The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-10-07

ly they have had pretty gooi admin
istration in South Dakota, even though
i t has been populistic, and the voters
may want to let we'll enough alone.
We will see the Telegram advancing
that kild of argument next veal with
reference TO the uatio al admioistra-
tion. 1t will ins ist that times are
good, therefore the republican party
should be retained in power, even
though the administration is corrupt
and ioadei down with scandals.
! t. may be that signers of the Dec
1aration of Independence were pack
of old fugies, whose principles are now
completely out of date, but the repub
licans win find out next year that the
majority of voters don't think so.
Suppose that England had helped
weaker nation to throw off the yoke of
Spain, and had turled arour d and
:gobbled up thair-tarritorrL tor -harsalf.
would rot most people in the United
States have felt that it was just like
England? 81
The Oregon Native Son is publica-
lion that should be in every house,
hold in the state, for it is the only
magazine that Is devoted exclusively
to the hisCory-both past and present.
of Oregon. Oregonians should be
sufficiently natriotic to give such
journal their hearty support.
Gov Roosevelt 10 his speech at
Akron assumed co criticise the demo.
cratic nominees for what he called their
greed for Office When did the people
of the United States ever hear of
Roosevelt that he was not in or trying
to get into office? He has been Civil
Service Commissioner under Harrison;
police commissioner under Strong;
Assistant Secretary of the Navy under
Mckinley; colonel of a regiment in
lS9S,and now is governor of New York,
with hopes of a yet higher Office in
the near future. And that's the man
who sneers at greed for Office.
ings what the wheat raisers would save
lf they would ship their wheat direct
no that place instead of sending it to
Portland and also what a city Astoria
would be if it could get all he shipping
business of che Northwest. If the |
e1itlzens of that place would put up
IOcks so as to handle the wheat of the I
STATE, they might convince the people
their market. Until they do this they
will not get much wheat crnsiyned TO |
them, for farmers are not going to
send their wheat there to nave.it piled |
up on the beach.
Congratulations to the queen regent
OF Spain, who has just celebrated her
Her majesty has borne
fully her share of the slings and arrows !
OF outrageous fortune, and it must be
relief 70 hec to know that ner country
IS once more at peace with all the
world. Spain is, of course, but
shadow of her former self, but the
gallant little lady who occupies the
position of queen regent is worthy
igurehead of an ancient race She Is
! brave woman, and full of character,
Ind had her lines fallen in pleasanter
places would have adorned any situa- I
ion she was called on to fill Her
majesty has now comparatively few (,
pleasures, and occupies herself largely /.
With state affairs.
1t is indeed pitiful to hear men say
hat we must continue the fight in the
philippines because it has been start
d. That the richest and most power
ul nation on earth must continue the
york of murder and devastation !.
gainst an unoffending people on the
pposite side of the earth just to show
hem that we are able to destroy them =
, unworthy of any brave people. The =
americans who thus expose them
slves as low bullies do not realize :,
nat they are the dupes of English and '
-merican capitalists who expect to =
id fabulous sums to their already
reat wealth through the exploitation
China. If the plans of these CAPT -
Ilis5s are carried out China will be- %
,me the workshop of the world at no !"
slant day and infict competition
BON the Western world that will
,grade and despoil the labor OF the G
bristain nations or
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