The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-21
SHAMEl. SHAME :

Mr.. 1. N. Day has been talking to an
Oregonian reporter. The paper, which
through cowardice or connivance has re-
fused to lend it's influence to assist
the people of Eastern Oregon in waging
warfare against the unscrupulous men
who have perpetrated an injustice that
cries to heaven because of its foulness,
now listens to the siren voice of /. N.
Day, and in an article remarkable for its
ne-sidedness and which has every ear
mark of 1. N. Day, attempts to further
mislead a people whom, God knows,
have already been deceived enough.
No better endorsement of the position
taken by The Dalles papers is needed
than perusal of the article mentioned.
1t is an ex parte statement, misleading,
false and insulting in the insinuation
that the people who would read 1t would
be influenced by the statements it con-
tains.
In the first place there is no misappre-
hension in Eastern Oregon regarding the
effect of the 500 600 appropriation. There
may have been once, but there is none
now. It is generslly considered that the
so, GOO resolution was simply ruse in
spired by the Days, and in the carrying
out of which our delegation in congress
were either knowing or unknowing tools.
(For the sake of maintaining our belief
IN human nature, we hope the latter.)
That the people once had reason to be-
1ieve that the resolution was introduced
in, foil 70 oxyidonnoI hv tho
tence in a telegram from Senator Mitch
ell to THE CHRONICLE, published March
10Th: "This (meaning the $4,000 ap-
proprlation) will insure the opening of
the locks to boats, the contractors assure
me, early in May"
This resolution was to authorize the
contractors to divert $4,000 from the
unexpended balance and use 1t for build
ing the inner walls. Mr.. Day says that
when the matter was first broached there
was a sum sufficient for such purpose,
but when the resolution was passed and
signed the money had already been ex-
hausted. OF course it had been. 1t was
necessary, as part of the game, that by
the time the resolution should become
effective there should be no money avail
able, since if there. were what excuse
would be left for not proceeding with
the work. These two statements dove
tail in perfect harmony and show the de-
sign which at all times the Days and the
engineers had in view-namely, the OBJ
structing the completion of the locks.
Mr.. Day Gays that on January 9th q
letter was written. to Senator Mitchell
advocating such a resolution as the $780,
600 one purported to be. On February
10. two weeks later-when the committee
from The Datles Commercial Club Wis
tied the locks-nothing was said about
any. such move having been made, and
no suggestion proffered that the repre-
sentative bodies OF The Dalles ana AS
toria should lend their influence in
strengthening such a request.
The committee came home and the
Commercial Club took independent &C.
tion. asking for an emergency appropri.
alton. Possibly Mr.. Day wrote the let
ter at the time mentioned. If he did SC
he was careful not to say anything con-
cerning it to the committee, for if he had
the committee would have asked him,
Have you funds left unexpended7' and
when he had replied .'Yes, he would
have been estopped from spending the
entire amount. leaving nothing for the
10000 resolution. "For ways that are