The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The million plurality for Mckinley
that we heard so much about just after
the election has dwindled down, since
the returs are all in. to little more
than half a million.
The dispatches yesterday announced
that Maceo was still alive, and that he
had led his forces against Weyler in
an engagement on the 10Th. The re-
port came from a Spanish general, and
is given little credence. . -
The senate has passed Lodges bill
amending the immigration laws so as
to exclude from admission into the
United States all foreigners over l6
years of age who cannot read the Ian.
guage of the country from which they
come. f.
In 1892 the popular vote cast for
president was l2.059.35l; this year it
was 1897 .269. an increase of / .S37 .9lS.
Cleveland's vote in 1892 was 5,556, ,9lS,
and Bryan's vote this year was, G, 1885,
LOG, 1,14l, ,1SS more than Cleveland re-
ceiYed,
The Portland Oregenian styles all
efforts toward affecting international
bimetalism as ''courtesies, nothing
more" Many of those who voted for
Mckinley last November do not agree
with the Portland paper in this par
ticular.-East Oregonian. =
Col. Pat Donan, editor of the Utah
ian, wakes eloquent and says: "Why
not send one of Utah's brilliant, ac-
ccomplished and patriotic women to
the United States senate?" There is
no objection to sending a dozen or
more of them if Utah so desires. but
what grudge has Col. Donan at the
patriotic women of Utah that he should
want to send them olt of the state?
While the members of the legisla-
ture to convene next month were
elected on the pledge to effect reforms
in the way of abolishing lot of USE
less boards and commissions, it is not
altogether certain this will be done.
The legislators all have friends who
are aspirants for positions on those
boards and commissions. and it would
not be hun an nature to deprive those
friends of an opportunity to feed at the
public crib.
The office of governor of Oregon is
sort of private snap, having been so
made by the acts of past legislatures
in ''imposing extra duties" upon him
as member of numerous boards and
Besides the salary al
lowed him by the constitution he gets
s., 900 YER for serving as trustee
of the asylum, reform: school. deaf-mute
school and blind school, and as mem-
ber of the domestic animal commits. |
sion and prison inspector.
On Wednesday evening of next week |
| meeting will be held at the office of |
Hon., E. b. Dufur for the purpose of
organizing a silver league, an object
hat many argue is uncalled for at this
ime, since they hold the money ques.
ion was finally settled at the last cleo
ion, and further agitation would cause
istrust. This of course should be
voided so far as possible. yet it is well
hat the question of finance be kept
'efore the people that they may be
thoroughly acquainted with its every
etail before another presidential cleo
ion shall occur. Many supported the
epublican ticket a. the last election,
that through its ascendency
0 power rests the only hope of estab-
shing a true system of bimetalism,
nd should this occur, there will be no
1rther need of agitating the question;
ut should the attempt to establish BIZ
letalism by international agreement
Ill, the question of independent action
n the part of this government will be
ne main issue in the next. campaign,
ence the necessity at this time of or
anizing leagues throughout the coun.
".