The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

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Democrat have consolidated under the
name Register-Democrat. The paper
announces that its editorial staff will
embrace Thomas Harlan, of Wasco
county, Oregon; Thurston Daniels,
Lieutenant Governor of Washington,
and Milton Harlan, of Vancouver,
Washington.
Senator Carter, of Moutana, wants
| his colleague, Senator elect Clark, ex-
pelled on the grounds that he bought
his election. If Carter can prove his
allegations, Mr.. Clark should not be
seated; but if he must go, so should
Senator Hanna, for his election was
bought if ever mans was. And there
are others who are equally guilty,
hence there is not much danger of q
searching investigation being made.
Every citizen of the United States
| longs for the time when the war in the
Philippines will cease, and then news
that Aguinaldo's army was disbanding
was received with general satisfaction,
therefore we were not prepared to
receive the report that 800 Filipinos
had attacked Vigon and killed lot of
our brave soldiers. 1t would seem
that Otis Is pursuing his former tactics
of reporting one day the insurrec-
tion as broken and the next day fight
ing a battle.
A staunch gold standard paper gives
an account of the .convening Of con-
gress under these startling headlines.
"The silver men downcast. "They
see no ray of hope in this congress-.
The writer OF these headlines mis-
judges the silver men. They are not
downcast by any means They did
not expect anything favorable to sill
yer at the hands of this congress, they
knew it was dominated by the gold
kings. But they see ray of hope in
that the gold party will enact such
pernicious legislation as to break its
neck.
Great Britain is coming to full
realization of the enormity of the job
it has undertaken in South Africa.
When the war was first begun many
English though all that was necessary
to subdue the Beers was to make
great military display and they could
march right into Pretoria, but uow
they have found the most stubborn
resistance they have met in many years.
They are now fighting civilized nation
ard it is quite evident they will need
an army of 10000 men before they
whip the Dutch burghers.
The American military man ia the
best in the world. IL makes no differ
ence to what arm he may be attached.
He does his duty efficiently wherever
he may be. Our Cavalry dismounte.
is trained to fight as infantry and have
been known to assault and capture
fortified places. Our marines do equal
good work whether on land or sea.
Only this week squad Of two hundred
marines landed from the Oregon cap
tured fortified place on the island of
Luzcn and are holding it till infantry
comes over the mountain for perma-
nent garrison.
If 1t is true, as very many. people of
Oregon are beginning to believe, that
Governor G 'er, accepted Plummer's
money on the promise that he should
be appointed superintendent of the
penitentiary, something will have to
be done to get rid of the governor. It
would hardly do for him to acknow-
ledge his guilt and resign, so we would |
suggest to his partisan friends that
they call President Mckinley to his
relief. The president is full of re-
sources, and he might create an office
for Geer somewhere 40 that he could
"resign with honor" to accept a more
prominent place.
Brigham a. Roberts will not be
permitted to take his seat in congress
rs representive from Utah; In fact he
will not be allowed to take theoath of
Office. There is no precedent for re.
fuslng to seat Robert, but there is pre-
,edent for seating him. When George
}. Common was elected delegate from
,he territory of Utah he was seated
the protest that he
vas a polygmIst, but then he was a
'epublican. Roberts is demacrat,
md for that reason precedent in not
considered by the present congress.
+ Roberts is really polygmist he is
lot fit to be congressman, but he is
Untitled to a trial before he is expelled.
Almost at every session of congress .
he proposition comes up to spend
everal millions of dollars of the peo
les money in providing a more suita. :
lie and mag nificent home for the chief
Magistrate of this g. eat country. 1t is :
aid the present white House"
oes not answer the purpose. does not
D credit to this nation of people, in b
hort it is so plain and unpretentious L
lat it is the butt of ridicule of 81
reigners who are quick to make sport ]!
democratic institutions. In short Il
palace is wanted, by the building Of
hich more of the money of the peo- .
e. who in the main live in plain, In
eap houses, can be squandered for
g benefit of few who delight in the
Hiding temples to vanity.-East Oro- SIX SIX
nian. tn
Pa
The commissioner of navigation re- tn!
rts the worlds seagoing steam ton no
ge in 1899 at Is, ,eS7, 1872 to- of which an, an
992, Ill tons are Eag!s.,. The ton 6
ge of German! is l,725, 5,52l tons, of
ance 952, ,682 TONS. ana of the Uni.ed =.
ates SO, 800 tons. AS the three last =
med countries give subsidies to en- a.
lrage their shipping, the vast pre-
nderanee of British shipping which n
without sueh encouragement seems the the
indicate that subsidies are unnels- Por
y or injurious to a nations mer- my
ant marine. Little Norway's re- D
d of 628, ,49S tons of. seagoing steam A.
Ipping and an increase OF 14lO per Kei