The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-08
sD1ToRL.4J NOTES.

cate that that portion of the country
is still Democratic. Perhaps 1t Will
always remain so. for the ptpple ap-
pear to be firmly attached to tha'
party. If ''solid south" con tlnues,
it will very likely be met by soiiu
north.
Our reighbor across the river IS
for the fall campaign, and
soon Washington will be canvassed oy
Rep uolican, Democratic and Populist
speakers. The state Is Republican,
and the recent session of congress will
increase the majority of the party IN
the coming election.
The dispatches contain description
Of real battle between the Japanese
and Chinese, in which the latter were
completely routed. An incident con-
nected with the battle does not lndl-
cate that bravery is an element OF
Chinese character, and that was the
act of the general and his defeated SOL
diers in throwing away their uniforms
and seeking flight in disguise.
There is a practical lesson of econo'
my taught by the present Democratic
times, and it is one that all should.
heed If incomes are small, expen-
ses should be reduced, and every one
should live within his means. The
old scriptural injunction is very per-
t;nent; "Go to the ant thou sluggard;
consider her ways and be wise"
Secretary Carlisle wrote the original
sugar trust schedule. The Democrats
of the senate and the house very near
ly unanimously voted for it, and the
President makes it a law by a cow
ardly method 1t has the Democratic
brand all over, and the sooner the
bosses jump in and defend it the
better. 1t is their child, born in we'd
lock, and in need of nourlshment.
Don't try to pass it off as an orphan.
The great volume of foreign wool
held in the bonded warehouses OF the
United States on the 9th of August
last, amounting to $780, 32l pounds,
and valued at S7.71O.672, were de-
clared by Secretary Carlisle free Of
tariff duty, and this amount OF for
eign wool is now offered in competi-
tion To wool produced in the United
States, and its purchase money goes to
fereigr countries instead of being dis
tributed here.
If the Albina shops are claimed by
the Union Pacific as the property of
the Oregon Short Line and Utah
Northern, the o. R. Il N. Go. should
have full force of workmen at The
Dalles. This is a very convenient
point for shops, and the exigencies Of
the winter season demands them. The
railroad company will not find this
community sntagonistic to their inter-
ests, and they could not do better than
re- esta blish their works here.
The fall elections in the different
states will be watched with great in
terest by the business public. and upon
the result of these elections will de-
pend, to great extent, the revival of
business activity. 1t is possible that
the Republicans will elect enough
congressman to control the lower house.
And the legislatures of the different
states. will decide the complexion of the
senate after the new senators shall
have been elected. The country will
have good idea, after the state cleo
tlons, what to expect for. the ensuing
two years, and upon this will be based
the business transactions of the
country.
The New Orleans Picayuns is Of the
opinion that the sugar planters of
Louisiana got bad treatment. "a
bounty which they had earned under
a guaranty of congress has been taken
away from them, and the lower house
of congress has just voted not only to
deprive them of what they have hon
estly earned, but to destroy their In
dustry, and reduce them and their de-
pendents to utter poverty" So? Then
the people of Louisiana begin to ap-
preciate their friends, do theyY But
it Is too late. The sugar trust will
get the bounty and not the sugar rails
ers. That is the difference-only
adding four times the amount the SUI
gar raisers received. louisiana took
her eggs to bad market.
We shall soon have a practical
illustration of the "robbing" done by
The Mckinley act. All laborers who
are interested in the solution Of this
question should keep memorandum
Of their expenses with the Wilson bill
in operation. and also of their earnings.
They should then strike balance, and
see, how much remains in their possess
sion. Compare this with the same
calculation of the sur
plus they retained under the protection
regime. This will satisfactorily dem
,ns'rate to the mind Of every one
protection is robbery or |
Rhether tariff is tax upon the COD
umer Republicans are will ing to
tsnd the test, and are fully satisfied
'fter being made very few American
will ever vote again for
party that advocates tariff for reve-
lue only.
Democratic papers have begun apol.
glzing for the acts of their leaders,
nd articles are printed daily attempt
ng to give the mistakes of each. The
'hole subject could be summed up in
few words-the party is entirely
'rong In its opinion of national af-
airs, and rests on an unsafe basis. I'll
wilson is Democratic in his ideas on
be tariff than German, Brice and
I'LL are wrong, and vice versa. the
,wer house of congress during the
Ist session was in favor of free trade,
nd the senate was friendly to quail
ed protection. Both of these legis-
tive bodies cannot be Democratic,
I'D judged by the Ohic,go platform
le lower branch comes nearer the