The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-07

reason, and the peace and quiet of the
community should be consulted IN
every instance.
1t is reported that high officials in
China have petitioned Prince Chun
that all Americans employed in the
empire be expelled. This is simply a
"tit. for-tat" policy which might have
been expected. We passed the exclu-
sion bill regarding Chinese, and we
may expect that country to retaliate.
Col. Daniel Lamont, formerly pri-
vate secretary for President Cleveland,
has purchased the Broadway Surface
Railroad, New York. This will give
the colonel some remuneratlve and
beneficial employment until Mr.. Cleve
lands reelection to the presidency,
which may not happen for few years
yet.
1t was at one time believed that the
United States would interfere in Hay
tan affairs, and stop the sanguinary
warfare between the two factions in
the island; but peace is gradually
commencing to dawn on that ill-fated
country, and it is hoped that when or
der is once more established it will be
more permanent-than ever before.
Since the 1000 feet tower at the
Paris Exposition has attracted the at
tention of the world, New York in
tends to add 500 feet to the tower to
be built in that city, and London in
the pile of iron and masonry which
she will construct will add 500 feet to
the New York structure. There were
giants in scriptural days, and there
will be giants in these modern days.
Twenty Arabs, of the Asiatic gen
ius, and not of those who have been
oIeu III tle StIeetS u autTlCdu ClIlcS,
are at Castle Garden, awaiting the de-
cision of the authorities. If these are
admitted 10000 more will immigrate
to the country. These may not be
very desirable adjuncts to our popula-
ton, as we have enough now of the
unassimilative variety of the human
species.
Washington is boiling with political
excitement, and this will continue un-
til after the fall elections. The people
are now in the full enjoyment of their
rights of sovereignty, and they will
realize the Importance of the elective
franchise. The greatest difficulty at
present appears to be that there are
not offices enoug h to pass around, and
there is bitter fight among poll
icians.
The Behring sea difficulty is not
approaching solution. The revenue
cutter Rush has made several captures;
but these have sailed into Victoria,
B. c., with the prize crew on board.
The one little war steamer is entirely
inadequate to the task Of protecting
American rights in regard to the seal
fishery, and our government should
send one or more to Northern Alaska.
We have rights in these northern seas
which all nations should respect, and
these should be enforced.
1t is the intention of the British
government, by means of the Canadian
Pacific and line of steamships from
the west coast of British Columbia, to
secure the trade of China. This may
be the object, as it appears, but UNI
derlying this, Great Britain as q
maratime power, must have cruisers in
every ocean, and she is not going
to leave the Pacific unguarded. Aside
from the tea trade, China holds out no
great promise of commercial wealth;
but all over the North and South
Pacific are scattered islands which may
furnish a lucrative business to the
shop-keepers of the island empire. |
England never neelects an opportu-
nifty to increase her commerce, for in
this consists her wealth and prestige
as a nation.
We scarcely pick up Democratic
exchange but what it has more or less
to say regarding the millionaires of
the country and the autocratic power
of aggregated capital, and blaming
these upon the policy of the Repub-
lican party. The Democrats have had
possession of the lower house of con-
gress since l876-excepting one ses-
sion, and of the administration
from 1884 to 1888. If legislation
could equalize financial matters they
are to blame that they have not done
something looking in this direction.
In any rich and prosperous country
the faculty of accumulating wealth
will be different in individuals. Some
will become rich and others will
remain poor, and law is absolute
ly powerless to equalize all persons
financially. The Republican nor the
Democratic party is responsible for
this state of affairs. Things have
always shaped themselves in favor of
the industrious and thrifty, and we
presume always will.