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

He Is trying TO straddle all parties
at once, and wants to get one
foot in each the old parties and ride
astride all the new ones.
If gold standard causes high wages,
| why do we hear so much about the
'pauper labor of England and Ger
many? And why was it that there was
such an immigration of laborers from
those countries to the United States
while we had q bimetalic standard
Despite the protests of Papa Van
derbilt young Cornelius has married
the girl OF his choice, Miss Grace Will
son and has carried her off to Sarotaga
for honey moon. Cornelius is way
ward youth who refuses to submit to
the "old mans" dictates regarding his
love affairs
| A just retribution overlook the Moore
| Bros. who attempted to corral the
| Diamond Match Co. and the New York
! Biscuit Co., to the detriment of other
stockholders in the concerns. While
trying to pinch others they say be-
tween 81 ,000,000 and 5000, 900 slipped
away from them.
The com pined efforts Of the populists
and republicans, who fused in Ala
| bama, could not overcome the demo-
| cratic majority in that state, a demo-
cratic governor and legislature just
having been elected. The republicans
and populists made such queer bed
fellows that they couldn't pull we'll to-
gether in the same harness.
The ratio of the production of silver
and gold Is 1881 to l. In other words,
seventeen and thirty-seven hundredths
ounces of silver Is produced to every
ounce OF gold. The production of the
world In 1895 was 9,500,000 ounces of
gold to 865, 100000 ounces Of silver.
The difference in real value at ratio
of 16 to l it appears is very slight
The attention of those papers who
have been making the silly assertions
that the Wilson tariff law had reduced
the receipts from internal revenue is
respectfully called to the report Of the
commissioner of internal revenue
which shows that the receipts have in
creased SO, 3s4, 545 during the past fiscal
year. Thus, sorrowful though it may
be. another argument" against the
1894 tariff law has had to fall.
1t is a pleasing pastime with the
McKinleyites to point to Mexico as
shining example" of free coinage
Why not point to China as a shining
example," of the beauties of protection?
China has pursued most vigorous
protective policy for centuries, and if
the condition of Mexico is an argument
against free coinage, the condition OF
the Chinese ought to be as effective
with reference to protection.
In the natural course Of events,
Jonathan Bourne ought to get q rest
for time. 81. L. Barkley, elected by
the republicans to represent Marion
county in the legislature, has re-
pudiated the St. Louis platform and
ticket, and has declared for Bryan and
Sewall. Those who have been SO in
dustriously seeking Bourne's scalp
should now turn on Barkley and de.
mand his resignation if they hope to
be consistent in all things.
Over in Washington there is quite
readjustment OF party lines among
prominent politicians. Hugh Wallace,
member of the democratic national
committee, has discarded the demo-
cratic tickets while Senator Watson c.
Squire and EX-GOVERNOR Miles c. Moore,
both prominent republicans, have re-
nounced their allegiance to Mckinley,
and will support Bryan for president.
The democrats can stand such ex-
changes as this where they get two for
one.
The relative, amounts OF gold and
silver in twenty-six nations of the
world, including the United States,
France, Germany and Russia, |
according to the estimates of the |
United States mints, based on ration
OF 153 and 18 grains of silver to l Of |
gold are: God, S3,90I 800 900; silver,
50, ,931, 100000. With the amounts at |
this ratio SO nearly equal, why should |
not the commercial ratio OF silver |
bullion be at the ratio of 16 to il |
legislation has not effected the price.
Philip D Armour, the Chicago
packer, ia pursuing the same course of
attempted by some other
concerns that are large employers of
labor, and has issued c,reular show,
ing his people what they will receive
# there is a change in the money
Standard or jim other words, what the
will be If they incur his
lispleasure and not vote as he dictates.
10 the light Of such threats, We are
orced to ask what has become of
American manhood and freedom?
The annual report of the commits
ioner. Of internal revenue contains
ome interesting figures. During the
'ast year there was falling off of
,4l3, ,129 gallons of distilled liquor as
ompared with the preceding year,
While there were some 1900, 900 more
'allons of fermented liquor consumed,
howing that the American people are
iscarding distilled and adopting fer
nented liquors as beverage. In the
latter of smoking, however, we are
The report shows that
n the past year there were 1852, ,391,- !
40 cigarettes consumed, an increase !
IA, 1897 $50 more than there were the ,
ear previous.
n lIs The skeleton In