The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-03-12

both do some talking through their
hats.
The Spokane Chamber of ComR cree
is fearful of American railroads If
given a monopoly of the business, and
have petitioned congress to not pass,
the ball discriminating against the
Canadian Pacific. Spokane is not
altogether asleep to its Interests.
During the month of February the
governments receipts exceeded Its
expenditures S20,000,000. This, how.
ever was due to receipts from the sale
OF Pacific railroads that were indebted
to the government. If we had few
more such roads to sell it would be an
easy matter to get the country on
cash basis.
Patriotism has by no means died out
in America as is shown by the many
tenders of service to the government
since war with Spain has been threat
ened. Hundreds of thousands are
ready to take up arms in defense of the
country. Both old and young express
a desire to enlist In case their services
are needed.
If anything will prevent war with
Spain it is the act of congress in pass
ing the bill appropriating $4,000, 900
for national defense. 1t will have
cooling effect upon the hot headed
Spaniards to know that the United
States government is ready for them,
and is willing to expend millions in
defense of right.
Secretary Alger has a nice little
herd of reindeer on his hands that he
don't know how to dispose of, since
they are not needed for the Klon-
dixie relief expedition. If some enter
prising Yankee would buy them he
could make stake, for next winter
there will be need for another relief
buncO and the deer can be sold back to
the. government at good profit.
On the first of the month the Rose
burg Review began the publication of
dailv edition that is credit to that
city. 1t ia brim full of ncws and aole
editorials and is paper that the peo-
pie of Roseburg should give their
hearty support. The semi-weekly
Review has always been one of the
best papers in Southern Oregon, and
the daily is just as good.
Nothing can prevent the money
question being the principal issue in
the coming campaign in Oregon. The
advocates of the single gold standard
are lining up on one side and those op-
posing it on the other. The anti-gold-
ties are forming solid unions nearly all
over the state, and will present an un-
broken force to the common enemy
long before the first Monday in June.
Pendleton is a muchly governed
place according to the East Oregonian
which says "city government costs SIS
per capita, county government S. per
capita. state government So per capita
and national government 81 per
CAPITA" making about Sl9 per head
the people Of that city pay for the
privilege of being citizens and main
tanning an army of officials. This is
unquestioEably too high rate of tax
alton.
General Fitzhugh Lee, consul.gen-
eral at Havana, has written to close
personal friend in which he says: II
am hard worked and greatly in need
of rest, but cannot think of leaving
post of duty at such critical time as
this" General Leee is the right man
in the right place, and if war sho uld
become necessary, he would be the
right man to put at the head of the
army. With Fitzhugh Lee as general
the army would have good head.
The Loud bill, which in effect was
to clothe the postmaster.gene~al with
a censorship over the newspapers of
America, was promptly killed by de-
eisive vote in the house, there only
having been 119 congressman lavor.
able to the measure. Had the Loud
bill Lecome law. it would have been
an easy matter for the postmaster-gea-
eral to have refused any paper in
opposition to the party in power ac-
cess to the mails at rates it
could afford to pay. 1t was one of the
most vicious pieces of legislation ever
attempted in America, and it is well
that it has been defeated.