The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-01-12

honest Repu bllcans into Democratic
lines in opposition to the reelection of
Mr.. Dolph Salem will again be dis
graced by gangs of ward politicians,
who will come from all portions of
the state TO work in the interests of
Democracy by the disintergation of the
Republican party.
The reason is not given in the dis
patches for the British government to
order her fleet to stop the Japanese
from ascending the Yang-tse- Kiang;
but it is presumed that some property
interests of her subjects will be i'll
jeopardy. England has powerful
fleet and japan also has good vessels.
md when British cannon open fire on
the Japanese, it may cause Russian
and German guns to sound forth in
thunder tones. The China and Japan
var may yet involve Europe.
Democratic incompetency was fully
demonstrated in the Wilson tariff i'll
last season, and this year it will be ex
hibited On the question of banking
Matters are out of joint on account of
Democratic tariff tinkering, and no
amount of legislation will relnstate the
former prosperous condition of busi-
ness until Republicans are in control
of both houses of congress and the chair
of the executive. Carlisle's banking
bill will he no remedy for the present
financial depression. There is enough
money iu the country, and all that is
necessary is to re establish confidence
among capitalists for them to unloosen
their purse-strings and invest in in
dustrial enterprises.
Mex. Monday the legislature of
Oregon will convene in Salem, and
matters of the greatest Importance will
be brought forward for consideration
Too many good laws cannot be passed,
and not too few poor ones. The world
is not governed enough IN the right
direction, bat it is controlled too much
in the wrong way. Salem has given
US some good legislation, and some that
has burdened the statute books and
have been no benefit to any one. 1t is
expected that the coming session will
aim to act for the public veal, and not
for the benefit of the few. Economy
should he the watchword, and by care
fully curtailing expenses the represen.
tatives of the people will do their
whole duty to their constituents.
In the ReviesO of Reviesos for Jan
uary is an article in reference to the
outrages in Armenia committed by
Kurds and Turks, which gives a fair
view of the situation and appeals to
the sympathy Of every man and
woman in Ohrystiandom The Chris
tians in that portion of Asia have
suffered all manner of indignities from
the MosIems, and there has been no
mitigation of them since he Berlin
treaty. For cruelty the recent out
RACES have eclipsed all others, and the
government at Constantinople has
taken no measures of redress. By the
terms of the treaty named Turkey
guaranteed protection no ell Christians
in the empire, and she should be made
to fulfil every provision of thu solemn
compact.
The Importance of the Columbia
river as a means of communication be
tween different portions of the state
Is again brought to the notice of the
public by the fact that the Regulator
makes daily trips to the Cascades, con
Meeting there with the boat for Port
land, while a train has not been able
to paas from Portland to The Dalles
for several DAYS. Rivers are the
natural channels of muerce, and
they afford the most available and
cheapest means of transportation, and
for this reason are an important factor
of development of any region. Tine
Oolum bia is the natural outlet to the
sea of the vast region of country
known as the Inland Empire, and not
only furnishes route to market, but
a means of Communication when the
railroad is blocked with snow in win
ter or rendered impossible by land
slides in the early spring.