The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-06-12

The United States supreme court
having decided that q trust has The
right to contribute to campaign
Doodle fund, the work of controlling
congress and electing legislatures will
now be pushed more vigorously by
trust and syndicate interests.
Now that Mr.. Corbett's goose is
pretty thoroughly cooked, there is no
reason why Governor Lord should not
convene the legislature in extra ses-
sion long enough to pass the general
appropriation bill, and put the state
on pay-as-yOu-go basis once more.
Since Commissioner Calhoun has re-
turned from Cuba, there can be no
question about the the existence of
war on that island. But since this
fact is established beyond question,
what will congress and the administra-
ton do about it? Express more SYM
pathy for Spain we presume.
Special Commissioner Calhoun, who
was sent to Cuba to inquire into the
cause of the death of DIR. Ruiz, has re-
turned with no new facts beyond what
has been reported by Consul-General
Lee. Colhoun's mission was fruit
less one except that it helped to build
up the expenses of the government.
We are assured Lha5 the new tariff
law will be in operation some time
next fall, and then we are to have
deluge of prosperity. If the tariff
medicine fails to bring the promised
prosperity, then we will be given
dose of confidence and money reform.
We trust, however, it will come in
broken doses.
Senator Lee Mantel, of Montana,
thinks the Mckinley tariff on wool was
not high enought to afford ample pro-
lection to American growers. He prob
ably wants the tariff rate liked so high
that nobody can wear woolens. just
such men as Mantle are the one who
make protection obnoxious, by de-
manding unreasonable duties.
The silver ''craze'' may be dead. but
it is an awful lively corps, and will be
ere another election rolls
around. Thirty-two states were repre-
sented at the republican silver conven.
ton held in Chicago, and the delegates
were all ready to put on their armor to
perform service for the reinstatement |
Of the white metal.
The country is Hooded with Canadian
lumber under the workings of the |
present tariff law, say the lumber
men who are clalnoring for protection.
However the report of the secretary of
,he trersury for last year shows that
only $7,500,000 worth of lumber was
while S540, 900, 600 worth was
in the United States.
r. G. Dunn & Co., say the tide has
urned and the flood of prosperity is
This is very true. The
lood has been running about eight
ears but it has been going toward the
ca and in the direction of Wall street.
30 swift has been it's current that few
# the common people have been able
o catch any of it, and in it's mad career
t is still going by them.
Champaign will flow like water dur
ng the queens jubilee. 1t is estimated
hat more than four million bottles will
10 consumed, and those who drink and
njoy it will be people who never did
nything but consume the earning of
he masses, without giving anything
n return for what they receive, the
eople whom the tax-ridden producers
England are supporting in idleness
nd luxury. 1
Some one estimates that the cost of .
ne national conventions of the young
eople of the church work societies for
mis- year will be more :han $4,000, 600. ,
nd advises that the money would be
etter spent to direct religious and
haritable work. The young people
ave right to spend their money to
nit themselves and we are confident
nat they do spend it with more result +,
IAN would those who advise to the r
Ontrary.
Debt is the great curse OF the coun- e
". Were there no annual interest 8
narges to meet on the national, state, C
onnty, city and school district debts,
lxes would be reduced one-fourth. and a
ere there no mortgages, the business a
lterests of the country would not feel &
le effects of depressing times nearly {
, severely. Americans have lived b
st the past thirty years, built up too o
uch on borrowed capital. and are fl
DIV paying the penalty. ii