The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-12-17

There is little wonder that the people:
ara thus aroused. They are not ready,
to surrender everything to corpora
tions.
Speaker Reed still maintains his
objections to expansion. Reed IS s7i-
deutly laying foundation for asking
the nomination for President in 1900
in opposition to Mckinley and will
make his record against expansion the
issue before the republican national
convention. -
The love feast commission that has
been in session, at Washington. some
time trying. to .ax- up reciprocal
treaty between the United States and
Canada. has been unable to arrive at
an agreement and will adjourn In q
few days. Such commissions ss this
don't accomplish much these days.
!. The Dalles needs wool securing
plant. q WOODEN mill. another big;
Touring MILL numerous little manu-.
featuring industries, and better roads
leading into the country. These can
be had If the people will get rustic.
upon themselves during the present
winter. get to gether and all .go to
work for the interest OF the town.
Major-General Brooke has been
named as the military governor OF
Cuba. Each of the six provinces will
have its own military governor. who
will be under the supervision of Gen
eral Brooke. For Time, Or until the
Cubans establish their own form of
government, General Brooke will in
effect be president.
The American Bible Society is In
formed that the Philippines offer an
excellent field for missionary work.
One would Judge SO from the taccouats
recently received Of the punishment
inflicted upon prisoners by the Filipi.
nos. But the missionaries should 4be
backed by a good sized army to make
their work efectual.
President Mckinley wants to visit
Cuba and Porto Rico. and why
shouldn't he? Congress can get along
without him for time, and the visit
of the president to those islands, IL be
made q good impression. would make
the people there feel that they were
nearer the Americans than they have
ever been to their former Spanish
rulers.
Since the special session reduced the
interest on public debts to 9 per cent,
the warrants of some countries have
fallen below par This however will
not exist long, for such debts are still
. good Investment for capital. But
should they not go to par readily. it
is better that tbe holders Of warrants
stand the discount than all the tax
payers be made to pay the extra
interest.
Mexico has submitted proposition
to Spain, that,if accepted, will to some
extent relieve that country Of she bur-
den Of maintaining the soldiers for
which it has no further use. Mexico
proposes to colonize the soldiers. Civ
ing to each tract Of land, implements
to work with, teams and provisions.
In return it will take 20 per cent of the
soldiers earnings, until repaid, for the
assistance rendered. The proposition
is j good one all around.
The undecieved Dingley 10 still jug.
CLING with figures that will lie; under
proper manipulation to prove that If
there had been NO war and no war
taxes his much derided tariff law would
have produced money enough to pay
the.government expenses and Sl5, 5,000,.
600 to boot for the present year. The
trouble with Dineley is that be is one
Of those unfortunate mortsls who
when the facts dispute his claims win
insist that the facts are wrong.
A, report comes from Washington.
that Japan Is ready to give $500, ,OO0, 900
Tor the Philippine islands, and that
The president favors selling them,
though not for 80 small q sum. Thus
It would seem that the president IL not
70 much OF an "expansionist" after
III, but that our new possessions are
held for barter AMI trade. OF course
he Filipinos will have nothing to say
o the matter for their wishes viii not
,e;taken into consideration.
We are again told that the pension
oil has reached its maximum, Q state.
aent that has been made almost every |
ime the pension bill has come up in |
ongress during the ps ct ten years,
nut the pension appropriations have
teadily incre ssed from year to year.
nd everybody wonders when 1t will |
ease. We now have ss3, ia pension.
re-, and the total appropriation is
l45, ,233. $50, an increase of $4,000, 900 /
yer the last appropriation.
a business concern that could hoat
bearing paper and have #
ceepted in payment OF It's bills would
OF hasten to issue interest bearing
otes. But the currency reformers
re asking that the government do
his. The greenbacks and treasury |.
otes bear no Interest, and to retire
hem will require the purchase Of gold /
n interest bearing blonde, The pro- i
oaition IL not founded on business |.
rinciples, except for thoss who have Il
,oney TO invest In bonds. L
Hay,ng. fulfilled his duty to the
alton while Is was In need ct defen.
ers, by raising regiment OF Ne
raska volunteers, and recognizing |,
lat the government 10 NO longer in
eed Of his services as . soldier. Col.
I'm. J. Bryan has placed HE resig-
alton in the hands Of the war depart
ent. Col. Bryan very sensibly.
,clines being sent to Cuba TO- do
arrison duty. no doubt recognizing
Ie fact that he can be Of more service
his country at home than abroad. +,
The Portland charter will come upiI I
rain In the regular session Of the
gislasure and will probably consume !
week Of its time, the recent charter .
wing proven inenectusl. And this IT
.sts Of time will be Of NO avail, for /
9 legislature outside Of the Multi
,mah delegation has little knowledge.