The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-03-05

decided by G0,00O citizens who did pot
vote at ali aud that these citizens were
OF the class who, If they bad voted at all,
would have supported the non-pertisan
ticket. What reproach TO the So
called "better element" in politics.
Because State Senator Brownell, of
Ciackamas county, chanced &c express
an opinion regarding the legislative
hold up adverse to the version given
by the Oregonian, that paper brands
him as liar, and declares that truth
abideth not in him. This is the Gus
tomary sentiment of the OregoEian.
If anybody differs with it.. he is a
liar and-a villain.
On the first page we priuU letter
from E. Kroner, secretary of the popu-
list committee of Multnomah county,
criticisiug Senator Ho.t's position re-
garding q union of the silver forces.
Mr.. Kroner voices the sentiment of a
large majority of the populist voters OF
Oregon, and puts the situation in
very clear light, that those who are
opposing union are simply working
in the interest of the repu blican party
Nothing can che k the tidal wave
for union of the reform forces in Ore
gon. The people are thoroughly arons-
ed to the pecessity of taking the reins
of government into their oEn hands.
and forcing the boodlers and profes-
sional politicians to step aside. Exor-
bitant taxes and vicious legislation
have made them desperate, and they
are determined to have relief. The
only hope they have of relief is
through the medium of u union of
those who oppose the boodlers.
AS high as 81 per head was paid for
sheep in Yakima county, Wash., re-
Gently, whereat republican coutem-
porary says this price is due to N1cKin-
ley and these prosperous times" OF
course, if the republicans hadn't been
successful in 1896, there wouldn't have
been any shortage in the supply of
! beef, mutton, wheat, etc, no drought
| in India and South America: in fact,
| none of the things which contributed
to make the demand exceed the supply
and prices consequently higher, would
have happened.
The attempt of secretary Alger to
get supplies into Dawson for the sup.
posed starving miners has resulted as
| every body expects1 it would in failure,
and now Uncle Sam has lot Of pro-
visions at Skagway and Dyea, for sale
at reduced prices. It was the height
of folly for the war department to at
tempt relief expedition. for if there
had been suffering at Dawson, the
miners would all haye starved long be-
fore the necessary formality of get
ting in readiness to relieve them
could have been carried out. Not
only has the government lot of pro
vision in Alaska, but it has herd of
reindeer at Chicago, which it brought
over from Norway at great expense to
satisfy the idea of some cranks. Alger
has crowned himself with "glory" by
his brilliant relief scheme.
The Portland Dispatch says to show
the friends of fusion that it is not OPP
posed to the triangular union it will
state on what grounds it will
fuse" They are: "The democrats
to name the governor. congressman
from the second district and the sena-
tor" If these are the only terms, it is
doubtful if the Dispatch will be on the
side of union. Possibly the governor,
congressman from the second district
and the U. S. senator may fall to the
democrats. We hope they will But
We cannot at this early date, or at any
time prior to the state Conventions be-
gin aictating the distribution of offices.
Spoils are not what the union forces
are after. 1t is opposition to the single
gold standard and the putting of
honest men in Office, regardless of their
party affiliation, that the uuion forces
want