The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-21

for truth. The councilmen were bound
to save the doctors character. even if
they had to make the woman. on
whom he had been bestowing his affec-
tions, out liar.
Ohio republicans in their recent con-
vention got on the fence on the money
question, by declaring in favor of the
use of both gold and silver as standard
money under such restrictions as will
preserve the parity. In its national
convention, however, that party will
have to climb down off the fence. The
''straddle" which the parties tried to
make on the money question in 1872 will
not work this year.
A Methodist university for the states
of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana is to be established at some
point in one of these states. Why
should not The Dalles be the point?
No more favored locality could be Sc
cured. The TIMES. s.MoUNTAINEER. sug-
gests that The Dalles Commercial
Club make inquiry as to what induce
ments will be required to secure the
location of the university, and that
steps be instituted to get it.
France has an income tax that cre-
ates revenue of S30,OOO,000 annually.
Had it not been for the decision of the
supreme court, the United States
would have had a similar law that
would have brought $40. 900, 600 into the
treasury every year. This would have
brought balance on the right side in
the treasury account, and instead of a
deficit in the revenues of the govern
ment for the fiscal year there would
have been surplus.
The Kentucky legislators made con-
summate fools of themselves last week,
in their wrangle over the senatorial
contest, and now Governor Bradley is
showing his antecedents to have been
from the long-eared race, by calling
out the state militia, presum ably to
quell riot, but actually to force the
legislators into submission. The mon
key and parrot time they are having at
Frankfort should disgust everybody
with our system of electing q S. sem
ators, and result in the adoption of
Senator Mitchell's resolution for an
amendment to the constitution allow
ing them to be elected by direct vote.
Tacoma is suffering from the effects
of too much officialism, or rather rule
from officials that were in Office solely
for revenue, and who have absorbed
the revenues of the city until there is
nothing left to absorb. The city is
now threatened to be left without
water or light, owing to the lack of
funds with which to furnish them.
Tacoma has labored long in vain eff.
fort to support regiment OF high
priced officials and corrupt politicians,
but the burden has become too great,
and the only possible outcome seems
to be for the city to go into bank
ruptcy.
Congress has been in session three
and one half months, and has not yet
made successful attempt to provide
sufficient revenues for the government.
Unless it does something pretty soon
the deficit, which began during Presi-
dent Harrison's administration, and
,,ndar tho oy,orot;ope af tho MoKiDlav
law, will not be available for re-
publican campaign purposes this fall.
By next November the people will be
fully convinced of the inability of the
republicans in congress to provide
revenue by legislation, and they are
already convinced of that party's abil-
ity to deplete revenues by appropria-
tions.
Senator Mitchell has secured favor
able report from the senate committee
on privileges and elections on his
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution providing for
the election of senators by a direct
tOIC VI uaO PCOPlOs HCIO 10 llpUlO
doubt that the resolution would pass
the house if that body were given. an
opportunity to vote on it, but its fate
in the senate is uncertain. Too many
senators are not willing to rest their
cases TO direct vote when they come
up for reelection. Experience has
taught many of them that their hold
on Office is more certain when it is the
gift of state legislatures.
The primary conventions to be held
throughout Wasco county today,
are strictly republican meetings, and
concern democrats but little. Evil
dence exists that there are dissensions
in the republican ranks which some of
the leaders may seek to overcome by
the aid of democratic votes at the
primaries, but this aid should not be
extended. If the republicans cannot
harmonic, it is not the Office of any
democrat to assist in patching up their
differences or advancing the cause of
any faction. Let democrats attend
strictly to the affairs of their own
party and not meddle with the affairs
of the opposition.