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PAGE EIGHT. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1904. WILLIAMS OUTLINES CAMPAIGN (Continued from Page 1.) ' voice of hi party, which It its plat form, for proof of the fact that Mr. Root knew how to pay eDt- Th country has not yet forgotten when Mr. Roosevelt paid a glowing tribute to his cabinet, which wound up with the sentiment, -and the greatest of these is Roof But let me read first what the president . did say of the junior member of that mutual admi ration society. I find it in the Am erican Review of Reviews from" the pen of Walter Wellman: "Ordinarily the president" of t?he United States is not to be Interviewed, But there are exceptions to all rules. When I asked-President Roosevelt or an expression of his opinion of the character and public services of Elihu Root, who within a few weeks Is to retire from the secretaryship of war. the president replied: 1 am very glad to da that in John Hay I have a great secretary of state. In Philander C. Knox I have a great attorney gen eral. In the other cabinet positions I have great men. Elihu Root could take any of those places and flH.lt as well as the man who is now there. And, In addition, he 1a what probably none of those gentlemen could be a great secretary of war. Elihu Root is the ablest man I have known in our governmental service. I will go further. He Is the greatest man that has appeared in the public life of any country, In any position, on either j side of the ocean, in my time.' , j "This is praise, Indeed," adds Well man. ' Well, what of it? I have never .heard that Secretary Root has denied this official Impeachment "Praise in deed," yes. What praise In return could be adequate In repayment In this wonderful mutual admiration so ciety of "me, too, Teddy and me, too, Elihu," Is the return rhapsody of Mr. Root's peroration at all extravagant considered from the standpoint of repayment of course. Is it any wonder that he was the man selected by the candidate to "lay it on strong"? a man of ability, too, Mr. Root He had defended Tweed. Why not defend the republican party in its hour of non-action, passivity, negation and mere obstruction? In deed, he and the president have minds so much alike that they have been 'suspected of "unconscious identity of cerebration" of thinking the same thoughts In the same words. I Similarity of Tariff Ideas. I have heard that in October, 1902. Mr. Root made a political speech In Cooper Union in JJew York In which he used this language: "If a tariff law has on the whole worked well, and if business has pros pered under it and- is prospering, it is better to endure some slight in conveniences and inequalities for a time than to Incur the uncertainty and disturbance of business which neces- rsarily result from the process of mak ing changes. The mere fact that dif ferent rate of duty would be better than the rate fixed in the statute does not settle the question whether the change should be made now or should be deferred. Every tariff deals with duties on a vast number of articles and Involves a vast number of Interests often conflicting, and whenever the law is taken up in congress for con sideration with reference to one change every schedule in that law is going ' to find someone urging a change In that schedule, and all the business In-. terests of the country are going to be' left during a long continued discus-1 sion in a state of uncertainty as to what competition from abroad they will be obliged to meet" I have heard that the president, on his political tour through the west In the spring of 1903, made a speech in which he used this language: "If a tariff law has on the whole worked well, and If business has pros pered under It and is prospering now, it may be better to endure some in conveniences for a time than by mak ing changes to risk causing a dis turbance and perhaps paralyze the in terests and business of the country. rate otidutyj'nifty be thought deslra ble does not settle the question whether The 4ct' that- the change in a given It is advisable to make the change immediately. ' Every tariff deals with duties on thousands of articles ar ranged in hundreds of paragraphs and many schedules. These duties affect a vast number of Interests which are often conflicting. If necessary for our welfare, then, of course, congress must consider the question of changing the law as a whole, or changing in any given rates of duty; but we must re member that whenever a single sched ule is considered someone will appear to 4emhnd a change in almost every schedule In the law; and when It comes to upsetting the schedules generally iheejrficiJinoJauth, community would be ruinous." , Verily, two souls with but a single thought so harmoniously expressed as not to force , a, single special interest to take its lips from the public breast for fear the public, finding them un necessary, might. shake them all off. It Is not, therefore, to be wondered at that the peroration of the great est of these, was a sort of deification of him who had dubbed him "greatest of these." it was almost as natural as self -appreciation. It was only altar egotism, after all. " ' ' ' .'; What a magnificent piece of humor Is this unbounded adulation of our fel low citizens In the white house by "the chief of these!" How humorous to praise so highly our fellow citisens in the white house, who. In the long line of great men who have filled the seat he now occupies, has himself found only about three In his opinion worthy of anything like unstinted praise George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and himself. Verily, the other humorists will have to retire from business. ' l "The chief of these" ' Is Mr. Root The temporary chairman said, speak ing of the republican party, "through It more 'than any other party the moral sentiment of tn'e' American people finds expression." God save 'us! j Where? Going back to ancient his tory, in the credit moblllter. In the long saturnalia of southern reconstruc tion or In recent history? In the post- office department? In the public lands bureau? In the full sway of bosses formerly cursed so bitterly and now taken so fondly to his bosom by the president? In the pitiable telegrams Inquiring just when the patriotic and "unassisted revolution" of 50 or 100 men was "slated" to come off unex pectediy In Panama? In the celebrat ed order of "Hell Roaring Jake" Smith, prescribing 10 as the age above which children were to be killed in one of the islands in the Philippines? The universal honeycombing of our national life with the corruption of legislation bought special privileges? Time falls me to ask where. What has ancient history to do with present Iniquities, anyhow? Mr. Root Bays "offenders have been relentlessly prosecuted and sternly punished." " Isn't this remarkable "thundering in the Index" for you when compared with actual republican accomplishments, especially when com pared with the refusal of a republican house of representatives to make cul prits face even so much as a congres sional investigation; when compared with the absolute and constant refusal of the republican speaker to recognize anybody for the purpose of making a motion even of that character. If there ever was a determination fully entertained and finally ' carried out, it was the determination of the republi can administration and the republican legislative body to see to it that no body should investigate the alleged culprits in the postofflce department except their colleagues in the executive branch of the government Our Increased Currency. . There was something, however, which will be taken seriously. The secretary boasts that, the per capita of clrcula tion of money among the people in the United States increased from $23.14, in March, 1897, to $31.02, In MajrlaSt, and that the credit for that and the consequent prosperity following it was due to the reDubiican party. What a curious boast this to for those lately denying so strenuously that the quan tity of money had anything to do with the circulation of money or the price of other things as measured In money, or with an ascending scale of prices. lor with national prosperity! This was all denied but yesterday. Now it to asserted that the volume of metallic money has been Immensely Increased; that it has brought prosperity, and that It has been due to republican legislation. Was republican legislation operative in South Africa and the Klondike, and did It cause the discov ery of gold there? Did It cause the new Inventions for the more profitable extraction of gold from gold ore? Did republican legislation add two billions of gold to the world's stock of money metals in the last 80 years? Was It republican legislation which made the Immense crops of cotton, wheat corn. etc., which enabled these United States to draw more than their pro rata share of the world's stock of money metals, thereby Increasing their own stock of gold by $700,000,000? What partner ship is this, between God, human Industry and Ingenuity, of which the republican party it the self' assertive senior ' member? What monumental effrontery to this which enables them to boast of the benefits of the Increased volume of standard metallic money and conse quent prosperity by the operation of the "quantatlve theory of money," which theory they found no language strong enough to deny and ridicule but yesterday? Mr. Williams then turned his atten tion to the republican platform, which he discussed plank by plank. Continuing his address, Williams charged the republican party with du plicity in desiring to maintain the fif teenth amendment In the face of Its proposition to reduce the southern rep resentation on the grounds of disfran chisement or pretended "unconstitu tional limitation." Williams accused the republicans of holding out empty promises to negro voters in doubtful states. " Speaking of the man the democrats purpose to nominate ior presiaeni. Williams said: Hot Weather 1, i i i ? Ill I X Jl-Jni-JUNJ.-VJJT If you want to feel comfortable these warm days wear summer clothing. It may interest you to Know that our stocK con sists of tha best and latest models, which arei The NORFOLK, the Single-breasted' and Double Breasted Sacks. - Smart Outing' Suits 0 e Stylish Business Suits . . . C. H. COOP ffsT) 50 1 U .V mm m,mmm. 1 A . " ' i EH J II 'V'S. I ' ,,. , u EVERYTHING NEW TONIGHT. Entire Change of Program to Be Pre sented at Hedrick's. There will be an entire change of program at Hedrlck't theater tonight and. Incidentally, entirely new seats. Manager Hedrlck ordered opera seats some weeks ago, but they were not received In time to permit of their use at tne opening. xesieraay me seats reached Astoria from the east and today will be placed in time for the evening performance. Great crowds have been attending the performances at the new show- house. The turns have been good and the people seem well pleased. When : : "" ' ; , ; t r ) . f WOULD you like to have your eight restored ff so you can see as you did five, ten or twenty years ago ? :: ...',.,'....,.'" :: Glasses are not emblematic of age and are far more becoming than the ugly frown which becomes a habit when the eyes are on a strain. I Hart (he Beit Modern loitromeoU for Deteclisj Any Defect to Vlilos. KATHERINE WADE, Graduate Optician At Owl Drug: Store ' V' the new opera chuir are installed the One thing the country can rely one ( arrangement will be much more com- the democracy will nominate for president a man trained In the ways of the constitution who will not usurp legislation or Judicial functions, who will not recklessly violate International usages ( even with the weakest nation, no matter how tempting the profits to be reaped from It It will nominate him on a platform Ignoring dead issues, dealing with present live issues in tones certain and unmistakable, favor ing administrative honesty and busi nesslike revision and reduction of the tariff by the friends of the masses. and not by tariff beneficiaries and their representatives alone a reduction which shall aim at the quality of the burdens and the equality of the op portunities. Williams touched upon the "Inter venlngs" of this government in Inter national affairs, and said the plat form will announce to the governments of Europe that the army and navy of this country will not be a constabu lary for the collection of debts from the governments of South and Central America. Of the Panama canal, Wil liams said: The democracy, when entrusted with power, will construct the Panama canal speedily, honestly and economically, thereby giving to our people what the democrats have always contended for a great lnteroceanlc canal. Williams characterized as shameful the connections of this government with the setting up of the Panama re public, and concluded his address as follows: Above all, anil in conclusion, a good democratic administration will ponder and practice the simple precepts of Jefferson's first inaugural address. It Is the political "sermon on the mount' for democratic republicans. Gentlemen, ft is in the power of no man or party to assure success. It is the power of the humblest to deserve. God grant that we may have it Let us, by the character of our platform and the character of our candidate, deserve It Let us erect a standard to which all good men may repair. With that Injunction, gentlemen, I de clare this convention ready for business." fortable, and the house will undoubt edly continue to be packed to Its ut most capacity. The Juggling Burkes, who have made such a great hit since the opening night will, put on their famous hoop turn this evening. The McShaffreya will appear in a new musical turn, and LeMar and Owens will present an up-to-date sketch. Harry De Lain will make his bow to an Astoria audience in an old-maid sketch PLATFORM COMMITTEE MEETS (Continued from Page 1.) No Antl-Polygamy Plank. Salt Lake City, July . At least a score of urgent telegrams have been sent by democrat lo city,' county and state officials of Utah to David B, Hill. William J. Bryan and other prominent democratic leaders now at St, Louis, as well as to members of the delega tions from other states than Utah, strongly opposing the Insertion of an anti-polygamy plank In the national democratic platform, and urging them to turn down the plank on this subject, which, It to understood, to being urged by Senator Du Bols of Idaho. A tele gram was received from National Com mitteeman Peery today stating that a compromise plank had been agreed upon which will not be offensive to the Mormons. WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH. pictures will be new to Astoria theater goers. The program which will be present ed commencing tonight will be on up to and Including the Sunday evening performances. Matinees will be given on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Office C. Q. M., Vancouver Barracks, Wash., July 6, 1904. Sealed proposals, In triplicate, will be received hers un til 11 o'clock, a. m., August 4, 1904, for furnishing forage and bedding at posts in this department for year ending June 30, 1905. Information furnished here or by quartermasters at posts. U. S. reserves the right to reject or accept any or all proposals or any part thereof. Envelopes containing propo sals should be marked: "Proposals for Forage and Bedding at " adJressed F. G. Hodgson, C. Q. M. Lamp Exploded While She Was In Bed and She Perished. North Yakima, Wash., July At 1:30 this afternoon Mrs. Dennis was The moving burned to death in a Are that destroyed her home, and her husband, Newton E. Dennis, was severely burned. He Is In a serious condition. A lamp In the hands of the husband exploded and set his clothes aflre. He ran upstairs, calling to his wife, who was In bed. Dennis managed to es cape from the building, but Mrs. Den nis fainted and perished. , If it Is worth while to do business at all it is worth while to do a lot of it and this means, always, propor tionate amount of newspaper space. All league friends cordially Invited to attend. ! BASEBALL ICOREt, , Psolfie Coast At Portland Lob Angeles, 1; Port land. I. At Tacotna San Francisco, 4; Ta coma, S. At Seattle Oakland, I; Seattle, 4. Psoitis National. At Butte-Itolse, I; Butte, 1. American. . At Washington Boston, t; Wash ington, 0. '" At New York-Philadelphia, 1; New York, 7. , ' National. At St Louis First game: Cincin nati, 0; St. Louts, i. Second gome: Cincinnati, 3; St Louis, I. At Boston Brooklyn, 4; Boston, 2. At Philadelphia New York, 12; Philadelphia, 3. Current Lumber Conditions. The lumber conditions of this coast have not been altered to any extent during the lust thirty days. Price range about the same, while the de mand Is regular, although not strong. Redwood bus not weakened a particle and Is normal for this season of the year. From all current Indications it is not too optimistic to believe that a good, remunerative fall trade will be encountered. If the dealers and manu facturers will go ahead conservatively for the next few months, everything will come out to the queen's taste. The pine conditions In the Pacific north west are still In an unfortunate status and the relief does not seem imminent The same troubles that burdened May are true of June and the end Is not yet.' Wood and Iron. Big Mining Deal. Denver, July . One of the biggest mining deals In this state was con summated, according to a report re ceived here today,, by the transfer of the stock of the Gold King Mining Company of Sllverton to the Venture Mining Company. The price paid Is said to have been $3,000,000. To Entertain Epworth Lssgue. Mr. and Mrs. P, J. Brlx will' enter tain the Epworth league at a social at their residence corner Fourth and Exchange, this. 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