The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-22


one of our leading industries, since
we are capable of producing more
silver bullion than all the rest OF the
world. Then on the theory OF the pro-
tsctionists, why should not the govern
ment stimulate this industry by Great
ing an increased demand for its
product?
Today we were shown confident tlal
letter from gentleman in Portland
stating that he was informed by a
leading banking firm of that city that
times would be better and money
easier Immediately after the election,
Thus it appears every day that the big
banking concers have it within their
power to make times hard whenever
they choose. Is there not something
wrong in our financial system when
one class of business can control all
others?
A circular has been issued by one of
the leading banking firms of the coast
n which it is asserted that the finances
| of the country are at the mercy OF the
bankers, and they have it within their
power to make times either good or
bad, just as the fancy trikes them if
they stand together. Such little acts
as these are what make the people
dissatisfied with our financial system,
aud demand the use of money which
| banks cannot corner, and make scarce
or plentiful whenever they find it
profitable to do so.
The gold press of the country ac-
knowledge that everything but wages
will be increased by the unrestricted
coinage of silver, but laborers' wages
they say will be cut in two by being
paid in deprecated money. Such as
sertions are bosh. When the product
of labor is high, the wage Is high.
when the product is low, the wage is
low. Farm hands who got $50 a month
| the year round when wheat was worth
| dollar bushel, who now receive S15
| a month, will not be fooled into believ-
ing the price of labor will not rise cor
respondingly with the price OF prod
ucts.
The element in the republican party
! that bolted Mr.. Ellis in the recent
state election has succeeded in forcing
Jonathan Bourne to resign his posi-
tion as secretary of the state comrit.
tee. The boilers had no direct knowl.
edge that Mr.. Bourne was not in
accord With the national ticket, but
judging his propencity for boiling by
their own recent acts, they wanted
him out of the way. so he stepped down
and out. They have used every posi-
BILE method to read him out of the
party, and if he is not saint he will
be heard from before election day
| rolls around.
The Chicago Times.Herald says:
"Money is the most cowardlyof of human
contrivances, and scents danger from
afar. Reason as you may about it, and
declare that there is no danger, and
that the American people are still sane
| and will do nothing rash, the fact re-
mains that capital Ia fleeing to hiding
places" No one doubts this state.
meat, at least so far as gold is con-
cerned. But the plain people of the
country are attempting to secure the
recognition of money metal that
meyer seeks hiding places, and can be
depended upon in all emergencies.
"a dignified campaign" Mckinley
will not resort to the tactics of Bryan"
"Declines to make more speeches."
These are the headlines the Oregonian
prints over a Canton dispatch an
nouncing that Major and Mrs. Nc.
Kinley had gone to Cleveland to spend
Sunday. and that the major had de-
clined TO enter into the discussion of
political issues. "Dignifed" indeed is
McKinley's campaign, so digni6ed,
so silent, that nobody can tell where
he stands, except that he. Is squarely
with Mark Hanna aud the corporations.
It suits his bosses first rate, for him to
be thus 'dignifled," but the common
people have not been educated up to
this standard of dignity"
For several days the Oregonian kept
standing table copied from the
Chicago Times-Herald purporting to
give comparative prices OF labor and
articles of general use In the United
States and Mexico. IT it's other state.
ments are as erroneous as is the one
regarding the average pay of labor In
this country, which it says is $40 per
month, Ananias himself could not have
prepared more mislea ding or false
statt ment. Strike an average from
the railroad president, at a salary of
S75, 900 year, to the farm laborer at
SIS month, and it would not be any.
where near $40 month the country
over. A witness found false in one
thing is considered false in all, hence
we conclude the table prepared by the
Times Herald is devoid of truth.
Senator John M. Thurston, of Neb-
raska, is making himself ridiculous
enaeavoring to belittle William j.
Bryan In the eyes OF the people, by de-
claring that he has been In the employ
of silver-mine owners since he left
congress. Thurs'ol will probably
lave an opportunity ere long to exert
like senergies explaining to the
American people who are the employ
ers of Major Mckinley, or rather who
will dictate to the policies of his ad-
ministratiOn in case OF his election.
He will be called upon to explain
whose influence will be the most dam
gerous to the welfare of the people;
that of the corporations, syndicates
and trust, who hold Mckinley in their
grasp, or the silver miners, whom hs
claims have donated toward paying
Bryan for delivering free silver
speeches in the past
-, IF man knew he
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HaJ was going to be hanged,
~ "a he would certainly |
make every effort to
prevent it. He would |
In do everything he could
\ III and strain every nerve |
l to the last minute to |
I'D Y get himself out of his |
@As predicam ent. Men |
%W have been saved from |
N hanging after the rope |
j3e4&A was around their nacks.
There are ways of dying |