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ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, 1 JANUARY 13, 1904.
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THE DEMOCRATIC DOMINATION.
It is to be inferred from articles appearing in the
oast papers that there is a serious, well-defined
movement in the east to nominate Mr. Cleveland for
president at the forthcoming democratic -national
eonvention." There is an equally strong movement
in favor of Judge Parker, and Senator Gorman has
many admirers who would like to see his name at
the head of the ticket. Richard Ohley is being
loomed in Massachusetts, where the state convention
las declared for him.
With this aggregation of talent the democrats are
till casting about for a caudidate. They have
aught themselves a bitter lesson in the past eight
years, and there is a general desire that repetition
f the Bryan disasters shall not occur. It has been
iemoastrated conclusively to them a platform made
up of'anti" planks will not get the suffrage of the
majority of the voters of the nation, and they are
seeking a man against whom such objection can not
he waged.
The central figure" in the democratic arena is Mr.
Cleveland. Twice president of the nation, the first
man in years to interfere with republican reign,
1 k looked upon by many democrats as the only
person who would receive the full support that
might go to a democratic candidate. These enthus
iasts who are clamoring for his nomination have
taken their stand in spite of the pronounced senti
ment against a third term. Mr. Cleveland has pos
itively announced that he will not accept the nomina
tion under any consideration, and he may be regard
ed, as unavailable. ITis enthusiastic friends will
urge his candidacy hefore the convention, no doubt,
but there is no present possibility of his nomina
tion. He is properly likened by Puck to a Cincinna
tus who declines to leave, his plow to again enter po- j
litical life. He feels that his public career has Wn
of sufficient length, and that his time hereafter
should be devoted to his interesting family.
I It would seem 'then, that the choice lips between
Judge Parker., Senator. Gorman and Mr. Olney. Of
the three Judge Parker seems to have the strongest
backing. He is a man of 'whom little is known toi
the nation at large, and. his political career it his
own state lias hot been sneh as to merit the predic
tion that he will develop strong running qualities.
However, he is a clean man, against whom there has
never been slightest suspicion, and his high personal
character may land for him the nomination Mr.
Olncy would doubtless prove a stronger candidate
than Senator Gorman, who has always 1xmii a pro
tectionist democrat. With the most substantial dem
ocrats the tariff is atill the paramount isue, and Sen
ator Gorman's course with reference to the tariff
would not -recommend his candidacy to the out-and-out
democrats, 'who, after all, select candidates.
At would seem that the republican nomination will
go either to President Roosevelt or Mr. Ilanna.
President Roosevelt's following is very strong-almost
overwhelming among the rank and file but
Mr. Ilanna, who is perhaps the best loved man
in our public life, could command greater support
if he would announce his candidacy. He says he
has no idea of trying for the nomination, but that
he is seriously regarded as a formidable aspirant is
evident from the pronounced efforts on the part of
Roosevelt's friends to bring out the Roosevelt senti
ment. The nomination will unquestionably go to
one of the two men, and, in view of the past record
of the republican party, there is small doubt that
the nomination will lc equivalent to election. The
people are satisfied to let good enough alone.
charg. Authority for' such detention was found
iu an act ot congress, passed in 1891, regulating the
immigration of aliens into the United States. The
supreme court has ruled that the commissioner of
immigration erred in applying the provision of that
act to a citijten of Porto Rico.
The decision which was unanimous is in no
sense startliug or revolutionary. The court con
fined its judgment tov the single issue before it -whether
or not the term "alien" ns used in the law
of 15H)1 could lie legitimately applied to Porto Ric
ans seeking entrance at our ports. In that law
"aliens" were unquestionably meant to be defined
as jHrsons owing allegiance to a foreign government.
No provision of the conditions which were to be
created through the Spanish war could lie imputed
to the framers of that legislation. -Within its
meaning of the act of 1901 , the inhabitants of our
present dependencies could not by any possible
stretch of inference be dealt with as "aliens." I'n
der the laws and treaties of the United States they
owe allegiance to the United States. They are
"nationals." not "aliens;" and iji the absence of
any express denial to them by congress of the right
of free entry at our ports no warrant can Ih found
for rating them among those applicants for admis
sion who have not yet renounced a foreign allegiance.
The judgment of the court leaves it within the
power of congress to exclude Porto Ricana and Fil
ipinos as Porto Ricans and Filipinos, hut not as
aliens.'.- As tinder previous decisions, the political
department of the government remains entirely free
to fix or alter the political and civil status of the in
habitants of the insular dependencies. In the ah.
sence of expressed prohibitions these possessions
must be dealt with as embraced within our general
scheme of sovereignty. But they have no inherent
or necessary place in our constitutional system.
They must depend for their political privileges on
the will of congress, and may be hold-as we hope
they will be hcld-indefinitely without the circle of
the federal union.
The United States
flints..:
were organised In 1791
The coinege of nickels wm begun In
18b6. The UtM report from the
Mint shows that 44S.84I.0S4 nickels
bvt been coined line, I hit time.
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lnemcKeis
EverCoined
would not pay for the
Cremo cigars smoked
in one year
Largest Seller in the World
THE BAND IS THE
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The annual report of President Welch, of the
Astoria Chamber of Commerce, which appears else
where in The Astorian this morning, is an import
ant document, especially those portions dealing with
river and harbor improvements. Mr. Welch points
out that the improvements being carried on above
Astoria are iu some respect detrimental, and it
should be the aim of the Chamber during the coming
year to see that all funds are properly spent. The
report encourages the growing tendency on the nnrt
of the people of Pf.tland and Astoria to it together
It is r.ither la to plan concerted action, but Mr.
Welch': .sugg' is timely, nevertheless. It is I
rnlicu.ous to i.-,- the interests of the two Co
lumbian port i -:( not identical, but so long as they
work at croc,; p iip wes the sound ports will continue
to get the bulk of the business that ought to be done
on the Columbia. Portland should, i n her own in.
terests, long ajro have demanded the full recognition
of the ocean port, birt, having failed to do so in the
past, it is not too late to repair the damage already
ilone. jjm time is ripe for friendly conferences
between the commercial iuterests of Portland ami
Astoria, and it is devoutly to be hoped the effort
will assume proportions.
Prices TalK
I have but few expenses and can
sell lower than the lowest. X?
See These Prices
$15.00 Overcoats now only $10.90
"As the
Crow Flies"
The shortest line between
Minneapolis St. Paul and
Chicago i
II Mw
$10.00 m ' $ 6.90
15.50 Suits " " $10.90
$12.50 " " f $ 8.90
$10.00 Young Men's Suits 9 7.25
$ 7.50 " " $ 5.50
$ 5.00 Boy's Suits for $3 to $ 3.75
$ 2.00 " " " $ I.45
THE PORTO RICAN DECISION. '
The United States supreme court handed down a
decision on Monday which tends to define, perhaps,
a little more sharply the civil status of the inhal)
Sants of our insular dependencies, says the New
York Tribune. A Porto Rican woman, seeking to
enter the United States, had been detained at New
York by ComniiNioner Williams on the ground that
she-was without means and likely to become a public
According to," Director Roberts, of the United
States mint, the total value of the gold production of
fliisi ( country Alaska included for the calendar
year of 1903, was substantially $74,500,000 -a fall
ing off from the year before of about $3,500,000.
For this decline in output the nation is indebted to
the striking miners in Colorado, a state whose pro
duction of the yellow metal fell off $(1,500,000.
Had it not been for this lalior outbreak it is prob
able that this country's yield of gold for 1003 would
have lieen a record-smasher, for Utah, Arizona and
Nevada show notable incaeaseg in output, far more
than offsetting decreases in the other state and ter
ritories. Even as the case stands, the yield for Inst
year exceeds that of any year preceding 19U0.
while it is more than double that of 1893. Indeed,
with the exception of 1903. the gold outpitf, of the
United States has increased regularly year by year
since 1893, and present indications are that it will
go on indefinitely. Is it any wonder that former
free silverites prefer to talk of the grave and worms
rather than of 16 to IT
It is plain that congress will make the full appro
priation of $2,125,000 asked for the Lewis and Clark
exposition. When the Oregon senators first took 'up
the matter of securing the appropriation there was a
pronounced sentiment at Washington against fur
ther fair appropriations. So many cities had aslcd
aid for expositions that the fair scheme' was regard
ed by many as of the graft order. With his senti
ment to contend with, the senators set about to cre
ate favorable opinion toward the Portland fair, and
have succeeded to such extent that the entire amount
asked will unquestionably be made available. - We
could have no Is'tter evidence of the hustling fjual
ity of our delegation than this one circumstance,
and Oregon has every reason to feel proud of Sen
ators Mitchell and Fulton. They constitute a rare
working team and should be kept at Washington
just as long as they can be indjiced to remain.
Shoes, Hats, Underwear and all
Furnishing Goods marked down to
the last notch. j& j& ? ?
Charles Larson
CORNER FIFTEENTH AND COMMERCIAL STREETS
the route of the famous
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western Limited
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If you use Oraln-O in place of
coffee you will enjoy It just as
much for it tastes the same ; yet, It
is like a food to the system, dis
tributing the full substance of the.
pure grain with every drop. ;
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