The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-11-20
The earnings of railroads all over

ROlu reserve Will SuIl6Fs
The earnings of railroads all over
the country arc greater this fall than
for several years past, which is pretty
good evidence that the whole country
is prospering. The immense crop of
cereals made work for the railroads.
This is the secret of the whole pros
perity the country is enjoying just
now.
On Friday of last week thirteen re-
publican editors met in convention at
Portland for the purpose of burying
the hatchet and laying away all differ
ences that have existed in the past, also
to fix up for the campaign of 1898.
They very wisely concluded to adjourn
until next March, when they hope to
be able to tell just "where shey are
at"
Farmers throughout the country
have prOfited by the experience of the
past few years of hard times, and are
not made extravagant by the prosper
ity. that has fallen their way through
abundant crops and fair prices. They
are buying only what they need and as
rule are avoiding debit If they will
pursue this course hard times will not
overtake them again soon.
The commissioner of pensions, recog-
nizing the increasing burden of PEN
sions, recommends that the pension
rolls be published so that .he taxpay-
ers can know just who are drawing
bounties from them. This is a good
suggestion. The names of all pen
sions on the roll should be published
in at least one paper in the county in
which they reside. and then possibly
there would be cutting down of the
list. nhiI ,Hosnno
"Our foreign commerce this year is
$50, ,0O0, 600 ahead of 1885," says the
Globe Democrat, "and if the new tariff
is disturbing the markets of the world
it must be favorably." This is perfect
rot. The tariff this year has nothing
to do with our foreign commerce. The
increase over last year is due to the
shortage of the wheat crop in other
parts of the world and to nothing else.
The tariff law could not haye affected
the crops for it was passed too late in
the season.
The pension burden is steadily in
creasing. The report of the commits
sioner of pensions shows that 80, 101
new pensioners have been added to the
roll during the past year and 1871 who
had been dropped were restored, max.
ing an increase of 54,072. The losses
to the roll from death and other causes
were Al, ,112, and the number of pension
ers an the roll June 8. 1897, 976,O14, a
net gain of 1886 over 1896. Think of
nearly million persons being paid
pensions 35 years after the last war in
which the country paying the pensions
was engaged!
Whether Durrant is guilty or inno-
cent, he will probably be hanged early
in the new year, after the supreme
court of California shall have had
time to consider tie recent appeal
taken in his case and refuse to grant
him a new trial. Durranti is to all in
tent and purposes doomed man, and
will sooner or later suffer the extreme
penalty of the law for the murder of
Blanche Lamont. California demands
that some life be sacrificed for the
murder, and it will undoubtedly be
Durrant's.
Already the press Of the country
that supported the Dingley bill when
it was under consideration before
is beginning to realize the in
efficiency of the new law as revenue
measure, and are paving the way
'or the shock that will be ex-
oerienced by the people when it be. |
comes necessary for the administra-
lion to issue bonds to pay running ex-
,enses and keep up the gold reserve.
When this shall come it will be ter
'ible set back to the party responsible
or the passage of the new tariff law,
,ut that it is inevitable cannot be
lenied.
Senator John B. Foraker, of Ohio, is
making consummate fool of himself
" declaring that if his name is not
eft out of the senatorial contest to
ONE off next January, he will engage
n the mess. He has intended all
long to oppose the election of the
aucus nominee that is to be, unless
10 could name the man, and has had
hip on his shoulder for weeks inviting
lama to knock it off. He wants to
e the political boss in Ohio, and un-
ess Mr.. Hanna looks sharp will be to
he extent that he will name the next
)hio senator.
A move is on foot to form a coala-
ion with the democratic members of
be Ohio legislature and the supporters
( Gov. Bushnell so that he may elect
G q. S. senator. This would be a
lily procedure viewed from party
The democrats have
othing to say about the selecting of a
Tnited States senator iu Ohio. the re-
ublicans having secured majority
d the legislature. and it would be sui
idal for the democrats 20 take hand
, the family quarrel that is going on
the republican party of the state.