The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Weaver and silver, Cleveland and
free trade, and Harrison and gold and
protection. The last is the best.
And, during the presidential year,
the United States are threatened with
the scourge of the cholera. One of
these affections should be enough at
time.
The Democratic candidate for vice
president says the party came into
power with Jefferson. He should have
added that it went out with Buchanan
and rebellion.
Democratic papers are as silent as
the grave ON the silver question. Have
the plutocra.s of Wall street been ex-
ertlng their influence on the party or
gans2
Notwithstanding Democratic OBJ
struction and British lament the tin
plate industry continues to flourish in
the United States. For Cleveland's
sake, why is this so2
The Aspen Times says there is no
difference between Cleveland and Har.
rison. Our contemporary should get
tapeline and measure the capacity of
both In the region where brains are
supposed to be located.
An open river to the sea, whale
backs our messengers of commerce,
The Dalles an ocean-competitive point,
and the Inland Empire populous and
prosperous. Such is dream of the
future, which we believe will be real
lied in the next decade.
There is enough trash printed in
Democratic papers about the Repub-
lican party being the friend of capital
isJs and plutocrats to disgust any
thinking man. This is appealing to
the vicious prejudlces of the anarchist
and communist, and can only result in
free governments in keeping alive and
alert the dangerous spirit of unrest.
The policy of protection is to foster
and develop industries, and when de-
velopment is complete to permit
them to stand alone, or inaugurate
reciprocal relations with other nations.
1t is the natural method of rearing the
young on nourishing food, and when
maturity is reached, with the person
in possession of the full powers of
manhood, to allow him to enter the.
battle for life single-handed.
We hear very little about the Pro-
hibition party, and the attention of
voters are attracted almost exclusively |
to harangues from Democrats, Repub-
licans and Peoples orators. 1t is not
possible that those who believe the
liquor traffic the great curse of the
nation, are so weak that they have no
one to voice their sentiments and lead
the people out of bondage. Perhaps,
they believe the success of General
Weaver will be sufficient victory this
year, and after the old parties have
been disintegrated they Will receive
arge share of the scattered fragments.
In another column we publish a
regarding the railroad
md the growth of this city, which we
10 not endorse. In the first place,
opposition boats on the river is le-
Ultimate enterprise, and, while we do
lot believe in unfairly fighting rail-
oads, it is the part of wisdom for the
PRODUCERS of the Inland Empire to
Utilize every means which nature has
nade available to reduce freight rates.
gain, the Union Pacific and its pred ,
cessors have never displayed friendli-
less towards The Dalles; but in every !
Instance have apparently ignored its
xistence and favored Portland. The
ack of enterprise Is to be deplored, !
nd we should endeavor to build up d
ur city by all means, without pur- t
ning policy of lec talsomss towards 4
ailroads or other corporations.