The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-05-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

UdCh lACO POAioiSo'
EDITORIAL NOTES.
A May frost has damaged the grape
crop in the middle and western states;
but so far the Pacific coast has es-
| capped, as it usually does, these
phenomenal occurrences.
A British groom out of job adver-
tises in Philadelphia to teach the
''true English accent. :" The people
| are getting more of this than they
| want from the White House and state
| department.
At the athletic games today between
the CALIFORNIA; and Princetons at
the Princeton college grounds the
| former won 81 points to the latter's 81,
and in the hurdle races won three out
of the six. This is good news for the
Pacific coast, as our boys are generally
successful in fair competition with
those from the east.
The Japanese have felt the thrill of
victory through their veins, and are
not willing to give up quietly to the
concessions of the emperor. OF course
the people are slavishly loyal to their
, , ruler, and will eventually obey the
behests of the government: but they
will make considerable noise before
they succumb.
There is an urgent necessity for
good roads to and from this city, and
the new grade on the Current creek
hill is move in the right direction.
The people of every portion OF the
county have right to demand aid in
making feasible routes to market, and
the Current creek one is the only
road available to the cattle and sheep
men in the vicinity of Antelope.
President Harrison paid off $780,
O00, 900 of the public debt and turned
over to Mr.. Cleveland's 3 administration
1924 ,000. 900 surplus. There was not a
moment from the Inauguration of Mr..
Harrison to the second Inauguration
of Mr.. Cleveland, Governor Mckinley
says, in which we did not collect for
every day of every year sufficient rev.
enues to pay every demand and obliga-
tion of the government.
The news from Cuba is very conflict
ing, and from revolutionary sources it
is confidentally stated that the patriots
are constantly gaining ground, while
Spanish accounts say the island is
quiet, and the rebellion subdued. To
arrive at correct conclusion of the
situation it will be necessary to ana
lyze the reports carefully and eliminate
the prejudices which will be naturally
injected into them by interested
parties.
Two apostles OF free silver, General
Warner and Hon. Joseph C. Sibley,
are visiting the northwest, and are
electrifying audiences with their talks
on the benefits to be derived by the
unlimited coinage Of the white metal.
If these gentlemen are not successful
in making Populism popular General
Coxey should be brought here from
Ohio, and then the trio would be in
vincible.
The New York World says that Sem
ator Allison has sent representative
to Albany to urge Governor Morton to
enter the race for the presidency and
save the Empire State from Tom Reed.
There is probably as much truth in
v
holding conference with Governor
McKinley's friend in Washington.
Senator Allison would much rather
have united west back of him than
the Empire State. But he has shown
no inclination to run presidential
booms for eastern candidates, either
in New York or in Maine.
The convention at Salem of the socie-
ties of christian Endeavor" will have
stimulating effect upon the delegates. |
They will return to their homes with |
fresh courage in the battle against i'm
morality, and as result special efforts /
will be made in the direction of church |
and Sunday school work. But the |
theorizing or preaching. 1t takes |
practical examples to make men better,
and a good mans life is worth more
than all the pamphlets and sermons
that were ever published by printing
presses or delivered from pulpits.
Justice jackson has given his opinion
on the income tax cases and returned
to his home in the south. With his
vote the count stood in favor of the
co~stitutionality of the law against 4
to ,he contrary. This will make the
valid, and the tax collectors
can proceed with their business and
replenish the treasury as quickly as
possible, for it sadly needs more
money. The Democratic administra-
ton has been saved by majority of
one; but the act will always remain in
.he minds OF the public as one of
doubtful expediency.
Next Tuesday is the time fixed for
,he Smith law, regulating traffic be-
tween this city and Cello, to go into
effect, and an effort will be made to
enforce its provisions. This law pro-
7ides that goods and produce shall be
over the portage at pro i,
alta charge, thus giving farmers and
hippers east of this point the advan- ,
ages OF cheap water transportation to +
eaboard. The railroad claims if the
oregon legislature has the power to j
eguIate prices between these two :
'Oints it may at other places, and it 6
irtually turns the railroad property
yer to the state. This question will
undoubtedly go to the courts, and will
70 hard fought case. 4
The decision in the railroad commits
toner's case has been rendered in favor
the members holding their offices :
ntil their successors are elected and a
and, so far, this settles the d
satus of those useless salary-drawers Il
reated by the legislature. 1t may be
ppealed to the supreme court; but this G.
not at all likely. Both parties last n
une were pledged to the abolition of b
lese commissions, and the Republi- a
ms, by reason of the contest on the o
,natorial question, did nothing. I'm T
er this decision it will make no diff oi
renee to them if the next legislature te
e as inactive as the last one was. al
hey are all right, and they will draw OF
leir salaries with the same equanimity 10
temper as if they were elected by the T
,ople, and had the most onerous du- al
IS to perform. m
The next international question that LII
ay interest the United States is the
'undary dispute between Great
ritain and Venzuela, and the secre- to