The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-10-22

about bribery. Besides this there
were some good acts done, prominen'
among which was the abolishing ot
the railroad commission.
The bones of Columbus have been
taken up at Havana, to be conveyed
to Spain, making the fourth time
his remains have been removed
Columbus was first buried at Vallado
lid where the Spanish government per.
mitted him to die after a period OF
neglect which em bittered his last days.
From here his remains were removed
successively to Seville in 1913, TO San
Domingo in 1885 and to Havana in
1895. II is to be hoped they will find
resting place where they may be
forever undisturbed.
Modern Germany was established on
the basis of the idea that great army
is the foundation of strength. Russia
has for century rested on the same
basis of force, but change has en-.
tered into such views. Germany and
France each year vote bigger naval
credits. Russia, without colonies or
a seacoast, contemDlates spending
$225, 200, 600 in the next seven years on
ten ships. Sea power is looming up
as the ruling factor in international
rivalry.
Republican journals are attempting
to forestall the certain adversity that
is coming to the nation by announcing
that if a democratic majority is elected
to the lower house of congress it will
cause panic, because free coinage
bill will be passed. 1t is fortunate for
Them that they can thus lay the blame
of adversely that is certain to follow
low prices Of wheat upon the agitation
OF the money question. Their resources
for excuses seem to have no limit.
Gov. Pingree is openly making his
fight against the reelection of SEN
ater Burrows, attacking him by name
at republican meetings. This is In
teresting, but not of much Importance,
as majority of the Micigan legis-
lature Ia likely to be anti-republican,
and the successor to Burrows a demo-
crat.
The actual expenditures of the late
war have been about S105, 100000, With
a possibility of reaching Sl50,UOO,0OO
before all the obligations will have
been liQuidated. Our net gains have
not yet been totled up in the geoeril
profit and loss account. 1t will take
u good while to make the trial balance.
When the lower house of the legis-
lature pinned on that clause to pay the
hold-up members Of the last so-called
house their per diem in full. il was u
cold blooded steal of the peoplo's
Those sixty obstructiOnlsts
never rendered any service to the state,
and were not entitled to pay.
Our present financial system is all
right for the bond buyers and money
losners. and they all work for and sup
port it. 1t is the worst kind of sys-
tenn for the poor man and the laborers
but they don't know it-and year
after year they vote with the people |
that are skinning them.
The present order of society is made |
rom human stand point for the pro-
,ection of property rights. There is
10 inalienable law made by God AL
mighty for the right of man to live.
They sometimes conflict and hell pops
rs it did at Virden, Illinois, this week.
The OrePoniaD states that the oath
which Joe Simon took as state senator
lot to accept any Office within tie gift
# the legislature was not worth the
PAPER upon which it was written We
hough the Oregonian was Wend
# Simon.
The regular session of the legislature
which couvenes in January may place
tself or record a. following in the
footsteps of the extra ses
ion by abolishing the office of attor-
ey-general.
The next time St. Matthew Quay has
nancial correspondence with a bank
asher. hewill insist upon having all
etters burned.