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

Inc people vi w dsCo Soonos "hAi A
| in Frank Woodcock an obliging,
active sheriff. one who is capable OF
attending both to the clerical and ex-
ecutive duties of the Office.
In the heat of the political campaign
let US not forget our patriotism and
overlook the fact that the national
anniversary will soon be at hand, and
of rights ought to be celebrated in The
Dalles. Liberty Day should not be
allowed to pass by uncelebrated this
year.
Judge Northup, the gold candidate
for congress, opened his campaign in
Portland yesterday, firing the first gun
from the rostrum in the New Park
| theatre. In his speech he declared his
platform to be for ''sound money, pro-
tective tariff. check on foreign i'm
migration and an open river:
In 1894 Harvey Scott penned the
financial plank in the republican state
platform, and pronounced it good, yes
very good. In 1895 Sol Hirsh pen
| ned the same words into the plat
form, and now Harvey pronounces
them bad, yes very, very bad. 1t is
strange what changes two years will
| bring about.
Why should residen5 of California
| "a government contractOr-have any
interest in the election of q congress
man in the second Oregon district?
Is it because an Oregon congressman
could be of some service to the con-
tractor should he want to SECURE
another fat job? If there is not some
understanding between Mr. Ellis and
Mr.. J. G.. Day. why should the latter
take so deep interest in the reelection
of Mr. Ellis?
There are before the people of Wasco
county as candidates for office three
men who have served them in official
capacity in the past-Geo. A. Liebe,
D. L. Gates and Geo. G. Blakeley-and
voters are invited to inspect their Of
fetal acts. If the records they have
made are not good. turn every one of
them down, but il they have rendered
good accounts, they are entitled to the
support of every voter who favors an
honest, economical administration of
county government.
A prominent republican remarked to
the TINES ES-MOUNTAINEER editor today
that while he did not generally ap-
prove Of the acts of democratic officials,
be was forced to acknowledge thai the
present county court had done more in
the past four years to improve the pub
lie roads than any court the county had
ever had. and this two with out increas-
ing the burdens of taxation. For this
and for having conducted the affairs
of the county in such q business like
like manner, he believed it was to the
best interest of the county to re.elect
Judge Blakeley.
Senator Sherman doesn't like the
phrase thigh tariff" as descriptive of
the republican policy in case they
shall elect president and congress.
But he says it will be high enough for
protection purposes. And how high is
this? The average rate under the origi-
nal Morrill, tariff was 80 per cent.
Under the republican commission
tariff (Arthur,s) of 1888 it was Al SO per
cent. Last year, under the Wilson
law, it was 4l.75. Is not this high
enough? Do the 'infant industries
require higher protection the older
they grow?
There is no question whatever about
where Mckinley stands on the money
question, He stands ready to jump on
to the ST. Louis platform, whatever it
may be, and attempt to ride into sffice
thereon. If it declares for single
gold standard, the Ohio major will be
one of the best sound money men in
the nation; if for ''straddle, he is
an adept strsddler, and will get astride
the plank and ride; if for free silver,
he will not be found shrinking the
situation, but will rise his voice with
O silvery ring for bimetalism at 16 to l.
The doGy major is out for ofl1ce. and
will obey the dictates of his party in
national convention assembled.
Many taxpayers in Wasco county
believe that the sheritf's Office can be
run at less expense to the county than
it has been during the past few years,
and are desirous of making change,
hoping thereby to effect saving.
Whether or not this can be accom-
plished remains to be seen, but this
is certain, if Mr.. Woodcock is elected,
the expenses of the sheriff's Office will |
be kept at the minimum. There will |
be no needless or extravagant expen-
ditures. Mr.. Woodcock has excellent
clerical ability and will attend to the |
clerical work of the office, thus avoid |
ing the necessity of employing an
office deputy at high salary.
The Portland Telegram unjustlv
,riticises Judge Bennett when it init
mates he has surrendered his princi- |
pies in order to secure the nomination |
for congress, and with the hope of |
the free silver vote. Judge |
Bennett did not seek the nomination,
lid not want it in fact, was placed in
nomination by believer in the main
,ainance of single gold standard, and
ais nomination was seconded by the
yold standard men. in the convention,
because they recognized in him one
Who would be an able and honest rep
'esentative of Oregon's interests, de-
'pite his views on the money question.
It is very true there is an United
States senator to be elected by the
lext legislature and to this extent the
legislature becomes a political body.
But it is alike true that the taxpayers
# Oregon are entitled to voice in
he legislature, and are deserving
from the danger of their
property being confscated for taxes
hat arize from needless, extravsgant
appropriations. Therefore the ques-
ion of who shall be elected United
tates senator, whether he be demo-
rat, republican or populist, is not the
lost important question before the