The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-04-29

surprise the world with her wealth of
grain next fall something unprece-
dented must happen in the next few
months.
The depletion Of the public treasury
must be charged TO the recklessness Of
a Democratic congress, and was not
legacy from the Republican admInis-
tration. Dating back since 1860 the
Republican party has given the
country the best and safest financial
policy it ever enjoyed.
The upper crust of the $l00,O00,00O
gold reserve has been removed, and
Wall street fnanciers are anxiously
awaiting the result of this drain on
the treasury. If necessity demands it
bonds can be issued which will call in
gold from foreign countries, and thus
crisis he averted The United States
is not bankrupt, and ia able to meet
all its obligations.
President Cleveland has signifed his
intention of calling a special session
of congress some time in September,
aud it may be expected that an at
tempt will be made to carry out the
provisions of the Chicago platform.
This will cause depression in the wool
market the coming session; but Re
publicans are willing that the test of
experience should be applied to the
doctrine of free trade.
A woolen mill in this city means the
Inauguration of an enterprise that will
employ large number of consumers,
and will tend to the proper develop
ment of our resources. The facilities
possessed by The Dalles for manufac-
turing industries are unsurpassed by
any point in the northwest, and it is
time that attention should he given to
them With factories the city will in
crease in wealth and population, and
without them she will continue to Ian
guish and eventually die.
The Trans Mississippi congress or
ganlzed yesterday by the election of
Hon. W. J. Mcdonnell, governor of
Idaho, president, and full list of
vice-presidents, secretaries and assist
ants. If this convention of represen-
tative men of the west will unity SEN
timent in favor of western interests,
and act together in impelling congress
sional action in that direction, it will
have accomplished an object greatly
desired; but if the time is wasted in
wordy debates without conclusions
being reached it will not amount to as
much as social banquet or junketing
party.
The home rule bill for Ireland has
passed its second reading, and is almost
certain to be successful on the final
vote, as the government has safe
majority of nearly forty When ire
land has separate parliament it will
not be long before the same privilege
will be demanded by Scotland and
Wales, and confederated empire will
be the result. Monarchy is alive in
Great Britain only in name and the
house of lords is fast tottering to ruin,
and there will be but a small step from
confederated empire to confedera-
tion of states, under the British con-
stitution.
The Duke of Devonshire, at din
ner of 200 Ulster loyalists at St.
James hall in London last evening,
called Gladstone coward and said he
had acted perfdious to the best inter
ests of the empire. George Washing
ton was called rebel; but history
places him among the great men of the
world. The grand old man can peace
fully bear the taunts of his enemies,
for they are simply showing their teeth
at their ignominous defeat, and the
future historian will put his name
among the honored few who loved
their fellow men, and were willing to
suffer obloeuy to better their condi-
ton. :
The report of Major Handbury to
the war department does not speak
favorably of the progress of the work
at the Cascade Locks under the con-
tract system. We hope he is mistaken.
although the same complaint is made
by residents at the Locks, and perhaps
there Is some reason for this criticism.
If this is true something should be
done Immediately to expedite the work,
as the Inland Empire is interested in
having the river clear of Instructions
at this point at the earliest possible
date. An open river to the sea-is de-
sired by the people, and the-lock> and
canal at this place is considered the
initial point for farther internal i'm
provements.
1t may be true that the contem-
plated visit to Chicago is causing very
many to economize in order to have
the necessary funds at command, and
this creates tightness in money mat
ters at present; but the visit of the
thousands of foreigners to the country
this year will have the effect to make |
them acquainted with our resources,
and they will undoubtedly invest in
enterprises which promise better
than old world projects
If the country suffers little depres-
sion because of the drain in the direc
ton of Chicago it will be immeasura-
bly, benefited in short time by the
investment of foreign capital in our
and the amount of money
these men will leave here during their
rislt.
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