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THE NEW YORK: CONVENTON
The New York Republicans did a good
day's work yesterday in the preparation
of the party platform. The position
that state occupies in the business and
political world attracts to the actions of
its deliberative bodies wide atten
tion throughout the country. While
the band of Plattcanbe seen controlling,
to a large degree, the sentiment of the
convention, and while this fact in itself
' is unpleasant to the people who object
to the epecies of bossism with which
Piatt's name is Connected, yet the plat-
foim as adopted will meet the hearty ap-
. proval of Republicans throughout the
country.
The protection resolution is foremost
. and makes a strong presentation of the
need the country has for the reenact
ment of the protective policy. The con
vention declares its "firm and unyield
ing adherence to the doctrine of protec
, tion to American industries, protection
to the products of the American farm
and protection to American labor. We
are in favor of a tariff, which, while pro
viding an income sufficient to meet the
expenses of the government honestly
and economically administered, at the
same time secures home labor and home
capital from unequal foreign competi
tion." The reciprocity idea is set forth and
the pledge of the party given that the
extension of American trade through
this means will beaa first thought of the
next Republican administration.
Upon the coinage question the plat
form is free from evasion and sets forth
the belief of Republicans upon this is--sne
with au honesty and distinctiveness
that settles once and for all the course
the leaders of the party in New York
can be counted upon to pursue. The
coinage plank declares:
The agitation of the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 seriously
disturbs all industrial interests, and
- calls for a clear statement of the Repub
: lican attitude upon this question, to the
end that the trade of this country at
borne and abroad may again be placed
upon a sound and stable foundation.
: We recognize in the movement for the
free coinage of silver an attempt to de
grade . the long-established standard of
. onr monetary system, and hence a blow
to public and private credit at once
costly to the national government and
harmful to our domestic and foreign
commerce. Until there is a prospect of
international agreement as to silver coin
age, and while gold remains the standard
of the United States and of the civilized
world, the Republican party of New
York declares itself in favor of the firm
and honorable maintenance of that
standard.- -
The national convention can well con-
eider the action the New York Republi
cans have taken and pattern after them
in being plain and unequivocal upon
this question, which is one that can bear
. no straddling.
As could be expected the convention
was a Morton meeting and the anti
quated governor was given a good start
. towards a presidential boom. . Thisac-
. tion will do little harm and serve to
make the declining days of Governor
Morton brighter because of the recogni
tion so enthusiastically given him.
Morton's candidacy is not seriously
meant and if it were, it would be the
height of rashness for the New York
statesman to attempt to stem the Mc
Kinley tide that threatens to carry all
before it. Morton is an abje man. His
record as foreign minister, vice-president
and governor is good and be can
retire from public life followed by the
commendation 'Well done thou good
and faithful servant." He is not the
man the Republican party wants at the
head of the ticket and outside the state
of his adoption, little will be heard of
his candidacy.
OLD TALES RE-TOLD.
The work of the ecraper on Third
street revives hopes long since supposed
to be dead. May these hopes be faith
fully and constantly nourished in the
soul of every true lover of our town and
country, till their brightest fruition will
be realized ! In roads, as in many other
things, "the ehape'sthe thing." Given
a well-rounded form, no chuck holes, a
place for rain to drip over into and be
carried off without obstacle, and the
problem is solved. Some soils make
better roads than others, it is true, but
the above conditions assured, and the
rest will easily follow.
Who that has listened to a traveller
returned from a Scandinavian town can
ever forget the enthusiasm that follows
every reference to the perfect roads. In
that strip of eea Band we call Denmark
the problem was a different one. Many
expedients were tried before the sand
was successfully combatted. Finally,
upon the well-shaped road bed, fagots
of twigs were laid, the trimmings of
trees, such as in The Dalles we have
carted down to the beach for bon-fires.
This has prqven eminently satisfactory,
is inexpensive, easily repaired and far
more enduring than gravel.
An approach to this method of . treat
ing sandy soil is made by our neighbors
of Walla Walla county, the surplus of
whose Etraw stacks is being spread upon
the roads, greatly modifying the dust
and the liability of rut and chuck-hole
cutting. .
OUR ENMITY TOWARDS ENGLAND
The officers and trustees of the Com
mercial and Athletic Club are to be con
gratulated upon the successful manner
in which they have performed their
duties. The many expressions of praise
given by those who attended the open
ing last evening can operate as part pay
ment for the labor the trustees have
undergone. The consciousness that
every day many young men and older
ones are enjoying the benefits of good
healthy amusements and exercises will
be a source of pleasure to those who
have- worked for these ends. The city
has reason to feel proud of its new ac
quisition. Let . us all strive to make it
fill the needs for which it was created,
and make the club an indispeneible ad
junct to the commercial, social and ath
letic interests of the town. .
McKinley smashed acother favorite
son boom yesterday. Senator Davis of
Minnesota, who had been looked upon
as a possible presidential candidate, has
concluded the air is too much charged
with McKinley electricity to make it
safe for others to venture out. This se
cures to McKinley eighteen votes from
Minnesota and makes : him distinctly
the candidate of the West. Things will
have to change greatly between now and
June to prevent the easy nomination of
the Ohio statesman.
History has continually noted, and the
events of the past few months have em
phasized the dislike which Americans,
as a people, feel for England. Since the
days when the first mutterings of dis
content were heard among the colonists
at the exactions of the mother country,
the attitude of the people on this conti
nent towards the English nation has
been one of antipathy. One of the con
clusions to which the children of our
schools first come is that America and
England are arrayed against one an
other in enmity. The causes that led
to the Revolution are grasped by the
childish mind far better than the im
Important occurrences of later times. While
not the result of. intention on the part
of historians, the effect upon the minds
of the school children from the study of
history is to create prejudices against
England which later years do not over
come.
Such conclusions are right, and are
justified by the treatment England has
given our people Bince the beginning of
American settlement. A gold deal has
been written of late about this universal
feeling on the part of Americans, (the
class known as Anglomaniacs alorie ex
cepted) and some writers have sought to
ascertain the cause of this unfriendly
feeling which the Americans (possess.
The real cause of enmity between these
peoples of the same blood can, as is
stated by one historian, be expressed by
the figures 1861-5. The action of the
government during these years of trouble
for the United States was most repre
hensible. We remember with gratitude John
Bright, Mr. Cobden, and ' those other
statesmen, few in number, who refused
to sanction the efforts for disunion. We
shall never forget the friendliness of the
Queen and the Prince consort who
used their great influence to allay the
British feeling which .threatened war
after the Trent affair. But the list of
our friends in that hour is soon exhaust
ed. On the other hand we are com
pelled to remember the pronounced
feeling of the social and political leaders
of both parties.
The "Alabama" got to sea in spite of
the warnings of our representatives at
the English court, the sympathy of the
statesmen being understood by the
silent approval that attended the action
of Mr. Laird, who, as a member of par
liament, rose from his seat and boasted
that it was. he who built the Alabama.
The building of iron clads for Confeder
ate service went boldly on in England,
and was not checked till our minister,
Mr. Adams, wrote to Earl Russell : "It
would be superfluous to point out to
your lordship that this is war."
These actions of England during the
civil war did untold damage to the
North. Our commerce was swept from
the eeas and the place it occupied has
never been regained. The struggle was
prolonged longer than it otherwise,
would have been had it not been for the
encouragement given the South by Eng
land. .
The material injury done this coun
try by England was supposedly adjusted j
by the Geneva conference, but the rep
eration could 'not be made alone by
money. ..Those who snflered the horrors
of that deadly war; those who lost
father, brother or friend, and those of
the younger generation who read the
story of that black period will remem
ber England's culpable deeds and think
of her still with feelings of dislike." All
talk of good feeling between these na
tions will prove vain. England has al
ways been our enemy; she is now, and
unless the economic and political con
ditions change, she always will be.
TOMORROW'S CONVENTION.
The Republican delegates of Wasco
county will have an opportunity tomor
row of winning credit for themselves
and success for the party by rising above
any factional feeling and naming as can'
didates the men best fitted to discbarge
the duties which the respective offices
entail. The people of the county are in
terested in having men named who will
administer the county affairs economic
ally and well. Every taxpayer is di
rectly concerned in the management of
county affairs, and in these days of re
duced incomes and high taxes retrench
ment in county expenses haa become a
necessity. This is a time when the
claims ef the professional office Beeker
should be disregarded. Taxes in Wasco
county are- too high.' The same com
plaint that is heard so vociferously in
other parts of the state is justified here
and a systematic effort must be made to
redeem the county indebtedness, at the
same time not increasing the rate of
taxation.
Our county finances are in that state
which requires the most skillful treat
ment. This community cannot grow as
its resources entitle it to until the rate
of taxation is lower and the public debt
decreased. Capitalists with money to
invest seek those places where, other
things being equal, the rate of taxes is
low. .
Portland is having a bitter experience
with the tax evil and her prosperity is
for a time at least, threatened from this
source. .
Wasco county, is deeper in debt now
than it should be, and it is lime to
check any further tendency in that di
rection. Never were good business men
more needed to manage our county
affairs than now, and it is the duty and
opportunity of the Republican conven
tion to see that'such men will be chosen
for county offices as are known for their
capabilities, and not for the stand they
have taken in local politics.
too great a fuss over the event, for by bo
doing she emphasizes the unseemly de
lay in providing this memorial, due, in
a large measure, to the selfishness and
sloth of the citizens of the metropolis,
Chicago would have completed the work
long ago.
Walla Walla has organized a Republi
can club of 500 members. Before the
campaign is over the number of names
on the roll of the McKinley Club of The
Dalles should exceed three hundred
The club .idea is a good one, and every
country precinct in Wasco county should
have such an organization. The clubB
are the means through which' a great
work' in political education can be ac
complished.
OREGON'S VOTE.
An example of the tardiness with
which republics express their gratitude
is seen in the government's action at
this late day in awarding to Senator
Sewall of New Jersey, a medal of honor
for bravery at the battle of Chancellors
ville, May 5, 1863. But better than the
pieces of metal which governments
confer is the consciousness of duty done
which not only Sewall, but the thous
ands of brave men who struggled there
can claim as their dearest possession.
AUTertlsed Letters.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the postoffice at The Dalles un
called for March 28, 1896. Persons calling
for the same will give date on which
they were advertised :
Brown, Mrs V Beck, Mrs Jno W
Beall, Mrs Wm Benson, C A
Bonnie, Mrs A Leary, John
See, Will H Lewis, Geo A
Marina, Mrs Bacci Moore, Wm
Nelson. O Nelson, Nels
Thompson, Alzora Thompson, Chas M
Whalen, fat .
J. A. Ckosskn, P. M.
The business outlook in The Dalles
was never brighter than it is today.
Not only Is the amount of building and
improvements going on large, but a
feeling of confidence exists which au
gurs well for the city's future. " Now is
the time to expand our trade relations
and increase our commercial influence.
A good road to Fossil, with telephone
facilities, will bring to. The Dalles a
trade that it does not now possess. The
time to strike n when the iron is hot,
and the road should be built while the
citizens of Gilliam county are willing
and eager to assist in the enterprise.
The Republicans of Texas, had a
"monkey and a parrot time" in their
convention held .yesterday. The pro
ceedings were disgraceful in the extreme
and the only excuse that can be raised
in the delegates' behalf is that the Re
publican party is .young in Texas and
has yet to learn the ways of orderly be
havior. It would seem that McKinley
has delegations enough that he could
give to Reed and Allison the one from
Texas. According to present indica
tions thev need it badly.
The Grant statue in New York has
been finished at last, and will be for
mally unveiled April 14th. . It were
well for New York If she did not make
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The official figures of the census
enumeration of 1895, just promulgated
by the secretary of the state, show the
population of Oregon to be 362,513. This
is but 149 le6s than the estimated popu
lation of the state published by the Ore
gonian immediately upon receipt of un
official returns from all counties.
The official returns gie a more com
prehensive summary of the voting
strength of the state showing as they
do that the number of voters in the
state has increased a little over 100 per
cent in ten years than has heretofore
been published. The number of voters
in each county under the state censuses
of 1885 and 1895 is given in the appended
table:
1885
Baker
Benton... 1,759
Clackamas 2,650
Clatsop 2.444
rColumbia 884
Coos 1,649
Crook.. 877
Curry . 364
Douglas 2,093
Gilliam 835
Grant 1,837
Harney - ....
Jackson 2,157
Josephine 756
Klamath 356
Lake. 665
Lane 2,686
Linn 3,099
Lincoln
Malheur
Marion 3,605
Morrow 802
Multnomah........ 10,474
Polk 1,727
Sherman
Tillamook 496
Umatilla..... 2,878
Union 2,692
Wallowa
Wasco 2,569
Washington 2,335
Yamhill... 2,3ol
1895
2,051
1,809
5,501
3,853
1,759
2,581
1,263
667
4,364
965
1,267
970
3,877
1,855
763
784
4,999
5,216
1,059
898
7,743
1,065
31,465
2,440
929
1,118
3,777
3,327
1,174
3,246
4,44
4,033
Total 55,043 110,802
It is interesting to compare these
figures with the actual votes cast in the
years of 1884 and 1S94. In 1884 the
largest vote recorded was on the presi
dential issue, and resulted:
Blaine 28,8(50
Cleveland 24,604
Butler 726
St. John 492
Total 52,682
This records about 96 per cent of the
total vote.
The highest recorded vote in 1894 was
for governor. It stood :
Lord 41,034
Galloway 17,498
Pierce l'o,U33
Kennedy...., 2,700
Total..... 87,205
As the assessors found 110,802 legal
voters in 1894, it appears , that in that
year only about 79 per cent of the voters
expressed themselves at the polls. It is
evident, however, that more would have
voted in. 1S94, if it had been a presiden
tial year; for while Blaine received 20,-
860 in 1S84, Hermann, for representa
tive, received only 25,099 ; while Cleve
land 24,604, Myers received only 23,652.
We are justified in expecting, therefore,
a total vote in the November Oregon
election of about 100,000.
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