The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-04-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Democrats in Multnomah county will
not save single candidate on the state
ticket to the Democracy. This year
the Republicans are coming to the
Cascade mountains from Eastern Ore
gon with the largest majorities for FL
lis and the rest of the ticket that were
ever given to party leaders. There
will be Republican cyclone in the
Inland Empire in June.
The long contested suit regarding
the Blythe estate ended yesterday by
a decision of the supreme court of the
state of California in favor of the
Florence Blythe, Hinckley, the daugh-
ter of Thomas Fl. Blythe. As the es
tate is valued at $4,0O0,000 Florence
may be considered IN luck. If she
were young and unmarried she would
he considered rich "catch" for some
broken down foreign prince or worth
less count.
Hon. ]. @. Mills was the last
speaker in the senate on the tariff bill
yesterday, aud it will now be taken up
by paragraphs and debate limited on
these. 1t is very likely the bill will
never see life, and when this is fully
assured the purse strings of capitalists
will be unlooseped, industries will re-
we, and the unemployed will be fur
nished means of gaining q livelihood
other than following the line of Coxey's
army.
Congress spent some valuable time
yesterday discussing PETERS resolution
to appoint a reception committee for
Coxey's army and the Wilson tariff
measure. The country would feel
safer if the "commonweals" would re-
ceive no recognition by the authorit-
les and If the tariff bill would bs sent
to some place where it would "sleep the
sleep that knows no waking" Free
traders and tramps will not enhance
business prosperity or restore the ma
ton to its former condition.
An American polar expedition
started from point in Norway, un
der command of Walter Wellman,
yesterday. Aluminium boats have
been provided, and some hopes are
entertained that the mystery surround
ing the north pole may be solved.
This desire to solve question which
will add nothing to human happiness
has cost great deal of treasure and
many human lives, and very likely
will cause the death of many more
victims before its solution will be
reached or the attempt abandoned.
Bro. Jackson, of the East Oregoaian,
appears to be somewhat perturbed in
mind because we said the address of
Hon. ]. F. Caples in this city was
"thrilling" une, and lntimates some
thing about "V." For the sake of
our esteemed brothers peace of mind
we will state that no money was ever
desired or received by the editor of
this paper for the complimentary no
tice of the gentleman named; and that
Republican doctrine during these
democratic times" has a peculiar
thrill to every hopeful person.
President Cleveland has stated to a
friend :hat he is in favor of the Nicar-
aqua canal, and ,as this is an improve
ment that the country very much de-
slres,if some plan could be adopted by
which the army of the unemployed,
now en- route to Washington. could be
put to work on the big ditch, it would
rid the country of nuisance and turn
an apparent evil into factor for good.
Any plan by which the thousands con-
stituting the ''cotnmonweals" could be
put to some use and be stopped from
sowing the seeds of discomfort through
the country will be acceptable to the
people.
It is not expected that Gov. PEN
noyer is favorite with President
Cleveland; but it was not generally
known that any person recommended
by him was put on the black list at