The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-16

will not BE- Il surprise TO The world,
and only the fault If America.
The patent editorial bureau at WASH
| ington says the Democrats OF Ohio
continue their mad race to escape from
their silver platform. IL should have
added the Ohio republicans are also
| making hard race To free them selves
| from Hanna, but they will not succeed
until they are bclten OuS Of sight by
| the silver democrats next month.
Because Judge Van Wyck was ar
rested for drunkenness one time, his
opponents are denouncing him
as rutfian, notwithstanding the
records in the New York police
courts show the arrest was wholly
| uniusti6able. This Is sample OF New
York politics. If a man ha' any bad
| records they are bound to be brought
out when he runs for mayor.
The republican press have steadily
denounced democrats who have under
taken to drag national issues into the
Now York municipal elections, but
they hail with delight the appearance
OF Senator Foraker advocating the
election of General Tracy because be
is 'protectionist and believes in the
gold standard l. makes q difference
whose corns are tranped on.
Recent arrangements, it is believed,
will give the government four or five
million dollars more than at FIRST ex
pected from the sale of the Unicn
Pacific. The fact that English invest
ors are making Inquiries as to whether
they will be allowed to bid makes it
possible that competition may run
up the prices even beyond present at
ticipations.
Reports reaching the int Bul eau
from time to time warrant the estimate
that the woFld's production Of gold for
1897 will be between 1926, ,00H 900 aud
S240, 900. 900, an increase of more than
$50, 900. 900 over the product of 1896.
The United States will probably leld
all other producing countries with a
total of $50, ,0O0,O ,Oc0. South Africa and
Australia will be close competitors for
second place, with q total production
exceeding sjO,OO0.O0o each.
Tammany has discovered it's mistake
in trying to control the election of
municipal officers and is looking
around for another candidate for
mayor who can draw some of the votes
away from Henry George. Won Wyck
Is such an aVOwed tool of Tammany
that he cannot be pulled through. 1t
will be no surprise if both be and
General Tracy are pulled down and
some more obscure candidate put up.
General Weyler is. or will soon be
deposed, but he doesn't take his down
fall much to heart, nevertheless he
would prefer to hold on to his job. He
is said to have cleared 81 ,000,0 in the
Philippines and $6,000,000 in Cuba,
while he has aided materially in bank
rupting his nation. but he can retire
to private life very gracefully Oh this
little fortune. and II spain don't want
him, he can buy home somewhere
else. Weyler can afford to be inde-
pendent if Spain cannot.
a representative OF the Pendleton
mills has bean in The Dalles
and has placed a number of orders
with different merchants for blankets,
robes and other WoJlen goods. Pen
dletou is our nearest neighhor that
~ inufle5ures woolen goods, hence it
IS right to patronize its industry, but |
astead of depending upon that city to
supply US with woolens we should. be |
manufacturing them ourselves.
Henry George stands before the
people of Greater New York as candi-
late for mayor, and declares that his
platform is to tell the truth aud con-
,eal nothing. The Oregonian says
George is ap anarchist. Possibly that
paper considers it anarchy to tell the
ruth and be honest 1t has trained SO
ong with rough politicians in Port
and that almost anything that has the
embiance of honesty appears to be
Australia has determined to raise
aritf wall against Americ .u grain to
protect IFS farmers in this year Of
hort crops in that cou.Itry. Thus
be many will be compelled to eat
lear -four for the benefit of the few
Phus it will be more difficult for Aus
ralians to get something to eat, but the
armers who have crops will be enabled
Q charge more for their. wheat This
5 Ia accordancs with present systems
4 protection. The many are made to
ay tribIte to tie few.
The Baker City Republican thinks
rathe" stupid for any one to imagine
hat Mr.. Corbett is responsible for the
clay in the Oregol fe !sril ap poin,
lents. 1t may be stupid to think Mr..
'orbett has the tr OF th5 president,
ut he favored c.. B. Moores and he
'as appointed register a. Oregon City
) soon as his recon neadation a reached
Vashington. Mr.. C1rbeLt does not
avor Judge Hall, aul his apoointment
J held up. Looks like he might be
he obstructionist.
The gold reserve In the treasury has
rawled up to nearly $50, 900, 900, not
'om the effort of any recent legisla- I
on, but On account of the immense S
of Il oney that has come from l
broad to pay for the grain crop Of
.merica and because of the demand {
lr currency to handle the crop, s
hereby the government is enabled to
i've its notes in exchange for imported
Did. The gold reserve grows uotN ith-
anding the fact that the govern
ent is going behind every day.
The result of the municipal elections
Indianapolis and Chattanooga last
uesday is somewhat significant, and
dicates democratic gains that are
lcouraging. In indianapolis Thomas
lggart was elected by 5000 majority
Ter his republican opponent. and in
latanooga, Col. Watkins has ma.
rity OF 095, whereas the city is nor
ally republican by from 400 to 500.