The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-05-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

We are fearful that the effort to
incorporate into the River and Harbor
bill an appropriation for the boat
railway east of this city, will kill all
congressional aid for the Columbia
river this session. There is necessi-
ty for the boat railway, and the pee
pie would be grati6ed to receive the
amount necessary at one time; but the
temper of a'Democratic congress in q
presidential year is very factious, and
must be treated with great care and
caution.
The TIMES -MoUNTA1NEER has never
wavered in its support of an open
river and any measures tending in that
direction. For many years it has ad-
vocated opposition boats on the middle
river. This year it has seen its hopes
realized in the success which has at
tended the latter enterprise, and the
signs of the times indicate that in few
years the wealth of the Inland Empire,
without breaking bulk, will reach tide
water, by way Of the Columbia river
Portage roads are simply temporary
expedients and should be constructed
by the state; but the producers have
right to expect from the government
such substantial aid that the waters of
the great river of the west may flow
unvexed to theesea.
That the manufacture of tin-plate
can be carried on successfully is be-
yond doubt, and, however much
opposition it may receive from Demo
cratic free-traders, it will be the means
of giving employment to thousands of
wage-earners and increasing the wealth
of the nation. 1t has already had its
effect on the factories in Great Britain,
and the following from the Cardiff
(Wales) Nesos, of April 10th, shows
that the skilled Welsh operatives are
focking to this country: .It is stated
that the emigration of tin-platers from
Morrison to the United States con-
tinues, and that thirty left last week,
and more are due to leave this week.
And yet the people doubt whether the
Americans know the way to make tin
platesp
The anarchist upheaval in Europe
shakes the foundation of the most
firmly established thrones, and attracts
the attention of monarchs to the
causes Of discomfort among the labor
ing poor. Kings u,ust understand
that the instinct of life is strong even
in starving .peasantry, and the most
insignificant insect will attempt 20
prolong existence by every possible
means. Anarchy is terrible to con-
template, and the bonb-thrower should
not be tolerated; but it must be recol-'
slected that for ages the common
classes have received little considera-
tion, and have been oppressed in every
conceivable manner, until, rendered
desperate they forget God and'human-
lty. The anarchist merits punish
ment; but governments should be so
remodeled that the gospel of hate
should have few followers.
The centennial celebration of the
discovery of the Columbia river by
Capt. Robert Gray will begin at As
toria tomorrow, and for three days
the city by the sounding sea will enjoy
gala occasion. In the harbor are
the Charleston and Baltimore, and
these warshlps will take part in the
ceremonies. If the river were open
from Kettle Falls, fleet of craft from
the headwaters of this great artery of
commerce could take part in the cele-
bration, and these would show to the
admiring thousands what Capt. Gray
gave to the wealth of the American
nation by discovering this great ave.
nue. of trade. Perhaps, at the next
centennial, our Columbia may not be
locked, by the railroad monopoly,to to the
commerce of the people, and it may
be the means of communication with
seaboard of an empire in extent, in
wealth and population.