The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-02-26

Oregonian. This advertising scheme
is scarcely necessary. All his constit-
uents know that Mr.. Tongue can talk
as long as the next man if he can get
the chance. But the straw he threshes
over is very old and musty.
One of the most abominable schemes
that has yet been attempted is the
Loud bill, which the California con-
gresham is seeking to saddle upon the
people. If he is successful the post
master-general will be able to exercise
censorship over newspapers that
will in effect do away with free press
in America, in that only such publica-
tious as he chooses to admit as second
class matter will be able to survive.
There can now be but little doubt
that Joe Simon will control the repub-
lican primaries in Multnomah county,
and this means the conrol of the state
convention. After this compromise
between Mitchellism and Simonism is
not improbable. Mitchell to be given
the legislative ticket and Simon all
the rest. In this event where will the
taxpayers get off? Only by sitting
down upon these two blooming bosses.
If Secretary Cages scheme for re-
tiring the greenbacks should be accom-
piished, what is to take the place OF
them as money? Where are importers
going to get money with which to pay
import duties, or the manufacturers to
pay internal revenue taxes? Where,
in short, is the government to get its
money to pay current expenses? There
is not enough gold in circulation to
transact both the private and public
business of the country.
The scheme for improving the roads
leading into The Dalles, suggested by
the committee of the Commercial Club,
is practicable. and if supported by the
different business interests of the city
will certainly accomplish the end in
tended-making of The Dalles the
trade center of all the country triau-
tary thereto. 1t may to some appear
a heavy expenditure, but it must be re-
membered that people will not come
here to trade unless provided with
roads to travel.
Evidently Governor Lord is as much
a humorist as is Pre5ld ent Mckinley.
The president appointed Bent KilleD,
Portland corporation attorney. q
commissioner of agriculture for Alaska,
and now the governor has named him
az one of the delegates to the Pacific
Northwest Woolgrowers' Association
that meets in The Dalles next week.
No doubt Mr.. Killen will be able to
tell the woolgrowers what he doesn't
know about the gold standard and
what he does know about raising wool.
or perhaps more correctly, pulling
wool over peoples eyes.
All that is today dividing the re-
publican party OF Oregon is the su-
premacy of bosses. Mitchell wants to
be returned to the senate, Simon de-
sires to dictate to the state administra-
tion. The scheme is simply to fasten
the grasp of one or the other, or per-
chance both, these political bosses
upon the state of Oregon. If one of
them succeeds then we have state ad- !
by single boss, and if |
they compromise them them we have
duel bossism. To escape such calam-
ity the common people must unite and |
elect an anti-boss ticket.
What may result from the incorpor- !
Of The Dailes-D -Dufur-Deschutes rail- |
road Company, cannot as yet be fore.
told. However it is certain that this |
new company is on the right track to
give The Dalles railroad connection
with the country south of here.
Should the proposed road be built and
connected with the Colum bia Southern,
which is certain to build from ten 10
thirty miles more road this year, it
would give The Dalles just what it
needs-a railroad connecting it with
LII of the country to the south that is
1t present tributary to it. The propo-
sition is well worthy consideration,
and is one that should receive the
hearty encouragement of every
owner in the city.
Whatever may come out of the in
OF the cause of the Maine
disaster, it is certain that Captain
,igsbee will never be able to clear
lis skirts of blame. If it develops
hat the. explosion which caused the
wreck was accidental, Captain Sigsbee
will be proven guilty of gross negli-
renee; and if it is shown to have been
he result of Spanish treachery he is
more than ever guilty of gross care
essness in not having exercised
greater caution to protect his vessel
gainst sudden and unlocked for
ttack. He was in All unfriendly har-
'or. and if by his negligence he per-
nitted torpedo to approach his ship,
10 was guilty of failure to exercise
easonable precaution. Whatever the
Sigsbee casnot escape blame,
md should at once be deprived of his
ommand. Such men as he are not ;
tied for responsible positions.