The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-11-04

in this country; in fact, the masses
have little to do in the government
except to vote on election days. and
ususlly they are herded to the polls
like dumb driven cattle.
So far as known at present Prem
degast, the assassin of Mayor Harri-
son, is hopelessly insane, and is not
fanatical crank, whose feelings were
excited beyond control by the agitation
on the silver question. He should
have been in the asylum long ago, and
cannot he classed in the list with
Wilkes Booth or Guitteau.
The Evs,aing Telegram thus answers
a correspondent: "a jubilant goldo-
later drops note to the Telegram to
ask "How do you silverties feel since
you have been licked2" Well, we feel
a good deal like poor Lazarus when he
lay at the rich mans gate and was
licked by dogs. But we are cheered
by the thought that there came time
when Lazarus got the best of tt" But
our esteemed cotemporary realizes the
fact that Lazarus died before he ''got
the best of it," and so must the silver
ties.
Before decreeing that the repeal of
the silver purchase clause of the Sher-
man act has done no good in CONNER
elal transactions silverites should wait
until sufficient time has elapsed for the
effects to be felt. These will begin at
the money centers, and from there
gradually verge into the channels of
trade, and perhaps weeks may elapse
before the influence reaches the differ
ent departments of business. A wiser
criticism of the legislation could be
had next spring, and it Is unfair to
pass judgment now.
Gov. Pennoyer is "himself again" in
his thanksgiving proclamation, and his
recommendation that the people i'm
plore the Deity that he dispose the
president and congress to restore sill
yer as full legal tender is somewhat
unique and characteristic. President
Cleveland has not yet issued his pro
clamation; but i. will undoubtedly be
differently worded from the one that
euanated from Salem, the capital of
Oregon. Pennover is Pennoyer, and
there is none like him on this conti-
nent.
If one were to read the leading ed
itorial in the Telegram yesterday,
without understanding the peculiar
notions entertained by the editor on
the silver question, he would be leo to
believe that plague, pc tileuce, mur-
der and assassination, fire and famine
were devastating the people of
the United States. and all these
were caused by the passage of
the repeal bill by the senate. Cap
tain Moffet should not indulge in
such narrowing feelings, for the ef-
fects are only disastrous upon himself,
and will not have the least influence
upon President Cleveland and the
friends of honest money. in the coun-
try.
The Cleveland administration will
be forced to solve the problem of the
Hawaiian question. If the advice of
the great Wa shington in bis farewell
address is needed, the United States
will not annex any more territory than
she is able to properly govern. Free
institutions are not strengthened 40
extending the boundaries of the coun-
try; but, when the rights of all citl-
zens are guaranteed, and society is
protected against criminals, then gov
ernment attains the ends that all pat
riots desire. In our mongrel popula-
tion we have all races and nationali-
ties, and we should not add to these
the Kanakas of the Sandwich islands.
1t is expected that vote was
reached on the repeal bill in the senate
this afternoon, and there Is every in
dication that it was passed. Re-
publicans have been strong advocates
of this measure, for the party is
q friend TO honest money, and
the Sherman act vas compromise to
save the country from delu ge of sill
yer. The establishment of sound
system in monetary matters may give
q certain stability to business; but be-
fore it will be in the same prosperous
condition 1t was few months ago the
conditions must be the same, and these
will not exist until the Democratic
party demonstrate it TO be fact that
American industries will receive the
same protection under Mr.. Cleveland
that they did under Mr.. Harrison.