The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-05-14
EDITORLAL NOTES.

The union candidate for county
assessor. J. H. Aldrich. is not stran-
ger to the duties of the office, he haV-
ing served three terms as assessor
during his life.
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patronage is extended.
Judge Bradshaw is pursuing his Gus
tomary course of expeditlng business
in court at Prineville. During the
time he has been on the bench he has
saved the taxpayers of this district
thousands of dollars by rushing court
business along.
Because a good man has made
fairly good official is no reason why ne
should be retained in public service
indefinitely. There is always more
than one competent man in cammun-
itv to fill office. Two terms is long
enough for an officer to serve.
There is only one question before
the people. 1t is the war. Politics Is
almost lost sight of by those who feel
more interest in furnishing the red
handed Spaniards than they do In
he;ping some friend into Office. This
is year when patriotism is above
party.
Oregon militiamen who haYe been
left at home do not feel kindly toward
the party that sacraficed the interest
of the National Guard to satisfy the
greed of politicians. They hold that
the army is above partisianship, and
will vote to put. men in office who
will so consider it.
Commodore Dewey is probably in
no immediate danger SO long as his
SQUADRON is anchored in Manila bay,
but he is entitled to the support OF the
government in holding what he has so
gallantly taken. The war department
cannot too speedily send strong land
force to his support.
A. J. Brigham and c. L. Morse
union candidates for joint represents
tiyes for Wasco and Sherman counties,
are making a favorable impression
wherever they go. They are winning
the confidence of the people, who rec
ognize in them, men capable OF repre-
sentipg them in the legislature.
Authorities at Washington realize
the danger Admiral Dewey's heet Is
in. should the Spaniards determine to
send their Cadiz feet to the Philip
mines. and in consequence the Oregon
. and two cruisers have been ordered tc
, return to the Pacific coast so as tc
afford Dewey relief if necessary.
The election this year is contest
for supremacy between the people ane
[ the tax eaters. A vote for the nom
, inees of the republican party is vote
! for high salaries to officials, reten
ton of the useless boards and comls
3 sions created by republican legisla
I tures. and a general waste of pubic
funds.
The republican party of Oregon
responsible for the creation OF tn
different boards and commissions
They are children of its own creation
Is there any hope that it will abollsi
them if given control of the next legls
= lature? 1t we Judge the future by tb
Il acts of the session of 1895 and the at
tempted session of 1897, we would sa
u. no.
The voter who firmly believes i
: the single gold standard and cor
a traction of the currency as proposed
the Gage bill, would be dishonest
70 himself if he did not support the RI
= nublican ticket. and on the other hat
The voter who is a bimetalist, and b'
lieyes in an increase in the currenc.
~ would forsake his princioles were b
rs to vote for any other than the unto
in ticket.
ID One good result will come from u
10 NOR with Spain, if congress has tt
,e manhood to stand up for the rights
the people and refuse TO sanction tt
issuance of interest-bearing bonds
nav the war debt. If this is prevente
the administration or the one succee
sy ing it will be forced to open the min
IL 70 silver in order to meet the expen
III incurred in prosecuting the war.
- oregon's patriotic militiamen ha'