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Th Asiorian guaranteca to Its sub
scribers the largest circulation ot any
newspaper published on th Columbia
river.
Advertising rates can be had on appli
cation to the business manager.
The Weekly Astorlan, the second oldest
weekly In the state of Oregon, has, next
to the Portland Oregonian. the largest
weekly circulation In the state.
J no. F. Handley dt Co., are our Port
land agents, and copies of The Astorlan
eaa be had every morning at their stand,
E Third street.
If there l one Democratic paper that
cannot be Induced to believe In the re
cent actions of ita party, that paper Is
the Louisville Courier-Journal. It says
that the Chicago convention will close
for years the career of the Democratic
party, and continues In this woeful
strain: "Defeat as a result of the con
vention is Inevitable. It will come, rest
assured. In November, Inglorious and
crushing. But If, th-ough any .unlock
ed for development, the ticket put
forth at Chicago should be elected. It
would mean even a greater disaster
to the Democratic party than defeat
at the ballot box, for with the ruin
which such a victory would bring, the
party responsible for It would be con
signed to an exile far longer and more
odious than would follow Its failure
at the polls."
The avowed theory of free silver
coinage Is founded on the assump
tion that It will bring more money In
to circulation. An Increase of the
money stock of the country Is ex
pected to raise the prices of agricul
tural produce and make the payment
of debts more easy. This lure Is dan
gled before the noses ot the farmers,
and especially In face of the men who
have mortgages to pay off. Waiving,
for the sake of the argument, any con
siderations of the bad faith of this
, coinage, and the shock to credit and
business. It can be certainly demon
strated that unlimited silver coinage
would not increase the money stock
for years to come. For several years,
at least. It would greatly contract the
money In circulation. Our mints to
day running at full blast could not
coin more than eighty million silver
dollars In a year. The entire silver
product of the mines of the world does
not exceed one hundred and sixty
millions a year. A great share of this
product would be directed inevitably
to the consumption of the manufactur
ing arts and the demands of other sll
cr coinage countries. Under any con
ditions several years would be requir
ed to produce a stock of silver dollars
equal in amount to our existing stock
f equivalent gold coins. The advent
of free-silver coinage would be in
stantly attended by a withdrawal of
the gold stock from circulation. This
withdrawal Is inevitable on the ground
of the recognized Gresham law that in
the event of free coinage the coin of
least bullion value will supplant the
coin of greater bullion value. The op
eration of this law has been Invaria
ble In the monetary experience of the
world. Such a withdrawal would cause
a contraction of our currency unexam
pled in American history. Instead of
having more money in circulation
there would be a money famine from
Maine- to Arizona. The pinching of
credit would be Inevitable, and fear
fully disastrous to every business In
tereist The only good thing under this
black cloud would be the utter col
lapse of the free-silver coinage hum
bug. THE SUBSTITUTION OF HANXA.
It fa evident that the Pemocratic
campaign will be largely devoted to
the substitution of M. A. Hanna for
William McKipley. It has already been
proclaimed by the Democrats that the
election of McKinley will practically
mea.n the election of Hanna, who will
be the moving spring of the adminis
tration. So SIcKlnley will be twice
pelted, once for himself and once for
the alleged Warwick who made him.
This Is really quite an artful scheme
of assault. Thus far the campaign
dragnet has failed to bring even a tlnsje
of scum to the surface discreditable to
McKlnley's private life and personal
Integrity, but there Is still some hope
of besmearing him in raking over the
record of his substitute Hanna. In
fact. It is announced by one of the
newspapers, which are carrying on the
campaign work most ardently, that It
has scraped up a pile of scandal touch
ing Hanna's relations with his work
Ingmen, which It proposes to expose
from time to time In the most damag
ing way possible to the McKlnley cam
paign. Mr. Hanna Is a strong man, abun
dantly able to take care of himself,
and defend his reputation from libel
lous asault. He has had an honorable,
and successful business life, and his
character has never been seriously
threatened or assailed until he exposed
himself to wanton calumny by his en
trance Into the campaign for his friend,
McKlnley. Probably he would face the
mud-throwing with silent contempt, If
he alone was the object of the pelting.
But he will be Justly Indignant, as
every honest man should be, at the
attempt to cover McKinley with the
mud ostensibly cast at his leading
backer. The design will probably fall
of Its end In detracting votes from Mc
Klnley to any considerable extent, for
Its palpable Injustice cannot be dls-
gulsed, and before the end of the cam
paign McKlnley will have marked his
own Individuality so unmistakably on
the stump that he cannot be compared
with Hanna or any other prominent
barker.
Mark Hanna Is not the Republican
candidate for president In any sense,
and he will not be president when Mc
Klnley la elected. William McKlnley
has a mind of his own. a will of his
own, and a conscience of his own. as
nobody will deny If he lives to be the
president of the. United States for a
term of four years.
The silver bug should not delude him
self with the Me that the only enemy
he has to combat Is the gold bug. There
are others, says the Times-Herald. The
copper bug Is abroad In the land. His
headquarters are not In the Auditori
um. He Is not backed by and sena
torial syndicate. The ,w net s of the big
copper mines In the Lake- Superior re
gion have not guaranteed a big cor
ruption fund f r the campaign In case
a copper bug Is nominated. for pivsi
dent Put the copper bug Is making
good headway just the same. His ar
guments are finding fixed lodgment In
the minds of many who have rejected
the gold bug and the silver bug. His
theories are not constructed with spe
cial reference to the copper business.
Thiy are built on the same lines of
architecture adopted by the silver bnirs.
Every argument advanced for free
silver applies with greater force to
free copper. The widow's mite was
copper; the money of the poor Is cop
per; It has been coined into money by
nearly all the nations of the earth for
a thousand years. If the government
with Its stamp can make 53 cents of
silver worth a full dollar it can make
3 cents worth of copper worth II. If
the &!-cent sliver dollar will bring
prosperity and give money to all the
people the 3-cent copper dollar will
bring those blessings In greater meas
ure. If the debtor can save 47 cents
on every dollar under free sliver he
can save 97 cents on every dollar by
paying with a S-cent copper dollar.
The copper bug certainly has a better
scheme than the silver bug. If the ar
guments of the silver bug are sound
those of the copper bug are sounder.
But let us suspend Judgment, breth
ren, until we hear from the man with
the leather dollar.
THE PROSTRATIXG SHOCKS
Of malarial fever are not to be counter
acted by quinine with any degree of
certainty, or for any length of time.
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 which were formerly the
only recognised 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.
A little tact exercised by the daugh
ter, who wants a new gown, works
wonders. She should never make a
request of that sort before her father
has dined.
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
hitn. 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
chief lies. The stomach is overtasked.
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
covery is more than equal to the vul
tures of dyspepsia and Its kindred dis
eases. There Is no more need of men
suffering from dyspepsia than there Is
of hanging one's self, g ,Id by ell mel
lei;..- dialers fhe world over.
The most charming people In the
world unconsciously gain's little aus
terity wiitn referred to as something
or other "in law."
A HOUSEHOLD TREASURE.
D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, N. T.,
says that be 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, Druggist, Catskill, N. T., 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 trlea
and tested. Trial bottles free at Chas.
Rogers' drug store. Regular size 50c
and 11.00.
Women are sentimental and sympa
thetic. If a man says "I am unhap
py," their pity is In peril of becom
ing love.
Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Contains no Ammonia or Alum,
A bowl of water placed as near as
possible to the head of a sick or rest
less person is said to produce sleep.
WEAK UUl
CURED AS IF BY MAGIC.
Victims of Lost Manhood should send at
once for a book
that explains bun
full manly vigor
Is easily, quickly
and permanently
retoren ho man
su ff erl ng from
weakness can af
ford tolKnorcthh
timely a u vice-
Book tellH liO
full strcDuth. de
velopment and tone are imparted to every
portion of the body. Kent with pmitlve
proofs (sealed) free to any nianon application.
ERIE MEDICAL CO., BUFFALO.N.Y.
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"The North Pole
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I Always at the front and wherever
"BATTLE AX" goes it is the
biggest thing in sight. It is as re-
markable for its fine flavor and quality 3
.... lm A in ronf rver
di 1UI HO 1U W Lncwe 4 a, - vwit f
of "BATTLE AX" is almost
twice as large as a 10 cent piece of 1
I any other equally
Green suspenders are quite In touch
with the hideously pronounced tints
seen In masculine linen at the haber
dashers. DID YOU EVER
Try Electrio Bitters as a remedy for your
troubles? If not. get a bottle now ana
get relief. This medicine has been found
to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and
cure ot all Female Complaints, exerting
wonderful direct Influence In giving
strength and ton to the organs. If you
have Loss of Appetite, Constipation,
Headache, Fainting Spell, or are Ner
vous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy,
or troubled with Dlsxy Spells, Electric
Bitters Is th medietas you need. Health
and Strength are guaranteed by Its use.
Fifty cents and $1.00 at Chas. Rogers'
Drug 8tore.
Special belts for wheelwomen have
little purses attached to them.
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.
The best salve In the worll for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum.
Ftver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and All Skin Erup
tions,, and positive cure for Piles, or no
pay required, it Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price, cents per box. For sale by
Chas. Rower;, Odd Fellows' building.
The erase for collecting pillows and
cushions is rampant with the summer
girl.
It is a big thing to say, but never
theless true, that a great multitude of
people have crowned Simmons' Liver
Regulator, the "King of Liver Medi
cines." There is nothing like It for
Malaria, Rreumatlsm, Chills and Fever,
Constipation, Biliousness, Sick Head
ache, Indigestion and all troubles aris
ing from a sluggish or diseased liver.
Simmons" Liver Regulator is the pre
vention and cure of these ailments.
Mousseline de cole is being lavishly
employed on smart dancing frocks.
ROYAL Baking Powder
has been awarded highest
honors at every world's fair
where exhibited.
It is now considered good form for
women to shake hands when Intro
duc d
Eli Hill, Lumber City, Pa., writes: "I
have been suffering from Piles 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 of similar cases. Ecze
ma, sores and skin diseases yield quick
ly when It is used. Chas. Rogers.
The craze for blue and white Is as
apparent in gowns as In bric-a-brac.
When Baby was flck, we gave her Cattorla,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Mlas, she clung to Castoria.
When she L rjiildren.thega' tthraCutorla,
Continued observation helps a wom
an to dress economically and well.
Small In size but great In results.
DeWItt's Little Early Risers act gently
but thoroughly, curing Indigestion, dys
pepsia, and constipation. Small pill,
best pill. Chas. Rogers.
There's mora clothing destroyed by poor
soap than by actual wear. "Hoe Cake"
soap contains no fres alkali and will not
Injure the finest lace. Try It and notice
the difference In quality. Ross, Higgles
k Co.
made use of at last."
good tobacco. $
Last year's collars can be happily
adjusted to this year's shirt waists.
It would be hard to convince a man
suffering from bilious colic that his
nonv is due to a microbe with an un
pronouncable name. But one doss of
DeWItt's Colic and Cholera Cur will
convince him of Its power to afford
Instant relief. It kills pain. Chas.
Rogers-
Many geese with money become
swans at summer resorts.
We are anxious to do a little good In
this world and can think of no pleas
anter or better wry to do It than by
recommending One Minus Cough Cure
as a preventative of pneumonia, con
sumption, and other serious lung trou
blea that follow neglected colds. Chas.
Rogers.
Thistles are the latest adornment
for sailor hats.
When we consider that the intestines
are about five times as lung 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.
Until you we your butcher thawing
out last winter's refrigerated chicken
you cannot properly estimate the value
of Ice.
Pure blood means good health. De
Witt's Saraaparllla purifies the blood.
cures Eruptions', Eczema. Scrofula and
all diseases arising from Impure blood.
Chas. Rogers.
The silly girls who write notes to
actors would feel very cheap If they
could see their communications being
laughed over.
Pass the good word along the line.
Piles can be quickly cured without an
operation by simply applying DeWItt's
Witch Hazel Salve. Chas. Rogers.
Some otherwise well-gowned women
are seen wearing cotton gloves.
Persons who have a coughing rfpell
every nlsht. on account of a tickling
sensation In the throat, may overcome
It at once by a dose of One Minute
Cough Cure. Chas. Rogers.
Regular old-time sandals are worn
by some belles with their Empire
gowns.
Do you lack faith and love health?
Let us establish your faith and restore
your health with DeWItt's Sursaparllla.
Chas. Rogers.
The wman who can return from an
all day ride on the wheel looking cool
and comfortable Is a wonder.
"Wake up, Jacob, day Is breaking!"
so said DeWItt's Little Early Risers to
a man who had taken them to arouse
his sluggish liver. Chas. Rogers.
Why do the most colorless men go in
for tints that make them look more
like Albinos than ever.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
They Lack Life
There are twines sold to fishermen
on the Columbia liver that stand In
the same relationship to Marshall's
Twine as a wooden image does to tht
human being they lack strength lift
evenness and lasting qualities. Don't
fool yourself into the belief that other
twines besides Marshall's will do "Just
as well." They won't. They cannot
Declaration of Principles
The Republicans of th United StiKcs,
nksomlilfd by their representatives In
National Convention, appealing for the
popular and historical Justification ot
tlnlr claims to the matchless achieve
ments of thirty year of Kepublican
rule, euniestly and confidently address
themselves, to the awakened lutein
gciu'o, experience and conscience of
their countrymen In the following dec
laration of facts and principles:
Kor the tirst tlm since the Civil
War the American people have wit
nessed the rnlninltous consequences of
full and unrestrained IVmoeratlc con
trol of the iloveniment. It has been
a revulM ol iinpainuru im-pii), u-
honor and disaster. In administrative
niititaKemeitt It bus ruthUssly sacrific
ed Inilispenslble revenue, entailed an
unceasing deficit, eked out ordinary
current expenses wnn oniruweu inuiiejr,
piled up the public debt by t:'ti:iVO.0O0
lit time of peace, forced an adverse bal
ance of trade, to a perpetual menace
hanging over the redemption fund.
pawned American credit to alien syn
dicates and reversed alt the measures
and results of successful Republican
rule. In the broad effect of Its policy
It has precipitated panic, blighted In-
dustry and trade with prolonged de
pression, closed factories, reduced work
and wages, halted enterprise and crip.
pled American production while stimu
lating foreign production for the Amer
ican market. Kvery consideration of
public safety and Individual Interest
demands that the government shall b
rescued from the hands of those who
have shown themselves Incapable of
conducting It without disaster at home
and dishonor abroad, and shall he re
stored to the party which for thirty
years administered It with uneqiialed
success and prosperity
A Protective Tarifl. .
We renew and emphasize our allegi
ance to the policy of protection aa 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 worklngman;
It puts the factory by the side of the
farm, and makes the American fanner
less dependent on foreign demand and
price; It diffuses general thrift and
founds the strength of all on the
strength of each. In Its reasonable ap
plication It Is 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 aa sectional. Injurious to the puln
11c credit and destructive to business
enterprise. We demand such equitable
tariff on foreign Imports 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 drgredatlon 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.
Reciprocity With Other Nations.
We believe the repeal of the reci
procity arrangements negotiated by the
last Republican administration was a
national calamity, and we demand
their renewal and extension on such
terms as will equalize our trade with
other nations, 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 ha:i
recklessly struck down both, and both
must be re-established. Protection for
what wc produce, free admission for
the necessaries of life which wo 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 domestlo
Industry and trade nnd secures our
own market for ourselves. Reciprocity
builds up foreign trade and finds an
outlet for our surplus.
Prgtection to Suar Producers.
We condemn the present administra
tion for not keeping faith with the
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
$100,000,000 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
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
can policy of discriminating duties for
tho tip-bulldtng of our merchant marine
wild the protection of our shipping In
the foreign carrying trade, so that
American ships the product of Amer
ican labor, employed In American ship
yards, sailing under the Bur and
ftrlpea, and manned, officered and
owned by Americans may regain the
carrying of our foreign commerce.
The Financial Issue.
"The Republican party Is unreserv.
edly for sound money. It caused the
enactment of the law providing for the
resumption of specie payments In 1X?I;
since then every dollar has been as
good as gold. We are unalterably op
posed to every measure calculated to de
base our currency or Impair the credit
of our country. We are, therefore, op.
posed to the free coinage ot silver, ex
cept by International agreement with
the leading commercial nations of the
world, which we pledge ourselves to
promote, and until such agreement ran
be obtained we believe the existing
told standard must be preserved. All
our silver and paper currency now In
circulation must be maintained at a
parity with gold, and we favor all
measures designed to maintain Inviola
ble the obligations of the United
fftntea, and all our money, whether ooln
or rt'r. at the present staudaid. the
standard of the most enlightened na
tions of the earth."
Pensions for Veterans.
Tht veterans ot the Union armies de
serve and should recelvs fair treatment
and generous 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 laws as best calculat
ed to secure the fulfillment of the
pledges made to them In ths dark days
of the country's peril. We denounce
the practice of the pension bureau so
recklessly and unjustly carried on by
ths present administration, of reducing
pensions and arbitrarily dropping
names from the rolls, as deserving the
severest condemnation ot the American
people.
Foreign Relations,
Our foreign policy should be at all
time 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 power should be permttetd to In
terfere with them. The Nicaragua
Canal should be built, owned and op
erated by the United States, and by
the purchase of the Danish Islands we
should secure a proper and much-needed
naval station In the West Indies.
Armenian Massacres.
The massarrea In Armenia have
aroused the deep sympathy and Just
Indignation of the American people,
and we believe that the United Slates
should exercise all the Influence It ran
property exert to bring these atrocities
to an end. In Turkey, American resi
dents have been exposed to the gravest
dangers and American property de
stroyed. There and everywhere Amer
ican citizens snd American property
must be absolutely protected at all
hazards and at any cost.
Monroe Doctrine.
We reassert the Monroe doctrine In
Its full extent and reaffirm the right of
the Unulted States to give the doctrine
effect by responding to the appeals of
any American state 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 tho
eventual withdrawal of the European
powers from this hemisphere, nnd the
ultimate union of all the English
speaking part of the continent by the
free consent of Its inhabitants.
Independence of Ctilia.
From the hour of achieving their own
Independence tho peopla of the United
States have regarded with sympathy
the struggles of other American peoples
to free themselves from European dom
ination. We watch with deep und abid
ing Interest the heroic battle of the Cu
ban patriots against cruelty and op
pression, anil 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, wa 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 the Navy.
The peace and security of the repub
lic and the maintenance of Its rightful
Influence among the nations of ths
earth demand a naval power commen
surate with Its position and responsi
bility. We therefore favor the contin
ued enlargement of the navy and a
complete system of harbor and sea-
roast defenses.
lnimlnriilki laws.
For the otctlon of the equality of
our American citizenship and of ths
wages of our workliigmeii against the
fatal competition of low-priced labor,
demand that th Immigration laws
he thoroughly enforced, and so extend
ed as to rzchida from entrance, to ths
I'nlted States those who call neither
read nor write.
Civil Service.
The Civil Hervlcs law was placed on
tlis statute book by the Republican
party, which has always sustained It,
and renew our repvaled declara
tions that It shall be thoroughly and
honestly enforced and extended hr
ever practicable. '
Free Hallot.
We demand that every clllz. n of the
United States shall be allowed to cast
on free and unrestricted ballot, and
that such ballot shall be counted and
returned as cast.
hnchl g lomleiiinrd.
Ws proclaim our unqualified condem
nation of the unclvllli.-d and barbarous
practices, well known aa lynching or
killing of human beings, suspvci.d or
charged wlih crime, without process ot
law.
National Arbitration.
We favor th. creation of a national
board of arbitration to settle and ad
Just differences which may arise be
tween employer and employed engaged
In Interstate commerce.
Free Homesteads,
W believe In an Immediate return
to the free homestead policy of the
Republican party and urge th passage
by congress of th satisfactory free
homestead measure which has already
passed th house and I now pending
In th senate.
Admission of TerrliorK
W favor th admission of th re
maining territories at th earliest prac
ticable dale, having due regard to the
Interests of th people of th territo
ries and ot the United States All th
federal officers appointed for th terri
tories shall be selected from bona fid
residents thereof, and th right of self
government shall be acorded as far as
practicable.
Alaska Representation.
We believe the cltliens of Alaska
should have representation In the con
gress of the United Htates.to th end
that needful legislation may be Intelli
gently enacted.
Sumptuary Legislation.
We sympathize with all wis and le
gitimate efforts to lessen and prevent
the evils of Intemperance and promote
morality.
Rights of Women.
The Republican party Is mindful of
the right and Interests of women. Pro
tection of American Industries Includes
equal opportunities, equal pay for equal
work and protection to the home. Wa
favor the admission of women to wider
spheres of usefulness, and welcome
their co-operation In rescuing the coun
try from Democratic and Populist mis
management and misrule. Such are th
principles and policies of the Republi
can party. Hy these principles we will
abide and these principles we will put
Into execution. We axle fur them the
considerate Judgment of the American
people.
Confident alike. In the history of our
great party and In the justice of our
cause, we present our platform and uur
considerations. In the full assurance
that tho election will bring vie t..ry to
the Republican party and prosperity to
tho people of the United Htutes.
The Spot Where
Custer Fell
Is within plnln view of
the Iluiiington Route's
trnck.
The, monument that
marks his lost resting
place Is little, f any,
more than a mile dis
tant. You get a good
view of it ns the train
whirls eastward over the
solldest, thit smoothest,
the best track ever built
west of Chicago,
A pretty booklet, giv
ing a brief account of
the battle In which Cus
ter lost his life will be
mailed to anyone who
asks for It. Write for a
copy. Write also for In
formation about rates
and trains via the Rur
llngton Routo to Oma
ha, Kansas City, St.
Louis, Chicago, and all
other southern and
southeastern cities.
A. C, SHELDON, G. A.,
Portland, Oregon.