, 1888-11-22
Items in General.
PORTLAND. Or, Nov. 16, IS


It Is said that the president will
recommend on the tariff question, in
his message to congress this winter,
precisely as he recommended before
Presumably this course will be for
brayado; in fact, to show that he
means it regardless of the votes of
the people. 1t would be Just like
Grover Cleveland to make that sort
of a jackass of himself after the over
whe,ming verdict of the people.
The tariff has been in issue; it has
been fully discussed. and the people,
who are the real soverelgns, have re-
corded their judgment with no un-
certain sound. In view of this, what
folly for congress TO attempt to carry
out the Golden Club policy recon-
mended by Cleveland and attempted
to be forced upon the nation by the
democratic party in congress! What
do the wishes of the people count for
with our high and mighty president?
If it would be misrepresentation of
the people to try to enact the Mills
bill into a law after the seal of disap
proval has been set upon it by the
voters of the nation, what shall We
say of the man, even though an oc>
cupant of the presidential chair, who
sets himself up as dictator? For
popuH UOr Del!
1t Is now asserted that Charley
Voorhees, will exert himself strenu-
ously to secure an early passage of
the Washington Territory statehood
bill, Yea-a-sl Awfully clever in
him, isn't it after he has heard from
the voters some eight thousand
strong! About time he were stirring
himself to do something! Death
bed repentance is sometimes better
than none. In this case it don't
count for much.
Democrats who are through pay
ing election best are in some cases
unable to pay their business obliga-
tions. The amount of money that
has changed hands is simply enor-
nous.
Col. Frank Parker, of the Walla
Walla statesman, is here. Col. Par
ker is the man who went home from
Portland few weeks ago, having
forgotten his night shirt. On send
ing back after the article he was sent
a parcel which he turned over to his
wife, who, upon opening it, found
that it had ruflies and lace upon it.
Col. Parker has been explaining ever
since Low that lady's apparel got in.
to his bedroom. He has distinguishes
ed himself, however, as chairman of
the Washington Territory board of
penitentiary commissioners. Find
ing that the objects of the law, if car
ried out, would result very detrimen.
tally to public interests, the board
changed the proposed jute factory
into a brickyard, with very satisfac.
tory results.
Collector Brooks summary dismis-
sal by the president is believed to be
brutal and unjust in the extreme
merely serving the petty spite of sub
ordlnates, who are actuated by greed
for the spoil' of ofice
That history, for which Mr.. Ashley
Bancroft and others have been taking
orders throughout the Northwest,
will be issued according to original
plans. 1t has merely been delayed
on account of unforeseen difficulties.
While in Portland We called at head
quarters, and found the matter to be
all right Great injustice has been
done by the publication of articles
rejecting upon the reliability of the
company and its agents. The illus
tratlons of Port Townsend, and de-
scrlptive article contracted for, will
soon be submitted for approval. The
character of the general historical
description of the northwest may be
judged from the fact that Judge El-
wood Evans, of Tacoma, has been en-
gagged to superintend it
Everybody over here is inquiring
about the Port Townsend railroad.
ALLEN WEIR.