The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Congress his adjourned, and its las
act was the best.
Today is the time when President
Cleveland will either sign, veto oil
allow the Wilson bill to become law
There are breakers ahead.
Three tickets will divide the vote oi
California this fall-Republican, Dem
ocratio and Populistj but the Wilson
bill will defeat the Democracy and
give victory to Republicans.
In the circle of the 400" in New
York there is considerable agitation
exhibited by the actions of Mr.. W K.
Vanderbilt, and it proves that wealth
and position do not make man ppre
and honest in his family relations.
Hon. Thos. B. Reed, of Maine, has
opened the campaign in his state by
one of bis usual caustic speeches. but
it is only necessary to truthfully re-
hearse the acts Of this Democratic
congress to be sarcastic, caustic and
ironical.
The shipments of fruit from the
northwest this year are larger than
apy preAious one, and soon the golden
grain will keep busy all means of
transportation. Dispel the shadow
that hangs over the country, and 1894
will be the most prosperous In the his
tory Of this portion of the country.
There will be 5000 copies of the
tariff bills printsd, SO that the people
may see the difference between the
Wilson and the Mckinley laws. The
best comparison would be to publish
the wage schedule OF 1892, under the
Mckinley law, and that of 1894,
under the Democratic tariff. reform
regime.
The dispatches state that gale oc
CURED on the sea of Azof yesterday,
and it is reported that a thousand
lives have been been sacrificed to the
fury of the storm; and yet in Oregon
we are not contented because the ther-
ranges near the Tooth degree.
We should be thankful that we have
DO cyclones or disastrous storms, and
consider ourselves favored people IN
/ favored cline.
The income law is now in operation,
Ind it will be the duty of officials to
,lace men on cross examination re-
;arding their earnings. This will be |
cry enjoyable, and will make men in
lucrative positions welcome the ap-
raiser of values with broad smiles
{ satisfaction and contentment.
low delightful it IS to live under
Democratic administration, and is it
OF surprising that voters ever elected
Republican president and congress2
Our sheepmen have been economic
g during the past two years, and
icy state with wool at 10 cents pound
simply pays the expenses of placing
e product on the market. Now
hen they are forced to compete with
g Australian and Argentine wool
User the future is very gloomy. There
hope that reaction will take place
1896, and the people will be as
ger to return to the old conditions
they we're IN 1892 to have them
anged.
The editor of the Salem Statesman
exercised over the feeling
Eastern Oregon In references to
angling the capital of the state. Our
other should keep cool and not agi
e this matter too much, for there is
growing sentiment east of the Cas-
le mountains and also in the Will
nette valley that Salem has received
fcient public money to last her for
ne time, and that the location of the
,ital at some other place would be n
re central and convenient. ~
The Chinese and Japanese may be
,ting like Kilkenny cats in their 10 10
ner of the universe; but on this co
g Of the Atlantic very little is heard :.
,ut their bellicose actions. From sa
liable information it appears that nj
y are making preparations for the -
nd struggle of the century; but the :,
pile have become tired waiting, and r.; M
at them to begin in good earnest. fai
> western style is to "let loose the p,
. of war" and give them an oppor- tin
ity to bite and chew each other, re-; ies
not to keep them chaiaed and
'te valuable time barking and In
wiling. ea'
t is not the highest virtue to reap
antage of another's adversely; but =, :
ut this time the American farmer Sal
nxiously desiring to hear of war :.
,g inaugurated on grand scale be. lul