The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-05-13

VIII oe fOrced TO undergo lnnumeraole
hardshlps. With Siberia and the re
ligious persecution of Jews the modern
history of Russia is as barbarous as
that of other European countries dur
ing the middle ages. Granted full
privileges of citizenship in England
and America this Semitic race has
been driven from the domlnions of the
Gar with cruelty that would put to
the blush the savage tribes of Africa
or America.
1t seems that Hon. Dan Murphy,
chairman of the Democratic central
committee of Oregon, is displaying his
influence with the present administra-
tion, and the plums are beginning to
drop in the direction of Oregon. Be
sides several fourth class postmasteTs
he secured yesterday the appointment
of Mr.. Edward g. Russell as appraiser
of the port of Portland. This is the
first really fat opium" that has fallen
into the lap of an Oresoniep, and more
will follow. Our advice may lot be
needed, but the following Is ei>en
gratuitously to office seekers: make
your peace with Dan Murphy and
keep away from Washington City"
In Its issue of yesterday the TsIe-
gram quoted portion of the TINES
MoUNTAINEER's editorial on changing
the state capital, and credited it to
the Datles Chronicle. If this was
done inadvertently, it is excusable;
but If intentional, it was a despicable
theft, unworthy the fairness and dig.
nifty of journalism. We are inclined
to consider it the latter, because of the
contemplate manner the Telegram has
followed lately of taking items from
this paper, and giving credit to
"Dalles paper" We admire fairness
and honesty in all professions, and
despise shysters in law or literature
with the utmost contempt.
Hon. j. H. Blount, who was sent
by President Cleveland as commits
sioner to the Sand wich Islands, has
been appointed resident minister at the
Hawaiian kingdom. He was unknown
to fame until the president sent him
on this mission, and the principal act
since that has given him unenviable
notoriety was hauling down the Amer
ican flag that hal foated triumphantly
over the government buildings at
Honolulu. He may be the proper
person to represent the government of
the United States in these islands;
but he should learn the lesson of pa
triotism that will not permit the stars
and stripes to be lowered after it has
once been raised to proud hight
The Telegram says: "The Repub-
lican policy of extravaganza may alone
preuent Democratic reform" We have
always entertained the idea that the
lower house of congress, IN which all
bills for revenue originated, has been
Democratic for a number of years past,
and it is not possible that we are mis-
taken. Furthermore, we have consid
cred that good rule of economy was
to prevent extravaganza by retrench-
ment or reform, and the usual result
of the former was to make imperative
the latter. Try'it again, brother; but
don't say that the Republican extrav-
agance of Democratic congress will
prevemt reform. Take something
easier, and recollect when you publish
anything regarding the last congress
that it was largely Democratic.
The constitution of Germany must
be far different from that desired by
free people if the monarch can inaugu-
rate the programme he mapped out to
his military officers. If the reichstag
can be dissolved as often as it fails to
do his bidding, Germany is no farther
advanced in the science of government
than Russia, and the Star Chamber of
England in the seventeeth century is
surpassed in arbitrary measures by the
one man power IN Berlin in the nine
teenth. The voters of the empire are
educated and intelligent, and democ-
racy will make giant effort to assert
itself in the coming election; but little
hope of success can be entertained
when one word from the emperor will
completely block all progressive legis-
lation.