The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-10-07
REPUBLICANS NIGHT.
The Court House the Scene Of Eloquent
Addresses.
sINNoTT AND EDDY INTRODUCED,
Who Spoke Eloquently and Well Upon
Leading Issues.
sINNoTr AND EDDY INTRODUCED,
Who Spoke Eloquently and Well Upon
Leading Issues.
SEN. DoLpH ApDEEssEs THE HOUSE
Speech Relating to the Open
ing of the Columbia.

I Hon. ]. n. Dolph arrived in the city
yesterday, and was met at the court
house last evening by large audience
among whom was quite a num-
Der of ladies'. The brass band lead
the procession and after the meeting
was called to order by Mr.. Huntington,
the young men taking considerable part
in the exercises, Mr.. N. ]. Sinnott was
introduced and made his first political
speech. It was a very creditable effort, of
which our young friend has just cause for
congratulations. Col. J. B. Eddy was
next called, and made stirring speech.
Senator Dolph treated upon general
topics, and was listened to attentiyely
for over an hour, upon one topic, in
which this community is mostinterested,
Mr.. Dolph said:
The resolution of the platform of the
democratic party concerning river and
harbor Improvements is to say the least,
very peculiar one. The Mississippi
river is deemed worthy of special men
tion and is the only one so mentioned.
The other navigable waters referred to
are under the head of other great water
ways of the country. It is in effect a
declaration against a general system of
waterway improvements and a general
river and harbor bill. Under the word
ing OF this resolution all the improve
ments along our coast would be ex-
tcluded, and if we may judge from the
action of the present democratic house,
the Columbia river is not in the estima-
tion of the party one of the great water
ways of the country.
The increases secured by me in TIE
senate committee on commerce for the.
mouth of the Columbia river and the
lower Columbia and Willamette, as well
as for Siuslaw and Yaquina, were bit
terly fought by the house conferees, and
after prolonged and bitter contest the
provision placed by the republican sem
ate in the river and harbor bill of last
session for opening the Columbia at the
dalles rapids was defeated.
The resolution of the. Chicago conven-
tion should be read in the light of the
pocket veto of President Cleveland of
river and harbor bill of 1887, by which
the appropriations for the Oregon. works
were defeated and the works delayed.
There is not a state in the union,
thanks to republican administrations,
that has received greater consideration
from congress or larger. appropriations
for rivers and harbors during my SER
vice in the senate than Oregon. Our
people complain at the progress being
made with the work upon Oregon i'm
provements; but if they would examine
a river and harbor appropriation bill
they would find that there are usually
400 or more appropriated for, many of
them quite as important as ours and
many of which have been longer
under way. The Oregon improve
ments which have been so far undes-
taken are, as compared with similar i'm
proyements elsewhere, in a most crafty
ing condition. The improvement at
Coos Bay has already begun to show
beneficial results, and the liberal appro-
priation just made for it viii enable the
work to be prosecuted with new vigor.
and Tillamook Bay has been provided
for. One comparatively small appropria-
ton will complete the existing project
for the Improvement of Yaquina Bay.
The work at the mouth of the Columbia
river will be substantially completed
with the present appropriation, and if
any further appropriation is required it
will be insignificant. This improvement,
for which secured the first appropria-
tion after entered the Senate, has cost
less than one-half the estimate and
has already proved a success. A safe
entrance and harbor of refuge has been
secured, with nearly 80 feet of water at
low tide. Thanks to the liberality and
enterprise of the people of Portland, who
are expending $4,000 to secure 25 feet
of water from Portland to the sea, one
more ordinary appropriation will proba-