The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-02-25

the Fugitive slave law and Dred Scott
decision to the Chicago convention of
1892, which declared tariff laws un-
constitutional.
General Beauregard died in New
Orleans Monday night after an illness
of two weeks. He vas graduated
from West Point, served during the
Mexican war, and was a general In
the Confederate army. He had a
bright record as soldier, but this was
blackened by the fact that he used the
knowledge gained at government in
stitution to fgh. against the flag of
his country.
The next innovation is the pneumatic
delivery of mails at the rate of mile
minute. 1t will be harvest for
plumbers when every city in the United
States Is undermined by these tubes,
and it will also be a great convenience
to editors when they can simply turn
on the air and receive their remittances
by lightning-rate rapidity. The world
moves, and progress always leads in
the lines of intelligence and honesty.
The present anniversary of the birth
of the great Washington finds the re-
public prosperous financially and with
a population of 65,000,000, and pros
poets of being augmented by about
10000 Kanakas. Undoubtedly the
great American, whose memory is re-
spected in all lands, would feel proud
of his country could he behold it to-
day; but whether he would feel salts
fed with the manner in which the
legacy of free institutions has been
managed by the recipients Is prob
lem not easy Of solution
The limit of the Washington legisla
ture expires on the 10Th of March,
and the mem bers seem no nearer uni
fed in the choice of United States
senator than the first day of the ses-
sion. 1t may adjourn without max
ing choice, and in this emergency the
state will have but one member of
the upper house of congress, and prece
dents are against the governor making
an appointment. 1t would have been
much better for the senator to have
been elected by the people, than to
have had this exhioiulon of circumlocu-
tion at Olympia.
Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet is complete,
and are representative Democrats With
the exception of Judge Gresham. The
Harrison administration has placed in
ternational affairs in such shape that
no very complex problems will be pre-
sented for solution. Of course, bet
ter criticism can be made in 1896 of
the national policy that have been
adopted, than is possible to he outlined
in 1898 Of the one to be inaugurated,
The president will undoubtedly advise
conservative measures, but whether he
can keep the senate and house from
going wild on free trade and in the
matter of the currency remains to be
seen.
Annexation of Hawaii seems to be
very popular, and to the American
population of the United States will
probably soon be added the mongrels
of the Sandwich Islands 1t is an
easy matter to take these uuder the
protecting care of the republic; but
after they have been absorbed the next
problem will he to govern them. As
it is. the country is too large to be
well governed, and after the Kanakas
are added the problem will become
more complex. But there will be
more territory for land boomers, and
more opportunities for spectators.
This sati6es the average Anglo-Ameri-
can, and 1t appears that things shape
themselves to suit his desires.