The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-29

dustr1es being endangered through
competition with Canada has long
sincebeen exploded and is only re
ferred to by such back numbers a:
McComant.
INCONSISTENCY.
The gentleman who met in state
convention at Portland last Saturday
and effected the permanent organiza
tion of the national democratic party
of Oregon, did some consistent things
and many that were inconsistent. ALI
the gentlemen who addressed the con-
vention admitted that the prime OBJ
iect of the organization was the defeat
Of the regular democratic nominee and
the election Of the republican. Some
went so far as to say they wanted to be
left free to support Mckinley, but by
their acts they favored putting up a
ticket to catch the votes of the waver-
ing democrats who opposed the free
coinage Of silver, yet who were not
ready to aid in turning over the reins
of government to corporations, syndi.
Gates and trusts.
the convention is brought out by a
comparison of the platform with the
sentiment in favor of electing the re-
publican ticket. After commencing
President Cleveland's administration,
and denouncing the Chicago conven-
tion for not praising it, the platform
says:
"On the other hand, while the
declaration made by the republican
party on this aspect of the financial
question is more in harmony with our
views, we believe that in other direc-
tions its principles and practices are
fraught with the greatest danger to the
welfare and integrity of the country.
It is not party of the people, and the
plain people of the country have no
hope OF recognition IN it's asCendnneJ,
It has dealt with slavish hand favors
and privileges to special interests and
corporate enterprises until they have
become arrogant and insolent, and,
setting their own selfish ends in array
against the common veal, they have
assumed to direct and control the
affairs of state for their own advance
ment and in disregard of the rights |
and well-being of the great body of the
citizens of our country. These in
of the party which fathers them.
eve recognize in impost duties the
most efficacious means of raising reve-
nue. to defray the expenses of govern
ment, but we hold that the prime
object of this system was to provide |
revenue and that protection is its in
cident, and we affirm that as admin
istered by the republican party 1t is
the fundamental cause of the ills
which now afflict the country, and for
which we hold misgovernment by
that party primarily responsible. It
is sectional and partisan in its effects;
1t has created and nourished privileged
classes at the expense OF the body Of
the people; it has fostered spirit of
dependence of the employe upon the
and Of the employer, thereby
sspping the essence Of enterprise and
it has destroyed our mer-
chant marine. and made desolate the
n Dvo vdo of our. ooo 1,oo ~ eto+,,. - ho. |
almost caused the retirement of our
dag from the high seas and cut off both
capital and labor from the great field
Of commerce. one of the prime supports
If every truly great nation; it has bred
trusts and combinations of capital and
power, which destroy competition, ,
narrow the opportunities of labor and
lepress purchasing and enhance SELL
ng values at the expense of the /,
aborer, the material man and the con. ,
umer; and 1t is an ever-present source
# corruption in the public service"
Ye gods, what inconsistency! In
me. voice the hoporable gentlemen
rho composed the convention assert q
heir object is.to aid in returning the /
epublican party to power, and in the u
ext, they in their platform, arraign q
hat party as the enemy of the plain h
eople of the country; party whose a
ractices are ''fraught with the great n
1T danger to the welfare and integrity \
the country" party that has 'de- q
;royed our merchant marine," party a,
lat has "bred trusts and combina- q,
ons," and is an "ever.present source n,
corruption in public service" Still n,
lese gentlemen ayow both by word =,
I'd act that their purpose to aid in m
.ain putting that party in power,
IMPLY because the party of the people q,
reaten to open our mints to the un- m
stricted coinage Of silver. in