The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-09-17

to get his wish than are the people.
He has very strong friend in the pre-
sident, and that gives him the best of
the play.
Incompetence, insensibility and
criminality in the conduct of the war
has made physical wrecks Of a large
portion of the gran6est volunteer
army ever enrolled. The facts are
palpable to all the world. But as an
Investigation that would fix the re-
sponsibility for the same would not be
conducive to republican success in
the coming congressional elections.
no Investigation excepting a white
washing one will be made.
The rebellious spirit exhibited by
the insurgent leaders in the Philip
pines shows plainly the nature of the
100000 people there with whom this
government must deal in case of an
nexation. Generals Aguinalds and
Pillar oppose American rule, and they
are certain to SOW seeds of discord
among the populace. Nothing but a
large standing army can keep rebel.
lion down in such community. They
must be governed by force if governed
at all.
The Dalles has been in darkness
about long enough. During dull times
it was necessary for the city govern
ment to cut down expenses in order
to keep taxes within reasonable
bounds, and cutting off of the street
lights was probably the best way to
economize. But times are improving
and we can afford lights. If we can
not endure greater taxation for lights
let economy strike in some other direc-
tion. We have plodded around in the
dark long enough.
What an annoying thing it must be
sometimes to oe a great man. There
is poor Charlie Fulton, the sage of
Clatsop, who is forced to come out in
print and declare he is not candidate
| for United States senator. 1t is really
cruel to force such great man as this
to make the sacrifice of declining to
be candidate. "Some men are born
great, some achieve greatness and
others have greatness thrust upon
them?" How did Fulton get his?
An administration paper attempts to
account for the great loss of life in the
volunteer army by citing the fact that
it is no greater per capita than it is in
large cities. Such statement has no
| weight. The volunteer soldiers, when
they went into the service, were fresh
from the hands of examining physi-
clans and We're in perfect health, while
the population of cities is composed at
all times of those in whose systems
are continually lurking the germs of
disease.
The Utah republicans In their state
convention sprung a surprise on
the people. After endorsing Presi-
dent McKinley's administration q
platform was adopted that says: "In-
dependent of the action of another
nation, we favor the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to l."
That plank in the platform was in
tended to fool the people. like the
plank about international agreement
in the national platform of 1896.
County script is selling at or above
par in nearly all the counties in the
state. This is because the script ia
non-taxable and bears per cent in.
terest. If the interest were reduced to
per cent, county warrants would still
go at par or with only bank rate dis
count, and thus thousands of dollars
would be saved the people every year.
If the special session of the legisla-
ture would reduce the interest rate on
public debts good turn would be
done the people.
The administration of the war de-
partment during the late unpleasant
ness with Spain will be 'thoroughly"
Investigated by commission appoin-
ted by the same power that appointed
the head of the department. The in
vestigation will simply be "white-
washing" of Alger. The administra-
tion cannot afford to have Alger CEN
sured at this very critical moment,
when a new congress is to be elected.
The commission will endorse Alger's
methods, but there will ever be lot of
graves of brave men to haunt his after
life.
"There is God in Heavon," ex-
claims Captain Sage of the Thirty
third Michigan, who sees his men
dying aSCamp Wilkof. "There is a
president of the United States, and |
there is secretary Of var, himself a
Michigan man. This must STOP"
We hope it will stop, but we advise
Mr.. Sage to base his hopes on the AL
mighty alone. The president and the
Michigan secretary Of war won't help |
him. The president appaoves of the
secretary and the secretrry declares |
that his record is clean and his con- |
science clear. Captain Sage will have |
to rely upon Providence.
Many of the corporations are en-
deavoring to elude the war tax: and |
we are not surprised at their lack of |
patriotism when we consider how they |
embrace every opportunity to cinch
the people. Among them is Wells
Fargo Express Co., which has issued q
circular setting forth its reasons for1
not paying its share of the burden
imposed by congress. We have care
fully perused it, and find that the true
reason is that the corporation is
averse to spending any money that
way. 1t says that it is not certain
that the government intends that it
should pay this tax, 1t is sure of one
thing, however, it does not intend to
pay it unless compelled to.-Exchange.
Major Ruth, brigade surgeon and
professor in and Iowa college. has re-
signed from the army in order that he
might tell the truth about Camp
Thomas. AS an army officer he was
debarred from speaking as plainly as
he wished. He has sent a report to