The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-05-25

Warner and Sibley are still on their |
missionary tour in the northwest. |
Their reception has been enthusiastic |
almost everywhere. The people are |
now prepared to listen to Gen. Coxey,
who, no doubt, would attract large |
audiences in the silver states.
Where will the Democratic admins
tration look for revenue now that the |
income tax is declared unconstitu- |
rupt until 1896, when a Republican |
congress will re-enact protection laws. |
The Hawaiian government appears
to support Minister Thurston's side Of
the controversy with Secretary Gres- |
ham, and, while Mr.. Frank P. Hast |
ings will represent the young republic
at Washington President Dole does
not consider the actions of the former
minister censnrable.
Bradstreet's reports show large in
crease iu business in the east; but the
wave of prosperity has not reached the
coast yet. Our people are patiently
waiting for the ''good times" coming;
but they will hardly be perceptible be-
fore the country is restored to the pro-
lection policy.
When large portion of the interior
is looking towards The Dalles for a
market our business men cannot devote
too much attention to good roads.
Those who desire to trade with US and
reap the advantages of cheap water
transportation should be given the
means of reaching this citV
Hon. Hugh McCulloch, secretary of
the treasury during Lincoln's and Ar
thurs administration, died in Wash
ington yesterday. He was 81 years of
age, and was native of Maine. Mr..
McCulloch will occupy conspicuous
place in the history of the country
for his able management of public
finances.
The day of great water ways is but
just coming it seems. Germany has
just finished a ship canal from the Bal
tic to the North Sea, and now it is an
nounced that Russia will build canal
thousand miles long, connecting the
Black Sea with the Baltic. But after
all nothing will suit Russia quite as
we'll as the control of the HellespOnt
and DardanelleS.
The prospects for a good wheat har-
vest are very bright at present; but
there is not the acreageof former years,
and consequently there will not be as
much harvested. Low prices for the
past few years have discouraged far
mers, and they have devoted more at
tention to other products. With the
fertile soil of the northwest yielding
abundantly wheat is not profitable
crop at 35 to 40 cents bushel. 1t pays
better to raise hogs.
The election of Hon.M. A. Moody, of
this city, as one of the delegates from
the second congressional district to the |
Republican League convention at |
Cleveland, is compliment to the high |
political standing of that gentleman. |
He was not present at the convention, |
and was not aware that he was placed |
in nomination until asked by tele-
phone if he would accept. Mr.. Moody
is thorough Republican, and at the
meeting in Cleveland will do credit to
himself and reflect honor on the dis
trict he represents.
Hon. Peter b. Burnett, the first con-
stitutional governor of California, and
a pioneer of Oregon of 1S43, died in
San Francisco yesterday afternoon at
the advanced age of 88 years. He took
prominent part in the formation of
the territorial government of this state,
and occupied many positions of trust
in California, at one time having been
an associate Justice of the supreme
court. His death removes to the silent
majority one of our earliest pioneers,
and a man highly respected all over
the coast for eminent qualities of
heart and brain.
That was a sad accident that hap
pened in San Francisco yesterday,
when the four-year old daughter of
Mrs. F. Feak, of Astoria, was run
over and killed by trolley car. She
was in company with sister two
years older, and was crossing the street
when the car ran over the little girl,
killing her and mangling her terribly.
If the children were alone at the time
the mother was to blame for permit
ting them to go on crowded
thoroughfare; but so far as the facts
can be learned the car was running at
unusual speed and the children could
not get out of the way. Someone has
blundered, and another life has been
sacrificed to carelessness.
Venezuela is having trouble with
France, and the United States is asked
to act as arbitrator. This is duty
our government should perform with
the greatest circumspectiOn, for this
being the greatest republic now in ex-
istence, or, perhaps, that ever existed,
it should exercise parental solicitude
for the little free states on this conti-
nent. We have the means of enforc-
who claim our protection on this side
of the ocean, and this should be car
ried out in spirit of fairness, and
with due respect of the rights of all
Venezuela may be right
or she may be wrong; but in the deci-
sion careful consideration should be
given to all matters relating to the
subject.
The Albany Democrat says: "People
who expect to get relief on the silver
question through bi-metallic leagues
will be disappointed, except perhaps
in the matter of education. Figure as
you WILL. anu IL muSU COnl6 IRON GQ0
Democratic party. That is fact. AS
important as this question is there are
other important questions that will
come before the people, and voters
must not be drawn off into paths that
will make them regret their course"
Perhaps this is true, and yet we are !
;empted to turn back the pages of
history few years and read the prom !
ses the Democrats made of ''relief"
when they should inaugurate free-trade.
They made the test, but the "relief"
8 not the kind the people desired. 1t I
will be the same with Democratic BIZ
netallism.
The income tax law has been de-
Jared unconstitutional, and the last
lope of the administration to gain rev. c
nue. by this means has been blighted.
What dark and dismal page in the
history of the country the Democratic b
Innovation in 1892 upon Republican t
ule will furnish. With all branches t.
f the government in it's possession, G
fter two years of attempting to inau- a
urate new policy, the most distress a
III times ever suffered have been ex- e
erienced, and the most available way u
f keeping the treasury to the legal o
init has been declared unconstitu- Il
ional by the highest judicial tribunal .