The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-04-01

the Fenians and his connection with
the raid on Canada in 1867. 1t makes
all the difference to these journals
whether Fenians are the appointees
of a Republican or Democratic ad-
ministration.
IN the British parliament Mr.. Bal
four, by moving votes of censures
against the government, is throwing
every obstacle in the passage of the
home rule bill. But the friends of the
measure are determined,and will stake
their hold of the reins of power upon
its success.
There is speck of war appearing
on the horizon in South Dakota with
the Indian tribes. Whether it is the
result of bad rations or bad whisky, is
difficult to determine. Whichever it
is, a remedy should be applied. These
wards of the government have rights
which should be respected.
The question of the admission of the
appointees of the governors is now be-
fore the senate, and there will be a
majority report in favor of admission
and minority report against. AS
this body has small Democratic ma
jority, l. Is very probable that the Re-
publican senators will not secure seats.
The South American republics ap-
pear to be fated To fail in their efforts
after free institutions, and all attempts
seem to end in bloody revolutions.
Self-government is only possible with
people who possess certain inherent
qualities, and, apparently, these are
lacking in the Latin races.
Saturday nights tragedy in Port
land deprived the city of two appar-
emily good men. and the cause has not
yet been definitely ascertained to have
been either wine or women. Cove
undoubtedly suffered under great
alteration of mind, and his act was
more the result of insanity than of
jealousy.
Mr.. Mcclure, the fish and game
protector, is making himself obnoxious
in some portions of the state by
strict enforcement of the law This
is the better pl,n to adopt, for statute
can only be judged as regards its merits
after it has been i'll operation. Then,
if it is beneficial, 1t can remain; if not,
it should be repealed.
Last Saturdays edition of the Inter
Ocean was a mammoth paper, COM
posed of forty-eight pages and an il
lustrated supplement. This was on
the occasion of the anniversary of its
twenty-frst year of publication, and
shows that on attaining Its majority it
enjoys a stalwart growth. Lieutenant
Fuller locates the metropolis of the
country in Chicago in q. D. 200l. and
our cotemporary is. perhaps, laying
the foundation for that event.
The governors of nearly every state
in the union telegraphed their sym
pathy with home-rule for ireland, and
Hon. w. E. Gladstone received a
message from the citizens of New
York, at a meeting held in that city
yesterday. These kindly sentiments
no doubt cheer the grand old man in
his struggle for Irish independence;
but whether it will have much effect
upon the vote on the measure in par
lament Is yet to be determined.
And now comes the Oregomias as a
defendant in libel suit, in which the
American Historical Publishing Com
pany claim 100000 damages for edi-
torial comments made on book en-
titled "Story of Oregon" 1t is time
that press censor was appointed for
this state, to whom editors should sub
NIT all articles which attempt, for the
benefit of the public, to show up in
their true light certain vampires which
fasten themselves or the pockets Of
The community.