The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-06-11
Editorial NOTES.

Every Republican vote cast on Mon
day is vote cast in favor of protection
and of endorsing the administration Of
President Hsrrison. From Maiae to
Texas there will be anxiety to know
the result, and it should be the same
as in former presidential years-Ore-
gon still favorable to protection by
1000 to 10000 majority.
Republicans cannot give the ticket
too hearty support Monday. and every
name should be voted. There is no
doubt that Wasco county is strongly
Republican, and when the nominees
are men of such excellent regulations
and of acknowledged capability for the
positions there should be no hesitaney
in supporting them. The party is
well organized in every precinct, ,,and
we expect that every Republican will
deposit his ballot in favor of the non,-
inees. There can be no excuse for
wavering when hundreds Of thousands
of protectionlsts all over the nation
are anxiously expecting an encourag-
ing result from Oregon on the 9th Of
June.
Now that the state election is over
the next matter of political interest
will be the presidential campaign, and
Minneapolis will soon name the Re-
publican standard bearer. The coun-
try is strongly in favor of the doc
trines of protection, and no doubt
will support these at the polls. With
the administration in Republican
hands, and the senate with the usual
majority American industries will con-
tinue to grow and prosper as hereto
fore. 1t would be disastrous 10 the
country for policy Of free-trade to be
inaugurated at this epoch in its his
tory, and firm reliance can be placed
on the good sense of the American
people in this regard.
The excitement consequent upon the
nomination of candidate at the Min
neapolis convention has begun, and
already Blaine and administration
headquarters have been established.
Americans are undoubtedly of mer-
curial temperaments, and from the
nomination and election of chief
magistrate TO sellinga corner lot in
some unknown western town, the peo
pie are inclined to favor "boom" as
the means of accomplishing the end.
Perhaps it were better if matters of
political nature were the result of |
careful consideration, and the conven-
tion at Minneapolis were to crystallize
on the nominee, without being in
fuenced in the least by premature en-
thusiasm. The Republican party is
united, and whoever the delegates
name will receive a full and hearty
be he Blaine, Harrison, Lin
coin or Mckinley.
The protection policy in this coun-
try is the legacy from revolutionary
and, since it has been the
of unexampled prosperity, there
Is no reason for a change. During
the history of over hundred years
there is not single instance in which
free.trade has been tried that has not
disastrously to all departments
Of industry, and that prosperity
has always followed high tariff
laws. Theories may appear plaus-
lble; but he who has practically dem
onstrated course to be beneficial. is
unwise to change his line of conduct.
This is directly applicable to the
American policy. 1t is simply the
inherent principle of preferring the
welfare of our own family to that of
the community, of the community to
that of the nation, and of the nation
to foreign countries.