The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-03-10
EDITORIAL NOTES.

5 has accepted deputyshIp under Black
man. If this is true it will remov
one office seeker from the list in Wash
ington, and bridge one chasm to Dem
ocratlc success in that state.
Another disgraceful scene happene'
in the house yesterday, in which tw
mem bers were only parted from
Corbett Mitchell fight, by tn
personal interference of friends
Such exhibitions lessen the respect o
the. people for the national Legislature
and, as a matter of course, demon
strates the fact that incompetent mer
are sometimes sent to congress. Ii
discussions in such a deliberatlve body
the contests should be between men oi
intellect, and the victory should no be
secured by slugging match.
Oregon was never better represen-
ted than she is now in both branches
of congress. Both Dolph and Mitchell
are able statesmen, and hold command
| ing positions in the councils of the ma
ton. In the lower house, Herman
and Ellis are indefatlguable workers
and keep careful watch over Oregon's
| interests. The next legislature Will
elect a U. s. senator, and Mr.. Doiph
should succeed himself, as he has
proved himself leader among Re
publicans, and 10 replace him oy
another would not onl y be loss to
the party, but to the state and nation.
Tne tariff bill will not glide through
the senate as smoothly as it did
through the house. Democrats are
already beginning to inject irto it GER
tain doses of protection, and when 1T
reaches a vote it will not be the Will
son bill. The depression now being
suffered in the country is causing
many to fall away from the articles of
political faith adopted by Democrats
In convention in Chicago in 1892, and
if hard times continue until 1895 all
political orylniz tito ms will he in favor
of high protective duties.
Mr.. Gladstone visited the queen
yesterday, and rendered to her his port
folio of Office Lord Roseberry has
been summoned to Windsor, and will
undoubtedly receive the premiership
from the hands of her majesty. 1t is
now a debateable question, whether
Lord Roseberry, a peer of the realm,
although a Liberal, will continue the
fight against the house of lords. If
he should fail, the contest will be sim
ply postponed; for the lords, as legis-
lative body, must bow TO the will of
the people, and public ointment de-
msnds that the constitution should be
changed in this regard.
In county Republican politics there
is necessity for the purest methods
to be used, and the machine and boss
ism should not be called in requisition.
The prominent citizens of each pre-
cinct should be consulted regarding
the nomination of delegates to the
convention, and the voice Of the peo-
pie should control the action of the
primary. The latter is the only purely
democratic element in the government,
and it should be kept free from all
debasing influences. the county will
give 500 majority for the Republican
ticket in June, if all factional fights
cease and the members of the party |
support the nominees of the convention.
1t may seem inconsistent in Senator
Hill appearing before the sub commit
tee on tariff and pleading for protec-
ton of the manufacturing interests of
New England; but he is feeling the
public pulse, and casting an anchor to
windward for 1896. There are few
Democrats now who will, in the
face of the disasters suffered by
business aid labor In the last few
stand squarely on the free
trade plank of the Chicago platform
Of 1892. Protection has more friends
ameng American citizens to day than
it ever had in the history of the coun-
Try, and if the financial distress con-
,inue for two years more there will
not be enough free traders left in the
patton for seed.
The tariff bill is still in the hands
If the senate committee, and it will
emerge from that body ia much diff
erent shape than when it passed the
house. Every day appears to add to it
ome protective feature, and even the
Democratic party seems tired of the
,bject lessons of free trade under
which the country is suffering. The
Repu blicans in the senate are power ,
essto help the people, because of the
Democratic majority. In 1892 the
sovereign voters decreed change, and
hey must suffer the consequences.
They may not have understood what {
would result from turning over the
ouu OOeh uouSCo VI |
ongress 10 Democracy; but now they
ave learned the effects of this change
rom direful experience, and will cast j
he ballot intelligently next time. 5
April 1st is the usual time for de-
laring taxes for state, county, school !
nd city purposes delinquent; but this G
ear the time should be extended, as
will be almost impossible for many d
{ our citizens to meet the demand at
nat time, and the extra per cent
narged sitter that date would he very
urdensome. Some farmers have not 3
Did their wheat yet. and those who II
id realized very little from the sale. :
he county court is now in session, :,
nd we are satisfied if the date of de- \
nquency in the payment of taxes C
ould be put off until the lst of June, {
: later,it would be :he means of per- o
hitting many to pay their taxes who, :
forced to meet the demand the first
! next month, would be placed
nder 8 heavy burden. In some
property would have to
g sacrificed, or money borrowed at
llnous rate Of interest. All depart