The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-05-28

take care of itsself.
Everybody is interested in who shall
constitute our county board. Tax
payers of Wasco county recognize in
F. M. Jackson, one who will guart
their interests. He is a conservative
business man, and will look after the
business of the county as fit were hi:
own.
Those who have opposed the annex
alton of the Hawaiian islands nov
realize whG "onvenj re they would
| be, and hSI We l." them for 1
| coaling stat.o.4 since we are engas et
| in war in the far East. With abund
ance of supplies at Honolulu it woul'
be much easier ma tier to relieve the
fleet at Manila.
Judge J. L. Story, union nominee
| for attorney-geperal. is Dalles man
we'll known to all OF US, aud there is 1
local pride in seeing him receive ;
| handsome vote here at home. Every
body feels disposed to help neighb boz
and friend along, hence it is expected
that he will receive an enormous vott
in this and Sherman counties.
Senator King proved bis frie ndshil
for the struggling Cubans and hi
high sense of the love of justice anc
the sense of duty of the American peo
pie by introducing the only re solution
that passed the state senate two year:
ago memoralizing congress to recog
nize the belligerency of the patriots ot
the southern islands.
Never before has the United States
so fully realized the weakness of its
merchant marine. 1t is 10 sore need
of transport ships to carry soldiers ano
supplies to the PHILIPPINES. but is un'
able to find sufficient number float
ing the American flag on the Pacific
ocean that can be utilized. Legisla
tion should have been enacted year:
ago to encouraLe g ship building.
What claim has any republican nom
inee on the people over the claims OF
the union candidates? Are they more
competent, more honest or more
economical in official life? If not
then every voter who is opposed tc
the single gold standard. corporation
rule. and monopoly of business will
find it 80 his interest to support the
union candidates.
The farmers are the only real pro-
ducers of the country. The men who
create something to eat and wear
create wealth. If this class is made
prosperous, all who live off the toll Of
producers will also be prosperous.
This class has not been prosperous
under the operations of the gold
standard. Were they not prosperous
when we had bimetalism?
For seven years Judge w. l.. Brad.
shaw has presided over the circuit
court of the seventh judicial district,
aud during that time has conducted
the business Of the court expidisiously,
never permitting delays that were un.
necessary, hence court expenses have
been reduced to the minimum.
Thousands of dollars have thus been
saved to the taxpayers.
We are told by bondholders and
money brokers that the gold standard
is beneficial to the producers. They
are unusually interested at this time
in the welfare of the hornyhanded
sons of toll, notwithstanding they
have ever been ready to grind them
down. Their counsel cannot be relied
upon at this especial time. We fear
they are false friends to the producers.
The supreme court should not be
composed of men of the same party.
The election of Mr.. Ramsey will place
one union man on the bench to two
republicans. This ought to be fair.
Besides Mr.. Ramsey is lawyer of
ability and a man of integrity. His
record is clean one, as mans rec.
ord ought to be before allowing him a
place on the supreme bench of the
state.
In Canada the man or woman who
wants to sever the bonds of matrimony
must go before the Dominion parlia-
ment, when the committee on divorce
in the senate takes up the case and
goes over the details very thoroughly,
and if, in the opinion of the committee
the testimony warrants the granting
of divorce the report to that effect is
made and both houses concur in bill
giving the required relief.
The farmers Of Eastern Oregon are
asked to support Mr.. Geer for governor
because he is farmer and is their
friend, but what has he ever done to
display his friendship? Probably
when he voted against the bill to regu-
late freight rates on the o. R. & N.
railroad of Feb. II, 1891, he was
showing his friendship. 1t was vote
to take from the farmers and give to
the railroad.
Out in Crook county the anti gold
standard people are awake to their in
terests and are making a noble fight
for the free coinage of silver. Judge
Bennett recently spoke at NUN Der of
places in Crook county, and found the
people wide awake aod working for
free men and the money of the consti.
tuition. 1t will not be surprising if
Crook county goes for silver at the
coming election. Goldites are losing
ground there every day.
What can any farmer or producer
find in the republican platform in
Oregon that is compatible with his in
,erests? Can he see where be will be
benefited by the gold standard. tax
ltiOn without representation. and con-
of powers n the hands of the
ew? If he cannot then his duty is
,lain. He should vote the union
icket from top to bottom. Reforms
.annot be enacted until the offices
lave been secured.
The republican state convention at |
astoria was the frs. republican plat
orm to ever declare for the single
old standard. Always before the re-
'Iblican party had declared either for
he free coinage of silver for the use of
10Th gold and silver as money of ulti-