The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-02-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

| SIal0 GnaI DuFke OOCuIdH hooO 'nO
most eloquent speech of his life yes
terday. But this tax is Democratic
medicine, and must De swallowed or
gulped down some way.
The Salem Statesman is the only one
of our exchanges that we have noticed
so far that has come to the defense OF
the Orego,aiaaa in its antagonistic attl-
tuds towards the action of the state
board of equalization regarding the
assessment of the property of Mutt
nomah county.
The Mid winter fair at San Francisco
was opened yesterday, although all the
buildings VIII not be completed for a
i week. California will be greatly ben
e6tted by this exhibition of her pro-
ducts, and undou btedlY it will at
tract large Immigration to that state
ia the near future The northwest
should also receive benefit from the
Mid winter fair, and Oregon should not
be behind 9th states in showing the
products of her prolific soil, her tim
Der and mineral wealth.
The Portland Chronicle publishes a
leading editorial in its last issue en-
dorsing the American Protective As
sociation, and says sit is a defensive
organization, and is not in the slight
est degree aggressive, neither does 1t
aim to interfere with the constitutional
rights, religious or civil, of any citizen
or citizens" As the editor of our es-
teemed cotemporary speaks very pos
itively On this matter he may have
sources of information of which other
members of that community are ig-
norrnt.
The re-establIshm of the mort
gage tax law is advocated bv some of
our exchanges, as they claim this would
be means of making money-lenders
bear some of the burdens of support
ing the government. But when the
law was in operation it did not have
that effect, and we do not believe it
would if re enacted. Capital in
young state like Oregon should be en-
couraged, as it is necessary for the
development of the country, and, If
tax on mortgages would work some in
convenience to money-brokers, the
amount will finally come out of the
pocket of the borrower and mortgage
The report of the organization of
Canadian force at Victoria to serve
ex-Queen Liliuokalani may he true,
says the San Francisco Chronicle, but
1t is certain that such guards would
never be permitted by the provisional
government to land In Honolulu.
Davies, the guardian of the Princess
Kaiulani, may be responsible for this
silly movement He has shown that
he has a very small measure of good
common sense, as for some time he has
been attempting to secure the Royalist
support for the princess. He evi-
IDENTIFY cannot see that Americans
would never consent to placing on the
throne a girl who is under British
tutelage.
If reports are true that Nat. Blu m,
in Washington City, is enjoying him
self with the leading men, there must
be a "screw loose somewhere in po-
litlcal circles at the capital. Because
he confessed to the crime of smuggling
does not lessen his guilt, and instead |
of having good time in Washington
he should be wearing convict's garb
at Salem. In his actions in the affair
that has given him notoriety there has
been nothing of the hero about Blum.
To seek revenge on those whom he
claimed to have been his confederates
he acted the part of the informer, a
ch aracter which all honest men despise.
In may be necessary in some cases to
grant certain degree of immunity to
"informers;" but the act should not
enhance their standing in society. or
give them access to places to which
they could not gair admission before.
However Blum may impose upon the
people in Washington City he is in
bad -odor in Oregon; and will always
contin ue so.
Out of list Of twenty-nine mil
llonaires, published in Democratic
exchange, there are only two who have
their wealth while being
engaged in industries that are bene-
fitted by protection. The Astor estate
IS the largest, estimated at 5000, ,O00,-
900, which was inherited from ances-
tors, and John D. Rockefeller is the
next, railroad king, placed at Sl75,-
100000. A large majority of these
men are engaged in operating
railways, and only one of these, Mr..
Jarnelgie, controls an industry that is
argely effected by the tariff john
W. Mackay made his money in Cali
ernia, in mining speculations, James .
J. Bennett and Joseph Palitzer-the
ormer put down at $20,000,000 and
he latter at $15,00O.0O0-are news :
PAPER publishers, while III. B. Payne
,iven at $l0,000.000-ls the Standard
Dill proprietor, an industry that has
'ever received cent of protection.
The year 1896 IS expected to wit !
less the largest Republican majority
q this country that has been given
ince Lincoln was reelected president
n 1854. Ever since Mr.. Cleveland I
,as inaugura.ed, business has become
oppressed, and every day since the
anks of the Republican party have
cen augmented by new recruits.
hose who voted for change In 1892
'ill do everything possible in three s
ears hence to reinstate the old order j
f things. This revulsion of feeling v
gainst Democracy is not confined to l.
ny particular class or portion of the .
alton; but is general from Maine to
aod trom the lake states to
be gulf of Mexico. There are three
ears before the next presidential cam
aign, and if the same Democratic
olicy is csrriea out that has been in
ugurated the industries of the coun-
ry will be so hadlv crippled that