The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-10-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.


their convention in Portland, and the
| lawyers are now in session. These fol
low In proper order; but doctors should
have met first, so as to furnish work
for undertakers and lawyers.
The British have little trouble
with a tribe of natives in South Africa.
1t will be Zulu campaign, and more
colonies will be added to the British
crown. Conquer and colonize are the
two leading ideas of modern British
craftsmanship.
The Eoe'aieg Telegram classes the
Louisville Cowrier-Jouwaal as one of
the subsidized gold bug organs If
Watterson ever sees this he will very
likely g,ve.the little Telegram a severer
rebuke than George D. Prentice did
the great Oregoniaa number of years
ago.
The advocates of single standard
do not wish to drive silver out of cir
culation; but they desire every dollar
to be worth 100 cents, and to receive
that value for it in anything purchased.
If the dollar is only worth 60 cents
that amount of goods will only be re.
ceived in exchange, and the consumers
and wage earners will be the losers.
The Historian says: "Salem has
railroad connections and Astoria has
none. What, then, will be the relative
positions of Oregon's capital and Ore
gon's seaport when to the latter's pres
ent prosperity is added the advantages
of railroads. The future of Astoria
Is very bright, and she is destined to
be the second city in the northwest.
Uncle Sam will want money and
this congress of tariff smashers has
got to provide it. This is where the
pinch comes in. The men who voted
for "a change" will, like the other fell
lows, have to 60 down into their pock-
cts, while all England and Germany
and France and Canada smile a broad
grin of satisfaction. They have good
reason to be satisfied. "The poor of
Europe" is what touches the Demo-
cratic heart in a tender place.
The Geary law, as amended at the
present session, grants further time for
Chinese to register, and this is simply
justice to those who did not comply
with the provisions of the former bill
ON the advice of their minister at
Washington, before its constitutional
ity was decided by the q. s. supreme
court. If the executive of the nation
had not suspended its operation there
would have been no necessity to extend |
the time.
The Democrats, in the senate, it is
reported, have agreed upon compro-
mise, and the silver purchase clause of |
the Sherman act, with no notifications
will be repealed. This report has been
before, and we hope is not cor
rect; for if the majority can be forced
to acceed to the will of the minority,
free institutions are a farce. There
should be no compromise offered or ac-
cepted, but the cloture rule should be
enforced, and vote had Immediately
on the Sherman act. Nothing less
than this will satisfy the country.
Whatever may be done or left un-
done during the present session of coz
sress is directly chargeable to the
Democratic party, and will be laid to
heir account at all succeeding cleo
ions During this fall the verdict Of
he people at the ballot-box will be
lad in several states, and what this
will be can easily be conjectured. 1t is
lot theory but condition that con-
ronts the public in the general dis
ress that is widespread over the coun-
ry, and the tariff is as much an issue
low as it was last year during the
residential campaign.
There is a general demand for a con-
titutional amendment whereby U. s. !,
enators shall be chosen by popular l
ote of the people. The present ses-
ion of the senate under such disgust J
ag circumstances has stimulated this !
emand, and papers everywhere are I