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THE MORNING ASTOIUAN ASTORIA. OREGON.
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THE WEATHER
Oregon Fair, warmer in east por
tion. Washington Fair except possibly
showers along coast; slightly warmer.
BRYAN, THE FREE TRADER.
In the record of Mr. Bryan's public
career he is officially identified with
just one important measure of federal
legislation, and that the Wilson-Gorman
tariff act of 1894. As a member
of the House Committee on Ways and
Means during President Cleveland's
second administration Mr. Bryan as
sisted in preparing that measure, and
in its completed form it bore his un
qualified approval. His advocacy of
the bill drew sharp and clear the div-.j
iding line between the Democracy of
Bryanism and the Democracy of Gro
ver Cleveland. Mr. Bryan pronoun- j
ced the measure just and honorable.
President Cleveland denounced it as
'.'the creature of perfidy and dishon
or," refused to sign it, and it became
a law without his approval. The dis
tinction thus drawn between the Bry
an Democracy and the Cleveland De
mocracy continues to this day.
Inasmuch as Mr. Bryan is posing
this year as the special friend and
champion of the farmers, it is worth
while to point out how their interests
were affected by the only important
law he ever helped to create. The
Wilson-Gorman act repealed the duty
on wool. On January 1, 1893, two
months after President Cleveland's
second election, the sheep in the Uni
ted States according to official statis
tics, numbered 47,273,553 and were
valued at $125,909,254. At the close
of Mr. Cleveland's term, thanks to
the baleful influence of the free trade
act which Mr. Bryan had helped to
force upon the statute book, the num
ber of sheep in the country had fallen
to 36,818,643, having a value of $60,
020,942. In other words, the sheep
herds had suffered a loss of more than
10,000,000, or nearly 25 per cent, and
the wool clip of the United States had
declined in value about $58,000,000, or
nearly 50 per cent, all through the op
eration of a law which found one of
its most ardent supporters in the per
son of "the farmers' friend," William
J. Bryan.
In 1893, under the fostering care of
tariff protection, the wool of the coun
try amounted to 303,000,000 pounds;
in 1895, under the blighting effect of
free trade, it fell to 209,000,000 pounds.
In 1891, with the traiff restored, it
rose to 302,000,000 pounds and to 316,
000,000 pounds in 1902. During the four
years of President Cleveland's second
term the measure which he denounced
as "the creature of perfidy and dis
honor," but which Mr. Bryan never
theless enthusiastically endorsed, sad
dled the American wool growers with
losses conservatively estimated at
$400,000,000.
But the wool, growers were not the
only victims of the Wilson-Gorman-Bryan
perfidy. Every branch of
American industry suffered. It lower
ed the duties on imports and manufac
tures and theieby forced the closing
of important native industries ' and
drove their employees into idleness.
Wages in every branch of industrial
activity declined, the demand for ev
ery variety of farm products fell off,
and the workingmen of the country
were subjected to universal hardships
and distress. The operation of Mr.
Bryan's pet measure robbed the far
mers, brought hunger and misery to
the wage-earner and bankrupted the
Treasury. It was indeed, as Mr.
Cleveland said, "a creature of perfidy
and dishonor."
William Jennings .Bryan stands to
day as he stood in 1894, for free trade
and all that it means to American la
bor and American enterprise. He
cannot get away from the record, and
there are no indications that he wants
to get away from it. He is commit
ted to free trade as distinctly as he is
to free silver, and his own words show
that he will fasten those twin devil
tries upon the country if he gets the
chance.
A WHOLESALE POINT.
The hint set forth in these columns
on Sunday morning last as to the prob
able establishment of a wholesale
grocery in this city at an early date,
has aroused considerable interest
again; and the hope is abroad that
this time there is something to . it.
There has been talk of this kind for
more years than Astoria cares to en
umerate, and the fact and substance
are what is wanted.
Astoria is an excellent wholesaling
point. This is admitted on all sides.
It would draw business from scores of
towns on both banks of the ' lower
Columbia river; it would come nat
urally by the trade of the fishing sta
tions, seining grounds, canneries, the
Alaska fleet, the forts below this city,
the logging camps everywhere within
reasonable radius, and what is more
it would have these outside elements
at once; they would flock to the new
source of supply as much for the sake
of dispatch and expedition as any
thing else, while the local trade would
be glad to be in instant touch with
such a trade center. Of course As-K.rir-.'s
would be ghd : set home
c.iii:at at th-. base c' the departure
but capital is capita', n matter
where it comes from, and we want
the business and the prestige thereof,
no matter who puts up the money.
There are ships that might be outfit
ted here if the proper pressure were
brought to bolster such an enterprise,
and the field is certainly prolific of
traffic and profit for men who know
how to go after trade and keep it.
Besides, the retail trade of Astoria
might be brought to standards of pri
ces that would be far more adaptable
and acceptable than they are at pre
sent, with such an agency at our own
hand to guage the charges; and, from
any and all stand-points, the propo
sition has large promise and guaranty
o: .u'-tss if b': 1; 'nuiihcrl upon
a scale that shall mean something be
side a mere tentative venture; with
capital and stocks and goods that are
wholesale in the best sense of the
word.
CLEAMN
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...Clothing, Furnishings and Shoes Is Now On...
The Workingmen's Store
Is the Place
Greatest redudion on seasonable goods ever offered in Astoria. Read this li& and
come at once while these exceptional bargains last
$4.50 Mackinaw Coats $3.50
$4.00 Mackinaw Coats $3.00
$4.50 Mackinaw Pants .' $3.50
$4.00 Wool Pants $3.00
$3.50 Wool Pants $2.50
$2.75 Wool Pants $2.00
$2.50 Wool Pants $1.75
$3.00 Sweaters $2.25
$2.00 Sweaters $1.00
$1.25 Sweaters .75
$3.50 Sweater Coats '..$2.75
$3.00 Sweater Shirts . .$2.25
.50 Woolen Soxs .35
.25 Woolen Soxs .20
$3.00 Flannel Shirts $2.25
$2.50 Flannel Shirts $1.85
$2.00 Flannel Shirts $1.50
$2.00 Dress Shirts $1.50
$1.50 Dress Shirts $1.15
$1.00 Dress Shirts 75
.75 Work Shirts 50
.50 Work Shirts .40
$1.25 Silk Front Shirts 75
.75 Shirts .40
Men's $5.00 Dress Shoes $3.50
Men's $4.50 Dress Shoes $3.25
Men's $4.00 Dress Shoes $3.00
Men's $3.50 Dress Shoes $2.65
Men's $3.00 Dress Shoes........ $25
$7.00 Logger's Shoes .....$5.50
$6.50 Logger's Shoes $5.00
$6.00 Logger's Shoes $4.75
$4.00 Working Shoes $3.00
$3.00 Working Shoes $2.25 1
Men's $6.00 Rubber Boots $5.00
Long Yellow Oil Coats $2.00
Three-fourths Yellow OH Coats.. $1.75
$4.00 Suit, Scotch Wool Under
wear No. 17 $3.30
$4.00 Suit, Winsted Under
wear ,
$3.50 Suit, Wool Under.,
wear ,
$3.00 Suit, Wool Under.
wear
$2.50 Suit, Wool Underwear
$1.00 Suit, Cotton Underwear...
25 PER CENT OFF ON
SUITS, PANTS, HATS,
TRUNKS AND SUITCASES
.$3.00
.$2.50
.$2.25
.11.75
.80
ALL
TEe WorMng'men's Store
Chas. Larson, Prop. Next to Ross, Higgins & Co.
Sherman Transfer Co.
HENRY SHERMAN, Manager.
Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Trucks and Furaitmr
IpPflO.
Main Fkoaa
Wlnps ttanos Moved, coxed and snipiMd.
433 Conuncrua Street
THE THINKING SEASON.
COFFEE
A middling steak and
first-rate coffee are better
than middling: coffee and
first-rate steak. Con
fider the cost.
Yw pK ralurni ivu ch M -m itmt
CUt4Uiiaf'sBitiswklM.
15 y :he time A..;crv shall have
thought out the problem of the Presi
dency and has declaredherself upon
it, she will have gotten into the think
ing habit touching civic affairs, and
will do well to keep the process go
ing in behalf of the great task that
confronts her a month later, towit,
the municipal election early in De
cember , '.
It will take the best thought of
which she is capable to put herself
in. touch with the demands of that
hour and construe her obligations
rightly and righteously; not in a poli
tical sense, of course, but in the pure
ly civic interest of her homes and in
stitutions and businesses. She' has no
hold-over this year; the slate is a
clean one, with wide range of people
and projects .to reveiw and arrange
and provide for, or against; her eco
nomic interests are all to be alligned
and chosen, from top to bottom, and
aside from the official roster which is
to be selected for the coming two
years, she must declare herself upon
numerous new laws and ventures
which will be included in the charter
amendments. ' ,
All these must be weighed carefully
and with conscientious eye and heart,
as to past, and future; it is no child's
play; it all requires manful, honest
consideration and sensible adjustment;
mistakes must be minimized, and ad
vantages over old conditions secured;
men must be chosen to ensure these
things and who will strive for the
best concern of the people, irrespec-
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First-Class Liquors jandOCigars
102 Commercial Street
1 Cnnutr Commercial and 14th. . ASTORIA. flffTROK
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1 SUHEE DKHK
tive of politics; there is plenty to en
gage the amplest and most devoted
conception of one's whole duty as a
good citizen, and this is the essential
pre-requisite in municipal affairs,
square dealing with ones own city
and fellows.
Set your thinker going and keep it
busy until the last obligation inposed
by citizenship is discharged: .This
will be good for the citizen, the city
and ihc civic impulse generally. ..
A Healthy Family
"Our whole family has enjoyed
good health since we began using
Dr. King's New Life Pills, three
years ago, says I A. Bartlet, ot
Rural Route 1, Guilford, Maine. They
cleanse and tone the system in a
gentle way that does you good. 25c
at Charles Rogers & Son's drug store.
as good for all pulmonary troubles.
The genuine Foley's Honey aad Tar
contains ao opiates ant is in a yellow
package. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug
Store.
Where Bullets Flew
David Parker of Fayette, N. Y., a
veteran of the civil war, who lost a
foot at Gettysburg, says: "The good
Electric Bitters have doae is worth
more than five haadrsd dollars to me.
I spent muck momey doctoriag for a
bad case of stomach trouble, to little
purpose. I then tried Electric Bit
ters, and they cured me. I now take
them as a tonic, and they keep me
strong and well. 50c at Charles Rog
ers V son's drag store.
Woman Interrupts Political Speaker
A well dressed woman interrupted
a political speaker recently by con
tinually coughing. If she had taken
Foley's Honey and Tar it would have
cured her cough quickly and expelled
the cold from her system. The gen
uine Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no opiates and is in a yellow pack
age. Refuse substitutes. T. F. Lau
rin, Owl Drug Store.
Are You Only Half Alive?
People with kidney trouble are so
weak and exhausted that they are
only half alive. Foley's Kidney Rem
edy makes healthy kidneys, restores
lost vitality, and weak, delicate peo
ple are restored to health. Refuse
any but Foley's. T. F. Laurin, Owl
Drugstore.
Married Man In Trouble
A married ma who permits any
member of the family to take any
thing except Foley's Honey and Tar,
for coughs, colds snd lung trouble,
is guilty of neglect. Nothing else is
A Jeweler's Experience
C. R. Kluger, the jeveler, 1060
Virginia avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.,
writes: "I was so weak from kidney
trouble that I could hardly walk a
hundred feet. Four bottles of Foley's
Kidney Remedy cleared my complex
ion, cured my backache and the ir
regularities disappeared, and I can
now attend to business , every day,
and recommend Foley's Kidney Rem
edy to all sufferers, as it cured me
after the doctors and other remedies
had failed. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug
Store.
Unfermented Grape Juice
absolutely non-alcoholic
Concord 6oc quart
Catawba..: 6oc quart
Welch's Grape Juice
Nips 10c
AMERICAN IMPORTING CO.
,589 Commercial Street
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