The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-04-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The courts have come to the assist
ance of the Great Northern, and an
Injunction has been issued against the
strikers. The men must keep within
the law, not destroy property, and they
will be protected.
The bounty paid on sugar the pres
ent fiscal year Is $40, 900, all but
half million goes to Louisiana. No
wonder that southern state sees free
trade with lorg telescope. Louisiana
sugar has no wool in it.
The farmers in the Willamette val
ley, on account of the low price of
wheat, will plant more hops this year.
This is wise movement, and if the
Eastern Oregon agriculturists would
diversity their crops farming would be
much. more profitable.
Mr.. A. A. Jayne, the Republican
nominee for prosecuting attorney, is
well known lawyer of Arlington, and
is in every way qualified for the posi-
tion. He will very likely receive the
full party vote in June and be the dis
trict attorney after July.
In the death of Gen Henry slocum
in New York yesterday morning, an
other noted actor in the civil war has
passed to the silent majority. He took
an important part in many of the
great battles of the war, and has been
q member of congress at two different
sessions since the close of the rebellion.
The legislative ticket, in this and
Sherman counties, should receive the
united support of all Republican dur
ing the coming canvass. A successor
to Senator Dolph will be elected by
the next legislature, and as it is ad-
visable that that gentleman should be
his own successor, it is very important
that Republicans should have major
in that body.
The strike on the Great Northern is
spreading, and today it extends oyer
several thousand mile. This will do
great damage to the business interests
of the cou try, and entail great suffer
ing to those engaged in it. But the
men who we're employed by the COM
pany had as much right to refuse to
work under the schedule of reduced
prices, as the directors had to make
the reduction.
The last heard from Coxey's army
they were marching through ten inches
OF snow in the mountains of Pennsyl-
vania, en- route to Washington. This
is unquestionably the hardest work
the members of the battalion have
done for years, and, after toiling over
wintry roads in April they are follow
ing the scriptural injunction of "earn-
ing their bread by the sweat of their
brows."
Four millious OF gold bas been
shipped during the week, and this
amount, except $3.50, 600. has been ex.
ported from New York. 1t is very
evident that the balance of trade is
against US during the present Demo
cratic administration; but wnen Re
puhlicans were In charge of national
affairs, the balance was in our favor,
and gold flowed in instead of out of |
New York.
Some of our Democratic exchanges
are advocating the adoption of the in
itiative and referendum in their state
platform. This will he one step to
wards fusion with the Populists, which |
would give Democracy better show
of success than if they go before the
people only on their own merits or de-
merits. The publicans are numer.
GUS enough in Oregon to elect their
in June whether they meet
their opponents separately or com
bined.
And now comes strike on the
Great Northern, which was inaugurated
yesterday at noon. If it continues
great damage will result to the CON-
pany, and the business points to which
it is the means of transportation.
have the right to regulate
the wages of their employees, and, on
the other hand, laborers have the right
to refuse to work if they deem the
pay insufficient. Two wrongs never
make right; but two rights, coming
IN collision. frequently produce great
injustice and wrong
The debate on the tariff bill in the
'enate brings its provisions out in
heir true light. 1t cannot be sup
,orted as a free-trade measure, and