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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1904.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For President:
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Of New York.
For Vice President:
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS
Of Indiana.
Presidential Electors:
0. N. Hart, of Polk.
G. B. Dimlck, of Clackamas.
A. C. Hough, of Josephine.
J. A. Fee, of Umatilla.
It Is respectfully suggested that If
the Democratic party puts many more
appendices to its platform it may die
of appendicitis. 1
Der Democrats had barty,
Wo let dot barty now?
Ks war completely ausgesplelt,
So streuuous was its row.
o
Tom Taggart has figured out a clear
majority In the electoral college for
Judge Parker. It will be remembered
that the Democrats elected Mr. Bryan
four years ago this month.
o
From the manner In which ho has
succeeded In dodging every' Issue of
fered by the Republicans, Judge Park
er is entitled to be known as tho Kuro
patkin of American politics.
o
It does not mean anything any
more wheu you call a man a demo
crat unless you specify the kind.
There are as many kinds of democrats
as there are forms of folly.
o
It was Injudicious to enjoin silence
on Marse Henry Watterson. If he
has to keep that eloquence of his cork
ed up to long there is liable to be an
earthquake down In old Kentucky.
o -
Parker Constitution Clubs would
stand better in the public estimation
if the Parker politicians did not lead
one to suspect that "the Constitution
does not amount to much between
friends."
NOT THE BEST WAY TO ADVERTISE.
In last week's issue, the Courier
published a summary of the semi
annual reports of the Clackamas
county offlcers under the caption:
"Clackamas Deep in Debt." We ques
tion the efficacy of this style of ad
vertising. Does it give the in
tending business man or property
buyer a correct and Intelligent idea
of this section? The article referred
to was observed by a recent arrival
to this city, who was Just on the
jxiint of purchasing a farm in Needy
country. Naturally when he read the
scare head line "Clackamas Deep In
Debt" he began to investigate al
though he was tempted to seek a lo
cation at some other place where the
liability of a financial crisis in county
Affairs is less imminent than he 'was
inclined to believe existed in Clack
amas county judging from the head
lines referred to . He consulted the
.assessment roll and when be learned
of the extensive area of the county
and its many resources with assess
ale property values approximating
110,000.004) he concluded that county
affairs here are not as alarming as In
timated, and decided to cast his lot
here. Thfjs gentleman will buy a
farm and become a permanent resi
dent of the county. Confidence In an
individual or a community Is not pro
moted by reciting the fact of indebt
edness alone and Ignoring all men
tion of assets and the ability of the
person or public corporation to dis
charge the obligation.
o
Councilman Kelly thinks the Enter
prise unintentionally did him an in
justice in its issue of last week. In
connection with the consideration by
the council of the S. P. Franchise,
Mr. Kelly was quoted as saying:
"The railroad company is a party to
this contract, in fact it Is the first
party In the matter and has thus
far had very little to say. There Is
no reason why this ordinance should
not be amended so as to meet the ob
jections of the railroad company."
lr, Kelly )' his remark implied
Wrely the legal relation of tlx; rail- j
roau company 10 me cuy, aecuon ,
of the ordinance providing that In
the contract to be entered Into the
railroad company shall le the party
of the first part and the City of Ore
gon City the party of the second part.
This explanation of Mr. Kelly's po
sition is gladly made to correct any
incorrect impression that may have
been formed from reading the report
of the council proceedings the En
terprise. Mr. Kelly is generally very
fair and may usually be depended
upon to do just about what is In the
best interests of the people, but the
Enterprise is of the opinion that he
is making a mistake at this time in
insisting on giving the S. P. Company
a perpetual franchise under the con
ditions proposed.
South American States and most of
Europe. How this was to be dune
they did not exactly explain, but they
evidently thought the world to be sit
uated on a sort of volcano of warlike
feeling, ready to burst out, wherever
there was a crack in the crust. As a
matter of fact. It would be hard to
drag any of the European countries
Into a war; the business la too ex
pensive. To make war a cheap lux
ury as it was in medieval times would
be far from desirable.
Out now It becomes apparent ihni
the whole world is anxlouc for pence,
and thait hey are looking to this
"terrible war hint' to help them get
it. It is harl e the Democrats All
their docn-we's and cartoons and
things arranged ') the Iwbls that tho
President :i sort of mi'.'tary mons
trosity oush.; lo lw InMed "ltol;
and See the W' d Mult frca Oyster
Ray He Kit a em Alive! ' And Peie
come reprosn,niln of ill (he civil
ized nations u.M!Ca;iig hiiu as 'he
Strong Man of Peace, who can help
them as no one else can. Interesting
sight very. But it Is hard on the
Democrats.
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MR. FAIRBANK'S LETTER.
Senator Falrbank" letter of ac
ceptance is a document which appeals
directly to the business men and work
ers generally. It states clearly some
of the most important, but perhaps
not sufficiently understood, tenets of
the Republican party in Its conflict
with Democracy.
In calling attention to the service
done to the entire country by the es
tablishment of the bureau of com
merce and labor with a special de
partment to deal with corporations,
the senator points out the first real
attempt by the government to deal
with the trust problem. He clearly
sees that the regulation of the great
combinations of capital by law is pos
sible. Is necessary, and he shows the
consistent course of the Republican
party in this regard.
As to foreign policy. Senator Fair
bank i rightly considers that we have
much to be proud of in the firm,
conservative and thoroughly broad
and Christian policy which has been
adhered to during the years of He
publican administration. The tre
mendous expansion in our trade our
foreign interests and Influence ha,
been accomplished by peaceful
methods, and no remote sign of war
has appeared upon our horizon in the
year following the establishment of
new national relations of our acquisi
tion of a vast territory in the far east.
In his enunciation of the Republi
can Idea of the responsibility of
loser trade relations with our great
neighlior, Canada, the candidate for
the vice- presidency Is peculiarly
happy. He is plainly for a liberal
movement for reciprocity between
this country and the people Just over
the line in the north. He also em
phasizes the value of the "open door"
secured for us in China, and promises
a continuance of the benefits of that
result of our recent foreign policy.
As a whole, the letter of the vice
presidential candidate is a strong
paper, one which commands respect
and confidence. Senator Fairbanks is 11 is charged that Increase of armies
meeting the American people face to!81"1 navl wl" '"crease the possibl!
face, from one end of the country to j of war- Are owr bl cltk'8 Hafer
the other, in his very lively campaign. I or I'"S8 afe Kince tho establishment of
General Apathy Is Mill In charge of
the Democratic campaign.
Parker concluded In his letter of
acceptance to try a different bait, but
tho fish don't seem to bin.
Mr. Davis seems to be a little afraid
that Instead of getting a run for his
money he will have to run to hide It
o
Some of the convictions the Demo
cratic party Is dragging to light for
use In this campaign smell of mothballs.
Colouel Bryan declare that he
loves peace. He cannot expect, how
ever, to find It In the Democratic
party.
Western Democrats have no objec
tion to the Eastern Democrats elect
ing Judge Parker,' if they can do it,
as they nominated him by a trick
which left Western Democrats out
of the calculation.
There are times In the career of
every President when be cannot pos
sibly borrow another, person's back
bone, and In view of that, It is Just
as well that he should form the habit
of using his own.
o
Between the slough of despond and
the kind of mud Gorman leads his
party Into, there seems to be very
little to choose, but Judge Parker
would do himself credit by choosing
the former.
o
When Tom Taggart returned to
New York and reported that the Dem
ocrats would certainly carry Jndiana
and Illinois, the betting odds on Pres
ident Roosevelt's election promptly
increased from 2 to 1 to 3 to 1.
o
The Democratic managers have de
cided to talk about the tariff. Fore.
ign manufacturers who have seen
! American goods capturing the mar
kets of the world are also talking
The Democrats believe that tho con
stitution follows the flag, but only
after a few hundred years In Mis
sissippi. o
Judge Parker Is said to be anxious
to secure the favor of the Bryan Dem
ocrats. He might send them a silver
telegram.
o
Burke Cockran insists that tho times
are out of tune. Ho probably formed
his conclusion from the abundance
of Democratic discord.
The first voter should contrast ex
isting conditions with those of the
four years between the Harrison and
McKinley administrations.
o
pened ten years ago, when, aa Presi
dent Roosevelt put it, 'the last at
tempt was ninilo by means of lower
ing the tariff to prevent some people
from prospering tot) much. The at
tempt was entirely successful. The
tariff law of that year was among
tho causes which In that year and for
some time afterward effectually pre
vented anybody from prospering at
all. Undoubtedly it would be possible
at the present time to prevent any
of the trusts from remaining prosper
ous by the simple expedient of mak
ing such a sweeping chatiKc. in the tar
iff as to paralyze tho Industries of
the country."
The poplo of the I'nited States
will not soon court again Hit) des
truction ami panic of 1X1K1. Once Is
enough for one general ion. There
will be a tremendous vote aKnlnst
tariff legislation by the Democrats.
The confidence, of the country may
stand even throughout a tariff revision
campaign, but It Is risking a good deal
to raise that Issue In the manner con
templated. They, however, have
everything to gain and nothing to
lose. They must have something to
stand upon, and complete failure In
every other attack ' made uhpii the
Republican position has driven them
upon the tariff as a standing outpost
of Republicanism which ran always be
assailed, when nothing else affords a
convenient target.
Ayers
Do you like your thin, rough,
short hair? Of course you
don't. Do you like thick,
heavy, smooih luir? Of
course you do. Then why
Hair Vigor
not be pleased? Ayer'slialr
Vigor makes beautiful heads
of hair, that's the whole
story. Sold for 60 years.
-1 hit. u4 ?' M.lr Vijtor for a limi
tlm. II II. UiclMd. iiii4llul lialr li.oli
rMluilm hwllh la Hi lnlr )
Iha Mlu lima. r"l llIH SiMtliii.
lis J, W. Taiim. bUSUI. lua. T.
II M a knllla.
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Weak Hair
A Greet niallon.
Thr waa a bl( aciiaatloii l:i
vlllr. ltld . whrn W. II Hi ov n of that
plai-t, who was eipm'lrd to 41 lull his
llfo aavrd by lr. King's Nrw I'larovaiy
American securities are command
Ing top notch figures in London and for rt)n,ulm)ltn. lla wrx.t: j rJlllrj
rai ls markets. Calamity can not bo liiauirnsliU agonln from A.tlwrm but
made an issue In this campaign.
Some Irreverent person observes
that with Herrick, Harrison, and Hill
on their hands, the Democratic party
seems to bo running to II. But there
Is no law against amusement.
o
The Democratic managers have !
your Nw lUaeovcry gavo mo liiiiiirdlntii
rrllrf Slid auun thrroaflvr rffwlrd a
L-ompli'le cum." Similar currs of Con
sumption, I'liruinoiila, Ilronchltla and
Grip or numerous. It's the prrrlraa
irinmly for all throat and lung trouble!.
I'll.r 10 i-riils ami II. tliiarantr-d by
lluwrll A Jonra. dnill. Trial bot
tles firv
Robbad the Orava.
A alailllng Imidriit la narialrd by
Joliii nllvrr or Philadelphia, aa folowa.
"I waa In an awful condition. My akin
on. alinoat yellow, eyes sunken, longua
-oaleil, pal n continually In bai'k and
1,1. m. no apprllle, glowing weaker day
by day. Three. phyaU-lnna had given ma
up. Then I waa adt lard lo uaa Kl.i'trlo
HUtera; to my great Joy, Ilia fliat bottle
made a divided Improvement 1 con
llnurd their nan for three weeka, and am
now a well man. 1 know they rubbed the
giav of another vlrtlni." No on eliould
tall to try them. Only 10 cenla. guaran
teed at Howell & Jonea, drugglat.
compiled a list of shutdowns of mills j.
during the Roosevelt administration.
A glance at the list shows that nine
tenths of the mills and factories clos
ed were temporarily shut down for
repairs. The list Is a "fake."
o
Edward M. Shepard In 1897 de
nounced Tammany as "a foul blot on
Civilization," and In 1904 Tammany
tore a hole In the Shepard boom so
ragged that the special favor of Judge
Parker and Chairman Sheehan could !
not Inflate It sufficiently to justify I
a nominating speech. !
o
Where now would be our finances, I
our revenues, our domestic Indus- j
tries and our foreign trade, If the
Democratic purty had succeeded in
1X95 and 1900? Wht-re will they all
about and condemning it In true Dem- be four years hence If a Democratic
ocratic style.
John Sharp Williams once said that
were he nominated for President It
would be immediately be said that
his platform was the amended con
stitution of the State of Mississippi.
And he knows that platform would
hav trap doors In it.
It Is well, however, to have in hand
his written opinions and aspirations
as a public man on the great ques
tions at issue at this moment.
NEARLY ALL FOR ROOSEVELT.
A STRONG MAN OF PEACE.
The President's action in the mat
ter of arbitration comes somewhat
unexpectedly to the Democrats. They
grasped the idea that he was a strong
man, some time ago, and immediately
jumped to the conclusion that he was
a terrible soldier, a military despot,
who only waited the slenderest op
portunity to embroil us with all the when tbey are running on short time.
William F. Crerand, publisher of
the Textile Trade Journal of 372
Broadway, New York, has Just com
pleted a canvass of the trade publica
tions to learn their attitude toward
the national tickets. These publica
tions are non- partisan and as a rule
do not allow political discussions to
appear in their columns. Mr. Cre
rand's canvass shows that out of 803
of these publications 708 are for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
It should nut take the voter long to,
decide between Republican and Dem
ocratic records. It Is a clear case of
national credit acainst national discredit.
a competent police force In every one
of them? Vet the policemen are not
serving for love.
Is Judge Parker attempting to win
votes by the use of absent treatment?
o
The Republicans began the building
of the Panama canal. The Democrats
complain of the extravagance of the
greatest enterprise in commercial his
tory and offer no assurance that they
would complete the project, if they
were In power.
o
"I have not given up the idea of
fighting for silver and I think the
day will come when the plank will
again be a part of the platform," said
Mr. Bryan at Denver. The plank is
now a part of the platform ho far as
action to the contrary by the St. Louis
convention is concerned
President and congress
elected In November?
shoul bo
It is said in New York that if Judge
Herrick Is elected for Coventor this
fall there will be nothing voluntary
about the retirement of ,I)avtd B.
Hill from active participation In state
IMilitics on January I, 1905. There
Is no room on the same mounaln top
at the same time for two such or
ganl.ers as derrick and Hill.
Merit is the Keystone
or our success
Wt buy dirgct from Nw York. It kteps us In touch with
advance styles. Wa buy In largt shipments, hence we
show you the best at the least money.
DRESS GOODS
For tho coming season we are showing "taking effects" In
every pattern of Drese Goods fresh from the fashion cen
ter. The service and fashion features of these fabrics en
lighten our path to success. They are remarkable for such
low prices,
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splendid values 25c and upwards.
LADIES' SKIRTS AND JACKETS
A strong line this season to see 'em you'll appreciate
their style and quality for such extremely low prices.
SATURDAY SPECIAL
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JOIN THIS PARTY OF PROGRESS.
Rev. Ceo. H. Ball, I). D., President .
of Keuka College, writes under date,
of September 21, 1904:
"I was a member of the first Nation
al Republican Convention In 1 S.KJ, '
which nominated John C. Fremont. ;
The canvas which followed brought
men fif hfirh Ideas nf civic riirhfCMiiH- !
ness, of the dignity of manluxid, of
the sacrcdness of human rights, of
the supreme value and sublime mis
sion of the Republic and of the great
dangers to which It was exposed to
the front. This class of men have
ever since given tone and direction to
the Republican party and brought
blessing, progress, union anil honor
to the nation. I advise all young men
to ally themselves to this party of
progress,"
Price5 Reasonable
LET US
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We do a General Baggage and Transfer Business.
Safes, Pianos and Furniture Moved
Oilice Oppofdte Masonic Huililing
Williams Bros. Transfer Co.
Telephones Olllce 1121
Kenidtuire 18.13
ASSAILING THE TARIFF.
Polls of the first voters in various
portions of the country Indicate that
90 per cent of the young men will administration. As a result of these
vote for Roosevelt. There is some-j act we have boundless industry and
The Dingley tariff law now In force,
and the sound-currency act establish
the gold standard are the two great
achievements of the Republican party
since the beginning of the McKinley
thing attractive about the president
and his career that appeals strongly
to the youth of the land.
Democracy's effort to show thai
times have not been good under Roos
evelt's administration Is a ludicroui
performance. The compilation ol all
the strikes which have taken "place
In the last three years, Instead of
showing a lack of prosperity. Indi
cates the country has been unusually
prosperous. Strikes are a rarety in
bad times. Working men demand
higher wages only when business Is
good. They are astute enough to
know that they stand a better chance
of getting what tbey want when fac
tories are flooded with orders and
a sound currency with which to con
duct It. The Democratic party op
posed both.
Protection has done more for the
American working man and farmer
than any other policy carried out by
Republicans. If "protection Is rob
bery," as the Democratic platform as
serts, the only persons robbed are
the manufacturers and tollers of Eu
rope. American worklngmen certain
ly do not suffer from protection.
They are the chief beneficiaries of
the greatest of Republican policies.
Without a protective tariff wages
would soon drop to European level,
which is from 00 to 100 per cent be
low the rate now paid In the United
States.
Signs increase that the Democratic
leaders are determined to force the
tariff Issue to the front in the presi
dential campaign. While republicans
will welcome the discussion of this
question, well knowing that It Is sure
to add many thousands of votes to
their majorities, they cannot hut re
gret the selection of the tarlfT as the
main issue, because, of the unfortu
nate Influence it will have upon the
business Interests of the country.
So far this year the presidential
campaign has not blocked business
and financial activity. Affairs pro
ceed as usual. In all lines of busi
ness there is a hopefulness and con
fidence which Is most encouraging.
But if the, country Is to be confronted
with another visitation of tariff re
vision agitation, with even a remote
chance of success in the election,
there is bound to lie a great slump in
the industrial world and a correspond
ing depression In all business Inter
ests. It Is well remembered what bap-
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