The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

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law and the exemption-for-indeb
ness clause replaced on the statute
books. To what party need they look
for this legislation, the party that re-
pealed them? Hardly.
A. S. Bennett is a man of the people
and no creature of corporations, is not
amenable to any bosses, has positive
views on all questions. AS congress
man he would be an ornament to the
state.
Congressman Ellis champion, Mr..
Dodd, when he said MIR. Ellis would
abide by the decision of the national
platform admitted that he had no fixed
views on the money question. If he
has no views on this question, can he
have on any other?
Good roads are beneficial to every
body. They afford means to the farmer
to get his produce to market, and also
bring the merchant, the mechanic,
the hotel man customers. The county
court that makes good roads is the
friend of everybody.
The offices of county judge and COM
missioner are the most important to
taxpayers of all local positions. Men
of business and affairs are required to
fill these places acceptably and safely.
Can two better men for these positions
be found in the county than Judge
Blakeley and ]. R. Doyle?
Thousands of dollars have been paid
out in this county the past few months
for bounties on wild animals. This
has been benefit to the sheep raiser,
the stock man and the farmer. 1t has
gone back to circulate among the peo-
pie from whom it was taken, and has
served as a protection to their various
industries.
While serving as sheriff Of Wasco
county D. L. Gates conducted the office
honestly and economically. If elected
county clerk, he will conduct that Office
in like manner. His clerical ability
is equal to that of any man in the
county, and he can run the clerks
office at less expense to the taxpayers
than it has ever before been run.
Many democrats who have been
wandering after false gods the past
few years and affiliating with the pop
ulists, are beginning to see the error
of their ways and are returning to the
old party which has for it's watchwords
"honest, economical government and
equal rights to all, special privileges
to none"
The Montana republicans followed
the lead of their California brethren,
and declared for free silver. Their
financial plank says: "We reiterate
our faith in and devotion to the great
republican principles of bimetalism,
protection and reciprocity, announcing
as our understanding of bimetalism,
the free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver at the the ratio of l6 to
/, independently by the United
States.''
Will the man who is elected treasurer
of Wasco county obey the law, and
pay off county warrants as fast as
money accumulates in the treasury,
thus stopping interest on outstanding |
obligations? is question which inter-
ests the taxpayers of the county.
Those who are acquainted with Judge |
Geo. A. Liebe, and they are the entire
voting population of the county, know
he will if elected, therefore he is the
Identical man who should be elected.
Mr.. Dood, in his speech here, told OF
,he beauties and benefits of high pro.
;ective duty on wool, but he said noth-
ng of protecting the American wool
growers against their most serious and
dangerous competition-the ''pauper''
'ag of Europe. He takes hold of the
wrong horn of the delima to help the
heep raiser. A prohibitive duty on
ags and duty sufficient to cover the
Inference of cost of production be-
ween this aid foreign countries
7ould benefit the wool raiser more
han 20 cent duty on wool and allow
ags admitted free.
The qualifications OF an officer can
est be judged by his official acts. by
he record he makes. Hon. Robert
lays served as mayor of Dalles City
wo terms, from July, 1892, to July,
s94. Judge Blakeley has served Was
D as judge one term. from 1892 to the
resent time. Before voters determine
hich of these gentlemen is best fitted i
, serve them as county judge the next 9
,ur years, let them examine the rec '
IDS these men have made. Let them ]
AXE themselves converslnt with the c
nancial condition of Dalles City in i
'92 and in 1894, and compare the same
ith the condition of Wasco county r
lring the same time. t