The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-03-31

lnaugurate machine rule or oossism in
the party ranks. Oregon will give
the largest Republican majority in
June sho has ever given if no resort is
had to these disreputable methods;
but if the warning is not needed
and the management of affairs
is entrusted to political tricksters
and schemlng politicians wha'
would have been glorious victory
will be sorry defeat Purity In poi
itics Is desirable at all times, and 1t
means an overwhelming defeat for our
enemies this year.
The "faIth cure" may be very eff
fectual In some Of the ills to which
flesh is heir, but it will never work as
a remedy for financial stringency and
business depression. If man has
nothing to eat you cannot make him
believe that he is not hungry, and
when his family are starving at home
it is useless to attempt to persuade
him that it is mistake-that there is
an abundance of everything at his
house. The Democratic press have,
for months past, been trying this
"faith cure" on the deplorable condi-
tion of the country; but their efforts
are fruitless The times continue dis
tressingly bad and men are out of
work aud families are starving, not
withstanding the assertions in our
Democratic exchanges that prosperity
is dawning upon the country. Faith
will not feed man or clothe his wife
and children.
President Cleveland appears to un-
derstand the importance of his posi-
ton as executive of the nation, and
the frmness he exhibited not to accede
to the opportunities of Democrats to
sign the seignorage bill is very com
mendable. He is president of the
people, and not of any political por-
tion of them. As he expressed him
self he shall consider the welfare of
the entire country and not of any par
ticular class or portion. If he evinces
the same consideration for the we'll
being of the nation the Wilson bill
need not hang as shadow over Amer.
lean industries; but he Is in harmony
with his party on the tariff, if he is at
variance with some of the leaders on
the silver question. His veto of the
Bland bill may be expected, and this
may arouse sufficient antagonism in
the breasts of silver senators In the
Democratic party that the Wilson
measure may be defeated. There is
some hope that the country will be
saved from these two evils.
The recent severe weather in the
east has destroyed the prospects of the
fruit crop in that portion of the
Uuited States, and this will be very
benef ;ial to the northwest. Eastern
Oregon must reap advantages from the
adversely of others, and be prepsred
to enter the markets with her choice
fruits in competition with her rivals.
The peaches, prunes, pears, plums and
apples that grow east of the mountains
are better in every way than those
which grow in California or the Will
lamette valley, and can be placed in
the eastern market as cheaply if the
same rates of transportation can be
procured. 1t is to the interest of the
Northern, Southern and Union Pacific
that shipments Of these should be
made, and the increase In trade would
more than reimburse the companies for
any reductions in rates they may make.
California is known all over the coun-
try for her fruits and wine, and this is |
because her citizens possess that enter
prise and energy that will advertise
her advantages to the fullest extent. |
Oregon is little heard of excep. for her
salmon and lumber, while the products
of her orchards, the most luscious of |
any In the union, is rarely mentioned
outside of the state. There should |
be radical change in this regard, and
it may be accomplished by efforts be-
lug put forth in the right direction.
Rid the orchards of all pests, adopt
the most advisable methods of ship
ping, and in a few years the fruit ex-
port Of this portion of the northwest
will be means of advertising our
country and attracting capital to
develop our resources.