The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-03-02
P0PULIST CLAP TRAP.

The editor of the East Oregonian is
in good health, and enjoys himself after
his usual style. As an evidence that
he is in normal condition we print
the following:
"The Dalles TINES MoUNTAINEER is
in very bad humor over the defeat OF
Mr.. Dolph for senator. 1t seems to
still believe that he was wanted by the
people, and that the peoples interests
will suffer because of his failure of re-
election. 1t exclaims that "he has
served the people for twelve years. "
Yes, he served them, served them at
$4,000 year, while he drew four times
as much from other sources Wonder
if he served the people really while in
the employ of other interests2 Won
der if he did not pose as serving thems
Mr.. Dolph has no interest in serving
the people. He is not peoples man.
He has confidence In the idea of the
few, rather than in the common sense
OF the plain people. He believes the
few should rule, while the many should
content themselves with struggling and
striving. He is a thorough-going
Hamiltonian Republican, in sympathy
with the privileged people and in love
with the aristosratic. For this reason
he was not, and never could be, true
representative of the people, and is not
Republican, from the standpoint that
Abraham Lincoln was"
In the first place the TINES MOUNT
AMER is not In "very bad humor
over the defeat of Mr.. Dolph for SEN
ator;" but it is disgusted because thirty
Republicans refused to pay the least
attention to the peoples wishes as ex-
pressed at the ballot box last June;
that they voted against Mr.. Dolph for
no reason whatever, and in many IN
stances in violation of solemn pledges
and pllghted faith. Again, Mr.. Dolph
did represent the people, and served
them faithfully, for evidence of which
it ia only necessary to mention the
forfeiture of the Wallula Portland
land grant, the method of settlement
of the title to wagon road lands,
change of the work at the Cascades to
the contract system, Inauguration of
the ship railway and the large appro-
priations for the Oolumb mbia river. But
these truths are not convincing to the
mind of the editor of the East Orego-
nian, for to him conclusive arguments
are those which do not rest on facts or
figures.
This clap trap about aristocracy,
and rights Of the people is not worthy
moments notice, except for the per-
nicious effect it exerts upon the dis
contented classes. Such expressions
cause riots and insubordination to law
and order, and sharpen the edge of
the knife of the anarchist. The gov
ernment of the United States is much
purer and freer than would be
the rule of the designing politician,
who studies how to delude the com
mon people for his own personal ends
by trying to make them believe all
others are thieves and liars and that
the present status of society is rotten
to the core. 1t is the old cry of
stop thiefp to allow the fellow an
opportunity to make way with the
plunder.
Alexander Hamilton was the bright.
est statesman America ever produced,
and enunciated the safest theory of
government that vas promulgated in
bis day. George Washington was q
'Hamiltonian Republican," SO was
John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin,
John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Wm.
H. Seward. James A. Garfield and U.
3. Grant. But John O. Calhoun,
Robert Tombs and Jefferson Davis |
we're not; neither is Henry George.
General Ooxey and the editor
Of the East Oregonian. "Hamlltonian
Republicans" preserved the American
urion, freed the slaves, protected
American industries and inaugurated
he safest system of finances that ever
my country enjoyed. 1t is rot neces-
,ary to state what Democracy, as ap-
piled to tho political organization in
Ibis country. has done and left undone,
The history of the nation from 1851
% 1865, and from 1892 to 1896 will
how what it has attempted to do and
What it has failed to accomplish.