The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-02

where. There is an era of develop
ment for the Pacific coast which is
just dawning, and which will make
many agreeable changes in the next
few years. The worlds fair at Chi
cago has impelled this forward, and
the midwinter one at San Francisco
will also tend to quicken development
OF the varied rich resources of the
western slope of the continent.
A thankful spirit is to be COM
mended in a nation as we'll as in an
individual; but there are times when
prayer and fasting, significant of peni-
tance, are more becoming. and per
haps this year of grace 1893 is one Of
them. Business depression, want and
poverty and the prevalence of weather
destructive of the products of the soil
have been experienced. Under these
existing conditions tomorrow should
be day in which earnest supplications
should be made to bene6cent Deity
to save the American nation from i'm
pending and any future misfortunes.
Candidates for the different offices
in this state are looming up quite
prominently In different portions of
the state, and the only difficulty to be
apprehended is that there will not be
enough offices to go around. 1t is to
be regretted that the legislature will
not meet before the day of election, SO
that more positions might be created
and the ambition of all aspirants sat
isfed. Of course, it is we'll under
stood that in the next election the
Democrats will simply nominate can
didate while the Republicans will seat
whom they please into the different
offices. The Democrats will no doubt
as usual hold conventions, and place a
ticket in the field; but their fun will
end with this, for their votes will not
count any more than drop in the
bucket.
The New York sam prints an arti-
Gle on "Impending Economic, Indus
trial and Social Changes" in which it
makes the prediction that the farmer
will soon be on top and have things all
his own way, because the area o. ground
suitable for cultivation has nearly all
been absorbed and the effects of
monopoly of the land must necessarily
make itself felt. This may cause the
worthy agriculturist to congratulate
himself until he reflects upon the fact
that the prices of products of the farm
have steadily decreased of late years,
although the production of wheat has
remained nearly stationary, while the
consuming population has increased
greatly. If in the face of such con-
ditions prices can be manipulated so
that the farmer cannot pursue his avo-
cation protitably the probabilities are
very strong that he will not be al
lowed to grow rich too rapidly, even
when all the free land is absorbed.
The tariff bill drasted by the ways
and means committee appears to please
the English press, andi this is one oh
ject it has accomplished. British
statesmen, ever since the adoption of
free trade by that country, have Ia
bored hard to bring the commercial
nations of the world to their manner
of thinking on this subject. The Cob
den club has scattered thousands of
pamphlets broadcast over the world to
accomplish this object, and has been
very particular to have this country
we'll supplied during every presiden-
tial campaign. Its labors have been
fruitless until last year, when the
Democratic party on q free-trade
platform was successful, and now the
draft of the bill to be presented to the
nett congress meets it's unqualified
approval If the United States can
he added to the list of free-trade ma
tlons the Golden club will be joyful,
and it will turn its attention to other
fruitful fields of conquest.