The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-16

test will prevent legislators devotiug
their attention to needed reforms,
consequently he taxpayers of the state
will suffer for tie purpose of satisfy
log the personal ambition of few
professional politicians.
The outlook is indeed q pleasing
one. The good times are already here.
The period of gloom is over.-Salt IN
Statesman. We presume the 53 fail
ures of banks aud loin associations
that have occurred within the past two
months are evidences that good times
are here.
Last year we were promised a marked
reduction in the state tax levy, but the
reduction is only eight-tenthso of mill.
SO much for promises, but God pity the
poor taxpayers when the levy for 1898
is made. After the legislature gets
through making appropriations it will
likely require q FIVE or six mill levy to
square accounts next year..
No blame can be attached to the
democratic ana populist members OF
the Legislature for not assisting in or
ganize the house. They are in the
minority, and it is not their business
to setCle The family quarrel that is GO
ing on in the republican party. The
latter have majority and it is encun-
bent upon them to proceed with busi-
ness.
The Salem correspondent to the
East Oregonian certainly classes Hon.
+. N. Jones, of Wasco county, in the
wrong column when he is credited
with being ''silver republican" 1t
is hardly probable that Mr.. Jones has
changed front under the contaminat
ing influences of the politicians who
swarm around the state capital at this
time of the year.
Now that the funding bill has been
defeated in the house, some other
means for a settlement between the
government and the Pacific. roads will
be undertaken, and it is not improb-
able that the companies will be reor-
ganized and a favorable settlement of
the government claims be made. The
holders of the first mortgage bonds
will not permit the government to
foreclose.
During the. present year there will
be six state elections held, five of
which will furnish an index to the
public pulse regarding the endorse
ment of McKinley's administration.
Massachusetts, Ohio, Iowa and Vir-
ginia elect state officers in November,
and New York elects Judge of the
court of appeals. If the administration
is endorsed those states will give large
republican majorities, if not anti-rep-
ublican tickets will succeed.
Governor McGraw, of Washington,
has crowned the last act of his admin
istration by refusing to pardon G. w.
Boggs, the rascally city treasurer of
Tacoma, who had been convicted OF
misappropriating the city funds. The
governors refusal TO grant the
pardon will have good effect upon
Office holders throughout the state,
and if this course is followed by his
successor, Washington viii have fewer
defaulting treasurers and clerks.
The state board, consisting of the
governor, secretary of state and state
treasurer have made the state tax levy
for the year 1897, and have fixed it at
four mills. The revenue to be derived
from this levy is Si24,S27 less than the
estimated expenses for the ensuing
year, though there is a considerable
surplus on hand of unexpended appro-
priatiOns, and if the legislature is reas-
onably economical, this amount will
be sufficient to pay the: running, expen-
ses of the state; but if this session. is as
as the last two or three |
the state will come out in
debt at the end OF the year. 8 Il
Nine out, OF every ten of those who
have appeared before the ways. and
means committee during the tariff |
while the. committee has
been undertaking to frame tariff bill, |
want more protection. AS they under
stand protection, it is the levying of |
duties so high as to prevent the impor-
tation offoreign goods into the country
TO compete with home products. But
,his sort of protection will not raise
revenue. a thing the government is in
oeed OF at present. So if a tariff bill |
8 formed in accordance with these
mems demands an income tax may
nave to be resorted to in order to
;reate revenue.