The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-01-05
EDITORIAL NOPES.

during the past ten years has heen. Az
cording to statistics, 1881 $50. 600.
This, however, includes that used in
the arts. The amount shipped out of
the country during the same period IL
$l77.944.000.
The Lexow conmittee has adjourned,
after unearthing some of the most cor
rupt transactions that ever disgraced
a municipality. From the evidence,
before the committee the police system
of New York is evidently rotten to
the core, and needed very much q
thorough reformation.
Congressman Wilson, of West Vr-
ginia, has been q member of the house
for twelve years. He now proposes
to write book about 1t. That will be
his biggest olunder. The sooner be
allows the public to forget the great
6aseo in which he has recently figured
and for which the people of his STATE
retired biu, the happier be will be.
The grand old man. W. F. Glad
stone, was the recipient of an ovation
Saturday on the occasion of his 80 b
birthday. He responded to the many
kind wishes of bis friends in his usual
vigorous style, showing that his great
mental powers have not become weak
en-d. He is surely wonderful man,
and if greatness is to he measured by
q life devoted to the elevation and
welfare of his fellow citizens than w.
f. Glads:one is truly great.
The next legislature will witness
several county division fights, and if
all the petitions are granted there will
ne several new political factions in
Oregon. Every session some ambi-
tious town, desiring couLty seat hon
ors, marks the boundary for new
county and puts petition IN circula-
ton In nearly every case. after the
legislature adjourns, the results are
disappointed hopes ard blasted expec-
tations on the part of the petitioners.
If the Oregon legislature paid atten-
tion to this new county ''crsz.," in a
few years there would be almost as
many counties in the state as there are
towns of from SO to 200 inhabitants.
The dreadful holocaust at Silver
Lake, in which forty lives were sacri-
feed to the flames out of an sudienc
of one hundred, is something horrible
to contemplate, and emphasizes the
necessity of exercising great care in
handling any explosives, even kerosene.
Very many of the casualties would
not have happened, If panic had not
occurred when the first alarm was
given. The hall had only one means
of egress and ineress, and this pre-
vented very many from escaplug the
fury of the flames. 1t Is sad and
sorrowful event for the friends of the
unfortunate victims, and Lo doubt the
am crion of the community will send q
thrill of horror in every portion of the
state.
Mr.. Gladstone, in answer to d-pu
tation of the Anglo-Armenian asso-
ciatlon who waited on him, said in
reference to the recent outrages in
Armenia: "If the allegations are true,
il will stand as if written in letters of |
iron on the rocks of the world that a
government which could countenance
and cover the perp-tration of these
outrages is a disgrace to Maham ned
when the Turks profess to follow;
disgrace to civiliz .aion at large, and
curse to mankind" This is strong
language, and the gr nd old man is
possessed Of the vigor of mind to ex-
press bis sentiments on the state of
affairs in Armenia. Il is tine the |
governments of Europe took some !
action. A thorough, searching Investi- /
gaton should he made, and then the
Turk should be made TO
behave himself or his rule over civil |
izrd beings should cone to an end
TIE coming session of the Oregon
legislature has important matters that
will demand consideration. Aside
from the election of U. s. senator
there are local subjects that require
and foremost among these
are the useless commissions that should
he abolished. The era of business de-
preston has deprecated the value of
and taxes become a heav-
ier burden on citizeDs. This makes
more emphatic the necessity of re-
and legislators should in
augurate movement in the direction
which would he far reaching. Not
one cent should be appropriated from
The treasury for political pets or to
maintain sinecnre positions. BY fol-
owing the principle of strict economy
he Republican members of the legis-
AZURE will do their duty to their
and will increase their
,hances for political favors in the