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

last March there has been practical
of the problem of free
trade. Idle wage-earners, closed fac
tories and general financial depres
sion attest the fact that the people are
not satisfied with the solution
The language of Mr.. Bland in the
house, because there was not quorum
on the seignorage silver bill, is subject
to severe censure. Comparing those
who attempted obstruction in legisla-
tion to anarchists was senseless, and is
hardly excuseable in one who has been
so long In public Office as Mr.. Bland.
1t may be annoying to him; but very
many consider the defeat of his meas
ure, by any means, the most advisable
course that could be pursued.
Mckinley could not have said more
in a column and half than he said in
these twenty-one words of his speech
before the Republican clubs of Ohio,
says the Walla Walla Union Journal.
The people are tired of this tariff
tinkering, bond issuing, debt increas-
ing, treasury depicting, business par
alyzing, wage reducing, queen restor-
ing administration. No administra-
ton was ever better described in fewer
words.
The vote on the Bland bill IN the
house is causing some hot blood, and
Mr. Ellis, the representative from this
district, as courteous gentleman as
there is in congress, was made the
subject yesterday of some unpsrlia-
mentary remarks by Pence, of C"l-
orado. Those who know Mr.. E lis
have implicit reliance in his veraclty,
and will severely condemn the words
of his opponent. When the lie is
freely given in this deliberative body
it degrades itself very much in the
eyes of American citizens.
If the Democratic party pays the
least attention to the voice of the pee
pie it will not support the Wilson
bill. Nearly every state has sen,
protest against its passage, ano
even legislative bodies have signitieo
their opposition to its provisions. The
general assembly of the state of lows
passed a resolution providing "That
the senators and representatives from
this state be instructed to devote al
their power and use all their influences
to the end that the Wilson tariff bill
be defeated" This is In line with tn,
resolution passed by the legislature il
| New York state.
The Bland silver bill, providing fol
the coinage of the bullion in the treas
ury, passed the house yesterday by 6
vote of 168 to 129, and there is moi
much doubt it will be successful in
the senate. 1t will meet its fate when
it comes to the president. for with his
pronounced views in favor of momeI.t
.alisu he cannot do otherwise than
veto the measure. This bill will be
agreeable to the views of free silver
men, but will be bitterly opposed by
those who advocate a single standard,
and is considered inimical to the best
interests of the people. Of course 1t
will net become law, and the efore
the evils which it threatens will not
be realized.
A correspondent of the New York
San calls attention to the assumption
of autecratic power by the secretary
of the treasury, who has engaged in the
work of selling bonds to pay the cur
rent expenses of the government. The
writer justly observes that the provis-
Ion Of the federal constitution restrict
ing the power to borrow money to the
federal congress was regarded as a
most important safeguard by the
founders of the Republic, second only
in importance to the other provision
giving exclusively to congress the right
to raise money by taxation. When
the future historian discusses this and
other usurpations of the present ad-
minlstration, says the 8. F. Chronicle,
he will be forced to write down Ol.ve-
land as the first president who really
menaced the liberties of the American
people by boldly attacking the most
precious safeguarda provided by the
constitution
Emperor William, in stating that he
is alone responsible to God fer his
manner of governm ent, has preached
the cid gospel of kingcraft. With
such ideas prevalent, and subser-
Went church to give it force, the
monarchs of the wsrld have enacted
the NEST tyrannical deeds. The Plan
tagenets and Stuarts in England, and
the Bourhens in France have always
had the divine rights of kings with
which to hedge themselves around
when they have blackened the pages
of history by acts of diabolieal cruelty.
He who yields the sceptre in Germany
knows his klnely catechism, and, un
doubtedly the clergynen of his church
will support him ia this blasphemy
against human freedom. Under
such conditions it is not surprising
than men are rendered desperate, and
lean towards socialism and othe,
theories, as the only means of relief
from church-sanctifed despotism.
very Accountable.