The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-06-24

the number of visitors at Chicago.
Would it not be well to say it was the
late spring and high water in the Co
lunn bia.
The harmony among Oregon Demo
Gratis has not been increased by the late
appointments by the president. There
will be no Democratic cyclone in Ore
gon in 1896.
The railroads have begun reducing
rates to the east, and the Union Pa
cltic is the last to enter into the com
petition. If this continues person
will not be forced to spend fortune
to visit the worlds fair.
Uncle San, is so poor he has but
| $93,OOO,OOO in gold and 500 wagon
loads of silver in his treasury, but it
really seems as if he ought to be able
to keep his clerks in something else
than "death traps" while they take
care of the treasure.
President Hill, of the Great North
l
ern, is the great railroad king in the
northwest at present. There was a
time when Henry Willard had flowers
scattered in his pathway; but his sun
has set in this portion of the country.
Will Mr.. Hill share the same fate?
Gold is returning to the United
States from Europe, and this may help
| financial matters somewhat; but com
plete confidence will not be restored to
business and capital until it Is known
whether the Chicago platform on the
tariff viii be followed by the Demo-
cratic party.
Chief Justice Fuller has decided
that the worlds fair should be opened
on Sunday, and it will be in order
for those Boston religious fanatics, who
wanted President Cleveland to call
out the military to enforce Sunday
closing, to try to suppress the q S.
supreme court.
Washington is attracting the atten-
tion of visitors at the worlds fair by
reason of her building and exhibit, and
she will reap the benefit of the money
expended. Oregon has some fine
fruits, but is hardly known on the
grounds. This state would have been
amply reimbursed in the near future If
she had appropriated quarter million
to advertise her resources.
Every bank that has failed so far,
according to the notice posted On the
outside, is able to "pay all depositors
every dollar" and one has even been
so liberal in its statement as to say it
would pay 'every dollar on deposit
with surplus. If this "surpus"
gees to the individual instead of to the
banking institution, the failure was evi-
dently success for all concerned.
Since Duke Veragua's visit to the
United States lineal descendant of
Columbus has been found who is ma.
tive American, and now, if we do not
honor the title more than the man, this
citizen should receive, the greater re-
spect. The free institutions of this
country do not countenance any title
of nobility; but live duke or prince
will always find wor hippers in the
United States.
The Republicans of Ohio have ap-
pointed their campaign committe and
are preparing for an aggressive can
vas. The Democrats are still look
ing for the man who is willing to enter
the lists against Mckinley. The Ohio
Democrats had more courage year
ago than they have now. But then
any man is naturally difident about
offering dimself as a sacrifice when he
thinks of the drupbing he is sure to re-
ceive.
Senator Dan voorhees, in speech
in the senate in 1854 is on record as
saying: "Let each eye which now be-
holds the sun take its last look at
scenes of plenty and prosperity. Our
fall from bounding wealth and un-
limited resources to pinch and shrunken
poverty and covering bankruptcy is as
certain under our present policy as the
fall of Lucifer, the morning star. from
heaven" Dan Is still among the
Democratic prophets.
Senator Stanford, one of the wealth.
lest men of California, and one of its
greatest benefactors, is dead. He
passed quietly to rest at his home. at
Palo Alto, at l:20 this morning in the
seventeen year of his age. As citi-
zen his only aim was the public good,
and as millionaire his wealth was
used to bless his fellow man. His
memory will be cherished always by
his benefciarles, and the institution he
founded will perpetuate his name ard
generosity to coming generations.
When Ben Holladay ran his pony
express across the PLAINS, before the
era of railroads, he made very rapid
time beween Council Bluffs and Sac
ram ento, and the thousand mile race
of the cowboys will be nothing in
comparison. Mark Twain credits him
with making the trip in forty. hours,
but some allowance must be made for
wild range of imagination with
wits. At. any rate, Mr.. Holladay
did good service for the isolated
people of the Pacific slope; but he
kept relay of ponies at every station,
while tbe cowboy rides the same horse.
Ben Holladay's pony express has gone
down in history, and so will the cow
boys race to Chicago.