The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

lives of patrons of the lines will be en-
dangered and fatal accidents will oc-
cur.
EDITORIAL NO1ES
Several prophets with a reputation,
say the tariff bill will pass, but no one
ventures to fix the date.
The Courier-Journal thinks MIR.
Cleveland will seek the presidency
every four years as long as he lives.
Suppose he does, it will do no hurt; he
never can get it again.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, has made
a speech favoring the adoption of rules
to enable the senate to do business.
This is startling idea, and the sem
ate will treat it with even more than
its accustomed deliberation.
How feeting is human greatness!
Only few days ago King George was
the idol of the Grecian populace, now
the same people would rend him into
pieces. The moral-success, not merit.
is often the measure of greatness.
1t is stated that New York clergy
man has introduced into his pulpit a
phonograph that pronounces the bene,
diction. If he had just enlarged the
machine so that it would deliver the
sermon, he would be known as great
benefactor.
The Hon. Thomas F. Bayard declares
that Mr.. Cleveland is the logical leader
of the democracy. The sex-ambassador
to England must have mighty small
idea of the numerical strength of the
democracy in this country. Mr.. Cleve-
:and's following last November was
only 133, ,14S.
Wool is drug on the market agai n
at least speculators have refused to
make any offers the past few days.
They are naturally philanthropic peo-
pie, and of course WANT to give the
wool raisers the benefit of the rise in
price caused by the duty that is now
certain to be placed on wool.
On account of the Cuban war Spain
has a deficiency of S1OO,OO0,000. Ac-
cording to modern methods in Amer
lea this should cause her no inconven-
ience. All that is needed to meet the
deficiency in her revenues is TO intro
duce little Dingleyism-just tax the
people few dollars more on comsump-
tion.
That there should be reduction in
the number of public officers is beyond
question, for at the present rate of in
crease in public servants it will only be
a few centuries until we will have more
officers than we have people to support
them. And possibly the best way to
decrease them would be to begin cut
ting down salaries.
Recently Pennsylvania's capital
building was destroyed by fire, and
now that state, which is one of the
richest in the nation, has determined
that capitol to cost $550,0O0 is sufi-
cient to meet its needs. This stroke
of economy is good example for some
of the smaller states, that are burdened
with debt, to follow.
Congress has been in session a
month and half and has thus far ac-
oomplished nothing. However officers
salaries go right along, government
expenses increase and the people pay
the bills. This, however, does not
worry the average congressman. His
principal vocation seems to be to in
crease the burdens of the people, not
to lesson them.
A year ago the republicans in the
senate refused to place an extra tax on
beer as revenue measure. Now the
finance committee has voted to in
crease the tax A cents per barrel. A
change of circumstances sometimes
changes the policy of a party, espec-
tally when that party has the respon-
sibility or its hands of replenishing
the treasury.
The announcement that President
Mckinley will not appoint any men,
ber of the so-called Oregon legislature
to federal office, for fear of breaking
the republican majority in that body
in case of an extra session, looks like |
he anticipates defeat of his party |
whenever it goes before the people in |
another election, also that the admin !
istration is taking the side of Mitchell
against Corbett, for it is patent that il
Corbett is seated there will be no extra
session OF the legislature in this state. ;
No one thing would contribute more
to hasten the return of prosperity in
The Dalles than the general revival of
the doctrine of patronizing our own /,
people and keeping our money in cir
culation at home. There are too many
orders made out iron" Buyers Guides"
and sent away to be filled by big firms
Of big Eastern cities: there are too