The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-30

sistance of deputy on salary of S65
q month.
1t is stated on good authority that
Ex-Governor Pennoyer will under no
circumstances be a candidate before
the next legislature for U. S. senator.
no matter what party has majority in
that body.
whats the use trying to beat Ben
nett, anyway" said prominent re-
publican today; "if we beat him he
will take an appeal and win as he
always does when he gets set down on
in COURT
Those who personally know Judge
Bennett, and those who do not are
scarce in the second congressional
district, will not believe the state
ment that he is acting the part OF a
denagogue in advocating revenue
tariff on wool.
"Harvey w. Scott, Joe Simon and
their gang are thieves and blaguarcs." "
Wilson T. Hume. Hume and com
pany are public leeches, enemies TO
honesty and base scoundrels. Ore
eonian. There you have it; take your
choice, and decide who is liar.
Which would be the greater calain-
ity for this representative district, 10
elect two populists to the legislature.
or to endorse the late lamented, mil-
lion-dollar legislature by electing two
republicans? Voters, consider these
two Questions between now and cleo
ton day.
There is no denying the fact that
Hon. Robt. Mays is an honorable
gentleman, and respected citizen, one
who has accumulated large property
interests in Wasco county. but has he
had the experience required to fit him
for the Office of county Judge? is a
question that should be considered bS
the voters of the county.
There should be no party preference
in the selection of county officers.
Men who are best suited to serve the
people faithfully and well are the ones
who should be chosen. The voter
who rises above party prejudice. and
votes for men who will administer
county affairs economically is the one
who serves the county best.
The Chronicle does Judge Bennett
an injustice in stating that he advo-
Gates free trade. No word OF his in
his speech here or at any other point
in the district during The present
campaign would indicate that he is q
free trader. He is not an advocate of
McKinleyism, and man does not
have to be free trader to oppose the
pernicious tariff law Of 1890. There is
wide difference between free trader
and one who advocates reasonable
tariff.
A leading populist the other day
said if he had an important case to try
before the United States supreme court
he would employ Judge Bennett as his
attorney, because he knew him to be
honest, able and sincere. Eastern
Oregon has an important case to try
before the United States congress
the case of an open river. Why, then,
should not Judge Bennett be made
the attorney in the case by electing
him to represent the, second district?
During four years service as judge
of Wasco county Geo. G. Blakeley has
certainly become conversant with the
events of the people of the county and
is better qualified to conduct the af-
fairs1ai the county than one who has
never filed the position. The voters
of the county will certainly see that it
is TO their interest to re-elect Judge
Blakeley and thus derive the benefit
of his experience.
All over this state the people have
been patiently waiting for relief in the
way ofreduction in public expenditures
but it must be apparent to everyone
that relief will not come without an
effort on the part of the people. The
extravaganza of the last session of the
Legislature was violation of pledges
for economy, and it is certainly un-
warranted assumption to think that
the people desire to return to the leg
islatufe members OF the party that is
responsible for that extravaganza.
Tall Timothy Geer, the republican
sage of Marion county, who is stump
ing the second district in the interest
of Mr.. Ellis, in speech delivered at
Pendleton waxed eloquent and compli-
mentary at the some. time. He said
the Republican party is opposed in
this election by populists, nihilirts,
Canadians and Zulus." He will think
it is opposed by an Eastern Oregon
sledgehammer and Texas cyclone after
Bennett and Davis get through with
him at the Weston picnic.
D. Soils Cohen, republican nominee
for mayor of Portland, presented
rather ludicrous appearance few
evenings since when addressing a
club on the beauties of
American labor. Had he
body of American working
men on this subject it would have been
consistent, but to talk to lot of
foreigners, who had scarcely recovered
from the sickness OF their voyage over
from the old country, about protect
ing American working men is a little |
coarse.
Why should any change be made at |
this time in the Office of county judge?
The present incumbent has been tried
for four years, and has proven him
self conservative, honest official, car
ing for the welfare of the county as he
would for his own business, permit
ing no needless expenditures, but at
;he same time making improvements
n the way of roads wherever the same
we're needed and would accommodate
he people generally. Judge Blakeley
3 cautious and at the same time pro-
,ressive. Why then should he be
et aside for new man? +.
"Cyclone" Davis. the oracle Of pop
lism, exploded Mr.. Quinn's theory of
prohibitive tariff. Mr.. Davis de-
lares that any tariff for the protection
f American industry is a myth so long
8 American securities are held in Eu-
ope. He made it very plain that