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5-1 ' " THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. SATURDAY. EVENING. JULY 9, 1004. 'N ( , ... i - - -i- V- , ' 1 . ! - 'u x-... 'I -' --', J THE OREUOIN UA I LY J U U KrN A .U " "an independent newspaper DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM : V; - I II t ' , ,1 , , - , I I ! , C. ft. JACKSON Published every evening (except Sunday) and very Sunday morning at The , ' - , streets, Portland. Oregon. . , THE ST. LOUIS PLATFORM VERT ''RBMA3a6b-;., THING , ...... jr - piisnea at bl uouiu wmr. t tonal convention after one of sions held In recent years has finally achieved a platform upon which the two wings of the party iuii-mfortably .stand. , This does not mean that the platform la com LuiflT sstisfnttt-r element but It doea mean that, contrary to expectations, a middle reached whereby It ia possible for an tlona to work In accord. The platfonf; .important jegiaiauon, promise While the eastern jand conaervatlve element ' - -k ik rmtlir-m titvin which he. stands gut ; vuuiuat j." " - - . . doea' not entirely represent their sentiments. - A few months ago. indeed a few days ago. there waa an aggres. aive ntlment in that'eectlon of the party to Ignore thoae who had led in tho.past two campaign and to-make with them no compromise-. It seemed tenaea mac uer were w iuiuu ' . .1 . . V. .. ... a great light dawned on them when they cam aa far west mm Taoula. The mere nomination of any man doea not-in rltaelf constitute everything or aven -all tangible things. jAfter the nomination comes the campaign and the eiec- inn an4 wMl a. nnventtnn miT Via manipulated to MO- (juca certain results, on tha general people"r-perty many other things must advance and allowances made for them. - To face the enemy's battle line wKA divided forces Invites a certain result, which Is defeat? Therefore tha victory achieved at the convention is a barren one, unless it Is subse quently emphasised by an enthusiastic campaign In which all members of the party Join. It waa this light which UrVM III WIS W IIUNiBftna ve. u5o when they got into the thick of things their credit be It said that they rose to of it ' Ex-Senator HUL who has hot. In the comnleta confidence of one great never showed to better advantage than .he ' did at St. Louie. He was apparently among the first to realise that if the party waa to go Into campaign with any hope of victory, n comu not uiaro 117 in iu face ui wvriruujJB: and everybody who stood for It four and eight yeara ago. I Be knew , from tha first that the nomination of Parker could -be brought about, but even when that waa admitted ana sccepiea, ne anew inai xne piauorm .upon wnica ne atood- could whollv of aaatern manufacture This is a Mg country with a great diversity ef them must be taken Into consideration given dua welghtrrlf thrrwaa a.ny doubt tSthe contrary It became perfectly apparent when the committee on plat form met. On certain lasuea and op certain general prin ciples all the members were in accord but on certain other Questions there waa a radical diversity of opinion which no .campaign manager cotild afford either to Ignore or to antagonise. ' The moment this was realised the appar ently impossible- w "Rulilevea, ror Simply resolved use 11 into one of tn degree of conces sion which could be made while at the same time pro- uuuui iinuurin vrvHi ioua upva party might stand. .;; The result as a whole la .decidedly ..are .flaws ta.be found here antV point of view of the critic, but the general result la sur prisingly good and must eventually meet tha endorsement of all sections and factions of the party. 7 . ;'A GOOD START MADE, y ' IT IS HOPED that the matter of the Celilo canal right of way Is now definitely settled for all time to come. Only one man stood In the way, Mr. Taffe. The amount he demanded was ridiculously tn excess of the dam age which would be' done to bis property and, worst of all, would, added to other sums necessary to pay, have uicuiu urn iuih vijruiriuiua waica cover the right of way and turn, It the general government. The cost of on a liberal basis was carefully figured in advance before the legislature was .asked for an appropriation. The amount asked for was $100,000, so as to be absolutely on tha, safe side, though It, waa not proposal to spend this sum If It could possibly be avoided. The suit forced by Mr. Taffe has somewhat increased the cost but It la still well within the amount , of the appropriation and some of the fund will be returned to the state. Men who have carefully, gone over the ground believe that he has heen liberally, treated In the outcome and that la the end the damage done his property will be- overbalanoeU by the oot. ; - - This Is a matter in Which the people are vitally Interested. It Is now realised, as never before, that thsr river Is the key .to our prosperity, not the pros perity of any section, but of all sections. When the July We passed the Island op posite which we last night camped, and we saw near the head of it a creek fall ing In Trom a pond on the north, to which we gsve the name of Pike Pond, from the numbers of that animal which some of our party saw from the shore. The wind changed at I o'clock from northeast to southwest and brought rein. At six miles, we passed the north of Mooter's creek on tha A Konu BsaCEST tcumoio. ' From the Cleveland. Plain Dealer. ' in lnnocent-looklna-, (ltrm.. i. walked Into a drug store the other dar a ad faced the proprietor. r you got some bees' stlnra fnr rheumatism?" he shyly Inquired. .."Bees' stings for rheumatism T" . the proprietor repeated.. "Where did you hear of) thatt" . ''Whir, mather vaa reattnc It bv de newsbapers.". replied the-lad. The proprietor laughed. "I've eeea aomnthloc of that kind tn the papers,' he. said, "but I won't at tempt, to offer you anything just as good. - Where IS the rheumatism f. In he handt and ln.de arm." the be replied. ' weu, see here,- said the proprietor. with a sudden smile, -"I haven't got the rare on my shelves, but I keep it la my back yard.. You go oat through this door and walk around my flower beds: when you see four or five bees resting on a flower, just try to pick them up.3 The noy nodded and went eut. He was gone at least ten minutes. ' When he cane beak his face was red PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. OFFICIAL, PAPER. OF '." THU CITY OF has been nccom- .-- tha atormleat ses course has beenj ractiona ana )lk T1 general appropriation right of way deserve great credit and the state itaelf is open to congratulation that thla vast enterprise may now be said to be fairly started. ' to nave oeen ro- ploiting .... ..j VavAn ,lafkSl . Hllf undertaken set afoot With tising - work : done extent, by a few of the commercial bodies, the work baa been more. -or less haphaiard and the result haa corre sponded. But now It is being dona in a business-like and systematic manner; IdMmI "of helng pursued spaamodlo ally it la being persistently followed. It has before It certain definite purposes and these it follows -strenuously and Intelligently. Furthermore' llading men of tha city have entered Into the spirit of the work and contribute to appeal to .tha whole be considered in it of their time and money. It has therefore grown Into a very vital movement, the effect of which Is already ap parent in Portland, but it la being felt In other quarters of the state. It Is realised that , this Is nof a movement which should be limited to any city or section. To ac complish what should reasonably he expected of it It should embrace1 the whole state, not in a purely per cm . waanav at St Louis and to a full appreciation late years enjoyed wins' of the tmrty.fturctory way. but ls the realisation of outside of Portland start 'out right and so all organisations will be based on the same general line and. follow jhe. same, general meth ods. Then they will' culminate In. a state . organisation which Is one of the most desirable directions which pub lic energy could take. The sections of the state are now too far apart;, there Is too little appreciation in one sec tion of the advantages of the other sections and entirely too little general knowledge : of the -state as a whole. While muoh good work .has been done In Portland tn arousing i spirit-of clvlo prided there should be just, as much work dons to" arouse a feeling of state pride.' We have here In some respects Incomparable advantages and yet we .have not made tha .progress In population and development which we naturally should. If this move ment is maintained as It has .been started. It will accom plish a tremendous amount of good not only tn arousing aeOThgortate"'prideT whlch'U' at the bottom5 of all movements of this sort, but In making all the people acquainted with the advantages of all sections of the state and fully alive to their opportunities. When the time of interests. All and each of them the question then wmcn inw wnoie : . Lcomes that all lections realise that any movement which satisfactory. There there--dependlngrtipon the waa mienaea o over without cost to this right of way of tha whole state decidedly favor RooseVelt, the fight will wax In flercenes aa time goes on and will be fewer people than there -are now. south; and two miles above a few cab Ins, where one of our party had camped with some Frenchmen about two years ao. Further on we passed an island on the north, opposite some cliffs on the south side, near which Loup or Wolf river falls into the Missouri The river la about 0 yards wide, heads near the same sources as the Kansas, and la navigable for boats at some distance up. At 14 .mllea we camped on the south side.' and his nose where an angry bee had alighted waa beginning to swell. He held out his hand. - "I picked me some t dose bees op," he placidly remarked. "Did your said the amused proprie tor, "And does your . hand feel any betterT" , The boy looked up.' ' "It 'eind't for me," he placidly replied,- "It's for my bruder." ; CZ1TTXAX OBSOOa BAXU0A9 TAXIS From the' Bend Bulletin.' As to railroad theories, you pay your money and take your choice. The Bui. letln presents such information as It Is able to get on the subject from time to time, while no official announcement la to be bad. It must be conceded that evidences are multiplying to the effect that the line now known as the Cor vallls St Eastern will be the first to feach B'nd. There is room for the sus picion ' that It will be -In other bands when that time arrives, but that Is not Important. The railroad's the thing; let whomsoever will build it, ? JNO. P. CAR -4- JotlrnaT Building. Fifth and. Yamhill ' PORTLAND i problems at the bar are solved only part of the work ta done. Hand In hand, with that vast enterprise goea the ho lea .important,, question, of the up-river .Improve ments. With the right of way once secured . we have reached the. beginning of the end In the solution of the up river . problems. The government , knows precisely what the Celilo canal Is to cost, the government engineers have made their estimates and these have been approved." There Is money now at (heir disposal to begin the pre liminary work and acting on their estimates,, as annually presented," congress -will make the allowance out of the which haa .already feeen approved. " AJL.pt tbos connected with the work of securing the STATE PROMOTION ORGANIZATION, EVER BEFORE in Its history has the work of ex Oregon and Its resources been In the way that has now been v the exception of the, adver by , tha railroads ' and, to a less enthusiastically and aggressively, ft this fact that is bringing many towns Into Una. They are all anxious to is calculated to benefit one section dlfectly or Indirectly benefits, every other .section a great-advance will-have been made. ''' . . -. . ,;'. Meanwhile ' Everybody wltli anything" afv stake In the state should cordially further the promotion movement which Is for the benefit of all and make 1t such a suc cess that the greatest possible benefits will flow from it ...... .. ...... " A LIVELY FIGHT IN PROSPECT.' HERE 18 NOW every Indication that there- Is to be a season of real national pollUca. This Is more than was expected even a week ago when It was rather too rashly taken for granted that Roosevelt would be elected prmctlcally . without opposlUon But the action of the Democratic convention tn coming together on a platform that Is measurably satisfactory to all sec tions and offensive to none and placing upon that plat form a man that Is. likely to grow,' changes the general aspect of the situation and points unerringly to a contest that will be full of Interest before the campaign Is over. To the mere spectator" wiUTohly a general interest In the outcome this will be a pleasant discovery. He would not enjoy a contest for the greatest office within the gift of any people- which waa so one sided that It could not possibly evoke any enthusiasm. To many others whose Interests are aroused In behalf of one side or? the other the' circumstance of a lively contest adds very materially to the attractions of the campaign. Most people love a good, .hearty, well -contested fight. While the chances wa venture the prediction that there cocksure of the- outcome In November ' How many will watch Bryan's vote T Postofflces seem to be a favorite place to rob. The platform beats the Republican's, anyway, whether the "principles" do or not .- Now ean Teddy beat the blooded-oat-tle man in a composition that Is the question, Payne sticks to the- cabinet, and con tinues, for obvious reasons, to give the country a pain. Does, Frank Baker want to be state printer sgalnt Almost anybody would, under the same circumstances. - Now, President Roosevelt, do 'you "stand pat" or "run amuckr The peo ple are going to And out just how yoa politicians stand and what you mean. , General Miles can yet run, if he wanta to some of us don't like any of the nominees, so far; but what, really, are his "principles T" Isn't the main-one his refusing to "run," but lighting In stead T . I XJfe Xs a ThrUllag Gamble, trom the Baltimore American. The person who has to resort to plain, old-faahloned suicide In this season nf splendid facilities for accidental death Is indeed lacking In the quality of re sourcefulness With the eaeurs'lon steamers, boat rockers. Ice cream poi soning, ice water foundering, .sunstroke and stealthy trolley cars, opportunities for deatb are .so plentiful as to make the preservation of one's life 'so full of the element of -uncertainty and chance as to satisfy the gaming appe tite that ta inbred in all of vs. -i - It is proposed to reorganise the Bed ?ny mine on a basis of $J. 000, 000 cash, bis is the sort of deal that counts. TSmall Change 1 (Journal Special tentee.) " - Bt Louis. Mo.. July . Following Is tha platform aa adopted by the conven tion last night: - The Democratic party ef the United States, In national convention assetn bled, declares its devotion to the essen tial principles Of the Democratto faith which bring us together In party com munion. 'Under them, local self government and national unity add prosperity were alike established. They underlaid our independence, the structure of our free republic and every democratic- exten sion from Louisiana to Calif o(la-and ?'eaa to Oregon, .which preserved aHhfully In all the states the tie be tween taxatlou and representation. They yet Inspire the masses of our people, guarding jealously their ylgbts and lib erties, and cherishing their fraternity, peace and orderly development. They remind us of our duties and responsibilities-as citizens and impress upon us, particularly at this time, the neces sity of reform. . First Tbs application of these funda mental princlplea to the living Issues of the day ia the first aten . to ward the aasured peaoe, aafety and progress of our nation. Freedom of the press, of conscience and of speech equality, the law of all eltlsens; right of trial by Jury; freedom of the person defended by the writ of habeas corpus; liberty of personal contract, untrammeled by sumptuary lawe; supremacy .of the. civil over, the military authority; a well-disciplined militia; the separation of church and state; economy In expen ditures; low taxes, that labor may be lightly burdened;, prompt , and aacred fulfillment of public and prlvata obli gations; fidelity, to treaties, peace and friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none; abaolute acquiescence- in the .will of the majority, : the vital principle of republlce these l are the doctrines which Democracy has es tablished ss proverbs of the nation, and they should be constantly enforced. Capital and &abo. We favor the enaotmen and adminis tration of lawa gtvmg labor and capi tal impartially their just rlghte. Cap ltal'and labor ought not to be enemtea Each Is neoeasary to the other. Each haa Ita rlghte, but the rights of labor are certainly no less "vested. no less "sacred" and no less "unalienable" than the rights of- capital - " Colorado Strike. j Constitutional guarantees are violated whenever any citlsert 'Is - denied - the j-la-ht to labor, acquire and enjoy "prop erty, -w reside -where interest or -in-q cllnatlon may- determine. Any qeniai thereof by individuals of organisations of government should be summarily re buked, and punished. - We deny the right "of any executive to disregard or suspend any constitu tional privilege or limitation. Obedi ence to the lawa and respect for their requirements are alike theeupreme duty of tho-cltlsen and the official. The military should be used only to support and maintain the law. , We un qualifiedly condemn its employment for the summary - banishment of eltlsens without trial, or for the control of elec tions. We approve the measure which paased the. United Btates. senate . in189C but whlch a Republican congress haa ever alnce refused to enact, relating to con tempts in federal courts and providing for trial by jury tn oasee of Indirect contempt. i ; ..: .... .. Waterway- Improvements. ' : We favor liberal appropriations for the. care, and improvement .ottha-wa terwaya of the country. When any waterway-tike the Mississippi river Is of sufficient importance to demand special aid of the government such aid should be extended with a definite plan of con tinuous work until permanent Impsove ment is secured. , We oppose the Republican policy of starving home development In order to feed the greed for conquest, and the appetite for national "prestige' and dis play of strength, . ' Boomoatloal Administration. - First Large reductions can easily be made in the annual expenditures of the government .without impairing the ef ficiency, of any branch of the publlo service, and we shall insist upon the strictest economy and frugality com patible with , vigorous and effective civil, military and naval administration for the people. . Second We favor honesty In The pub llo service, the enforcement of honesty In the publlo aervloe, and to that end a thorough executive ' investigation of those departments of the government al ready known to teem with corruption, aa well aa other departments suspected Of harboring corruption, and the punish, ment of ascertained corruptloctsts with out fear or favor or regard to persona, The persistent and deliberate refusal of both the senate and house of rep resentatives to permit suoh investiga tion to te made demonstrates that only by a change In the executive and In the legislative department can complete ex posure, punishment and conviction be obtained. We condemn the action - of ' the Re Ton ean raise almost anything you please - in Oregon. Almost all the ranging stock all over Oregon is killing fat already. Great country thla, whether it rains or not Lake county has a new road grader, purchased -for M6ft. It will be used first in Klamath Falls, afterward . on oountry roada. . .- Baker City's "tenderloin" Is Said to be the toughest on the coast. Baker City ought to get, aa It can, a different reputation from this. Oregon Irrigator: In going over the various watermelon patchea around town last week we found most of them doing welt many of the melons being larger than croquet balls. One was found which measured 10 inches ltr length. - The county seat of Union county, the courts not Intervening, will be removed from Union to Da Grande" on ' Septem ber t. Da Orande will be benefited thereby, yet Union will still live and prosper. It la In the heart of an Im mensely rich and resourceful country. CorvsUls Times: Monday wss a good day for Oeorge Cathey. He captured 127. BO in prises In the athletic contests at the celebration. He was winner of ths 210-yard run. prise 17.56; the aack race, Sf; wheelbarrow race, (5; motor bicycle' race,: $S, and .was a member of the winning ' team-in the horse rsce, t6rtorV 1 2T.69. T " enasaaavasaka " - , Trrlgon Is to have a new SOiSO-foot hotel. The Irrigator says: The struc ture wilt be far above the average for towns of thla size. The rooms will be large end airy. Ths dining room In particular will be of fine proportions. It Is the intention to light the entire building with electricity and furnish it completely, snd handsomely. And thus Is removed the greatest of all barriers to Jrrtgon's progress. , OrcgonSidciights publican party in eongreaA la refualng to prohibit the executive department from. ..entering Into oontraota with con victed trusts or unlawful combinations In restraint or- Interstate trade. We have one of the best methods of procuring economy and honesty In the publlo service, and that la to have pub llo officials, from the occupant of the White House down to the lowest.. them, return ss nearly aa possible td Jeffersonlan simplicity of living. -Tffsurpatiom of Power. ,. ' We favor the nomination and election of a president Imbued with the prin ciples. of the constitution.. who will set hta faoe sternly agalnstVdeoutive usur pation of legislative andidiolal fu no tions, whether that usurpation be veiled under the guise of exeoutlV oonstruo tlon of existing lawa, or whether it takes refuge in ths. tyrant's plans of neces sity of superior wisdom. .' ; " " '' "" -v . Against Imperialism. . '. We favor the preservation, so. far- as we can, of an open door for the world's commerce In " the orient,- without an unnecessary entanglement : in oriental and European affairs, and without ar? bltrary, unlimited, irresponsible and absolute government anywhere within Our jurisdiction. We oppose, fervently, as ifi Oeorge Washington himself, an in dennlte. .lrreaponalble, tilscretionaj-y and vague absolutism and -a policy of co lonial exploitation, no matter where .or by whom exercised, : We believe with Thomas Jefferson and' John Adams that no government aa a right to make one set of laws for those "at home" and an other and a different aat of lawa, ab solute In their character, - for thoae . "in the eolonlea."' - - , Ml men under- the American flag are entitled to the protection of the insti tutions whose emblem the flag la. If tbey are inherently unfit to be members of the American body politic wherever there may exist a people incapable of being governed upon American lawa under the American constitution the territory or people ought not to be a part of tha American domain. We In sist that we ought to do .for the Fili pinos . what we have done already for the Cubana, and It is our duty to make that promise now and, upon suitable guarantees of protection to eltlsens of our own and other countries resident there at the time of our withdrawal, set the Filipino people upon their feet, free and independent to work out their own destiny. ' - - The endeavor of the secretary of war, by pledging- the government's Indorse ment for "promoter" In the Philippine' Islands to make the United States a partner In speculative legislation of the archipelago, which waa only temporar ily held up by the oppoaltien of the Democratto aenatora in the last session, will, if successful, lead to entanglements, from which tt will be difficult to es cape. . . Kedootloa of Tariff. , -: The Democratto party haa .been, and will continue to be, the consistent oppo nent of that class of tariff legislation by which . certain Interests have been permitted, through congressional favor, to draw a heavy tribute from the Amer ican people. The monstrous perversion of those equal opportunities which our poUtical -institutions were eetaillued to secure, haa . caused what may once have been infant, industries to become the greatest, combinations - of - capital.. that the world haa ever known. These es pecial favorites of the government have, through trust methods, been converted Into monopolies, thus bringing to an end domestic competition, which was tha only alleged check upon the ex travagant profits made possible by the protective - system. - These industrial combinations by the financial assistance they ean give, now control the policy Of the Republican party. We denounoe protection aa a robbery of the many to enrich the few, and we favor a tariff limited to the necessities of the government economically admin istered, and so levied aa not to discrim inate against any Industry, class or section, to ths, end that the burdens of taxation shall be distributed as equally aa possible. We fayor a revision and a gradual re duction of the tariff by the frlenda of the masses and - for the common weal, and not by the frlenda of ita abuses, its extortions and Ita discriminations, keep ing in view the ultimate ends of "equal ity of burdens" and "equality of oppor tunities," and the executions! purpose of raising a revenue by taxation, to-wlt, the support of the federal government In all its Integrity and virility, but in simplicity. ... To maculate Trusts. We recognise that the gigantic trusts and combinations designed ' to enable capital to secure more 'than Ita just share of the joint products of capital and labor, and which have been fostered and promoted under Republican rule, are a menace to beneficial competition, and an obstaoie ta permanent business prosperity. '" A. prlvata monopoly Ts Indefensible and Intolerable. Individual equality of opportunity and free competition are essential to a healthy and . permanent commercial prosperity; and any trust,, ;;mbs. xx. x. zcooxa SUOTSO. Tha Hth. annual session of - the Woman's Home Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church, Oregon conference, ' closed yesterday. Letters of greeting were read from Mrs. Springer of Iowa and Mrs. W. B. Har rington of Seattle, the society's first president - . , The report of Mrs. Osman Royal, cor responding secretary of the society, shewed that the membership had In creased 10 per cent during tha past ear. ' f ,. Bishops Hamilton, Cranston and The burn made addresses. Mi's. Hamilton, the Wife of Bishop Hamilton, told of the work in Hawaii. Mrs. Roberts, the general organiser, also gave an address. Mrs. Roberts told of how the Home Missionary society had opened up the work in Alaska, paving the way for Bishop Hamilton's labors. Miss Ethel Lytic sang "Resignation," Mrs. Hamil ton and Mrs. O. K. Bllverthom Sang T Waltod for ths Lord." The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President Mrs. David H. Moore, wife of Bishop Moore, ths new bishop bf Portland; vice-presidents, Mrs. L. B. Rockwell of Portland, Mrs. E. A. Watera of Salem, Mrs. B. IX Summervllle of Grants Pass and Mrs. T. B. Ford of Eugene; recording secre tary, Mrs. J. D. Lee of Portland; finan cial secretary, Mrs. Osman Royal of Portland, and treasurer, Mrs. J. B, Ben nett of Portland. . . CBOVS kTXBB TkAXaT. W. S. Hurst, the well known potato and hop dealer, of Aurora, la In the city snd states thst . the continued--dry weather will affect the yield of hops and potatoes, as well ss other crops. A rain would be a Oodsend to crops of all klnda From present Indications the hep production-will not be any larger than It waa last, year, and unless rains come the potato crop will, he short It Is a little early yet to make anything like an accurate forecast on the hop yield, ss the buds have not come out The only thing on which to predicate an opinion at this time is the density ef the foliage- combination or monopoly tending to de stroy these by controlling production, restricting competition or fixing prices, should be prohibited and punished by law. : We especially denounce rebates' and discrimination by the transportation oompaniea, ar the most potent agency In promoting and strengthening these unlawful . conspiracies against trade, we demand- an - enlargement of the I'owera of the interstate commerce com mission, to the. end that the traveling publlo and shippers of this country may have prompt and .adequate relief for the abuses to whloh they are subjected in the matter Of transportation. . We demand a strict enforcement of existing civil .and. -.criminal-- 'statutes against all such trusts, combinations and monopolies, and we demand the en actment Of such further legislation aa may be necessary effectually to suppress them. ....... - - - . -. . .Any trust - or unlawful combination engaged In Interstate oommerce, which la monopolising any branch of business or production, should not be permitted, to transact business outside of the state of its origin, - Whenever it shall be es tablished la any court of competent jurisdiction that such monopolisation exists, prohibition should-be -enforced through comprehensive laws to be an aoted On the subject. . i . Msolsmatloa of Arid Lands. . We congratulate our western eltlsens upon the passage of the law known aa the Newlands' Irrigation act for the irrigation and reclamation of the .arid lands of ths west, a measure framed by a Democrat, paased In the senate by a nonpartisan vote, and passed in the house against the opposition of almost all of the Republican leaders by a vote, the majority of 'which waa Democratic We call attention to this great Demo cratlo measure, broad and comprehen sive as it is, working automatically throughout all tlmaj without further ac tion of congress, until the . reclamation of all lands in the arid west capable of reclamation ia accomplished, reserving the lands reclaimed for homeseekers in small tracts, - and rigidly guarding against land monopoly, aaaan evidence of the policy of domestlo development J contemplated ny tne jjemocrauo party, should it be placed tn power. ' , - .;- psiuvina OaaaX . - The Democracy, when entrusted with power, will construct the Panama canal speedily, honestly and economically, thereby giving to our people what Demo crats ave..alwys... contended for a great InteroceaniC canal, furnishing shorter and cheaper lines of transporta tion, and. broader-and leas trammelled trade regulations with the other peoples of the world. , 1 Tq Protect Cittssns. We pledge ourselves to insist upon the just and lawful protection of our cltisens at home and abroad, and to use all proper measures to secure for them, whether native born or naturalised, and without distinction of race or creed, the equal protection of lawa and the enjoy ment of all rights and privileges open to them under - the . covenants of our treaties of . friendship and . oommerce; and. if under existing treaties, the right of .traveLand sojourn la denied, to Amer. lean eltlsens, or recognition- is withheld from American passports by any coun tries on the ground of race or creed, we favor the beginning of negotiations with the governments of such countries to secure, by treaty, the ' removal of these unjust discrimination. -. We demand that all over the world a auly"authentlcated""passport "issued hf the government or the United States to an American cltlsen shall, be proof - of the fact that he is aa American cltlsen, and shall entitle him to the treatment due him aa such. , " " -. Senators y Tote. We -favor the election of United States senators by ths direct vote of.the people. . . . Statehood for Territories. We favor the admission of the terri tories of Oklahoma and the Indian -territory. We also favor the immediate ad mission of Arizona and New Mexico aa separate states, and a territorial gov ernment for Alaska and Porto Rico. -We - hold that the- officials appointed to administer the government of any territory, aa well as with the District of Alaska, ahould be bona fide residents at the time of their appointment for the territory or district In which the duties' are to be performed. ' Bemonnoe ' Ship Subsidy. Ws denounce the ship subsidy bill re cently passed -by the United States senate as an Intquitlous appropriation of publlo funds for private purposes, and aa a wasteful. Illogical and useless at tempt to overcome by subsidy any ob structions raised by Republican legisla tion to the growth and development of American commerce on the : sea. We favor the upbuilding of a merchant ma rine without new or additional burdens upon the people,' and without bounties from the public treasury; iv-- '' - Xxtermlaate Polygamy. We demsnd the extermination - of polygamy within the jurisdiction of the AT TTO THEATRES "' fn rnvrmnxan." . The Baker theatre oompany's produc tion of "The Butterflies" calls to mind the old Henry Miller company, which used to eome here during the hot sum mer days and present delicious come dies. It is redolent with dainty bright ness and bright lines and situations. "The Butterflies" offers special oppor tunities for the display of new scenery and stage, settings. The last perform ance will be tonight - o to Towmrs." This roaring fares opens at the Baker tomorrow afternoon. It Is one of those comical mix-ups following all through a clever plot and keeps the .audience sim ply '- screaming - with i laughter : all through. Different members of the com-' jsany are happily cast and the Baker theatre will be the scene of lively mer riment through the coming week. - - cvr our rmm ab.' During the months of July and August the Lyric theatre will admit two peo ple to all matinees except Sonday for 14 cents, if accompanied by the ad. of the Lyric, cut from either of the city papere which appear daily. Thla week's bill at the Lyrto Is a great one, every act Is a feature. If you haven't seen It don't fail tp do so. The coolest place In the city. Two matlneea 'dally and three performances every evening. Don't forget the ad. . 2, J QtrsBxr sooaT oob.1.1 Tonight at Shields' park will be' seen the beautiful comic opera suocese, "The Queen of the Musketeers," the hit of the Zlnn season. It has been playing . to capacity houses all week and has. been most enthusiastically received. Sunday evening at the Empire theatre, ... . ""XfJST STaUOX.TOWBT." , t The last performance of the Walters company In "Just Struck Town" will occur st Cordray's tonight This famoua play, has . been delighting capacity United States, and the complete separa tion of church and state in political ! ' fairs, , - ' Paver xtactproalty. - ' ' .1". We favor liberal trade arrangements ' with Canadal and with peoples of other.-' countries, where tbey - can be entered into with benefit to American agricul ture, manufacturing, mining and pom-, ' merce. - ';.'' Maintain. Monroe Bootrlne. : , We favor the maintenance ' bf ' the Monroe doctrine in its full entirety,-- . Beduoc Army and Wavy. . ' We favor the reduction of the army , and navy expenditures to the point his- . torically demonstrated to be safe and -sufficient. Civil terrloe) Upheld. ' . ' The Democratic party atands commit- -ted to the principles of civil service rer form, and we demand their -honest, just and impartial enforcement. We de nounce the Republican party for. Ita ... continuous ", enoroachment upon the aplrU and operation of ctyll service ruleev whereby it haa arbitrarily dis pensed with examinations for office in the Interests of favorites, -and employed all manner of devices to overreach and aet aside the principles upon which the , ' civil. service was established, .. , ' Pensions to Be XlberaL ; ' The Democracy would secure to the -. surviving soldiers and sailors and their dependents generous .pensions, not by an arbitrary executive order, but by leg islation which a grateful people stand ready to enact. Our soldiers sn'd sail ors who defend with their lives the eon- . stltutlon and lawa have a sacred inter est la their just administration -They must, therefore, share with us the hu miliation with which we have witnessed the exultation of court favorites, with- -out distinguished service, over ,. the sacred heroes of many battles, or1 ag grandised by executive appropriations . out of the treasury of a prostrate peo- ' pie. In violation of the" act of congress,, which fixes the compensation and allow ancea of the military officers. , , Baoe Question. The race question brought eountless woes to our country. Calm wisdom tf . the American people should see to it that it brlnga no- mora, To revive the dead and hateful race and sectional animos ities in any part of our country means contusion, distraction of business and the reopening of wounds now happily.,, healed. North. ' south, east and west have recently stood together in Una of battle from the -walla of Pekln to the hills of Santiago,, and, as sharers of a -common glory and a common destiny, we should share fraternally the common - euraena.- i We therefore deprecate and condemn the bourbonlike " selfish and . narrow '. spirit of the recent Republican conven- - tlon at Chicago which aoughtuto kindle - ane w a racial and factional strife, - and we appeal to 'tne aoDer, common sense and patriotic spirit of the. jAmerloan people. Bepmblloaa Administration. '" iu. vAMwiia; vpuuui:a umuuatra- tion has been spasmodic, spectacular and arbitrary. It haa made itself a satire Upon the. congress,- the- courts- -d -upon r the settled practices and usages of na tional and international law. It sum- ' moned the congcess into hasty and futile extra session- and. virtually adjourned it, leaving behind its flight from Wash ington uncauea calendars ana unaccom plished tasks. f It made war, which Is the sole power ui cuug I , wnuuui ue . nuiiioriijr, thereby usurping its fundamental pre- ' rogattvea It -violated a statute of the United States, as well as plain treaty obligations, international usages and constitutional iaw; and has done so un der Bretertse of executlnar a. area, mihlla policy which could have been more easily effected lawfully, constitutionally and with honor. . - it forced strained and unnatural con- , atructions upon statutes, usurping ju dicial Interpretation and substituting ' congressional" enactment a. " - " . It withdrew from congress Its cus tomary duty of investigation, which ' have heretofore made the representa tives of the people and states the terror of evildoers. It Conducted a secretive I.....H ,.... I, nHn Kn ....... a few. sample convicts, while it threw a broad coverlet over the bureaus which -had been their chosen field o Separative abuses, and- kept in power the auperlor officers under whose administration the crimes had been eommitted. - It ordered assault upon some monop olies, but, paralysed by Its first victory, it flung out the flag of truce and de clared it would hot ''run amuck," leav ing ita future purposes beclouded by its vacillations. , - Conducting -the' campaign upon this -declaration of our ' princlplea and pur- ' iwum we Invok. fnr Aiir randldata tha nnnnrt. nnt Anlv'nf Aiir .r. 1 m tint- honored organisation, but- alao the ac tive assistance of all our fellow-rltlsen who, disregarding past difference upon , question vnd longer tn issue, desire the perpetuation of our constitutional gov ernment, and as framed - and estab lished by the" fathers of the republic houses at this popular theatre all the. week and tonight' attendance promises to- be-the heavtest-of -the -week." Popu- lar prices. Commencing with tomor row's matinee. Just Before Dawn" la the attraction. baxbi YOORSAsTon sriAXS. Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger of San Fran-. Cisco delivered an address on ."Semite and Anti-Semite" before a large audience In Temple Beth Israel last night ' Por nearly two hours the learned rabbi held his audience with his splendid plea for unity and the- peaceful living together of the peoples of the world. He severely assailed the anti-Semitic feeling, class ing the anti-Semite aa an insane and unintelligent Individual. His lecture covered 10 different points,', beginning with the definition of the word ''Semite" add closing with an ap- rpeal for national unity. He touched upon the hatred manliest throughout the world for the Jews and stated that he saw greater danger from the hatred of the Germane for his people than from the Russians. , - - Rabbi Voorsanger will speak a second ' time at the temple In connection with ' the Isaao M. ,Wlse memorial, an endow ' ment for the purpose of assisting the Hebrew Union college. His subject will be "Building and Rebuilding." - ; KABQVAK OT7XCK BaUXXJR, The Pacific Construction company of Everett Wash., waa given the contract for the construction of the Marquam guloh bridge by the executive board yes- -terday Afternoon. Their bid waa t61,US. After a delay of several years It was decided that Kajt Washington atreet, from - Bast Watkr - to Union avenue, " should be improved. The work will cost iz.m. It was decided to cut off the salary of J'homaa J. Miller., a fireman who lost an ye several months ago, until the fee of ' Dr. H. C. Fenton, who attended him, la satisfied. v v- - Messrs. Howell and Ooddard were ap--pnlnted a committee to learn from Judge Webeter If he would agree to allow the new Alblna ferryboat to carry passen- . gers scross the river until the Morrison street bridge is finished, r