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PAGE FOUR. ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAYNOVEMBER 10. Clsc mornino Jlstorinn , ESTABLISHED 1873 . 'L-. PUBLISHED BY ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. ' ' "-. ' RATES, ' ". " ' By mail, per year - , . . ; , , $6 00 Rjr mail, per month 60 Bj carriers, per month 60 THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTOULVN. By mail, per year, in advance $1 00 WHAT THE ELECTION MEANS: ; The' mult of the presidential election leaves little jpom for doubt that Mr, Roosevelt's administration f the affairs of "our government has given satisfac tion. Even the most enthusiastic of his friends did t niwt such sweeoinsr victory.". and the result & really ' astonishing. : Judge" Parker" Js 'a .conserva tive man, and he made his canvass upon a conserva tive platform?' He opposed ttrtfeH : 'hieh are" de nounced hy theTepuhlieaii prty, "nd favored the maintenance of the gold standard, which the repub licans likewise favtlte'was1 copied to the policy . ... . . 1 .: .V.-. of imperialism ana aavoeaie it wu .. " v Tariff revision is undeniably necessary, Krepubii- ejkns of prominence conceding,4his ,.nAt .the 4W great issues involved, Judge rarser anu iur. jelt differed on but one-our policy in the Philip tines. Radical democrats bolted Judge Parker be cause they could see no difference between him and Mr. Roosevelt With a situation of this sort eonf rontingkthe people of the nation, Mr. Roosevelt is elected by an unprecedented majority in the electoral college. HIis victory, then, must be regarded as a personal tribute, and as indicating the people's full confidence. in him., Mr. Roosevelt became president by chance; he is ontinued as president by the emphatic approval of the people. The interesting feature of the, occasion concerns the orobable future of the democracy. The reorgan ize were permittetfto have their own way at the St Louis convention, where they built the plaUorro and selected the candidate. Although Mr. Bryan stumped the country for Judge Parker and urged democrats, through his Commoner, to support nun, the men who supported the ticket in 1896 and WOO declined to rally to the support of the l'JU candi date. Their displeasure can reasonably be regarded as retaliatory. -. It is evident, then, that the reorganize have failed utterly to reorganize on a successful basis. They congratulated the party on once again being solidified, but this congratulation was premature. Apparently the party is worse off than in 1896 and 1900, when gold democrats deserted Mr. Bryan and penly supported McKSnley, in 1896 electing him. The gold democratic disaffection was trilling thin as compared with the radical disaffection this year. The two elements of the party are hopelessly at log gerheads, and the last three campaigns have demon strated the futility of intelligent action in the di rection of reconciliation. ' : In view of these considerations, it is not surpris ing to learn that the organization of a new party is iu contemplation. This will be the greatest step ever undertaken politically, for to be successful the new proposed party must have the support of more than 6,000,000 voters. It will be a radical party, advocat ing those principles so vigorously espoused by "Will iam Randolph Hearst, Thomas Watson and Mr Bryan. If it forsakes the name democrat, as will doubtless be necessary to secure the assistance of Mr. Watson and the populist party, conservative democrats will desert it, and in any event it is not to be presumed, perhaps, that Mr. Cleveland, Judge Parker, Mr. OIney, David B. Hill, Mr. Murphy and ethers of their kind will affiliate themselves with Messrs. Bryan. Hearst, Watson and others. The conservatives will retire or else become republicans, and the radicals will have full swing. The election has left the great democratic party in bad shape, but for the calamity Mr. Cleveland is responsible. He split, his party, in ,twain, and' the reach cannot be healed. ' ' ' ' -- " really gaiuwl for her the recognition', and even more thu respect of 'the- world powers. An article in the Atlantic Monthly says that it is the great self-control and power of endurance of the Japs which have given them, iu large part at least, their anuuing success, and that by the nature of their country, where great loss of life has been caused through earthquakes, floods and the like, death iu wholesale nuinlwrs has come to be accepted more as a matter of fact than of fear. Their religion dso Vw probably been au important factor in making this their more natural attitude. Whatever be the cause it must bo admitted that Japans unsuspected warring abilities h.we gained Cor her prominence, position and resin ct m the civil wed world, while up to the time of this success t,he had been unnoticed in spite of other achievements. Notwithstanding the fact that war ia generally con ceded to be a relic of barbarism, kxlay even a civ iliied nation's standing in the world is governed and maintained by her military power and prestige. o o $ o t o o o o o o o o o o o o wsasostwoQ&Mo s C...11 1" ' I ST. 1 Pm I 4M o For Men. P, A. SIOKES 2 Quality, Shop AAAAaaa,! i m mm mmm s . sa.As. THE MAGAZINES IN POLITICS. , While in previous political campaigns the Ameri- . .1 l I. -A .1 ! ... can magazines nave iioi neen aosouueiy uiwuspicu ous as factors of.inttuenee, nothing like their present participation in 'affairs political has been in evi dence. It is not only the professional writers they might otherwise have found their way to the columns cJf the partisan press-who have added -in terest -tovthe .-pages of the magazines during the campaign that ;has just closed, but it is, more significantly,, the. leaders of political opiuion them i j To' go no further back than the past few week we find men like' Congressman Samuel W. McCa and Edwin l Shepard handling the foils in a sort of political fencing that every voter can appreciate. Ex-President Cleveland and Senator llenry cauot Lodge have trained on each other heavy guns loadec with political hotshot that would compel attention in a far noisier campaign than we have been witness ing. And W. Bourke Cochran has recently added his views in a way to compel popular attention, Articles, too, that deal with the "trusts" and the arger operations in finance and stocks and have something of a bearing on politics as well, have given an interesting balunce to the more strictly pohtica debate in current magazine literature. Such contri bntions do not, of course, add the last word to a discussion. But they do stimulate healthy discus sion. A medium of political expression that attracts not only those whose reputation as writers must be measured by their care in preliminary investigation, their accuracy of statement and their clearness and power of expression, but also leaders in political life, h certainly something to be reckoned with iu coining campaigns. l PROOF OP CIVILIZATION, .. iv ' A distinguished Japanese recently said: "As long as we were only great artists you called us bar barians, but now that we have shown how we can kill, yon call us civilized men." And this is true. It was fcnly when they had shown their ability and progress in the war that the attention of the world was at tracted to the Japs, and it was found that Japan was equal to if she did not excel at least one of Europe's most powerful nations in advancement in the science of jtar. Then it was also discovered that the unassuming Japs were progressive in other tranches of science and art as well But it was her fcbiiity to fight and her achievement? in war that The wealthy New Yorker is as uneasy as a nvm her of an infant school on a summer diy, says the Boston Herald. He is forever skipping from one abode to another, never satisfied with his house or its location, no matter where. No sooner docs he buy one costly residence than he changes his mind and seeks another, meanwhile leasing the furnished abode of somebody else, who is as fickle and changeable as himself. Some obnoxiously wealthy person but'-ls a palace. When it has been pronounced the most lux urious thing that every was, and he has lived in it a few months, it gets on his nerves, so to say; and with his family he nVs to Europe. In the course of time he returns, but a boom in real estate has disturbed the fastidious millionaire's neighborhood, and he1 feels obliged to live in a newer and more up-to-date palace, in a more exclusive section, or re tire to his million-dollar country seat. It is very, very sad, except for the builders and decorators. Major Harrison, of the federal army, has made a statement to General Chaffee declaring that the submarine and torpedo defences of this country ore lamentably insufficient. Major Harrison's report is included in a document submitted by Major Murray, commandment of the school of submarine defence at Fort Totten. 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GIK1RE 543-545 Bond St ti ttx tit ttltttttttX ' The dentists of the United States, it is said, an nually put $2,000,000 in gold in the teeth' of the peo ple. As they extract very much more gold from the pockets of the people than they put in their teeth; it is probable they will go on making their patients gold standard men and women. "They say alcohol can clean silver up nicely," remarked the man who acquires facts. "It will," agreed the red-nosed individual. "It cleaned up all my silver," Philadelphia Record. Anyway, Texas and Maine were not "claimed" by the other fellow. Judge Parker carried 13 states. No wonder be was defeated! RIVER AND HARBOR WORK. Six-foot Channel from 8t. Paul to 8t. Louia Wid.ninj of Miaaouri, St. Paul. Nov, 8. Tha eatablliihment of a six-foot channel in the MlwilHHlppI river from St. Paul to St. Louis will probably be one of the provlHlons of the river and harbor bill presented at the next session of congress. Con gressman J. Adam Bede, of Duluth, a member of the rivers and harbors committee, which recently Inspected the upper Mississippi, aaya that sub stantlul Improvements In the upper Mississippi will be provided for. The committee will meet at Washington November 21, to frame the rivers and harbors bill. "The committee will con alder the establishment of a six-foot channel in the Mississippi river from St Paul to St Louis advocated by the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association," said Congressman Bede, "and substantial Improvements will be provided for. The building of a chan nel, whether it be six or four feet, will be of great advantage to the middle west. Barge owners can' then be In duced to put boats on the river and trade between the north and south will be greatly stimulated. The trend of trade In the middle west ia getting to be mora and more from north to south and when the Panama canal la built and the South American countries are developed, thla trade will figure promi nently In the commerce of the United States. "Any one that thinks the trip of the rivers and harbors committee was a mere Junket la mistaken. It was about the hardest work I ever did. worked night and day. At every town w. were met by a commit!, that hud Bum. project for ua to conlsder and to make a i-oiimli'iitlou. InspiH-tlou of the Mississippi river Is b, great task,1 Another Improvement planned by the committee Is the widening of the Mis souri river at Kansas City to minimise the damage caused by floods. "I understand that the normal width of the Missouri river at Kanwta City la about S00 feet, but aa neither Kan saa nor Missouri hue any Jurldlitlon over the river, property owners have been allowed to nil In the banks, so that the width has been reduced to 400 feet," said Congressman B'de, "This, I have been told, was largely responsi ble for the II ood this year and In 1901. Th. flood a year ago was a nextraor dfnnry event and might not ' happen again in a hundred yeara. It probab ly would have caused considerable dumage even If th. river bed had been open, but 1 believe that If a harbor line Is established keeping the river at Its normal width, ordinary floods will be prevented. Seventeen bridges were curried awuy by th flood of a year ago." . ' . TO A FINISH. Finn. Mak. Goed Soldiers, and tha Cisr Knew. it. Why. If th. csar so distrust. Pinna in their own country. dos he appoint so many to high responsibility in th. fighting line? Admiral Avellan, th. minister of murine, and Admiral Wlrenlua rwently preferred to an lm portant command, both hall from th. land of th. Thousand lakes. Then there Is Oen, Grlppenberg, now to b the equal of Kurnpatkln, If he does not actually supercede him. He la a Finn, and born of a family which fought for Charles XII. and Qustavus III. The only plausible explanation of the my stery waa given the other day by a very young diplomat. "When a man can't bring a fight to a finish, you know," said this Infant lllsmark, "th. best thing he can do Is to send the Finnish to th. fight." London Leader. R.meval Notlo. Dr. 3, A. Itegan has moved his dental 'office to roohia over A. V. Al ien'! grocery ator. -!-.- - ... J 16-INCH WOOD Delivered nt depot. Carload lots. Write or phone TONGUE POINT LUMBER CO. Aitorla. Oregon. ' MATTING Jasl Received The flneit .lock of matting la the city, In many patterns and grades. Prices low at 20, 23 and 30 cents a yard. 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