The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-16

wonders in getting the nation out of
debt, and our economical congress
is doing it's part, too. The treasury
statement for March shows decrease
of 100000 in the receipts as COM
pared with March, 1897, and an in
crease in the expenditures of $s,OO0.-
600, to say nothing of the $4,000, 900
appropriated for defense in improving
the navy and army. Good law, ism t it?
Hadn't it better be amended?
In short time the wool will be seek
ing market, ard it will go to the
place that offers the best advantages.
AS to price, The Dalles has no COM
petitor in Eastern Oregon, but it is
not so easy of access as are some other
points. 1t lacks good road leading in
every direction, and without them a
considerable amount of wool may go
elsewhere. Rather than permit this
The Dalles can afford to spend a few
thousand dollars improving roads.
Instead of forcing Spain to cease
hostilities in Cuba and allow her for
mer subjects to enter into pursuits by
which they may support themselves.
President Mckinley would have con-
gress appropriate money to feed the
starving Cubars. He would make the
already overtaxed people of America
bear more and heavier burdens and be-
come the supporters of people who
would support themselves if given an
opportunity. What generous presi-
dent we have.
The republicans in the first con
eressional district seem 20 be satisfied
with r. M. Veatch for represen tative,
since they renominated Congressman
L. H. Tongue by acclamation at the
convention held in Eugene last Mon
day. Tongue is the weakest man the
republican party of the first congress
sional district could have nominated.
He has heen a perfect nonentity in
congress, and cannot hope to be re-
turned when in opposition to man
like honest Dob. Veatch.
On almost every hand is heard loud
condemnation 'of President Mckin-
ley's. Cuban message. A majority
even of the republican papers condem n
it severely as being far from an ex-
preston of public sentiment, and lack
ing in force. 1T is commenced upon
| for utterly failing to treat with the
question of the destruction of the
Maine, which is, or should be the prin-
cipal contention between this govern
ment and Spaine, and for not ex-
| plicitly outlining some definite policy.
Martin Luther Pipes, the man who
ran on the democratic ticket for prose.
| cutting attorney two years ago in'Mult-
nomah county, and who was such an
| aYOw.d gold man that he had to sup.
| port Mckinley in The fall election,
notwithstanding in June he could
stand on a free silver platform, was
elected a delegate from Multnomah
county TO the republican state conven-
tion. Martin Luther is a good ''hop-
per-" but it is a wonder the republicans
would trust him in their state conven.
tion.
The Portland Dispatch, which has
always been, democratic, but opposed
to the union of silver forces in Oregon,
| is now left in deep water. 1t was pre-.
pairing to put up a fight against the
Mitchell wing of the republican party,
but since the Simon wing captured
the convention it has nothing to fight,
so about all that is left for Bro. Mott
ner to do is to "say nothing but saw
wood" He hasn't any party to sup
port unless he can formulate a middle
of-the-road democratic party. He
might, however, see Young, Luce &
Co. They have little scheme he
might tie onto.