The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Guard to support the sheriff OF NAL
heur county in the execution of the
law is very commendable, and his
action will be endorsed by all good
citizens. Whatever the emergency
the supremacy of law must be main
tanned, even if it is necessary to call
upon the military to do so. Free in
stitutions are a farce if laws are not
strictly enforced.
1t may be interesting to know that
seven candidates on the state ticket
were appointees of Gov. Moody during
his incumbency of the executive chair.
This is strong commendatioh of his
judgment and evidence that "Moody
men" are not so bad after all. Hon.
7. A. Moore, candidate for supreme
judge, came into prominence from
being "Moody man." and so did
Hons L. Webster, W. R. Ellis, Loyal
B. Stearns, Geo. Watkins, T. A. Nc
Bride and others.
At this stage of water very little
effective work can be done on the locks
at the Cascades; but it is to be hoped
that the present congress will pass the
River and Harbor bill by the time the
river has reached low stage. 1t may
be true that the electoral vote Of Ore
gon is not attractive to the Democrats
in the lower house: bat the Importance
of liberal appropriation for improve
ments in the Columbia river is mat
ter of the most vital interest to the
northwest, and we hope the Democrats
in congress will legislate, in this in
stance, for the people.
Republicans have a bare 1000
plurality in Rhode Island with the
support of the entire national Repub-
lican committee and the administra-
tration. The state is enphatically in
the doubtful list.-Albany Democrat.
In 1890 Rhode Island gave Demo
cratic majority, and few days ago,
notwithstanding the fact that the
Springer free-wool and protected man
ufactures bill was introduced and
passed by the Democratic party, gave
Republican plurality. Still the
state is considered doubtful by our
esteemed cotemporary. We wish all
were in the same doubtful class.
A Democratic exchange says the
Mckinley bill, with its protection to
wool-growers, lowered the price of the
product il the United States. We
presume it will soon be claimed that
the Mckinley bill caused dull times In
Oregon during the past year. If
duty of IL cents per pound caused
more wool to be shipped to Boston
from South America and Australia
aud lowered the price of the home
staple, then, according to Democratic
logic, it would would be an advantage
to the "overtaxed poor" to double tine
duty and thus decrease the price of
woolen goods to American, citizens.
Such arguments contradict themselves
and need no refutation.
The Portland Dispatch, a Demo
cratic exchange, says: "Mr. Ellis was
not the choice of majority of Eastern
Oregon, but the Multnomah bosses
settled the matter. A man selected
by the ring vote must be pretty satis-
factory to the bosses. He can hardly
be said to be the Eastern Oregon can
didate. He has the ring on him."
This is erroneous in every particular,
and clearly demonstrates the fact that
the Dispatch has not watched the
drift of political opinion in the Inland
Empire for the past few years. Two
years ago the TIMES -MoUNTAINEER
mentioned the name of Hon. W. R.
Ellis as a very eligible candidate for
congress, and during the last few
months no name received so many
favorable comments. Mr.. Ellis Is alb
solutely free from the Portland ring,
and an open river has firm and
steadfast friend in him.
The principles of protection apply to
communities as well as to nations, and
the cornerstone of the doctrine is,
keep all the money possible at home.
If this had been followed in The Dalles
during the past few years business
would have been ON a much better
oasis than 1t is now, and not nearly so
many complaints about "hsrd times"
would be heard. In this vicinity as
good fruits are raised as anywhere on
the Pacific coast, and fruit cannery
would be a paying investment. The
city handles more wool direct from
the producer than any point in the
United States, and there is every in
ducement for woolen factory. Be-
sides these there are other natural |
resources which only need develop
ment to be great factors of wealth and
prosperity, and, instead of dong every
conceivable thing to give supremacy to
a faction, if business men would work
in harmony for the establishment of
industries there would
be some inducement to home seekers
to come here. Until this fratricidal
war ceases the town will constantly
decline, and the most desirable acces-
sions to our population will settle else
where. Protection is a grand, good
thing for the country, and we need a
great deal more of it at home.
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