The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-12

| Ter 1eSI1DS OF resentment against
their attacks on the administration,
on the army and on the war. 1t is not
hard to see why this is so. II mis-
treatment of the army is to be ex-
amined and depicted, let it be done by
friends of the army. Let US not have
professed solicitude for a cause and Of
fers of remedies from those who are it's
open and'avowed enemies. Let us call
! in a physician who will heal the
patient, if he can; not one who will
take the first opportunity to poison
him."
Thus the Oregonian acknowledges
great injustice has been zone the
army through incompetency, but it
brands those who criticise this incom-
petency, unless they are of its own
political faith, as though they were
enemies, yet it fails to point out any
hope that the party in power will right
the wrong or prevent the sacrifice of
brave soldiers. Is not the Oregonian
the traitor. instead of those who point
out wrongs and propose a remedy? 1t
would ''call physician who will cure
the patient" but that physician" is
the same old machine that created the
disease. These are the metnods real
enemy wouiI pursne. No friends -
the governmen5o or the army wo,iia
trust the one who created ills to cure
them. They would turn the case over
to new doctors.
Further on in the same article the
Oregonion says:
: '.The army needs generous treatment
in the matter of supplies. food and
medicines. And the proposal is to put
in power party which nOtOrjously
grudges every cent the army gets.
"The army needs, as much as any.
thing. reorganization. 1t must lift is
to bo efficient, be put on a scientific
military basis, such as long ago be
came part OF the military formations
of regiments and battalions in fret
class nations. The democrats love
the army SO well that they resist this
reform. 1t takes money and a demo-
crat will fight any time rather than
vote dollar for improvement of the
army"
Yes, the army needs geueorus
treatment. but not such generous"
treatment as it has. received at the
hands OF McKinley's secretary that has
resulted in thousands of the soldiers
dying for want of proper nourishment
and care. Algerism has starved our
soldiers through its generosity; then
where are the soldiers to look for gen.
erosity? Certainly not again to AL!
ger. And the army needs "reorgan
but shall it be reorganized |
by the party who put such incompe- /
tents as young Captain Blaine in
charge of the commissary department
1T Macila. and that made political pull
,ne chief test for appointment of field I
ind line officers? Did the democrats
n congress exhibit their enmlty to
he army when they voted $4,000, 900
or its support? Can net the demo
rats be trusted to maintain an army
hat they showed desire to create?
Will they treacherously put men in
ommand because they are sous, neph-
ws or cousins of somepodies. as the
epublican party has done? Then,
rho are the traitors? Who are the
cal enemies of the brave men whs en-.
sted in the army? One at least ex-
,ts in Portland and pretends to be an Z
rgan that defends the rights OF. The
oldiers, Dut in reality ls their worst e
nemy, for. it would still keep the 8
rmy under the control of the same p
ement that is responsible for the i
cath of a large proportion of the men "
no enlisted in the nations defense &
lring the past six months. Some G
aitors live. but they exert consid- o
able energy In hiding their identity. c.