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SIXTEEN TO ONE WHAT
TRUE MEANING IS.
ITS
Whether either or both tin Populii-ts
and sound money Democrats eventual
ly decide to put up an in ley. ndent
ticket, there can be no question that
the battle ot the coming campaign w 1.1
be between XlcKinley and Bryan, and
the general conviction that the Issue
must be taken as a distinct and de
cisive victory or defeat for the forces
of free silver is beginning to awaken
a remarkable interest among all classes
of people on the subject
On the streets. In the hotels, and In
public conveyances throughout 'he
length and breadth of the ct.untry,
there is heard an endless controversy
on the historical facts relating u fr-e
c-iinage and the merits of the IS to 1
proposition. In all these discussions
the fact that strikes the unprejudiced
listener with the greatest wonder Is the
atter lack of all real knowledge and In
formation shown by the average free
silver advocate. Whether this is due
to his unwillingness to read, or his
-M 1 A ... . k
mi.ure (u con.orem-na me simp.o eie-
mei.ts and common facts relating to
the controversy, which have over and
ever again been published la the news
papers, or whether he purposely over
looks ot perverts the truth, and simply
tries to repeat the exaggerations and
misstatements of the pernicious litera
ture with which the country has been
flooded In the last few months by the
silver bureau. Is not always apparent.
While the Astorlan has frequently
tried to explain the meaning of the
phrase It to 1 when applied to the free
coinage of silver, and has sought to
point out some of the evils w hich would
follow the adoption of such a law- in
this country, it is yet in dally receipt
of requests for the publication of a
plain and simple explanation of the 16
to 1 demand of the Chicago platform. It
is to be assumed that a majority of the
intelligent readers of the paper are
thoroughly familiar with the question,
but In view of the public awakening
to its Importance, as already suggested.
It may be well to again briefly outline
some of the commonest points in the
controversy. The pure silver in the
big dollar weighs about sixteen times
as much as the pure gold in the gold
dollar. The exact weights are 23.2
grains of gold and 371.25 grains of sil
ver. Hence "sixteen to one."'
When the mint was founded Hamil
ton and Jefferson agreed that a p Mjnd
of gold was worth in the markets about
fifteen pounds of silver, and according- I
ly the ratio for the coinage at first was
made fifteen to one. Anybody could
bring as much of either metal as he
pleased to the mints and have '.t
stamped Into coins. Thin free or un
limited coinage of both metals is called
bimetallism and the country was said
to have a double standard of values.
The bullion In either dollar was intrin
sically worth as much before being
coined as it wa3 afterward, but the 1 Of malarial fever are not to be counter
government's mint slf.mp was a c.ir- acted by quinine with any decree of
antee of the welfl'.t e"d fin n?i ;.f the ' certainty, "r fir ar.y length of time.
metal and made It a legal tender.
Subsequently It was found that fif
teen pounds of sliver were not -"orth
as much as a pound of gold, and in or
der to conform to the relative market
value of the metals congress decided
that the silver dollar should thereafter
weigh sixteen times as much as the I
gold dollar. In doing this congress
went to the other extreme and put too
fow an estimate on silver. The Euro
pean nations composing the Latin Un
ion made their coining ratio fifteen a:id
one-half to one, and the ow ner of fIIct
here would not exchange sixteen
pounds of It for a pound of gold be
cause he could obtain the same thing
In Europe for fifteen and a half pounds
of silver. In other words, the quantity
of silver in a dollar was worth more
than one hundred cents. Consequently
holders of silver bullion ceased to send
ft to the United States mints and t'ie
silver dollar previously coined was
hoarded.
When the mint laws were revise! in
1873 the provision for the free coinage
of silver was dropped. This attracted
little attention at the time because
none of these dollars had been In circu
lation for a generation: and, In fact,
only eight millions of them In all had
been coined from the foundation of the
government up to that time. Owing to
the discovery of new mines the world's
production of silver began to steadily
increase, and the price consequently be
gan to decline, and the European na
tions were In self defence compelled to
close their mints against further free
coinage of the depreciated metal. While
liver was high the mine owners cared
nothing about the mint, but when it
got so low that a pound of gold would
buy seventeen pounds of silver in the
market, these gentlemen began to
clamor for a restoration of the privi
lege of selling to the American peonle
through the mint at the old ratio of
sixteen to one. It was than that thpy
discovered that the act of 1STJ was a
"crime."
As a concession to them the Hland
law was passed, under which nearly
four hundred million silver dollars wore
(Mined, the treasury, however, buying
the bullion for this purixse at Ita mar
ket value. In ISW the Sherman law
was passed, compelling the treasury to
buy one hundred and forty tons of
silver every month and Issue notes In
payment. This produced the panic of
tS!5, and was then repealed. As a re.
suit of these laws we have coined or
issued nearly six hundred million dol
lars In silver. Despite all these pur
chases by the treasury the price of sil
ver steadily fell. Today It takes about
thirty pounds of stiver to buy a pound
of gold, but the free coinage advocates
demand that the government that is
to say, the pjople ball tnke sixteen
I pounds of silver as the equivalent of a
I pound of jrold. When th- (trains
of silver that go to t.-.a e a bis do Inr
were v.irth i-vre than u hundred cents
the mine owners sold their product in
Europe. Now that STl1 grain are
worth about fifty-three cents they In
sist that the government shall stamp
i tt into a dollar and shall open the
m'nts to all the silver In the world at
this ratio of "sixteen to one."
V.'e gtve space In another column to
an article on the report of the com
mittee of the last house of representa
tives on the Nicaragua canal. It will
be observed that the committee reports
favorably both on the feasibility of the
canal and the propriety of Its financial
backing by the government. In this
connection It Is worth while recalling
that the Republican party and Its can
didate. William McKlnley, stand pledg
ed by the St. Louis platform not mere
ly to the financial guaranty of the can
al, but further, for Its absolute control
by this country after It completion.
How much progress do Pacific coast
people think would be made with the
canal under the next administration
if the disaster of Bryan's election
should happen? Aside from the Im
probability that the government would
have any credit to lend to such an un
dertaking, and the well know n hostility
of the Populist theory of government
to national aid for any public improve
ment, an examination of the Chicago
platform fails to disclose one word of
mention concerning this great enter
prise.
It pleases the supporters of free U
ver , , ,t tfte ,.lk of our Clv(j,t
being Injured abroad should their the
ories prevail In the coming election.
Cut the drift Is all that way now In
London, the money center of the world.
Investors over there are uneasy at 'he
possible success of the Democratic ran
didates. The effect of a victory of the
political party which alms to pay gold
obligations In silver at the ratio of 16
tor 1 would Inevitably be the collapse
of American credit abroad, says a ca
ble to the New York Tribune. The
world's stock of sliver would be drawn
toward America, and all the gold in
the country would be exported to pay
for It. The t'nlted States would be
come a silver country, like India, Mex
ico or Peru, and European capital
would be withdrawn from all classes
of American investments. These arc
the English views, and German opin
ion fully sustains them. J
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cure of all Female Complaints, exerting
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Headache, Fainting Spells, or are Ner
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or troubled with Dlizy Spells, Electric
Bitters Is the medicine you need. Health
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Fifty cents and CM at Chas. Rogers'
Drug Store.
In Europe thrushes build their nests
as near to human habitation as they
can to escape the persecutions of the
magpies.
THE PROSTRATING SHOCKS
The eradication and prevention of dis
eases of a miasmatic type are, however,
ascertained possibilities. Long expe
rience has shown that there Is Infinite
ly more preventive efficacy In the fine
botanic medicine, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, than In the alkaloids, drugs
and poisons hich were formerly the
o.dy recognized means of removing and
anticipating attacks of fever and ague
and bilious remittent. When the sys
tem has been depleted by periodically
recurring paroxysms, this agreeable re
storative renews the fund of energy,
and Is not only a positive specific, but
repairs the damage to the general
health Inflicted by all febrile complaints
partaking of the malarial character.
Don't clc.se up the front of your house
and sit in the back yard. You don't
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Small in size but great In results.
DeWItt's Little Early Risers act gently
but thoroughly, curing indigestion, dys
pepsia, and constipation. Small pill,
be3t pill. Chas. Rogers.
It is not g Ivlng away any secret to
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The softest thing In the world, out
side of a callow youth with his first
sweetheart. Is a woman s hand on a
heated forehead.
The old story of Prometheus Is a
parable. Prometheus was on terms of
intimacy with the Gods. From them he
stole fire and gave It to men. For this
he was bound to the rocks of Mount
Caucassus. and vultures were set upon
him. They only ate his liver. This
grew again as fast as it was pecked
away. Are his sufferings to be Imag
ined? Take a modern Interpretation of this
parable. There Is no cooking without
fire. In cooking and eating the mis
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the bowels become clogged, they can
not dispose of the food that Is given
them. The Impurities back up on the
liver. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
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tures of dyspepsia and Its kindred dis
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suffering from dyspepsia than there Is
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icine dealers the world over.
Few women really read the news
papers, they skim the contents, making
sure only of the fashions and the obit
uary notices.
A HOUSEHOLD TREASURE.
D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharle. N. Y.,
says that he always keeps Dr. King's
New Discovery In the house and his fam
ily has always found the very best re
sults follow Its use; that he would not
be without It, If procurable. G. A. Dyke
man, DrugRlst, Cntsklll, N. Y says that
Dr. King's New Discovery Is undoubtedly
the best Cough remedy: that he has used
It In his family for eight years and it has
never failed to do all that Is claimed for
It. Why not try a remedy so long tried
and tested. Trial bottles free at Chas.
Ropers' drug store. Regular size Kc
and J1.W.
The summer boarder now feels ag
grieved because he or she does not
receive twelve course dinners for five a
week.
BUCKLEN'S ARMICA SALVE.
The best salve In the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains,- Corns, and AH Skin Erup
tions,, and positive cure for Piles, or no
pay required, it Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price, 25 cents per box. For sale by
Chas. Roger;, Odd Fellows' building.
If salted peanuts were as expensive
as salted almonds, they would be more
In demand on dainty dinner tables.
ROYAL Baking Powder
has been awarded highest
honors at every world's fair
where exhibited.
Some people make the trolley cars
answer the purpose of a moving van.
"Wake up, Jacot), day Is breaking!"
so said DeWItt's Little Early Risers to
a man who had taken them to arouse
his sluggish liver. Chas. Rogers.
Brook trout, like other members of
the salmon family, have small, thin
scales.
Do you lack faith and love health?
Let us establish your faith and restore
your health with DeWItt's Barsaparllla.
Chas. Rogers.
The wearing of the green was all
right in the spring time, but it is the
wearing of the white that is In vogue
now.
The best chemical compound for wash
ing powder is "Soap Foam,'' as it will
not "yellow the clothes," nor burn the
hands. It's the finest thing in ths world
for the batb. One trial will convince
you.
that
only
is not
in size than any
The woman w ho acknowledges she has
always been poor is very rare, as a
rule she says she has seen better days.
Ell Hill. Lumber City, fa . writes: "I
have been suffering from Plies for
twenty-five years and thought my case
Incurable. DeWItt's Witch Hazel Salve
was recommended to me as a pile cure,
so I bought a box and It performed a
permanent cure." This Is only one of
the thousands ot similar cases. Ede
ma, sores and skin diseases yield quick
ly when It Is used. Chas. Rogers.
The woman In town for the day takes
special pains to let all those within
hearing know tba she has Just run
In from her country house.
Wbea Baby was sick, we gar her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Silas, she duag to Castoria,
WheasheL Children, (he is -them Castoria.
Each salmon produces about iO.OW.OM)
eggs.
It would he hard to convince a man
suffering from bilious colic that his
agony Is due to a microbe with an un
pronouncable name. Rut' one dose of
DeWItt's Colic and Cholera Cure will
convince him of its power to afford
Instant relief. It kills pain. Chas.
Rogers.
It Is said thnt the Greenland whale
sometimes attains the age of 400 years.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
The largest mammoth tusk yet dis
covered was sixteen feet In length.
We are anxious to do a little good In
this world and can think of no pleas
anter or better way to do It than by
recommending One Mlnue Cough Cure
as a preventative of pneumonia, con
sumption, and other serious lung trou
bles that follow neglected colds. Chas.
Rogers.
A little alcohol or ammonia in the
bath these days Is refreshing and
cleanly.
When we consider that the intestines
are about five times as long as the
body, we can realize the Intense suf
fering experienced when they become
inflamed. DeWItt's Colic and Cholera
Cure subdues inflammation at once and
completely removes the difficulty. Chas.
Rogers.
Go to bed early If you calculate on
getting any sleep.
Pure blood means good health. De
Witt's Sarsaparllla purifies the blood,
cures Eruptions, Eczema, Scrofula and
all diseases arising from impure blood.
Chas. Rogers.
One's own conscience Is not
great a monitor as one's servants.
so
Pass the good word along the line.
Files can be quickly cured without an
operation by simply applying DeWItt's
Witch Hazel Salve. Chas. Rogers.
The box party is transferred
the theatre to the coach.
from
Persons who have a coughing spell
every night, on account of a tickling
sensation In fhe throat, may overcome
It at once by a dose of One Minute
Cough Cure. Chas. Rogers.
The stout woman Invariably evinces
a preference for a plaid waist.
Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Contain no Ammonia or Alum,
decides
Declaration of Principles
The! lo'puhllrAli ot the United StutrS,
iissi'tulilcd by tht'lr repii'soutntlvc In
National Convention, appealing for the
luqiular and hisloilcul Justification of
their claims to the matchless achieve
ments of thirty years of Ilcpubllrnii
rule, cutneslly and conlldenlly addrvs
themselves to the awakened Intolll
Roue, experience uiul conscience of
their countrymen In the following dec
laration of facts and principles:
For the li t lime since the Civil
War tln American people have wit
r.esscd thi cnlHtnltouk consequences of
full and unrestrained Iviiincratte con
tod of the (lownunent. It ha been
a recud of unpninlled Incapacity, dis
honor and disaster. In administrative
imniageinent It has ruthbssly sacrific
ed Indlspiiisllile revenue, entailed an
unceasing deficit, eked out ordinary
cuix nt expenses with borrowed money,
piled up the public debt by KW.ooO.OOO
In tune i f peace, forced an adverse bal
ance of trade, to a perpetual menace
hanclng over tile redemption fund,
pawned American credit to alien syn
dicates and reversed all the measures
and results of successful Republican
rule. In the broad effect of Its policy
It has precipitated panic, blljjhted In
duslry and trade with prolonged de
pression, closed factories, reduced work
and wages, hailed enterprise and Clip
pled American production while stimu
lating foreign production for the Amer
ican market. Every consideration of
public safety and Individual Interest
demands that the government shall be
rescued from the hands of those who
have shown themselves incapable of
conducting It without disaster at home
and dishonor abroad, and shall be re
stored to the party which for thirty
years administered It with uneqimled
success and prosperity.
A Protective Tarill.
We renew and emphasise our allegi
ance to the policy of protection as the
bulwark of American industrial Inde
pendence and the foundation of Amer
ican development and prosperity. This
true American policy taxes foreign pro
ducts and encourages home Industry;
It puts the burden of revenue on for
eign goods, it secures the American
market for the American producer; It
upholds the American standard of
wages for the American working-man;
It puts the factory by the side of the
farm, and makes the American farmer
less dependent on foreign demand and
price: It diffuses general thrift and
founds the strength of all on the
strength of each. In Ita reasonable ap
plication It I Just. fair, and Impartial,
equally opposed to foreign control and
domestic monopoly, to sectional dis
crimination and Individual favoritism.
We denounce the present Democratic
tariff us sectional. Injurious to the pub
lic credit and destructive to business
enterprise. We demand such equitable
larlit on foreign lmorts which come
Into competition with American pro
ducts as will not only furnish adequate
revenue for the necessary expenses of
the government, but will protect Amer
ican labor from degredatlon to the
wage level of other lands. We are not
pledged to any particular schedules.
The question of rates Is a practical
question, to be governed by the condi
tions of the time and production; the
ruling and uncompromising principle
Is the protection and development of
American labor and Industry. The
country demands a right settlement
and then It wants rest.
Krriiroi'ity Willi Oilier Nations.
We believe the repeal of the reel
proclty arrangements negotiated by the
!ut Itcuhllrnn administration was a
national calnmlty, and we demand
their renewal and extension on such
terms as will equalize our trade with
other nutlona, remove the restrictions
which now obstruct the sale of Amer
ican products In the ports of other
countries and secure the enlarged mar
kets of our farms, forests and factories.
Protection and reciprocity are twin
measures of Republican policy, and go
hand In hand. Democratic rule has
recklessly struck down both, and both
must be re-established. Protection for
what wc produce, free admission for
the necessaries of life which we don't
produce, reciprocal agreements of mu
tual Interest which gain open markets
for us In return for our open market to
others. Protection builds up domestic
Industry and trade and secures our
own market for ourselves. Reciprocity
builds up foreign trade and finds. an
outlet for our surplus.
Protection to Sugar Producers.
We condemn the present administra
tion for not keeping faith with ths
sugar producers of this country. The
Republican party favors such protec
tion as will lead to the production on
American soil of all the sugar the
American people use, and for which
they pay other countries more than
1100,000,000 annually.
Wool and Woolens.
To all our products to those of the
mine and the field, as well as to those
of the shop and the factory to hemp
to wool, the product of the great Indus
try of sheep husbandry, as well as to
the finished woolens of the mill we
promise the most ample protection.
Merchant Marine.
We favor restoring- the early Ameri
or tmic
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
can policy of discrimination duties for
the tip-bulldlng of our merchant murine
and the protection of our shipping In
the forelitn carrying Irnde, so (hat
American ships ths product of Amer
ican labor, employed lu American ship
yards, sailing under the Slur and
Stripes, and manned, nltlcercd and
owned by American may iciialn I he
carrying of our foreign commerce.
The Financial Ismip.
"The Republican parly Is unreserv
edly for sound money, It caused the
enactment of the law providing for the
resumption of specie payment In l7t;
since then every dollar ha been a
good as gold. We are unalterably op
posed to every measure calciilatid 10 de
base our currency or Impair the credit
of our country. We are, therefore, op
posed to the free coluace of silver, ex
cept by International ngroeincnt with
the lending commercial nation of the
world, which we pledge ourselves to
promote, and until such agrrement can
be obtained we believe the existing
sold standard must be preserved. All
our silver and paper ouireiiey now In
circulation must bo iiialulalned at a
parity with gold, and we favor all
measures designed to maintain Inviola
ble the obligation of the United
State, uiul nil our money, whether coin
or paper, at the present alandaid. the
standard ot the most cnllghtei ed na
tions of the earth."
Pontons for Veterans.
The veterans of the Union armle de
serve and should receive fair treatment
and generou recognition. Whenever
practicable they should be given the
preference In the matter of employ
ment, and they are entitled to the en
actment of such law as best calculat
ed to secure the fulfillment of the
pled ifs made to them In the dark days
of the country's peril. We denounce
the practice ot the pension bureau so
recklessly and unjustly carried on by
the present administration, of reducing
tension and arbitrarily dropping
names from the rolls, as deserving the
severest condemnation of the American
people.
Foreign Relations.
Our foreign policy should be at all
times firm, vigorous and dignified, and
all our Interests In the western hemis
phere carefully watched and guarded.
The Hawaiian Islands should be con
trolled by the United States and no for
eign iowrr should be permltetd lo In
terfere with them. The Nicaragua
Canal should be built, owned and op
erated by the United States, and by
the purchase of the Dnnlsh Island we
should secure a pmer and much-needed
naval station In the West Indie.
Armenian Massacres.
The mnssacrva In Armenia have
aroused the deep sympathy and Just
Indignation of the American people,
and we believe that the United States
should exercise all the Influence It ran
properly exert to bring these atrocltlc
to an end. In Turkey. American resi
dent have been exposed to the gravest
dangers and American property de
stroyed. There and everywhere Amer
ican citizens and American property
must be absolutely protected at all
hazards and at any cost.
Monroe Doctrine.
We reassert the Monro doctrine in
Its full extent and reaffirm the right of
the Unulted.Htutes to give the doctrine
effect by responding to the appeals of
any American statu for friendly Inter
vention In case of European encroach
ment. We have not Interfered, and
shall not Interfere, with the existing
possessions of any European power In
this hemisphere, but those possessions
must not, on any pretext, be extended.
We hopefully look forward to the
eventual withdrawal of the European
powers from this hemisphere, and the
ultimate union of all the English
speaking part of the continent by the
free consent of Its Inhabitants.
Independence of Ciiha.
From the hour of achieving their ow n
Independence the people of the United
States have regarded with sympathy
the struggles ot other American peoples
to free themselves from European dom
ination. We watch with deep Hnd abid
ing Interest the heroic battle of the Cu
ban patriots against cruelty and op
pression, and our best hopes go out for
the full success of their determined con
test for liberty.
The government of Spain, having lost
control of Cuba and being unable to
protect the property or lives of resi
dent American citizens or to comply
with Its treaty obllgatlones, we believe
that the government of the United
States should actively use its Influence
and good offices to restore peace and
give Independence to the Island.
Enlargement of (lie Navy.
The peace and security of the repub
lic and the maintenance of Its rightful
Influence among the nations of the
earth demand a naval power commen
surate with Its position and responsi
bility. We therefore favor the contin
ued enlargement of the navy and
complete system of harbor and sci,.
i'ot defense,
Iniiiikrullon Laws.
For Ihu Iwotfi'tlon of the eqtmllly of
our American cltlenhli and nf the
wane of our woiklnmnon against the
fatal conipelllliin of low-priced labor,
un ileiuntid Ilia! Ih Immigration laws
be thoroughly enforce.!, and so cMitnd
ed in to exclude from entrance to ths
United Stale those who can neither
lend imr write.
Civil Service.
The Civil Service law placed on
the statute hook by the Republican
parly, which tin always iitalud It,
mi'l we renew our repeated declare,
tloti that II hall be thoroughly and
honestly enforced and extended wlier
ever practicable.
Free Pa Hot.
We demand thnt every rllli. n of the
United State shall bo allowed lo cast
one free and unretrcled ballot, and
that such ballot shall b counted and
relumed a cast.
I.ynchl k ('oMdeinr.i'i!.
We proclaim our unqualified roudem.
tuition of the unclvlllted and barbarous
practices, well known a lynching or
killing of human being, sioqectcd or
charged with crime, without process of
law.
National Arbitration.
We favor the creation of a national
board of arbitration lo settle and ad
just difference which may arlso be
tween employer and employed engaged
In Interslate commerce.
Free Homesteads.
W believe in an Immediate return
lo the free homestead policy of the
Republican party and urge the passage
by congress of the satisfactory tree
homestead measure which ha already
passed Ih house and 1 now pending
In the senate.
Admission of Terriiorifs.
i W favor the admission of ths re
maining terrltorle at the earliest prac
ticable dale, having due regard to the
Interests of (he people of the territo
ries snd of the United Stale. Ail the
federal officer appointed for the terri
tories shall be selected from bona fid
residents thereof, and the right of self,
government shall bo acorded as far as
practicable.
Alaska Keirfvntailon.
We believe the clllxons of Alaska
should have representation In the con
gress of the United Htale,tn the end
that needful legislation may be lutein,
gently enacted.
Sumptuary Legislation.
Wo sympathise with all wise and lo
gltlirate effort to lessen and prevent
the evils of Intemperance , p,,,M1, (tt
morality.
High ts of Women.
The Republican party Is mindful of
tho rights and Interests of women Pro
tection of American Industrie Inelude
equal opportunities, equal pay for equal
Work and protection to the home. We
favor tho admission of women to wider
spheres of usefulness, and welcome
their co-operation In rescuing the coun
try from Democratic ami populist mis
management and misrule. Fucli nre ths
principles ami policies of the Uepubll
can party. Ily these principle we will
ublde and these principles we will put
Into execution. Wc nsk for them the
considerate Judgment of t. American
people.
Confident alike In tho history ,,f ,ir
great party and In the Justice of our
cause, we present our platform and our
considerations, m the full assurance
that the election will bring vl. t..ry to
the Republican parly nnd prosperity to
ojPle of tho United Hlntes.
Ladies and
Children
who travel by the Ilur
Ungton Route are given
particular care and at
tention. Just to Illustrate what
this means: a few
months ago, five children
whose ages ranged from
three to eloven years,
made the Journnv
our line from Ellens
burg, Wash., to Kansas
City, ENTIRELY UN
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sas City, Bt: Louis and
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