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ASHLAND TIDINGS
Monday, July 8, 1012.
JTTU
WHICH MAKE THIS
MEAT
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The greatest ever held in southern Oregon. Have you attended? No? Then get that money
saving hustle on and hasten to take advantage ol a REAL sale. Our loss is your gain. We don't
care how much we lose. Why should you? Then it's up to you to take advantage ol this event.
Wash Dresses
We still have your size in the latest and best that money can
buy. Note the price.
$1.50 regular. Sale price 95c
$2.00 Regular. Sale price $1.19
$3.25 regular. Sale price $1.85
$3.75 regular. Sale price $2.25
$5.00 regular. Sale price $3.65
$6.50 regular. Sale price $4.75
One lot Lingerie Dresses and Wash Suits that sold for $5.00
to $10.00. Sale price $1.75
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$ Corsets
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J Wear a Henderson if you want comfort, style and fit. The
4, prices are radically cut. Throw away that old corset and get a
nice new one while the savings are so great.
$1.00 regular. Sale price 1 85c
T $1.25 regular. Sale price ,'!95c
X. $1.50 regular. Sale price '.'$1.19
$2.00 regular. Sale price '. $L45
J $2.50 regular. Sale price !.!!$l!65
One lot $1.00 and $1.25 Corsets at 63c
3. One lot $1.50 and $1.75 Corsets at "79c
Underwear
The underwear question is a very important one,
the best brands sold in America the Forest Mills,
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iuu .-nircmin. rone oeiter ana tew quite so goo
men get tne underwear at these prices:
25c regular. Sale price
35c regular. Sale price "
50c regular. Sale price
75c regular. Sale price
$1.00 regular. Sale price
$1.25 regular. Sale price
$1.50 regular. Sale price
Odd lots way less than cost.
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Summer Parasols Niagara Maid Silk Gloves 0n Skirt Special Suits and Coals
2 and 16 Button Lengths. t
J O 50c regular. Sale price 39c- One-third Off OIlNeCkwenr A big lot that sold regularly up to Any Spring and Summer Suit or Coat
JIIQT MmA H17I7I $1.00 regular. Sale price 75c imiuuuuuttHWKdr $12.50. Special price, your choice. worth up to $25.00, sale price
JUai JL hi Uttl 12-button Lisle Gloves. Sale price. . 50c and Belts . 71 -x
.00 $9,75
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Extra Specials in Waists and Silk Skirts Big Reductions in Straw Hats
One lot lingerie and tailored waists that sold for $1.25 to $2.00, sale price 75c Great big reductions in all children's shade and dress straw hats
Pretty silk, messaline, net and velvet waists, worth $2.50 to $5.50, now $1.19 to $3.50 correct Styles C flrCSS Slr3W nalS'
One lot $5,00 silk petticoats, sale price.. $2.75 Don't wait too long. These can not last at the prices.
Thos. R. Riieker
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R. A. Minkler
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PLATFORM ADOPTED BY CHICAGO CONVENTION
full Text of Tail Pledges -Parcels JostTariff, Monopoly and
Privilege and Immigration Given Due Attention
Following is the national republi
can platform:
The republican party, assembled
by its representatives in national
convention, declares its unchanging
faith in government of the people,
by the people, for the peoplpe. We
renew our allegiance to the principles
of the republican party and our de
votion to the cause of republican in
stitutions established by our fathers.
It is appropriate that we. should
now recall with a sense of veneration
and gratitude the name of our first
great leader, who was nominated in
this city and whose lofty principles
and superb devotion to his country
are an inspiration to the party he
honored Abraham Lincoln. In the
present state of public afairs we
should be inspired by his broad
statemanship and by his tolerant
spirit toward men.
The republican party looks back
on Us record with pride and satis
faction and forward to its new re
sponsibilities with hope and confi
dence. Its achievements In govern
ment constitute the most luminous
pages In our history. Our greatest
national advance has been made dur
ing the years of its ascendency in
public affairs. It has been genuinely
sind always a party of progress; it
has never been either stationary or
reactionary. It has gone from the
fulfillment of one great pledge to the
fulfillment of another In response to
people themselves, the government
of the United States will meet the
problems in the future as satisfac
torily as it has solved those of the
past.
The republican party is now, as
always, a party of advanced and con
structive statesmanship. It is to go
forward with the solution of those
new questions which social, economic
and political development have
brought into the forefront of the na
tion's interest. It will strive, not
only In the nation but in the several
states, to enact the necessary legis
lation to safeguard the public health;
to limit effectively the labor of wom
en and children; to protect wage
earners engaged In dangerous occu
pations; to enact comprehensive and
generous workmen's compensation
laws in place of the present wasteful
and unjust system of employers' lia
bility; and in all possible ways to
satisfy the just demands of the peo
ple for the study and solution of the
complex and constantly changing
problems of social welfare.
In dealing with the questions it is
Important that the rights of .every
individual to the freest possible de
velopment of his own powers and re
sources and to the control of his own
justly acquired property, so far as
those are compatible with the rights
of others, shall not be interfered with
or destroyed.
The social and political structure
th public need and to the popular f the United States rests on the civil
will.
Ye believe in our self-controlled
representative democracy, which Is a
government of laws, not of men, and
in which order Is the prerequisite of
progress.
The principles of constitutional
government which make provision
for orderly and effective expression
of the popular will, for the protec
tion or civil liberty and the rights of
men and Interpretation of the lay by
an untramniHed and independent Ju
diciary have proved themselves ca
pable of sustaining the structure of
a government which, after more than
a century of development, embraces
100,000.000 of people, scattered over
a wide and diverse territory, but
bound by common purpose, common
Ideals and common affection to the
constitution of the United States.
Under the constitution and the prin
ciples asserted and vitalized by It,
the United States has grown to be
one of the great civilized and civiliz
ing powers of the earth. It offers
a home and an opportunity to the am
bitious and the industrious from oth
er lands. Kestlng upon the broad
basis of a people's confidence and a
liberty of the Individual; and for the
protecton of that liberty the people
have wisely. In the national and state
constitutions, put definite limitations
on themselves, on their governmental
officers and agencies. To enforce
these limitations, to secure the or
derly and coherent exercise of gov
ernmental power and to protect the
rights of even the humblest and least
favored individual, are the function
of Independent courts of Justice.
The republican party reaffirms Us
Intention to uphold at all times the
authority and integrity of the courts.
both state and federal, and it vyill
ever insist that their powers to en
force their process and to protect life,
liberty and proierty shall be pre
served Inviolate. An orderly method
is provided under our system of gov
ernment by which the people may,
when they choose, alter or amend the
constitutional provisions which un
derlie that government. Until these
constitutional provisions are so al
tered or amended. In orderly fashion,
It is the duty of the courts to see
to it that when challenged they are
enforced.
That the courts, both federal and
people's support, and managed by the state, may bear the heavy burdens
laid upon them to the complete sat
isfaction of public opinion, we favor
legislation to prevent long delays and
tne tedious and costly appeals which
have so often amounted to denial of
justice iii civil cases and to a failure
to protect the public at large in crim
inal cases.
Since the responsibility of the ju
diciary is so great, the standards of
judicial action must be always and
everywhere above suspcion and re
proach. While we regard the recall
of judges as unnecessary and unwise,
we favor such action as may be nec
essary to simplify the process by
which any judge who is found to be
derelict in his duty may be removed
from office.
Together with peaceful and order
ly development at home) the republi
can party earnestly favors all meas
ures for the establishment and pro
tection of the peace of the world and
for the development of closer rela-
tlons between the various nations of
the earth. It believes most earnestly
in the peaceful settlement of Inter
national disputes and in the reference
of all justiciable controversies be
tween nations to an international
court of justice.
Monopoly and Privilege.
The republican party Is opposed to
special privilege and to monopoly. It
placed upon the statute books the In
terstate commerce act of 1887, and
the important amendments thereto,
and the anti-trust act of 1890, and
it has consistently and successfully I
enforced the provisions of these laws.
It will take no backward step to per
mit the re-establlshment in any de
gree of conditions which were Intol
erable. Experience makes it plain that the
business of the country may be car
ried on without fear or without dis
turbance and at the same time with
out resort to practices which are ab
horrent to the common sense of jus
tice. The republican party favors the
enactment of legislation supplemen
tary to the existing anti-trust act
which will define as criminal offenses
those specific acts that uniformly
mark attempts to restran and to mo
nopolize trade, to the end that those
who honestly Intend to obey the law
may have a guide for their action and
that those who aim to violate the law
may the , more surely be punished.
The same certainty should be given
to the law prohibiting combinations
and monopolies that characterize
other provisions of criminal laws, in
order that no part of the field of
business opportunity may be restrict
ed by monopoly or combination;
that business success , honorably
achieved may not be converted Into
crime and that the right of every
man to acquire commodities, and par
ticularly the necessities of life, in an
open market, uninfluenced by the
manipulation of trust or combination,
may be preserved.
Federal Trade Commission.
Ill the enforcement and administra
tion of federal laws governing Inter
state commerce and enterprise Im
pressed with a public use engaged
therein, there is much that may be
committed to the federal trade com
mission, thus placing in the hands of
an administrative board many of the
functions now necessarily exercised
by the courts.
This will promote promptness In
the administration of the law and
avoid delays and technicalities Inci
dent to court procedure. $
The Tariff.
We reaffirm our belief in a pro
tective tariff. The republican tariff
policy has been of the greatest bene
fit to the country, developing our re
sources, diversifying our Industries
and protecting our workmen against
competition with cheaper labor
abroad, thus establshing for our
wage earners the American standard
of living. The protective tariff is so
woven into the faabric of our indus
trialism and agricultural life that' to
substitute for it a tarifr for revenue
only would destroy many industries
and throw millions of our people out
of employment. The products of the
farm and the mines should receive
the same measure of protection as
other products of American labor.
We hold that the import duties
should be high enougn, while yielding
a sufficient revenue, to- protect ade
quately American industries and
wages. Some of the existing Import
duties are too high and should be
reduced. .
Readjustments should be. made
from time to time to conform to
changed conditions and to reduce ex
cessive rates, but without injury to
American industry.. To accomplish
this, correct Information is indis
pensable. This information can best
be obtained by an expert commission,
as the large volume of useful facts
contained in the recent report of the
tariff board has demonstrated.
The pronounced feature of modern
industrial life is Its enormous diversi
fication. To apply rates justly to
these changing conditions requires
closer study and more scientific
methods than ever before. The re
publican party has shown by its crea
tion of the tariff board Its recogni
tion of this situation, and Its deter
mination to be equal to It. We con
demn the democratic party for . its
failure either to provide funds for the
continuation of this board, or to
make some other provision for secur
ing the information requisite for In
telligent legislation. We protest
against the democratic method of leg
islating on these vitally Important
subjects without careful Investiga
tion. We condemn the democratic tariff
bills passed by the house of repre
sentatives of the sixty-second con
gress as sectional, as injurious to the
public credit and as destroying busi
ness enterprises.
Cost of Living.
The steadily Increased cost of liv
ing has become a matter not only of
national but of world-wide concern.
The fact that it is not due to the
protective tariff system 'is evidenced
by the existence of similar conditions
in countries which has a tarff policy
different from our own, as well as by
the fact that the cost of -living has
increased while rates of duty have re
mained stationary or been reduced.
The republican party will support
a prompt scientific inquiry into the
causes which are operative both in
the United States and elsewhere to
increase the cost of living. When
the exact facts are known it will take
the necessary steps to remove any
abuses that may be found to exist. In
order that the cost of food, clothing
and shelter of the people may in no
way be unduly or artificially in
creased. Hanking and Cuincncy.
The republican party has always
stood for a sound currency and for
safe banking methods. It is respon
sible for the resumption of specie
payments and for the establishment
of the gold standard. It is commit
ted to the progressive development
of our banking and currency system.
Our banking arrangements today
need further revision it meet the re
quirements of current conditions.
We need rjosts- ;s which will pre
vent the rtcu. '.e of money panics
and financial disturbances and which
will promote the prosperity of busi
ness and the welfare of the laboring
people by producing constant employ
ment. We need belter currency facilities
for the movement of crops In the
west and south. We need banking
arrangements under American aus
plees for the encouragement and bet
ter conduct of our forefgn trade. In
attempting these ends, the Indepen
dence of individual banks, whether
organized under national or state
charters, must be carefully protected,
and our banking and currency system
must be safeguarded from any possi
bility of exploitation by sectional,
financial or political interests.
It is of great Imp rtance to the
socal and economic welfare of this
country that its farmers have facili
ties for borrowing easily and cheaply
the money they need to increase the
productivity of their land. It Is as
Important that financial machinery
be provided to supply the demands
of farmers for credit as it is that
the banking and currency systems be
reformed in the interest of general
business.
Therefore, we recommend and
urge an authoritative Investigation
of agricultural credit societies and
corporations In other countries, and
the passage of state and federal laws
for the establishment and capable su
pervision of organizations having for
their purpose loaning of funds to
farmers.
The Civil Sen-Ire.
We reaffirm our adherence to the
principle of appointment of public
office based on proved fitness, and
tenure during good behavior and ef
ficiency. The republican party stands
this
the
re
committed to the maintenance, exten
sion and enforcement of the civil ser
vice law, and it favors the passage of
legislation empowering the president
to extend the competitive service so
far as practicable. We favor legisla
tion to make possible the equitable
retirement of disabled and superan
nuated members of the civil service,
in order that a higher standard of
efficiency be maintained.
We favor the amendment of the
federal employes' liability law so as
to extend its provision to all govern
ment employes as well as to provide
a more liberal scale of compensation
for injury and death.
Campaign ( ontriliutions.
We favor such adlitional legisla
tion as may be necessary more effect
ually to prohibit corporations from
contributing funds, directly or indi
rectly, to campaigns for the nomina
tion or election of the president, the
vice-president, senators and represen
tatives in congress.
We heartily approve the act of con
gress requiring, the fullest publicity
in regard to all campaign contribu
tions, whether made in connection
with primaries, conventions or elec
tions. Conservation I'olicy.
We rejoice In th
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distinctive republican policy of
conservation of our nntioi
sources, for their use by the people
without waste and without monopoly
We pledge ourselves to a continuance
of such a policy.
We favor such fair and reasonable
rules and regulations as will not dis
courage or interfere with actual
bonaflde homeseekers, prospectors
and miners in the acquisition of pub
lic lands under existing laws.
Parcels l'ost.
In the Interest of the general public
and particularly of the agricultural
or rural communities, we favor legis
lation looking to the establishment
under proper regulations, of a parcels
post, the postal rates to be graduated
under a zone similar in proportion to
the length of carriage.
Irotertion of American Citizenship
we approve the action taken by
the president and the congress to se
cure with Russia, as with other coun
tries a treaty that will recognize the
? ? ?. ' Hght of exPafiation and
that will prevent all dlscrimnation of
whatever kind between American cit
izens, whether native bom or alien
and regardless of race, religion or
previous political allegiance. The
right of asylum Is a precious posses
sion of the people of the United
States and It is not to be surrendered
nor restricted.
TIm Xavy. ,
We believe in the maintenance of
an adequate navy for the national de
fense and we condemn the action of
the democratic house of representa
tives in refusing to authorize the
construction of additional ships
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