by direct allotment or by inheritance,
may be sold; but such sale shall be only on ap
proved petition of the natural guardian of such
minor, if living, or, if such natural guardian be
dead, on the petition of the agent or other officer
of the department in charge, addressed to the
commissioner of Indian* affairs; but all sales here
under shall be subject to the approval of the sec
retary of the interior and, when so approved, he
shall cause patent to issue to the purchaser, pay
ing unconditional fee by the United States as
trustee for such minor to the interest of such
minor in such lands, and such patent shall be con
sidered to the extent of the interest so conveyed
as a cancelation of any previous trust or other
patent issued to such minor or to any Indian al
lottee of whom such minor is an heir. Proceeds
from sales hereunder shall be cared for under the
direction of the commissioner of Indian affairs
and he may in his discretion cause shares of minors
to be deposited in the treasury of the United
States to the individual credit of the said minors,
to be withdrawn on the authority of the secretary
o£.the interior.
Francis J. Heney, the great land fraud sleuth
sent out by Roosevelt to dog his political enemies
to death, performing under pay of the goverment
and by instructions from the president, is now
trying to defeat Senator Chas. J. Fulton of Ore
gon, a republican, for re-election, because Mr.
Fulton refused to bow the pregnant knee to the
Roosevelt idea of doing things—spending govern
ment money to accomplish personal ends.
The Spokane court house officials are already
talking on campaign topics—wondering, in the quiet
hours, who will be the next, and singing pleasantly
as the moments fly. In the Stevens county capitol
building, there has been some talk, so they say,
but no music as yet.
The continued widespread reduction of wages in
all lines of industry is an additional incentive to
citizens of this country tp retain their confidence
in the benificence of republican institutions and
will without question prove a drawing card for the
party in power in the national election next fall.
A fellow who comes into the com
munity purposely to down certain
established and flourishing institu
ions, and then tries to "worm him
self into the good graces of others by
giving fulsome and laudatory write
ups can easily be charged with ul
terior motives and will bear watch-
m S —Reproduced verbatim from Statesman-Index, Dec. 20.
This sounds like a pretty hard slap at the Rev
eille. While we do not question the truth of the
statement, it seems rather strange that the Index
should thus call its own employes down in a public
manner. The institution of democracy has un
doubtedly suffered in the past from the above
mentioned person who came into the county pre
tending to be a democrat, but who all the time has
been hand in hand with the republican editor,
having his paper and most of his job work printed
in the republican office, and following the republi
can style of attempting to besmirch the character
of democratic county officials. Since the mantle of
disguise has been removed by the Index, we feel
willing to aid it in its Rooseveltian campaign of
* 'turning on the light" although We are not responsi
ble, as is the Index editor, for what the light reveals.
Seattle is making an attempt to secure a sub
treasury, which would increase the list of the
nation's banking houses to eleven. Senator Piles
has a bill before congress asking one for his city.
The entire state would approve.
If a movement started by the women voters of
Colorado succeeds, two women will be included in
the Colorado delegation to the next democratic
convention, and one will be Mrs. Ruth Bryan Lea
vitt, eldest daughter of William J. Bryan.
Congressman Wesley L. Jones, who it is whis
pered would not refuse a senatorial seat if it were
courteously offered him, has publicly announced
that he is opposed to the parcels post system as ad
vanced by many people over the country, and
which is now advocated by Postmaster General
George yon L. Meyer. Mr. Jones of course had
no thought that the express companies are willing
to spend millions to defeat any parcels post system
operated by the government.
