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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
COF1DENCE Is LACKING.

Had the people of Oregon any con.
fidence in the disposition of the mem.
bers who composed the last Legislature
to reduce the expenses of state govern.
ment, possibly they would feel some
hope of relief should special session
be called, but confidence in them Is
lacking as is reflected by the expires.
sions of public men all over the state.
The following Salem dispatch shows in
what regard the legislators and some
other public officers are held in that
city, and the same sentiment prevails
pretty generally all over Oregon:
The extra.session talk has elected
many uncomplimentary remarks about
the last legislature as now constituted.
One man said today: ~ would not
have any confidence in the present
legislature cutting down expenses In
any way if every member would sign q
written guarantee" Another business
man, well known among politicians,
said: Certainly, we need such relief
as could be given by an extra session
of the legislature, but what can we ex-
pect? Look at the equalization board
that has just adjourned. The mem.
bers of that board are about as good as
the members OF the legislature, and
they have not only just bled the state
for Sl0 per day each for thirty days,
and mileage, but they had the brazen
effrontery to employ clerks and vote
them $40 per day each, and page So
per day. The clerks employed cannot
earn over SO per day at anything else,
and the employment of page was
simply donation. And even the re.
porters blushed to give the actual ex.
penses Of that board. Secretary Cool.
ilge really received sI4o. believe
Coolidge is in session yet."
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTIONS.

Enthusiastic admirers of ex-Presi.
dent Harrison often point to the great
reduction of the public debt during
the four years he was chief executive
of the nation as the crowning event Of
his administration, and assert that the
reduction was greater during those
four years than during any other like
period of the nations history. This
has frequently been refuted by the
Democratic press, and now the Ore.
gonian leads its evidence to show that
more of the bonded debt was paid of
during Cleveland's first administration
than during Harrison's. 1t says:
"The Oregonian is asked for infor-
nation as to the amount of bonded
debt cancelled under the first admins.
tration of President Cleveland, and
that cancelled under the administra.
ton of President Harrison; together
with the amount of surplus transferred
by the former to the latter, and by the
latter to Mr.. Cleveland's second ad-
ministration.
"Under the Cleveland admins.
tration, between March, 1885, and
March 1859; the face value of the bonds
purchased and redeemed was S33s, ,074,-
$50; under the Harrison administra-
ton, between March 1889, and March
1893, the amount was S2j9, ,093, $50.
s.The available cash in the treasury
on March ], 1889, was sls3, ,s27, 1909;
on March /, 1893, the amount was
Sl24, l2s, ,0S7.88
ut should be borne in mind that
the available cash in the treasury may
be no true indication Of actual con.
ditions, since it is subject at all times
to drafts for the expenses OF the gov
ernment; and heavy obligations, at
almost all times outstanding, may at
any time greatly change the balance.
At the present time there Is large
amount of cash in the treasury, but
small gold reserve; 50 that it is neces.
sary to sell bonds for gold, though
heavy sums In currency lie In the
treasury. These heavy sums in cur.
rency are, indeed, retained In the
treasury as far as possible, lest, 1t
paid out, they might be used las they
certainly would be) for further deple.
tion of the gold reserve. We are
floating too much paper. 1t had be.
gun to tell on the gold reserve before
the close of Harrlson's administration.
The reserve had then already fallen
considerably below the 500, ,000.000
mark.
"The reason why the Cleveland ad-
ministration 1.-THE first one) paid more
on the public debt than the Harrison
administration was two-fold. First,
the Mckinley act cut of large
amount of revenue; second, disburse-
ments for various purposes, chiefly for
pensions, were largely increased"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
A TRANSPARENT SCHEME.

The motives which move some OF the
Republican leaders at this time to ex.
hibit such great solicitude for the well
fare Of the taxpayers, in demanding
that special session of the legislature
be called to reduce state expenses, are
SO palpably transparent as to be redicu.
lous. 1t is nothing short of an attempt
to right the party before the voters, to
make showing of an effort to redeem
the pledges for reform made prior to
last election. 1t is an effort to regain
the ground that was lost by the bad
record Of the alart legislature. 1t is
plainly evident that they recognize
that some heroic efforts are required
right now to save the Republican party
from utter defeat in the coming state
election, and their actions indicate
that they believe special session, at
which an effort would be made to re-
duce appropriations, abolish a few
commissions and cut down salaries
would set them right before the voters.
If those politicians are not actuated by
party motives. and are really sincere
in their efforts to reduce expenses, it
is amazing strange that it has taken
them whole year to discover that the
leg stature of 1895 was unreasonaably
extravagant and that the interests
of the taxpayers demand cutting
down of appropriations and salaries.
If Mr.. Bancroft and Mr.. Patterson are
really sincere, why did not they demand
of Governor Lord when the legislature
adjourned last February that he i'm.
mediately re-convene the legislature
to right those wrongs? BY such action
they would have saved the people the
expenses for one year, that they have
now discovered are so burdensome.
Their pretense OF being the friends OF
the people would then have had the
semblance of honesty, but to suffer
these wrongs to exist for year, and
now on the eve of election to demand
reforms subjects their motives to severe
criticism. Their scheme Is SO trans.
parent that It won't go down.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18

were sent to it by the house by putting
free coinage riders on them. 1t would
nave to either pass or reject them,
thus being denied the privilege OF
dodging duty that is incumbent up
on it. II this rule was adopted,
and the right to originate bills for
creating revenue were extended to
both houses, legislation would be
greatly facilitated, and dilatory amend
ments would be less frequent.
Such rule would also prevent much
unwholesome legislation, as it would
force every measure to stand upon Its
own merits. Too often meritorious
bill is passed by one house, and when
it comes up in the other Is loaded
down with amendments that have no
merit, and is either defeated thereby,
or through its merit carries its obnox'
ious riders to the statute books. For
instance, the Wilson bill as it passed
the house, imperfect as it was, was
much preferable to what it became
after the senate finance committee got
through amending it.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
The Syndicate pissolye..

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The mem bers
of the government bond syndicate re.
ceived in the mail this morning cir.
cular letter from ]. p. Morgan & Co.
releasing them from their agreement
to furnish their pro rata of Sl00. 900, 900
In gold, and second S100. ZOO, 900 if de-
sirable, taking payment in 4 per cent
government bonds. The reason given
for the dissolution of the syndicate is
that the syndicate contract called for
bid for ''all or none" and therefore
Morgan was unwilling to make a bid
under the present circumstances, as he
might seem to present for considers
tion by the secretary of the treasury
the throwing out of smaller bid s made
In good faith under public call. Nor
gan is satisfied there is no question as
to the success of the loan.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
PLACED UNDER ARREST.
F. 8. Wood Suspected of RobbinC Pendle.
toms Postofice.

F. 8. Wood Suspected of RobbinG Pendle.
toms Postofice.
PENDLEToN. Or, Jan. 14.-Sheriff
Houser has arrested F. S. Wood, sus-
pected OF committing the bold robbery
at the postoffice last evening.
Wood came here less than week
ago, claiming he was an attorney from
Weiser, Idaho, who had been unfortu.
nate and needed assistance to get to
Astoria, where he had money due
him. He stopped at the Golden Rule
two days. One evening he followed
the hotel 'busdriver to the barn, evi.
IDENTIFY to hold him up. The landlord
sent him away, and he went to the Ho-
tel Pendleton, where he was stopping
when the robbery ccu,red.
Officers searched his room and found
some new clothing thought to have
been stolen. Wood learned his room
was being searched and ran down the
back stairs of the hotel and escaped
over the fence, but was soon in custody.
He is the only man found who answers
the description OF the robber given by
Postmaster johnson. Officers are out
mall directions prosecuting a vigorous
search, but no reports as yet have been
received from them.
This morning the postmaster says
the amount taken by the robber is oyer
500.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
cAMpos' MENTAL CONDITION.

A Report That he Has Become Demented
CHICAGO, Jan. 14-A special from
Boston says:
Startling information has been re.
ceived from Havana by prominent
Cuban tobaccordealer here, whose in
terests in the Island forbid using his
name.
"There is general opinion" says
the letter, "both among insurgents
and Spauiards, that General Campos
has. become demented. His actions,
not only in the direction of the cam
paign, but his private and ordinary
doings are such as to give good grounds
for this belief.
"Gomez has no idea ofattacking Ha-
vana, but bis plan is to cut off the
city's supplies. There is no doubt
that fully half of the citizens and popu'
lace are Cuban sympathizers.
"The Americans are thoroughly de-
tested by the Spaniards. The situa.
tion is serious. A great deal Of Amer.
lean property has been destroyed, and
terrible atrocities will be- committed
upon Americans. The United States
needs warship or two in Havana
harbor."
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
WILL TAKE a MILLION.

The New York World has ever been
one of the staunchest advocates of q
popular loan when the government is
required to borrow money, and in evil
dence of its good faith in advocating
the measure offers to subscribe for
81 100000 of government bonds. In its
issue of the 9Th, it says:
"The World renews and continues
the offe.- which it made to the presi.
dent Friday.
SIT will start the list for public
loan of 8 per cent. basis, with sub
scription of 81 100000.
sit will promptly find and furnish
the gold with whi:h to pay for them,
and will agree not to draw the gold out
of the treasury as the basis of raid
upon the reserve.
"The World believes that the public
will relieve the need of the treasury if
the chance is given. 1t does not be-
lieve that there is any necessity or ex.
cuse for selling secretly to syndicate
for 1049 bonds worth in the market
III. AS an earnest of its faith in gov
ernment and in the people it is willing
TO subscribe as above stated, and it a .,
peals to others similarly disposed to
make known their willingness through
The World
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
IT WAS a n.,D MOVE.
Asking Engl2ni TO Protect Americans in


Asking Englsni TO Protect Americans in
Transvaal.
LONDON, Jan. l5.-Mr. Wiltz, of Call
ifornia, friend of John Hammond,
the American mining engineer ar
rested with others at johannesburg on
charge of high treason, continues mis-
efforts in behalf of Hammond and the
other Americans in custody at Johan
nesbury or Pretoria. Discussing the
situation today, VViltz said:
"Our government must understand
this fact--all the demands of diplo.
matte courtesy were satisfied by Cham
berlain's kind response to Secretary
Onley's request that Great Britain pro-
tect the interests of Americans in the
Transvaal-but rothing could be worse
for the Americans, as the feeling
against all Englishmen is exceedingly
bitter, while the Beers are very friend
ly to Americans. Indeed, several of
those arrested are on the best of terms
with the Boer government.
None of the Americans were con-
nected with the political movement.
They simply joined the reform commit
tee formed in the emergency to ire
serve the peac, of Johannesburg.
President Kruger arrested all members
OF the committee, but believe prompt
action taken through our own repre-
sentative a. Cape Town would secure
the release of the Americans. Any de-
lay may endanger their lives, as the
Beers are intensely exasperated. We
should have representative in the
Transvaal. for the Americans, though
few. occupy most important positions,
and trade with the United States is
very large. Most of the lumber used
in the mines comes from Puget sound l"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
WOULD BE USELESS.

A strong pressure is being brought
to bear upon Gov. Lord to call an extra
session of the legislature, it is alleged,
for the purpose OF so reducing appro-
priations as to enable lower tax levy
to be made. Senator Bancroft. of
Multnomah county, is one of the prime
movers in the matter, and urges that
special session would cost but few
thousand dollars, and would cut off
over one hundred thousand dollars OF
expenses, effecting a reduction OF two
mills in the state levy. He further
proposes at the extra session to repeal
big appropriations, cut smaller ones,
fix the salaries of state and county
officials on a lower scale, and cut the
Portland city offices down a great
deal. He figures that in the whole
state reduction of million dollars
for the next two years could be effecled.
Another senator who was quite prom
inent in the regular session, Mr.. Pat
terson, but whose voice then was never
raised against any of the appropriation
bills. says "there is demand for re-
duction in public expenditures all
around to the same scale to which
people are reduced in their private
affairs" If there was anyway in which
a special session could bring about
such reductions, he believes the peo-
pie would justify calling one. He
thought members would act differently
since hearing from their constituents.
The last special session of the legis.
lature cost the state of Oregon some
5000; possibly one now would cost
like amount. Yet were it certain that
the expenses of the state would be
reduced 100000 by the calling OF q
special session, the governor would be
justified in doing so. But this is not
even possible. The same men would
assemble at the special session that
were there year ago, and it is not to
be expected that they would act with
much more wisdom now than they did
then. We know from experience what
extravagances they are capable OF, and
it is safer for the taxpayers of the state
to suffer the wrongs already heaped
upon them than to place themselves at
the mercy of adept tax-squanderers
again. A child that has been burned
once is ever afterward afraid of fire,
and as the taxpayers of Oregon are
grown-up children, they are not excep-
tions to this rule. They have had
their resources burned by those who
composed the legislature of 1895. and
want nothing more to do with them.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
SERVING THEIR MASTERS.

It is to be observed that Oregon's
delegation in congress is supporting 6
Huntington and his measures in con-
gress. In other words, Oregon's rep
resentatives are helping to take care o1
the Southern Pacific railroad and Its
interests in congress. Probably SEN
ator Mitchell's influence has something
to do with this united support on the
part of Oregon's delegation. The
Southern Pacific is a private corpora
tion. The delegation referred to is
supposed to use it's entire time in look
ing after the peoples interests. How
men elected to Office by the people, to
serve the people at salary of $4,000 a
year and extras, can devote their tai
ents and time to private and corporate
interests without violating their trusts,
we cannot comprehend. However.
that is what is being done in congress
by the Oregon delegation, some mem
bers of which are being retained as
counsel of private and corporate in
terests at salaries in excess of those re-
ceived from the people for represent
ing them-East Oregonian.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
Utah's Senator.

SALT LAKE, Jan. l5.-The Hon.
Frank j. Cannon and Arthur Brown,
the Republican caucls nominees for
the United States senate, have been
the recipients of numerous teleerams
from all parts of the country today, Of
fering congratulations. Judge C. w.
Bennett, who made gallant fight and
received within three votes of the re-
quired twenty-five, says he is satisfied
with the result.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
Extra Session Talk.

SALEM, Or, Jan. 15.-Governor
Lord has not yet intimated whether
he will or will not call an extra session
OF the legislature. With the assur-
ance that his recommendations to the
last legislature would be carried out,
it is quite probable he would acquiesce
in the demands for relief session.
State officials generally are non-com-
INITIAL on the question Of an extra ses-
sion. One officials jocular reply, when
asked if he deemed it wise to convene
the legislature in extra session was:
"Do you suppose we would favor hav-
ing our salaries and fees paraded be.
fore the public?'
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
a DO-NOTHING CONGRESS.

When the present congress con-
vened on the I'd of December it was
expected, or at least hoped, that inn
mediate action would be taken to re-
lieve the treasury of the embarrass-
ment in which it was placed by the
increasing demands for gold made
upon it; but nearly six weeks have
e,apsed and nothing has been done.
Not even a tangible effort has been
made to correct the evil which makes
it necessary for the government to
borrow money with which to maintain
the value of its currency during times
of peace. All concede there is some
thing radically wrong with the finap-
cial system that places the treasury at
the mercy of money lenders; but so far
permanent remedy has not even been
attempted. The house bond bill would,
If it became law, only be temporary
expedient, and would leave the treas
ury in nearly so bad a condition as it
is now, but the senate refuses to
dCSOOO CfCu bu4o ICLl pOIdty ISllSls
The president, in his message to
congress, asked for legislation which
he believed would permanently correct
the evil, by preventing the continuous
and systematic cornering of gold. and
it was the duty of congress to either
follow his suggestions, or else devise
other legislation that would accomplish
the desired result. This that body has
refused to do, and by their do-nothing
policy have forced another bond issue,
which can only temporarily replenish
the treasury vaults with gold to be
drawn out at the will of holders of
greenbacks and treasury certificates.
Evidently if agold standard is to be
maintained, gold must be protected by
the elimination of those sight drafts;
If not tsyndicates can repeat their cinch
game, and force a bond issue at
will. And senators who propose free
coinage of silver as remedy, however
sincere they may be, must know that
policy cannot prevail so long as Mr..
Cleveland is president, nor can they
hope that his successor will be more
favorable to the white metal, hence
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18
PhiIadelphia Republicans.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.-Conven-
tions were held by the Republicans in
five congressional districts in this city
today. AT each two delegates to the
national convention at st. Louis were,
chosen. OF the ten delegates, four
men are chosen on the apti-adminis-
tration, or Quay tickets, the other six
are announced as combine delegates.
In the third district Quay's followers
bolted and held separate meeting,
electing State Senator Elwood ana
Henry Clay as delegates. The case
will probably have to be settled in the
courts. In the first and fifth districts
a resolution was unanimously adopted
instructing the delegates to vote for
Thomas B. Reed for president. In the
fourth. congressional convention the
delegates were instructed for Quay.