The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-05-22
aailp Wlouutatnrer,
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY y, 1865.


citizens of this city last evening at Chapin's
Hall. The hall was we'll filled and the speak
er rushed through speech of about one
hour and a-half He commenced in the usual
style of all the Democratic speakers we have
heard during the canvass by praising the
party for what it has done, and how it car
ried the Government through number of
years of peace and war. lie took the Freed
mans Bureau and Civil Rights Bills up and
we have never listened to such misinterpre-
taton of anything in the course of our ex-
i'tence. Ia defending Fay and Lane he
brought Fay's old argument of the Branch
Mint in; said that by defeating the Union
ticket we would secure the Mint in forty
days. Mr. Hayden had forgotten, we pre-
sumo, when he brought up the names of Fay
and Lane in connection with the Mint, that
Lane sold himself to the Portland people
in the Legislature of 1864, when be voted
for the memorial asking Congress to
change the location of that institution from
the Dalles to Portland, and to avoid casting
his vote or the same question, Fay remained
absent from his seat until after the vote was
taken and the memorial passed to change
the location. This is the record of the mer
on that question which Democratic speakers
in this city during the present canvass, have
tried to make capitol out of. Let the people
bear in mind that both Fay and Lane were
aud are still, opposed to the location of {
Branch Mint hcre-the latter was bought ant
paiafor by Portland, and the former by alb
senting himself from his seat when the vot
was taken shows that he does not desire t,
see the law carried out as it now stands
This much for Fay and Lanes record on th
mint question.
The speaker, thinking to strike anothe
tender spot in our local interests, branche
forth on the unprotected condition of tn
road from this point to 0wyhee. Fay an
Lane were also brought in here they woul
furnish all the protection needed; they woul
keep the roads leading to the mines open
and to prove oil this, the speaker called til
attention OF his hearers to the fact that the
two individuals had stood up in the Legi
lature almost alone, and fought against Il
raising of troops by Gov. Gibbs, on the pl
that it increased the taxation. Was the
ever such an admission made by any I'M
vidual who thought he was making capt.
for his ticket? Mr.. Hayden must imagi
that the people of Wasco county are incaI
. BILE of understanding the English. langua
when he tries to make them believe IL
what he says means something else. If i
or Lane desired to protect our frontier I'll
knew that the only way 1t could be dc
WAS by raising troops to do il /; and we t.
the admission of Mr.. Hayden as their cha
pion, that they fought against the o
scheme by which the people of this wh
section had any hope to get the protect
they needed for their lives and property.
We must confess that Mr.. Hayden ac
honestly in showing up the record of til
two champions of Democracy in his spe
last evening, II lie had dealt with the
nnce of his subjects as fairly as he rel
sented the position Of these men in our Il
affairs, we would be glad to give him cr
for honesty of purpose; but we take it =,
he was aware that the records of Fay
Lane on these local questions were know
the epeople, and hence his dislike to be cat
iu too many perversions of truth. We W.
advise tho Democracy il they have any n
speakers with the little honesty of Mr..
den to send them to the Dalles, for the
pie are anxious to learn more of the rec