The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-09-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The advocates or silver In the SEN
ate are still "holding the fort" III favor
of free coinage and the Chicago plat
form.
The Dallas Neacs calls Senator Mills
"the lion of the tribe of Judah" and
calls upon him "to rebuke Governor
Hogg" and all his tribe of Texas DEM
ocrats who favor free silver.
The members of congress talk while
the people starve. The president did
not call the special session to afford an
opportunity for the display of elo-
quence, but for legislative action.
Perhaps there is less truth than
subtle irony in the report of a suicide
in Boston paper, as follows: at is
quite certain that he was unmarried,
and there is absolutely no, apparent
motive for the self-destruction."
A Democratic exchange apologises
for the large number Of wage-earners
being thrown out of employment this
summer on the ground that factories
generally shut down during this sea-
son. But last year under Repu ublican
administration they ran full time.
War, with all its horrors, is raging
in Brazil. The chief city, Rio Ja-
neiro, was bombarded yesterday. and
it may be expected that blood flowed
freely. These Spanish Americans
must fight, whether enjoying free in
stitutions or suffering under the des-
positism of monarchies.
The Cleveland Democrats and those
who support the Chicago platform and
its notions on the tariff and the mon
etary question are not in the least har
monieus. Their wranglings create
considerable amusement to Republi-
cans, who are delighted to see this fac
tionsl war in the ranks of the enemy.
May it continue until November,
1896.
The Grand Army veterans we're
taking pretty good care of themselves
when Hoke Smith was making mud
pies In back yard In Georgia. The
veteran still knows how to look out
for himself, as Hoke and his party will
find out. He is old and feeble it is
true, but he has lot of stslwart boys,
who will one of these days show the
blood in their veins.
A portage railway to overcome the
distractions to navigations between
this city and Cello, is not what the
people expects from the government.
This will afford only temporary relief,
and require the samehandling of grain
as now. The river should be open
from its highest navigable waters to
the ocean, and this cannot be accom-
plished by any such temporary means
rs portage railroad.
The state fair, now being held at
Salem, is not as generally patronized
as usually. 1t cannot be expected,
when there is such financial distress
as is now being suffered all over the
that there will be the same
attention paid to public exhibitions,
even of livestock and farm products,
as formerly. Business depression is
general, aud this will cause men to
ID every regard.
Hon. Hamilton Fish, who was sec
retary of state under President Grants
died at his residence
in Garrison, N. Y, on the 7th. He
was So years old, and had not been
actively engaged in politics for several
years During the time he was at the
head of President Grants cabinet he
displayed rare qualities of statesman
ship, and his name will always remain
among the honored ones of the nation.
4 The Breckinridge-Pollard sensation |
affords Q nice morsel of scandal for