ASTORIA, OREGON, TrWftsMt, NOVEMBER' 17, 1904. AGE FOCR Cl)c inornino Jlstorian ESTABLISHED 1873 PUBLISHED BY ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. RATES. ; " By mail, per year .'. $8 00 By mail, per month 50 By carriers, per wroth 60 THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTOKIAX. By m?U, per year, in advance $1 00 FAREWELL TO A GHOST. . , . It is a distinct pain for American trade and in dustry that the ghost of a presidential campaign injuring trade has finally been "laid," says the New York Commercial. It took the campaign of 1904 to fully accomplish this task, but this it has done, and very impressively. Not only was there no justifiea: tion for sneh a ghost, but the more than busy and prosperous American people have been rushing about so, trying to keep up with the general hustle of busi ness activity, that they left the ghost no room for a parade. . 4 " - . In 1000 there was a decided sa? in general trade in the midst of the presidential campaign, and the croakers came out in full force. But as that par ticular sag was found to have been quite general in Europe at the same time especially in England, France and Germany the calamity-croakers were unheeded by the wise. It remained, however, for 1904 to develop a period of almost unexampled prosperity in all lines of in dustrial and commercial activity. "While 1900 was a year to engender skepticism as to the appearance of the ghost, 1904 has dissipated it entirely and even raised the question if a presidential campaign may not yet come to be considered a trade "mascot." It is interesting to note that this bugaboo had an apparent excuse for existence away back in 1836 when a season of presidential campaigning was fol lowed by the panic year of 1857, in which nearly 5000 business failures and about $300,000,000 of lia bilities made our then much smaller and poorer coun try search for a hoodoo in every unusual event of the previous year or two. ' , he campaign of 1860 followed by the failures in cident to the breaking out of civil war naturally did nothing to dissipate the injured-trade bugaboo. In 1864, however, there were only 530 failures with $8,000,000 of liabilities in the entire country; and 1868 and 1872 disclosed no abnormal financial troubles. Since then the presidential year 1884 was a depressing trade period, while 1892 was a prosper ous one. In 1896 we had not recovered from the speculative financial stress of two or three years' con tinuance. How slight, however, have been the rea sons for ascribing to campaign years any inherent diabolism is seen by a glance at the record of half a century. The truth is that, instead of diverting Americans from their usual duties, the campaigns, may easily stimulate them ; and on the acknowledged axiom that it is the busiest people who "find time to do things," campaigns beget an alertness of business instincts and desires that keeps the bands playing and the firework going all down the line of business progress from June to December. In other words, American business men know how to fulfill their political re sponsibilities without neglecting business opportuni ties. . . ," - the faet that in 1900 the vote for Doha in the entire county of Cook was only 6752, while in the election of 1904 the city of Chicago aloi jtives him more than 40,(HH) votes. When Chicago ceases pandering to all elements, or to any element, without regard to the character of the element, in the mad ambition to excel all other cities in the one matter of population, the Inter Ocean w ill not feel it a duty to regret the char aeter of advertisement given to Chicago. RUSSIA TOO MUCH ON DEFENSIVE. Iu conducting retreats under difficult circum stances the Russians in Manchuria have shown skill and eudurance, but have not met reasonable expecta tions in. offensive tactics. Their encroachments in Eastern Asia called for a policy of vigorous attack in case of war, but they have been on the defeusive. from the outset, except in the recent great battle o Mukden, iu which they speedily got the worst of it. It is quite possible that Kuropatkiu's preceding series of retreats were partly with a view to make an eventual rapid advance in force, but when the time came for the execution of the plan the Japanese themselves attacked and broke the enemy's right wing. The initiative was lost by the Russians al most as soon as attempted. It has been said that after a Russian soldier is killed it is necessary to knock him olT his feet. For dogged obedience to orders the Russian private could have no superior, but he is absolutely a ma chine, measured in movement aud slow in percep tion. The Japanese army, in its divisions and units. is far more adaptively intelligent and "alive." Much is said of the prolonged struggle at Tort Arthur, but it must be remembered that the defenses there are a great chain of forts on commanding positions. When one fort is taken all the others, with exact knowledge of its physical features and range, can open fire on it. Sevastopol fell when two forts were successfully as saulted after a siege of eleven months. General Stoessel has accomplished nothing extraordinary at Port Arthur so far. 00$OSO$00$0$0000$000OtO0(SSijX o Home of o Swell Togs g For Men. V I. -.' P. A. STOKES CHICAGO AND SOCIALISM. The Chicago Inter Ocean says: !'That over 40, 000 votes should have been cast in this city to make such a man as Eugene V. Debs president of the United States is about the worst sort of advertise ment that Chicago could receieve." But whose is the fault, if it be not the fault of Chicago ? asks the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Press and public officials of that city have persistently given themselves to the fallacy that the true test of a city is in its population. To .that fallacy all sound proposition of municipal government and municipal prosperity and advance have been sacrificed. The Inter Ocean proceeds, apologetically, to say that the 40,000 votes are not so deplorable because Debs is a" socialist, but because of the kindof so cialism for which he stands. The apology is irf line with the policy which the press and the public official of Chicago have pursued, and still pursue. Debs re ceieved the 40,000 votes in Chicago not because of any peculiarity in his socialism, but because Chicago is one of the strongholds of socialism and other fads,, follies and fancies, none of the number tending to the general good of the municipality nor of the coun try. The effects of the belief that in numbers the real test of municipal superiority is to be found, and that invitations ought to be sent broadcast to all sorts of men to become citizens of Chicago, is evidenced in ROOSEVELT'S PERSONALITY. The New York Times, which during the campaign was one of the most unsparing critics of President Roosevelt and most ardent supporters of Judge Par ker, concludes, after examining the election returns that his election is the culmination up to the present time of one of the most remarkable careers known to our history. "Whatever those who opposed his election," says the Times, "may believe as to the is sues involved in the contest and his relations to them, none can deny tha- convincing evidence his earwr affords of great personal ability, profound knowl edge of the temper and purpose of the American peo ple, an extraordinary hold upon their confidence and admiration, and an almost unprecedented command of the elements of success in a democratic nation. No career more striking and impressive has been attained in our time and really in any times save those of revo lution." This is a frank acknowledgment of the secret of the avalanche of Republican votes polled a week ago today, says Tuesday's Ledger. That it was Roose velt's personal strength and popularity that swept the country is evident enough from the fact that several Democratic candidates for governor were elected in states which Roosevelt carried by large pluralities. Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Col orado are some of the states which elected Demo cratic governors, but rolled up substantial majorities for Roosevelt. It was not Parker's unpopularity, or the breach in the Democratic party, that made Roose velt's triumph so complete. It was the dominating force of Roosevelt's personality and unprecedented popularity, a positive force, and not a negative ele ment on the other side, than won the day. THE LESSON. If anyone is' seeking a lesson from the unparal leled events of Tuesday last, let him consider this: Says the Baltimore Evening Herald. , In the nation Roosevelt, Republican, won because of his positive personality, his unconquerable optim ism, his prodigious interest in the live things of his age. In Missouri Folk, Democrat, won because of his fighting qualities, his war on crime, his militant honesty. In the Third district of Maryland, Wachter, Re publican, won because of his aggressive character, his tried integrity, his large capacity for doing things. In Massachusetts Douglas, Democrat, won because he was a man of push and principle, a worker for re sults and a candidate who meant what he said. It is plain that American voters want the positive type of man in office, and this kind of man will get their votes, whether he be Republican or Democrat. f v ' 11 : ; f ! fftt i,...-. 'iniw3Ll.:--v.'--,yj,ty Vi o hf''if" W-jk t hi i Ff Ml f 1 1 o 19 Swell Togs o .. ., ' . ' "! A " JU J"J""nr ''" YYY ' ''""J"J 'r'r"r""""""J'"n'r'nir'r'nn . Overcoats! i . In the face of the tremendous landslide for Theo dore Roosevelt, caused by his personal popularity and by public confidence in his administration, Gov ernor Peabody of Golorago was defeated for re-election in that state by Alva Adams, Democrat. 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The thing which make, for pence In the fur eiiHt, notwithstanding that Rus sia proteases to be unwilling to do any thing tave to continue the struggle, la that there la no upparent victory for either aide. Russia cannot conquer Japan: Japan cannot conquer Russia. The utmoHt that either could gain or keep, no matter how long the atruggle may continue, would be the control of Manchuria and Korea; and this would be worth to neither a tithe of what It la coating both, aave that In Japan'a cane, the exclusion o f Russia from Manchuria would Insure her against being a victim of future Russian aggressions. The present war has come to a sub stantial Impasse. Japan may drive Russia further back, even to Harbin, but soon or late the point will be reached beyond which Russia cannot be driven, because she can secure re inforcements and supplies faster than Japan can do the same. Such a strug gle can last for years or until the re sources of both combatants, In men and money, are completely exhausted and both countries reduced to poverty and dlstras. It Is not necessary for this point to be reached. If the statesmen of both coun tries are wlae, patriotic and alive to the Intereata of their own people. So far, the majority of the wisdom, pa trlotlsm and common sense seem to be on the Japanese side, but Russia may develop aome. If she does, the war will be settled. NATIONAL CIVIC FEDERATION. Employes' Loan Funds th. Most At tractive Subject. New Tork. Nov. 16. A special meeting of welfare committees of the National civic federation has been h'ld here to consider means of protecting corporation employes from fonn sharks. H. ). Vroeland, president of the Metropolitan street railway sy stem; Bllns McCormlck of Chicago: li. J. Oreenhut, Nathan Straus, Charles Hurlburt, of Chicago; R. D. Danforth of Rochester and Horace Parley of Doston, were among those present. Controller Rlebenack of the Pennsyl. vanla railroad company road a paper on th, pension system among that railroad's employes. The greatest In terest however, was shown In paper by Mr. Parley on "loans to employee," describing a plan by which the work era themselves contributed to a, fund for emergency loans. Thta fund, he aald, belonged to the workers and le clared dividend at the end of each year. The plnn wna working success fully In several locatlca, h said. Mr. YreaJand said that the Metro politan street railroad company had been considering the question of loon funds for Its employes to save them from becoming the victims of loan sharks. Definite plana are expected to grow out of the meeting and will be formulated at a Utter session. Diseased Cletslala Return. Son Francisco, Nov. 16. 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