The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-10-08

record in the past, may be expected to
give tho usual majority for the Re-
publican ticket in November. There
are industries which need protection
in The northwest, aid citizens will not
sacrifice their best interests to the
wild cry Of free trade.
| Mr.. Cleveland has written another
long letter to contradict certain
charges made against him, and in this
line be appears to be kept busy.
Whether these letters completely an
swer the complaints against him is
yet to be ascertained, and more ju-
dicious conclusion can be arrived at
after the November election.
| The Populists are the unknown
factor in this campaign, and Demo-
Gratis by coalition are attempting to
secure their aid to throw the election
into the house. By this means they
hope to elect Cleveland and defeat
Harrison. But this hope has no
very solid foundation, and will be
come very weak before election.
Henry Watterson, the uncomprom-
isiug editor of the intensely Demo-
cratic Louisville Courier Journal, says:
"Tell those protection Democrats If
you can find them-that their room is
better than their company. They are
not Democrats at all. They are Re
publicans; and, if they be honest men,
they will vote for Harrison. We
don't want them"
Senator Dolph, who has been a
member OF the Oregon delegation In
Washington City for the past ten
years, has done good work for Eastern
Oreson, and the forfeiture of the Port
land-Wallula land grant and the plan
for the settlement of the title to wagon
road lands is incontrovertible evidence
of his earnest and honest efforts for
the interests of his constituents.
Governor Pennoyer has electrified
the Populists by rousing speech at
Roseburg Saturday night. He was
once the idol of Democracy In this
state; but it is fearful that he has
committed the objectionable sin, and
will never be forgiven. The Peoples
party can take care of the governor
hereafter, and he will make very ELI
gible candidate for president or vice.
president during the next campaign.
This is the way Democratic organ
puts it, which is evidence of great
prejudice: "Governor Pennoyer in his
speech last Saturday gives scathing
review to the special class legislation of
the past quarter of century, and his
excellency told nothing but the truth.
When, no vever, he seems 10 lay most
of the responsibility at the door of the
Democratic party, his vindictiveness,
because of personal disappointment,
becomes apparent, and this fact alone
will cause the speech to lose m uch of
its influence"
The speech of Senator Dolph, de-
llvered in Portland Saturday night,
was very able effort, and was good
opening of the presidential campaign
in this state. All the issues now be-
fore the American people were DIS
cussed intelligently, and no one can
read his remarks without being con-
vinced that the Republican party oc-
cupies the only safe ground. 1t may
be expected that Mr.. Dolph will make
several speeches in the state, and our
citizens will be privileged to hear him
next Thursday evening
Democrats are attempting by every
possible means to make political capi-
tai, and every convert to the doctrine
of free-trade is applauded to the skies;
but the names of 7. V. Powderly,
grand master workman of the Knights
of Labor, and George Ticknor Curtis,
the jurlst and author of several text
books on law-both of whom were
Democrats are never mentioned.
These men have become so completely
disgusted with the unsafe policy of the
party regarding economic affairs that
they have boldly declared themselves
in favor of the Republican candidate
for president.
A Glasgow paper publishes the sta
tistics of immigration from that port
for 1892, and these show that 43
started for Australia, 1858 for Can
ada, and 20,037 for the United States.
The free-traders or 'tariff reformer s.
should explain why it Is that ten times
as many British subjects leave Brit
ish port for the foreign land of the
United States as sail for the British |
provinces. In view of the antagonism |
to protection in this country, now is
an excellent opportunity to show where
they would be under the protection of |
their own British flag.
The Ashland Tsdings, truthfully
says: "If Commissioner Peck made
false returns of the effect of the Nc
Kinley law in New York, it should be
easy to prove their falseness. Inquiry
made of few of the industries named
in his schedules would show Peck's re-
port to be true or false If he were
proved false in parts it would be rea-
son to believe his whole report lie.
But too many others have made SINH
ar reports. A senate committee of
Investigation unanimously made
similar report. Peck's report is true
Is whole and true In detail. His re-
port cannot be discredited by charge
hat he burned the records"