The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-08-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

why don't some of the imperialist
writes jump onto Dewey and denounce
him - copperhead. A London dis
patel. quotes him as saying he is a
friend of the Filipinos. 1t might help
their cause if they would hurl little
at the admiral.
And now, after consultation with
the president, General Merritt an
nounces That General Otis will remain
in command of the Philippine forces.
This news will be favorably received
by Aguinaldo, for he knows just how
to dodge Otis and keep out of his way.
An exchange remarks that "the
country has about forgotten Alger."
1t is mistaken. His memory only
sleepeth. 1t will be revived when
President Mckinley is renominated
next year, and there will be whole
lot of questions asked why Alger was
ever made cabinet officer.
The enemies of Dreyfus in France are
determined to carry their point, cost
what it may. They first tried to as
sassinate Labori, his leading coun-
sci, with bullet, and failing in this,
sent him two Internal machines. The
world holds its breath waiting to see
what diabolical scheme they will try
next.
1t was fortunate thing for Oregon
that the National Editorial Associa-
ton met in Portland in July instead
of August. Had the editors been here
during the past two weeks there would
not have been so many columns of
newspaper articles written on the
magnificent climate of Oregon. "The
state where it rains the year round"
would have been the heading of clim-
ate articles in most of the papers.
President Kruger has refused the
demand of England for the appoint
ment of court of inquiry, and now
about all there is left for Great
Britain to do is to declare var against
the Transvaal republic, or squarely
| back down. Since the latter is i'm
probable there is likely to be some
powder burned in South Africa. And
when this occurs Englapd will find it
has the hardest fight it has engaged in
F.! since 1872.
Thomas B. Reed is now out of poll.
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forwarded his resignation as member
of congress to the governor of Maine.
A man of Reeds disposition and in
tellect cannot stay out of public affairs
very long, and very likely he will
show up again a. republican leade.
whenever his party has weeded oul
some of its bosses and returned tC
what Reed considers the fundamental
principles of republicanism.
Three candidates for citizenship
were rejected by the United State:
court at New York last week. One o
them when asked who was eligible &C
become president, reDlied, "Mark
| Hanna" Another said Richard Crock.
er was mayor of New York city, and
the third that T. G. Platt was govern.
or of the state. If ignorance was the
cause of their failure to pass, it seems
hardly fair to reject them on mere
technical errors as TO detail.-Spokes-
man Review.
If Admiral Dewey has said what the
| dispatches claim concerning the Phil
! ippines, it will go lOny way toward
molaing public sentiment in this
country. Dewey is regarded not only
! as great naval comman,l = but also
! as man whose judgement can be re-
! lied upon, and if ne expresses the be.
lief that the Filip;nos arc capable OF
governing themselves, also that the
| resurrection can be settled by peace
| abe means, it will knock a lot of wind
out of thu sails of those radical im.
parialists that have been advocating
| the prosecution of the war, whether
! right or wrong,