The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-02-23
FIGHTING WINDMILLS.

in the list of free-silver states. 1t
considers itself equal to the emer-
gency, and already the scalps OF de-
feated opponents dangle from its
robes. The Sun is the Napoleon OF
reform, and through its efforts pluto
Gratis, gold-bugs and those who favor
the established system of finance will
be obliterated from the face of this
fair state which 1t considers its baili-
wick. Unlike Don Quixote, it has
demolished several wIndmills, and has
a few more to destroy. When its
mission is accomplished the political
atmosphere of Oregon will be free
from all malaria, and this will be the
paradise for Cows Waite and Lew
elling. for Gen. Ooxey and his numer-
ous lieutenants and their hordes.
Still it claims to lean toward Reput-
licanism, and to accomplis hall this
clothed and clad in the proper habill-
ments of the party. 1t has not
been completely successful yet in all
Its endeayors; but there is plenty of
time, and It's readers should be patient
and swat and see." In yesterday 3
issue it said:
"There are three Dolph organs in
the state. These are the Portland Ore
gonian, The Dalles TIMEs-MoUNT-
AINEER and the Pendleton Tribune.
The first two the Sam has met,
noticed and answered. The third we
desire to quote from. We will give
its own language"
Then follows short paragraph from
the Tribune, in which it says that the
Populists are honest in their avowed
hatred of Mr.. Dolph, and are justified
in using every means to defeat him,
because he is "diametrically opposed to
everything that the adhersnte of Popu
lism favor" The quoted article fur
ther states thst Mr. Dolph sis opposed
to every foreign fad that the Henry
George single-taxpayers and Populists
of this state advocate. He is q
thorough American and has the te-
merity to raise his voice in opposition
to all new notions either favored or
adopted by the poverty-strisken and
barbaric countries"
This Is q Windmill that the Sam must
demolish, and, according to its tactics
it is easily done; but these ''taotics" are
very Quixotic. In the 6rst place, it
says the Populists are not running this
state, but that the Republican party is
in power in every branch Of the GOV
ernment. We considered this true
last June, and were not willing to
acknowledge that We were mistaken
until the action of the fres-silver bolt |
ers forced MS to q different conclusion.
If the Sam is correct in its statements
in other articles in the same paper |
from which we have quoted, if an cleo
tion were held tomorrow the Populists
would carry the state by rousing
majority on the issue of unlimited
coinage of silver.
Again. it says, that Mr.. Dolph is
not American because he Is in favor
of the "English fad of single gold
standard" Then the American con-
gress is not American, neither is Pres
ident Cleveland, nor the majority of
the members of the two great leading
parties in the country. Silver was
demonetized in 1873, and for over
twenty years the government of the
United States has been following an
"English fad" This fact was not as
certained until 1895, and the honor of
the discovery must be accorded to the
Portland San.
Another discovery that the editor
of the San has made is that the people
of the United States will not pay IN
"gold" what they agreed to pay in
s'coin." This Is something wonderful,
for the bonds of the government have
always been redeemed in gold.
What saving it would have been to
the treasury if the English fad" had
not been followed by all sdministra
tions since Lincoln, and the securities
of the nation had been redeemed in
silver or greenbacks. There would
have been millions in it if the
knowledge had only come; twenty
years sooner. This 500, 900, 900 limit
to the treasury is an "English fad,"
and something should be done to
abolish the notion,
But the heaviest onslaught of the
Sun on the windmills is given in the
where it says that "the ma
jority of the Oregon legislature, true to
the United States, true to the west,
true to their instructions from the
people of Oregon, will not vote for Mr..
Dolph and bis English fad" The
fact is there are eighteen Populists and
Democrats in the legislature, whe are
not in harmony with the Republicans
IN any public measure, and are di-
.metrically opposed to them in the
election of U. 8. senator. The Re
oublicaus have seventy-two members
n both houses, and forty-two have
Mr.. Dolph for reelection
IN twenty-four ballots. In other
words the legislature is largely
and there is q strong
of Republicans In favor
q ro-aloctiuu the aenior sep