The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09
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toned as candidate for the New Jel-
sey court of errors and appeals. and
this leads an exchange to remark that
he ought to be an excellent one for a
court of ''errors," he having made so
many himself, and also as a court OF
appeals''-that is q court to appeal
from.
When the $4,000, 900 to be received
from the sale CT the Union Pacific is
paid into the treasury, possibly the
government will be able to pay the
salaries of federal officials that have
been held up since January Lass, and
may be able to supply the courts with
funds so that federal grand juries and
trial juries may be drawn.
The dangers of reaching Klondike
will he somewhat reduced next year if
the plans of the Dyea, Klondike Trans.
portation company, recently incor-
porated at Portland with capital
stock of $3.50, 900, do not miscarry. 1t
is proposed to build q tramway across
Cnilkoot pass and operate all manner
of transportation devices in various
parts of the Northwest.
Last year American manufacturers
were successful competitors with those
of England, ard exported immense
tofore controlled by the British.
This was accomplished, too, under
the workings of comparatively
low tariff. Within another year
we will have had au opportunity to
see how high tariff effects this
class of trade.
Within short time the Union
Pacific system will be sold, and the
government will receive S5O,O0O,OUO
| from It's claim against the company.
This will be relief to the treasury,
and will help make good the deficit
that is being caused by the operation
of that great revenue decreasing"
agent now on our statute books known
as the Dingley tariff law. And of
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this influx of money into the treasury.
If the people of Oregon were given
an opportunity today to chose between
Geer and Mitchell for United States
senator, there is little question put the
former would receive majority of the
votes. Mitchell was once the god of
the masses in Oregon, but the part he
took in the last presidential campaign
and his success in preventing the or
ganization of the legislature last win
ter have not won him any new friends.
He can never again be senator from
Oregon.
The International bimetallic COM
mission is still abroad, the members
doing about all that is possible to hui
initiate American dignity by begging
the crowned heads of Europe to per-
nit the United States to enact tinan-
bial Legislation that will tend to raise
the price on one of Americas greatest
product, silver. Why don't President
Mckinley call them home and put
stop to farce that makes the grea.
American republic the laughing stock
of the world?
Wheat has fallen twelve cents and
silver his risen eight cents. Looks
like they might get together yet. The
fall of the former was caused by re-
ports of unexpected supply; the rise in
the latter the possibility of an in
creased demand. So long as wheat
and silver are measured by gold the
price must rise and fall as the de.
mand increases or diminishes. Though
il silver were given an equal place
with gold as Il standard of values,
there would be less fluctnation in the
price of AL products of labor. 80
A number of papers throughout the
state are suggesting that the South |
Carolina plan for selecting U. S. |
senators be adopted in Oregon at the |
next election, and that separate poll |
boxes be supplied so that voters may |
express their choice for senator.
Those who advocate this idea are |
worshipers of John H. Mitchell, and
want an expression from the people
on his candidacy. We hope the op-
portunity will be given, so that Mr..
Mitchell and his friends may be con-
yinced that Oregon has no further use
for him.
Chairman Dingley in carefully
prepared newspaper article informs !
the people that There is no good
reason to believe that there will be an
other tariff agaitation to disturb bust
ness interests for many years to come"
Mr.. Dingley when he wrote the article
probably never stopped to think that
the workings of the law that hears his
name had created a deficiency of about
$50, 100000 during the two months it
has been in operation. Unless it proves
a better revenue producer, there will
be an absolute necessity for more tariff
agitation at the next session of con-
gress.
The banks throughout the country
have been losing $1,000, 600 week
rom their reserves in satisfying the
wants of the interior, and in view of
he large receipts of grain and other
arm products the outflow may easily
,e continued at about that rate for
everal weeks to come. The meney so {
ong boarded in bank vaults is getting
'ack among the people. This, how 6
yer, is not caused by legislation as
ONE suppose, but on account of the
armers everywhere having raised =
rop that can be sold at good prices, v
ecause of the shortage of crops in :
ther countries. The increased amount
money circulating among the peoD'e
J not because of the passage of the ?
ingley law or the maintainance of {
lie gold standard.
Even with wheat at 20 cents bushel,
ish the Immense crop that has been
arvested, a majority of farmers in
1asco county will be able to get out 4
debt this fall and haye something
fit. If they will now, in their season s
prosperity. profit by the experience Z
the last four years. and practice the 3
,onomy they have practiced during ?
le years of adversely, they need have Z
} fear of extreme nard times in the