The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-11-05

tion is now whether Mr.. Harrison
shall be elected by the people or MIR.
Cleveland by the house.
The Republican meeting in Portland
last night was the largest gathering
ever witnessed in that city. There
were fully 5000 in the procession,
and the many transparencles displayed
were illustrative of the principles of
the party of progress and protection.
1t is very encouraging that, as the
campaign nears it's end, Republicans
are more confident of success than at
the beginning.
1t now lies with three men in Ore
gon to determine whether there shall
be Democratic ticket in this state in
1892 or not. This may appear all
right to young Democrats, who have
only cast a few votes; but to those
who voted with the party when the
"left wing of Prices army" dominated
the politics of Oregon, 1t will he the
"desolation of desolatlons spoken o. by
the prophets"
Governor Pennoyer was simply an
ticipating future emergencies when he
made his Populist speech early in the
campaign, and he is now In harmony
with the party managers at Tammany
headquarters. This prescience on his
part is undoubtedly the mark of great
genius, and Democrats, instead of
roundly abusing him, should elevate
him to the highest pinnacle and con-
slider him the oracle of the party in
the northwest.
1t must be noted by all those who
have paid the least attention to poll.
tics during this campaign that asper-
sions on the character cf either candi-
date have been very wisely ignored,
and this is in marked contrast to the
canvass of four years ago. This has
tr uly beena campaign devoted to edu-
eating the people in the diverse poll
cles of government advocated by the
different parties, and the ballot cast
next Tuesday should be the result of
intellectual discrimination.
If no other argument had been pro-
duced than the order to withdraw the
Democratic electors in this state to
give the Populist candidate four votes,
it would be conclusive evidence that
the party guilty of such duplicity is
devoid of principle. The patriotism
of the people is sufficiently strong not
to support an Organization that has no
other object to be attained than the
spoils of Office, and on the Sth of Nov
ember President Harrison will receive
the largest majority of any president
elected for years.
With all the howls made by Demo-
cratic speakers about the despotic (D
force bill, they have never, in a single
instance, read any of its provisions to
substantiate their charges. The reason
is that there is not single sentence in
the entire measure that would not be
endorsed by every honest, patriotic
American. Its only aim is to insure
a free and fair ballot in every state of
the union, and the Democratic party
does not desire this. If it was law
the solid south would be broken, and
this would be disastrous to Democracy.
Republicans should have no hesi-
fancy in supporting their national
ticket this year, as the country de-
mands legislation in many important
matters, and which will not be enacted
if either the Democrats or Populists
are given the control of national affairs.
The industries of the nation will be
crippled if free trade is inaugurated,
and Democrats are pledged to this in
their platform, and the safe financial
system is in jeopardy from the Popu-
lists. Already our friends, the enemy,
are dislntegrating, and every Republi- !
can should do his full duty next Tues
day.