The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-30
FOOLED WITH a BUZZ SAW.
District Attorney Hume Stirred up g
Hornets Nest.

Hornets Nest.
Hon. w. T. Hume, of Portland, did
not pour any oil on the troubled waters
that are tossing the republican bark
hithtr and yoa, By his speech ut the
court house in this city last night,
neither Gid he lessen the width of the
gulf which intervenes between the
uwo wings of the republican party in
this place, by revealing party secrets
that were anything bat pleasant for
strict republican partl sans to hear re.
lated.
Fer fifteen minutes Mr.. Hume made
Il rattiing good speech from protec-
tion stand point, holding the tariff
question up rs the only, The important
issue of the present, aud crediting all
ills Of the plst three years, even the
death of sheep on the range from
starvation. TO the removal of the tariff
from wool and to democratic admins
5ratlon. He grew eloquent about the
| falling off in the uaInber of sheep in
Oregon since the Wilson bill went
into effect, and showed in this that he
has been 100 busy with politics, or pos
slhiy grinding out Indictments from
the MUltnOmah grand jury, the past
few months to examine the assessment
roll of Oregon for lS95 and discover
that there are now 2UJ.00 more sheep
in the state than ever before. He
lamented too, that owing To the Viii.
son bill The Dalies warehouses today
We're not filled with wool as in former
years (evidently heAlad not visited our
warehouses since arriying in the city). !
Though had he dried his tears at this |
point, "sileutly folded his tent and |
stole away his republican friends
could easily have forgiven him for his
wild assertions, as they were all favor
able to the cause of republicanism,
but this Mr.. Hume had no intention of
doing.
He seized hold of the financial oues-
tion and Congressman Ellis position
on the same, and wound that gentleman
around from free-silver to gold stand
ard until he left the honorable Nor
row county statesman right "straddle"
the fence ready to fall on whichever
side the most votes were to be found.
This too would have been excusable,
but Mr.. Hume had a grievance of his
own, and he was determined to venti-
late it. This he could not do without
writing the history of the unpleasant
ness that exists in Portl and, and with
put blush of shame, or the least ap-
parent reluctance or remorse of con-
he drew aside the curtain which .
hides from public gaze the corruption
md iniquity that exists today and has '
existed for years in the republican
'arty of Multnomah county.
He drew picture that was repulsive
o purity, of the rascallity republican
eaders have resorted to, painting
simon, Scott, Northup and Sears as
rch traitors, criminals and thieves,
90 vile even for the most depraved in
nates of our penal institutions. II
IL. Hume is to be believed, there is {
20 honor left in the Simon wing of
he republican party, and on the other
and, if one-half the statements of the
have a semblance of truth,
he wing over which Mr.. Hume pre- !:
ides has not the slightest regard for
he sacred commandments "Thou shalt
OF lie" and Thou shalt not steal" I
lr. Hume if fooling with a buzz saw
hen he attempts to create harmony =
, his party by heapiug abuse upon his
pponents, and at stirring up hornets
ests he is a grand success.