The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-05-04

The treasury dehclt at the end OF
the fiscal year will reach about S45,-
100000. Financially speaking, the
change in the tariff policy inaugurat-
ed by the Democracy, has not been in
the least successful.
The Japanese are about to celebrate.
the eleventh centennial of the found
ing of the city of Kyoto, and great
preparations are being made for the
event. This must be the home OF
mossbackism, and was imported into
the west soon after the establishment
of the town.
This is representative government,
as rule, in spite of the fact that oc.
casionally person gets into Office who
represents nothing but the disgust of a
whole state and a phenomenal absence
of ordinary intelligence in his own
Uranium. The missing word in this
remark is Altgeld.
The triple alliance of Russia, France
and Germany is threatening Japan be-
cause the terms she has secured from
China do not please these nations. 1t
is strange that republican France
should join these two great empires in
pouncing on Japan: but she is able to
take care on herself, and force these
countries to keep their hands off.
The revival of business in the textile
factories of New England, with an in
crease of wages for the operatives, is
one of the latest and most important
evidences of returning good times. In
the nature of things, the old degree of
prosperity can be reached only in
gradual way, but it is coming, and
even Democratic rule cannot prevent it.
The yield of wool is very encourag-
ing, but the prospective price is very
discouraging. If our sheepmen were
not forced to compete in marketing
their product with Argentine and Aus
tralia, wool growing would be &c much
more lucrative industry. Oregon
needs protection a great deal more
than she does unlimited coinage of sill
yer.
The crop prospects of Wasco county
are very encouraging, and with the
usual rainfall between now and harvest
there will be an abundant yield. Fruit
shows considerable growth, and there
will be a large export trade this fall.
With an abundance of grain and fruit
the people of this region can patiently
bear the distress and deprivation which
they are suffering.
There is some hope yet for the As
toria railroad, and the dispatches state
that twenty additional deeds to the
right of way and subsidy company were
handed in to the committee yesterday.
The people of that city are beginning
to understand the Importance of rail-
road communication with the interior,
and this is a very hopeful condition for
the project. There is no denying the
fact. that Astoria should be the seaport
of Oregon, and no doubt can be enter
tanned that in time she will be.
Japan is determined to support the
terms of the treaty with China, and
Russia, Germany and France will have
no holiday diversion in enforcing their
views of the question. The japanese
are intensely patriotic, and foreign
war would be very popular. 1t would
be well for the big European countries
to pause before they pounce on the lit
tie empire, for they would not be en-
torious, and if defeated they would
suffer lasting ignominy.
A religious revival has been in pro-
gress at Astoria and other towns in
Oregon, and we presume the commu-
mites have been benefited thereby.
During these times of depression,
when financial stringency make some
o1v S,,a
ences of religion will act as balance
wheel to the mind, and will keep them
contented with their lot when all
others can have no effect. Revivals
should be more popular now, and there
will be less discomfort and complaint,
and the exercise of patience will be
more general in every community.
The indemnity claimed by Great
Britian from Nicaragua is not so large
that it would impoverish the country to
pay it, and there must be some other
reason than that of poverty that it is
not forthcoming. Perhaps the Central
American republics consider the Mon
roe doctrine advocated for their especial
benefit, and that they have only to ask
to receive help from the United States
take this view of the matter they are
hugging delusion, for this country is
not to be forced into difficulties with
Europe simply because the Latin ma
tions do not pretend to carry out the
rules of international law in their deal
ings with the world.
1t is expected that the insane asy-
lum case and the question whether the
railroad commission is still in exist
ence will be decided by the supreme
court this month, and the decisions
will be anxiously awaited by the peo-
pie of the state. The bill for the branch
insane asylum in Eastern Oregon was
first passed by the legislature in 1893.
and putting the law in force has been de-
layed ever since by dilatory measures,
whether backed by the Salem ''hog"
or some other ''hog" it makes but lit
tie difference. If every public insti-
tuition has to be located at the seat of
government the people desire to be
made acquainted with the fact, and in
the future they may demand legislation
regarding this 'seat of government"
A Democratic exchange says the
people are behind the free silver move
ment, which, if true, will give Democ-
racy chance for success in 1896. But
this oft-repeated assertion about ''the
people" being in favor of any new
theory of government or finance is be- |
coming monotonous, and is only
used to make them believe they
want what they really do not. |
Attention must be attracted from
the tariff issue, and from this
time until the opening of the campaign
next year every Democratic organ will |
attempt to create a ''boom" for un-
limited coinage. If they succeed there |
will be no Republican tidal wave in |
1896, and Democracy will re-establish |
itself in power by subterfuge that |
it has no faith in itself, and which |
it failed to put to practical test
when it had the opportunity during
the last session of corgaess.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
Hostilities May Break Out at ANY
Moment.