The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-09

Yesterday he stated in open court
that, after careful consideration of
the matter, he had arrived at the con-
clusion that conviction could be had
on the testimony of an accomplice,
without any further testimony. This
will settle the cases before the U.
S. district court, and the parties now
being tried on the testimony of Blum
will undoubtedly be found guilty as
charged.
Economy should be the watchword
OF the hour, and this should be followed
in national, county and munlolpal af
fairs. During these times of financial
depression taxes co bear the ordinary
expenses of government are sufficiently
burdensome, without the burden being
increased by outlays for unnecessary
improvements. In few years money
may be easier and business better, and
then will be an appropriate time for
liberal expenditures; but at present
too careful guard cannot be had over
outlays which may increase the burden
of taxpayers.
The Wilson tariff bill is not sweep
ing enough to please some Democrats,
and they claim it does not carry out
the provisions in the Chicago platform.
If it abolished all duties on Imports,
and opened our gates to all raw mate
rails and manufactured articles free
traders, we presume, would be salts
fed. But the dose must be made mild
at first, and increased in severity as
the system becomes accustomed to the
medicine. If the Democrats are placed
in power in 1896, the country may ex-
pect strides forward in the direction of
free trade that will put British
economists to the blush.
President Cleveland sugge SITS that
the deficiency caused by the reduction
of duties in the Wilson bill be made
up by an income tax, which he thinks
would be the most available method.
this kind of tax was levied: but it
was never viewed very favorably by
our citizens. The most indirect way
in which revenue can be raised is al
ways the better and the most popular,
and for this reason the duty on i'm
ports is the least burdensome of any
on the wage Garner. 1t is better to
make Australian and Argentine wool
help pay the expenses of govern
ment, then to levy tribute on earn
ings.
Senator Dolph's arraignment of the
president yesterday on the floors of
congree, was just criticism of Mr.
Cleveland's action in regard to the
Sandwich islands. Very many Amer
leans who do not believe in annexation
and consider the actions Of ex Minis
ter Stevens censurable will not en-
dorse the policy pursued by the exec
tive. Congress had the right to un-
derstand his views regarding this sub
ject before Willis was sent to Homo
lulu to carry them out. The de .tacto
government was in existence, and no
power could interfere with it without
violating international law. In his
attempt in this line the president has
undoubtedly made bad blunder, and
it seems that Mr.. Willis is not willing
to subvert the existing provisional
government.
The president and the Democratic
press are urging upon congress the i'm
portance of immediate action on the
tariff bill. They say the people de-
manded this change at the last presi-
Dental election, and it is right that
congress should accede to their wishes.
All things considered it would be more
satisfactory to wage earners and en-
ployers to know what economic policy
will be pursued by the present admin
istration, and the sooner thsy know it
the quicker they can make calculations
to adapt themselves to the altered cir
cums.ances under which American In
dustries must live or die in the future.
If free trade is to be the policy of the
country the quicker it is inaugurated
the better, and if protection is still to
be maintained producers and manu-
facturers should be made aware of the
fact so that industrial life may be