The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-25
EDITORIAL NOTES.

in retiring Calvin 9. Brice from the
senate and seating Joseph B. ForakerP
The former Is an unscrupulous politi-
cal trixter, who bought his way into
the senate, but what claim to decency
and honesty has the latter? The stigma
Of the ballot-box forgery of 1889 is still
upon him. Brice is rascal and
traitor, but Foraker Is greater one.
"To the victors Especially when
they are relativesl belong the spoils,"
evidently Is a motto which hangs over
Secretary of State Kincaid's door, at
least it is one that governs his actions.
Two Of his nephews. Messrs. Lockwood
and Martin, feed at the public crib in
the secretary's Office at salaries Of
s125 q month each, and it is stated that
equally competent assistants could be
secured at $50 per month; but these
young taxeaters are in the family.
The mileage allowed to the members
Of the last legislature was s5,924.40
This OF course included the junkating
trips of various committees. It is
doubtful II an extra session would
effect saving OF this amount to the
state, however it Is claimed that all
the senators and representatives can,
at four cents mile, be conveyed to
the capital, which would cost only
sl,57o.s4. But, it is not safe to figure
on that basis whom contemplating an
extra session.
Senator Sherman says that the pre-.
sent financial depression is due to the
repeal Of the Mckinley tariff, and that
what the treasury needs is more rev.
enue. This position is untenable in
view of the fact that the government
has large cash balance on hand and
the Wilson bill is producing more rev.
enue than the Mckinley bill. All the
tariffs that could be made would not
add one cent to the gold reserve as
long Is duties were paid as now in
paper and silver.
The Democratic national convention
will be held in Chicago on July 7th,
the national committee, 1t . meeting
held in Washington Thursday, having
selected that time and place. This
will give us q campaign OF only four
months, though that is longer than
necessary. The business Of the coun.
try 10 always more or less disturbed
during national campaign. 1t would
bs better for all concerned II neither
Of the national conventions were held
before August 1st.
The Chicago Times.Herald states
there were on exhibition At the cycle
show in Chicago 1850 wheels, repre-
senting 400 different firms. It is es.
timated that the display brought to
these manufacturers an amount Of
business equal to s15, ,0oO, 900 in retail
value. AS an instance of the wonder.
full consumption Of steel products
caused by the sudden and growing
popularity of wheeling, 1t may be
stated that one well known firm dur
ing 1895 used 280 miles of tubing, or
enough to reach from New York to
Washington, and 625 miles of wire for
spokes, enough to reach from New
York to Cleveland.
The Australian prime minister said
at banquet speech few days ago:
." fear there are thousands OF Ameri.
cans who are willing to plunge the
whole Anglo-Saxon race into what
would be the most wanton and disas-
trous war Of the century over few
miles Of fever breeding Jungle, where
not one sane citizen of the United !
States would send dog" II indeed |
those few miles Of territory, which |
cover an area nearly as great as the |
state OF Montana, are 80 undesirable,
why does England so persistently insist |
on having themr Is the British gov |,
ernment really so greedy that it would
squabble over the possession OF frog
pondp
The house journal OF the last legisla-
tive assembly, on which committee
Of i've labored assiduously for weeks
after the adjournment OF the session
10 insure accuracy, is now out. 1t con-
sains 1861 pages, besides 17-page ad-
aendum.. Tho journal abounds In con.
,ndrums. It shows members voted on
he aye and no side OF the same ques-
ion. 1t records members as absent
ind voting at the same time. One
hing 1t does not show, which, to say
he least, is q dangerous omission;
hat is, that the house coucurrsd In
he senate amendments to house bill
70. 1872. This was the general appro-
,riatiou bill. And inthe face Of such
transactions - this, some
re demanding that these same
eeislators be again convened to trans
ct business for the state. "