The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11

propose to be in IT," This means pc.
litical death and social ostracism, and
Williams knows it; but he has the
courage of his convictions.
The dispatches announce that it i
the intention of the gold-standard
democrats to hold convention after
the silver men have got through at
Chicago, and put out an independent
ticket. This is absurd. The democrats
who cannot endorse the Chicago plat
form will either withdraw from the
party and support Mckinley, or they
will take to the woods until after the
November election is oyer. Whitney.
Hill and Russell know full we'll that an
independent ticke would avail nothing
and they are not going to commit
political suicide.
The action of the silver men of the
Chicago convention, In breaking over
all rules OF precedent by refusing to
make Senator Hill temporary chair
man, after he had been recommended
by the national committee, was cer-
tainly illadvised, and has had a ten
dency TO widen the breech between
the opposing elements. BY this act
the displeasure of the gold men has
been unnecessarily incurred ,and there
will be tendency among them to bolt
the nominee of the convention, where
as, had due courtesy been shown them,
many would have quietly submitted to
the will of the majority.
It's said that Henry Willard, backed
by European and American capitalists,
has about completed deal which will
give then. through line from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. The inten-
tioh of the syndicate is to buy the
Northern Pacific road and the Balti.
more and Ohio, which is to be sold at
a receivers sale. 1t is said the syn
dicate has already practically obtained
control of the Chicago and Great
Western road, which will be the
connecting link between the Balti-
more and Ohio and the Northern Pac.-
tic.
Ex-Governor Miles c. Moore, OF
Washington, in his speech before the
silver convention at Tacoma the other
day, said 'the republican party had
left him, not he the party" Governor
Moore believes he is greater than his
party. and there are not few others
who like he, have been prominent in
the republican party during the past,
but are now seeking new anchorage
grounds. Old party lines have been
broken assunder by the agitation of
the money question, and will be re-
formed in the coming election with
gold on one side and silver on the
other. That must be the issue this
fall. II
The people of Dufur are wide awake
to their interests, and have instituted
move to establish free road. leading
through that place, across Deschutes
at Manpin's ferry. and on to PriDeville. |
They have employed Surveyor Goet to
survey the line and report probable
cost of construction, and have appoint
ed a committee consisting of Messrs.
M. J. Anderson, T. H. Johnston and |
A. Frazer to confer with The Dalles
Club so soon as the esti-
mates are made, and ascertain what
help can be obtained. Mr.. Goet COM
mences operations on the line Thurs
day, and expects to have estimates
ready within short time.
The announcement of Col. Day that
he will put a line Of steamers on the
to operate between The
Dalles and Portland. is rather surpris-
ing, since only few short months
ago the colonel stated that The Dalles
'shad no need of the canal and locks at
the Cascades. since it had nothing to
ship" If The Dalles has nothing to
ship, there is no need of another
line of boats on the river, but
Col. Day to the contrary not
withstanding, there are some
!, 900, 600 pounds Of wool in this city
ready for shipment so soon as the mar
ket opens, and there will be between
one and two million bushels of wheat
10 ship after harvest, so come on,
with your boats; you will find
plenty for them to do when the locks
ire opened.