THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
FRIDAY, JUNE I, laofl.
of our forest and nunc. lien in msium
fates have learned of the fertility of
! our soil, the productiveness of our farms
j na orchard. Capital is seeking invest
ment within the state for the develop
j nient of onr varied resource ami the
! improvement of our mean of eoinmuni-
man everiluid uiorv- loyal or generous , ,.ati(,n. Our public officers should U In"
of hi friends, ami f tt spirit of a greater Oregon, i lie im-
MONSTER REPUBLICAN
RALLY
(Continued from page 1)
sunnort at the hands
no successful candidate ever appreciated
the upport more than 1 do. My nomina
tion is the more gratifying to nie be
.MU it comes not from line or eaiieu
hut direct from the people. 1 believe
in popular government 'and -the right of
the people to nominate their" own public
officer.
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provemciit ot our rivers aim iiaiui.
(ho construction of new line of rail
way, all will make for the prosperity
and comfort of the peopl and all of
dies,, new enterprises should In- encour
usred by the people of the state and its
pumic oiticuus.
"In mv campaign
for the nomination
"Th direct primary law has come to j promised the people 1 would adoevate
May, and it ought to May. It imposes ,.uul spport the following measmr.
burdens upon the candidate greater ' Taxation of franchises and gro-s earn
than thos.? of the convention system. J jn:s, tax on telegraph. telephone, express
but it also lodges political power with nnj sleeping-ear corporations; uniform
the voters, where it rightfully belongs, j HSSesMnent and taxation of railroads;
I blieve the law will be increasingly j stte regulation and examination of
Boottlar with the people and. while some j private banks; trust companies and hav
. IJ.II iirnrl tn 1 lie- ' Iinnl-. Iimteetion of tllC state III
sii-able in the light of experience, the its ownership of public lands; a board of
plan of nominating public officers by di- ,-otnrul for state institutions; one board
red vote of the people must not be di- f management of normal schools; im
t,lroej. piovement of the Columbia and Wil-
"It is my paramount desire to prove j hunette river and Cist seaport; ua-
;..nat nunersliii) of the Oreiron lity
lock; constitutional amendment permit
ting the Governor of the people to veto
individual items of appropriation;
an
worthy as a candidate of the trust im
posed in me and, if elected, to justify
the confidence of the people who have
simDorted me. For 3o years Oregon has
been my home. It is with pardonable . honest and fearless performance of pub
pride that 1 refer to the fact that I j ie duty. If 1 am chosen in June the-e
came to this state when a boy. My i pWges sluill be inviolably kept,
manhood has been spent with the peo- j "A question of vital importance to the
pie. of Oregon. I believe that I know j people of Oregon at the present time is
them and appreciate their needs.. 1 yield the question of taxation. There is a
to no man in loyalty to the Stat of j w idespread ieeling. in which I concur.
Oreson and in mv faith in its future. j that the burdens of taxation in this state
o
'It i9 by desire that the campaign
which I am to conduct with my Demo-
have in the past been inequitably dis
tributed. The support of the govern
ment in all its various branches has
fallen for the most part on the owners
of real estate.
"I believe that the policy of our laws
should be to increase-the revenues of
i ... . .
usefulness in the present. I believe that the state from indirect taxation ana me
its principles were made for the ewlfare taxation of intangible properties, to the
cratic opponents shall be a dignified cam
paign, free from personal abuse. I have
ao disposition to indulge in epithets.
I do claim that the record of the Repub
lican party in the past ia its pledge of
"if You're Old Enough to Vote
and have never worn a suit of Hart, Schaffucr and Marx Clothes, you
have missed one of the good things oflife, namely:
UP-TO-DATE-MESS
WE WANT YOU TO QUIT BEING BEHIND
In Your Dress Ideas It is just as cheap to be fcuown as "A Good
Dresser" if you buy of us.
P.
A. STOKES
"Good Clothes for Men Who Know"
end that real estate may ultimately be
free from taxation for state purposes.
This rasult has been reached in some of
the Commonwealths of the Union and
the time will come when a similar result
can be reached in Oregon.
'I believe in the taxation of franchise.
'. A franchise is property in just as real
a sense as a farm. There are franchises
in the State of Oregon which are more
productive than any hundred farms. I
know of no reason why a farm should
be taxed and a franchise should escape
taxation. I am opposed to the granting
of perpetual franchises and favor a gen
eral law depriving municipalities of the
power to grant franchises for more than
a stated period of years.
"There is a widespread belief that
franchises in the past have been secured
by debauching City Councils and paying
to the grafter compensation winch right
fully belongs to the people. I believe
that with every franchise there should
be a condition requiring the owner of
the franchise to pay to the public
.of the people and that at this time the
indorsement of these principles is more
important than any question of prefer
ence brtween men.
"It is proper, however,1 that I should
say that no man has higher ideals than
I of what a public official should be. He
should be fearless in the performance
of his duties! He should be amenable
to reason, but when sure he is right
lie should not be afraid of criticism. He
should, moreover, be a man of clean life,
an example to others, one to whom the
people may look with pride, both in his
capacity as a private citizen and in his
record as a public official. He should
take the people into his confidence.
"The government is the government
of the people. They are entitled to know
wnat their public officials are doing and
it should be the aim of the executive
branch of the government honestly and
impartially to enforce the laws which
,the epople have made.
"This is a critical time for the Re
publican party of Oregon. Although the
.State is Republican by a vote of more , proportionate part of the earnings from
than two to one, many of our important
offices are filled by members of the op
posing party. If the Republican organ
ization is to be maintained in Oregon,
and if Republican policies are to be sup
ported, Republicans must vote the Re
publican ticket. I believe the Republican
party has a gTeat mission yet to per
form for the country in general, and for
the State of Oregon in particular. If
elected it Bhall be my aim to heal the
wounds inflicted by 10 years of factional
strife and to do all in my power to
strengthen the party organization, with
a view to its increased efficiency in the
public service.
"We are entering upon an era of tre
mendous development. The world has
awakened to a knowledge of the value
vear to year, by way of compensation
for the special privileges granted,
"Where a franchise has been unfairly
secured from the people or where it
has been improvidently granted the
people should repossess themselves of
such franchise by the revocation thereof
when possible or by the exercise of emi
nent domain, if necessary
' In this conection I will say that I
believe everv wmetual franchise is
improvidentally granted for the reason
that the conditions of today are not the
conditions of tomorrow. Provisions which
tions of tomorrow. Provisions which
protect the interest of the peoph; today
may be totally inadequate a few years
hence. Public utilities with but few ex
ceptions, I brlieve are best administered
4 JL
is made in Oregon from
Oregon grown Bluestem
wheat. The best that
money and machinery can
make. That's all.
FAKD ft STORES G
ASTORIA AGENTS.
by private interest rather than by public
servant for in the latter ease self interest
with greatest incentives, L lacking and
thriftless and unbusinesslike methods
will surely sooner or later prevail.
"A public utility is a public asset and
the interest of the public therein should
be safeguarded by adequate laws. 1 be
lieve that the pvople should reserve con
trol over all public utility franchise, to
the extent necessary to insure the great
est efficiency of the public service at ths
k"t expense, subject only to the right
of capital to be justly compensated for its
investment. 1 must not be taken, how
ever, to have a lack of regard for vested
interests; our law:s the demand solvency
of private banking institutions, and it is
wise that law should be parsed providing
for a system of report from state and priv
ate banks, akin to the information now
extacted by the federal government
from national Iwinks. I am opposed to
the creation of needless offices, although
it would seem as if a state bank examin-
er were a necessity.
'The burdens of the taxpayer are
ufficiently heavy at preent. They
hould not be increased without good
cause being shown. I believe that tne
office of State Land Agent should be
abolished. The lands of the State of
Oregon have been for the most part dis
posed of and the properties which the
state now owns can be property looked
after bv the clerk of the State Land
Board. One of the first duties of a
public servant is that of economy in the
expenditure of the public money.
Xo public official should wink at the
unste of the neonle s resource. If I
shall be elected governor it will be my
ff,irf ti fiflit all extravagance and
promote a careful and economical admin
istration of the laws.
Among other reforms which invite
the attention of the people of Oregon
is the pernicious custom of tacking rid
ers on general appropriation bills. Our
constitution should be so amended as to
nermit, the veto flower to be exercised
i i
on individual items of every appropria
tion bill. Every appropriation should
stand or fall upon its own merits. Bill
so framed as to prevent this call for a
prompt veto, and this power fearlessly
exercised will speedily correct this
long established abuse of legislative
power.
The State of Oregon should adopt ra
tional measures for the protection of our
immense forest wealth. Great losses
annually occur from fire which can be
largely obviated by a well regulated pa
trol system. These losses run up into
the millions of dollars, and while the
effect of this loss may not be felt at
present, our indifference at least de
prives posterity of a rich inheritance. I
favor a broad and generous policy for
the conservation and development of the
great natural wealth which nature has
so bountifully bestowed upon our state.
"Kvery legitimate means should be
employed by the state to facilitate the
transportation of the products of our
various indusrial enterprises. One of
the greatest problems affecting the
general prosperity of oui' people is cheap
transportation. The natural waterways
of the state should be made available for
unobstructed transportation at the earl
iest possible date.
"The tribute exacted from the pro
ducts of onr farms, mills and factories
at the Oregon City locks should be abol
ished. By a persistent and united effort
on the part of our people this barrier
to competitive transportation can be
removed. This will mean added value to
every pound of hops, every bushel of
grain and to every other commercial
commodity tributary to this waterway.
"The portage railway at Celilo should
be made as near canal condit ions as prac
ticable. The lowest possible freight
rate only should be exacted. In this way
a great system of transportation can be
built up in the. Upper Columbia and its
tributaries, thus stimulating production
and adding to the prosperity of our peo
ple over an immense area of our common
wealth. ' Nothing will add more to the pros
perity and happiness of our rural popu
lation than will good public highway.
It is unnecessary at this time to enter
into details, but suffice it to say that I
believe the state should give substantial
assignee to the betterment of our pub
lic highway. Instead of our convict
being brought into eometition with the
Cures Old Sorei.
Westmoreland. Kan., May 6, IIMdii
Mallard, Snow Liniment Co., your Snow
Liniment cured an old sore on the side
of my chin that was supposed to be a
cancer. The sore was stubWiiii and
would not yield to treatment, until I
tried Snow Liniment, which did the woik
in short older. My nUter, Mrs. Sophia
.1. Carson. Allen.vifle, MiiTin Co., IV, Im
a itore ami mistrust that it is a can
cer. lleaiM send her a 50c bottle. Sold
Unknown Friends.
There are many people who h,ive used
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and lir
rhoca Remedy with splendid results, but
who are unknown because they have
hesitated about giving a testimonial of
their experience for publication. Thete
people, however, are none the les friends
of thin remedy. They have done much
toward making it a household word by
their personal recommendation to
friends and neighbor. It i a good medi
cine to have in the home and i widely
known for it cure of diarrhoea and all
forms of bowel trouble. Tor ale by
Frank Unit and leading druggist.
THE
BIG
STORE
nonest skilled labor of law-aimluig cm
tense they should be employed Uhh the ( ,v AXV drug store.
road. That prison labor in tlie con
struction of nmd i tt success ha Wn
fully demonstrated by Multnomah coun
ty. With a well organized co-operative
effort on the part of the. state and the
various counties it is confidently believed
that within a few years material pro
gress will have been made toward a
better system of public highway
throughout the state.
'I am a friend of the public school
system of the state. A republican form
of government cannot exist except among
an intelligent people, and all of the in
stincts of self-preservation require the
government to provide a fair measure
of education for the people. The sUite
should therefore, have and properly sup
port higher institutions of learning,
"The pardoning power of the governor
should be exerei-ed with extreme eau
tion. When a man has been convicted
of crime by a jury of his fellow-citizen
and when a court has sentenced him to a
term iu the penitentiary, public justice
and the public safety require that in all
ordinary cases he should remain there
during the term for which he ha been
sentenced. He should not be pardoned
because of political influence which he
can bring to War on the governor, nor
Ill-cause good-natured citizen cau lie in
duced to sign a petition for bis release.
"Especially is this true of the profes
sional criminal. The public safety de
mands that this class be eonllned with
in the jails and penitentiaries where
thev cannot urev itasm the lives and
property of law-abiding citizens. I make
this statement on the subject of pardons
because I believe that in the past par
dons have lieeu granted with too great
liberality.
"The Governor of Oregon should be
the servant of the people. The people
should have his ear and it should be
his endeavor to serve the people. If I
shall be chosen goernor it will be my
endeavor to administer the office along
these lines. I shall invite suggestions
from the jieople on all matters relating
to the public welfare and sluill endeavor
to administer the office with justice to
all and special privileges to none.
'In conclusion I commend to the con
sideration of the voters of the state the
other candidates of the republican party.
They have all been nominated by direct
vote of the people. The primary has
afforded an opportunity for a fair ex
pression of the popular will. The prim
ary law is on trial in this campaign. If
the candidates of the majority party are
defeated at the polls the primary law
will be discredited and there will be an
agitation for its repeal.
"For these reasons, and also because
of my respect for my associates on the
republican ticket, I call upon all repub
licans of the state to support them at
the polls. Oregon has been one of the
banner republican states of the Union.
Let it prove itself ho at the coming elec
tion and let our majority be so large
that it will announce to the world most
emphatically that the people of Oregon
have confidence in the matchless leader
of the republican party Theodore
Roosevelt."
A plart wher good groceries art
kept, Is a Rood place to buy. Buy of us
and you will buy good goods.
Fresh
Strawberries
arriving daily.
A shipment of fresh vegetables due
today.
ASTORIAGROCERY
Phono Main 181
623 Commercial 8t
BEElgJHlVE
THE
BIG
STORE
Big June Time
WHITE SALE
Everything white at special price, owing to n j-um! Imy a manufacturer'
prices. Thi is the Phyhicalogical Moment for iiiiiincr -hopper, , few hint
at the special bargains of
UrNDSRWEAR
If your stomach troubles yon do not
conclude that there is no cure, for a
great many have been permanently cured
by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Try them, they are certain to
prove beneficial. They only cost a
quarter. Sold by Frank Hart and lend
ing druggists.
29c to $1.29
Corset cover
full front and
buck ; three
rows; lace insertions.
59 cents to
Chemise, 'cir
cular neck, luce
yoke, ribbon
drawn, lace insertions.
29c to 59c
CAMBRIC DRAWERS
Full ruffle; lace insertion;
cluster tuck.
m Hi
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19c to 91.39
Fine full ruffle trimmed with
lace; embroidered ruffle and
cluster tucks.
CAMBRIC DRAWERS.
50c to $1.39 '
Long white skirls, Dure ruffle, one,
two, and three deep hue insertions.
They are special vuliie.
A big inroad will be made into these special bargains;
first to take advantage of these extraprdinary offerings.
be amongst the