The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

the people which is to be decided on
June l, and he is too close political
worker to neglect the case.
1t is well indeed that the Oregonian
is not published in California. The
platform adopted at Sacramento would
necessitate the great daily bringing
out an entire independent ticket, which
would be bigger undertaking than,
finding one candidate for congress.
Wasco county this year pays state
taxes amounting to 4,002.12, and
what does it receive in return? Moth
ing to speak of. Had proper economy
been practiced by the last legislature,
Wasco's portion of the state taxes
would have been about $1,000.
The Populist leaders of the state are
just now engaged in finding some
means to keep Jacob S. Coxey, of
Coxey's army fame, from making his
projected tour of Oregon. Both the
| state and national committees of that
party object to his coming; but he
| announces his intention of stumping
the state anyway.
No more emphatic rebuke for the ex-
travagances of the last legislature
| could be offered than for the taxpayers
to refuse to vote for the candidates Of
the party that was in the majority at
Salem q year ago last January. 1t
! would be warning to all legislators
| in the future that waste of the
peoples money will not be count
enanced.
During the most prosperous year OF
| the Mckinley period the proportion Of
our exports of manufacturers was only
Is per cent of the total exports. In
the calendar year, 1895, we exported
1000 more of manufactures than we
did in the crack" year OF Mckinley
law, about which there has been so
much boasting.
If tits true that Oregon q representa-
tives in congress are such earnest sup
porters of an open river to the sea,
why is it that the canal and locks at
the Cascades remain Theoretically
sealed? Have they no influence with
the war department that they could
"press the button" and allow the locks
to be operated?
The Heppner Gazette figures out
that Ellis is the only candidate in the
race in this congressional districv, why,
1t cannot tell, except that he has 5000
majority to begin with, and can afford
to lose whole lot of votes and still be
elected. 1t fails however to give any
just reason why he should be elected
except that he is protectionist.
There need be no other issue in the
congressional election in Eastern Ore
gon than the opening OF the Columbia.
The candidate who can and will do the
most for an open river is the one who
can best serve the interests of the In
land Empire. Let voters carefully
consider who can best serve them in
this matter and vote accordingly.
This is indeed q year for inde-
pendent candidates. Judge Northup
is before the people Of this district as
an independentcandidate for congress,
and Judge Waldo is being importuned
to become an independent standard
bearer In the first district, but. will not |
consent to make the race unless Myers
and vanderburg both agree to get out
of his way.
The job at the Cascades is too profit
able for the contractors who have |
charge Of to manipulate it otherwise |
than as soft snap, and as Oregon's |
representatives in congress and the
army officers in charge of thn work
are not entirely faultless in their con.
nection with the matter. Uncle Sam
spends his money and rewards his SER
wants with entirely too reckless hand.
East Oregonian.
The Salem Journal, one OF the good
republican papers of the capital city
passes the following comment upon the
last senate:
"They run the senate wide open
with sham Investigations and endless
clerkshhips, spending S13, 500 for clerks
to $500 for the house of go members"
Col Hofer. the editor of the journal
was member of the house in the last
senate, and no doubt speaks advisedly.
The republican state convention of
was but little more harmon
tous than the convention held in this
state. The two factions warred Bit
terly, and it was found necessary to
lnseat number OF delegations in
order that Spreckles could retain {
sway. The platform adopted declares !
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver, and the making of both gold I
Ind silver legal tenders for all debts. I
1t tis now an open secret that Hon.
q. W. Scott, editor in chief of the
penned the financial plank
n the republican state platform in
1894, which was the identical same
traddle that was adopted by the con-
7ention this year. Two years ago Mr.. t
scott was ''straddling," but this year q
le Is not. Mr.. Scott has learned from C
experience that voters want men as i
Tell as parties to come ont squarely on q
uestions OF Importance. b
1t may be impertinent to ask the t
uession, nevertheless it will not be l,
ut OF place just now, since retrench- b
lent and reform are the watchwords C
+ the day, to inquire why the last leg p
stature raised the salary OF the treas t.
rer of Wasco county from $500 to fl
300 year? Did the taxpayers Of the r.
ounty demand it, or was the legisla- "
ire 30 determined on extravaganza 1t
nat the raise was made just in order fe
keep apace with other like fagrancy. b
If some of those papers that are rant N
lg about the depressed times under &:
free trade" would take the al
'ouble to compare the 1883 tariff law, fc
,hich was once considered the ''pink
{ protection" with the tariff law Il
dopted in 1894, they would find but al
tile difference in the schedules of d,
uties imposed upon the principal i'm Il
orts. Wool, iron and coal are the ty
My three commodities Of Importance W
lat were materially reduced in the pt