THE DAILY ASTOlilAN, TIKSUVV Molt XI NO, Jl'LY 21, !.
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We commend to the consideration
of the Democrats of Oregon the fol
lowing extracts from the Associated
Press dispatches of last Sunday even
ing, from f-L Louts. Comment would
be superfluous:
"Senator Jones (chairman of the
Democratic national committee) was
asked as to what the Populist party
could expect In the way of recognition,
in case Bryan should be Indorsed by
the Populist party. Senator Jones re
plied that In the event of Bryan's
election to the presidency, he would
know no party, and would recognise
all who had rallied to his support.
Populists were not to be looked upon
as step-children. The recognition of
all stiver men woul be equal. This an
nouncement was received with ap
plause by the Bryan Populists pres
ent."' "I am for Bryan (said ex-Governor
Waitel because I believe the plat
form on which he stands Is an excel
lent one. I believe In his sincerity and
dIltjr to the Populist principles of
ALTGELD and FEXXOTER, who.
with Bryan, dominated the Chicago
convention. The Populists can do no
better than to nominate or indorse
Bryan.""
There are two classes of gold coun
tries in the world, and they are known
as the distinctive gold standard and
as the gold and silver standard coun
tries, differing chiefly In the fact that
in the gold standard countries silver Is
a legal tender for a very limited
amount. The gold standard countries
are Austria-Hungary, BraxiL Chill.
England and her colonies. Including
Canada and Australia; Egypt, Fin
land. Germany, Portugal and the Scan
dinavian Union embracing Norway, i
Sweden and Denmark. The gold and
sliver countries In which both gold and
silver are legal tender, but where the
gold standard of value is maintained,
re the Argentine Republic, Bulgaria,
Hayti, Netherlands, Roumanla. Servia.
Spain, Turkey, United States and the
Latin Union embracing Belgium,
France, Greece. Italy, and Swltxer
land. The silver standard countries
ef the world are Central America, Chi
na, India, Mexico, Russia. Bolivia,
Colombia. Equador, and Peru. Venez
uela has recently adopted the gold
standard. The silver countries In buy
lng from all other nations In the world
pay two of their silver dollars for one
dollar of value. In the United States
the amount of money per capita, that
is, for every man. woman and child tn
the nation, is as follows: $8.78 In
gold, IS.98 In silver, and 15.92 in paper
money, making a total of 123.59. The
ether gold and silver nations vary
from M per head In Turkey te $35.77
per head In France, $22.19 of this being
gold and 112.51 silver. In the silver
eountries the amount of money per
head varies from $2.08 in China to
I05 In Mexico, and J IS in Russia.
But the Russian currency Is mostly
paper, and the government Is now ac
cumulating gold with a view to put-
ting it on a gold ! asls. The an-ount .f !
money per capita in England Is $20.78,
and In Germany $17.50.
THE NICARAGUA.
The suggestions contained in this
morning's Astorian from Hon. Horace
L. Hotchkiss, treasurer of the Nicara
gua Canal Company, on the Import
ance of the early consummation of
thaf great enterprise, should make an
Impression on the business men of the
entire Pacific Northwest. Mr. Hotch
kiss has no doubt that the bill for the
construction of the canal can be push
ed through the next congress, rjvld
ed an effort is made In that direction
by the people of this coast. The fact
that the Republican party has seen fit
to pledge Itself by the Ht. Louis plat
form to the completion of the canal
under tne auspices of the government,
ought to encourage some form of Im
mediate and concerted action. It will
not do to wait for the eastern friends
of the canal to take the Initiative in
the matter, nor Is It saf- to trust to
the influence of an aroused public sen
timent rn favor of the canal to force
it through congress. The scheme has
many determined and Influential op
ponents, and tt is natural to assume
that Its strongest friends must live
west of the Rocky Mountains. But If
those friends sit still and depend simply
on the merits or national Importance
ef the canal to put it through congress,
they will not live long enough to see
the canal in operation. There is too
much disposition on the part of west
ern people to trust to the natural at
tractiveness of their section for the in
vestment of capital and immigration.
They do not seem to realize that the
average Easterner knows nothing
whatever about the advantages and
resources of the great Pacific coast re
gion. Other sections of the country
ply the world with their advertise
ments and inducements for Immlgra-
tlon and settlement, but the only In
formation obtainable about the Paci
fic coast, aside from an occasional
magaglne article. Is the word of mouth
tales of travellers, which, however
good as far as It goes, never reaches
the great majority of people who are
seeking new homes or hunting new lo
cations for profitable enterprises.
Throughout the whole East there Is
an utter lack of all Intelligent Idea and
conception of the Immense Importance
of the Nicaragua canal. Many have'
heard of It In a general way and favor
It on general principles. Just as they
do any proioed public enterprise of
magnitude, but ,few know what It
would really mean to this coast and
the entire country If the canal were
built and In operation. In the fullness
of time the canal will doubtless be
built anyway, but If the people now
living on the Paclrto coast expect to
realise any benefit fr.ci I! they will
have do as the p.o;i',c of other per-'
tlon oi tue woi-id are in the hsblt of
doing wheu they see a good thing and'
want It they w 111 have to go after It.
JUST WHAT IT MEAN'S.
Let us try to put this silver ques
tion plainly, so that any worklngman
can understand It.
When you get your wagxa on pay.
day you probably receive various
notes. If ou rend what Is printed en
them you will find that they are not
all alike. One says that the United
States will pay one dollar: another
promises one silver dollar; another one
dollar In coin; but you never bother
yourself about these differences. The
notes are all alike to you, because you
know they are of equal value.
Why? Because they circulate Inter
changeably and behind them all Is the
pledge of the government of the Unit
ed States to maintain them at parity
with gold. And you know that as long
as the present law remains nnd Is ad
ministered as it Is now, every one of
these notes Is good for a dollar's
worth of gold, nnd has exactly the
value of a dollar In gold all the world
over.
Now, what does the free coinage of
silver mean? It means that Instead
of redeeming these notes In gold, the
United States shall redeem them In
silver. And not with a dollar's worth
of silver, mind you, but with a coin
containing 4124 grains of silver, one
tenth alloy, which is worth anywhere
In toe world today about S3 cents tn
gold.
.That Is exactly what Is proposed, to
scale down the value of all our cur-
rency nearly one-nan. do you tninn
that would benefit you ? Philadelphia
Times.
Who does not know women and
young girls who are continually In
tears? Who always see the dark side?
Who have frequent fits of melancholy
without any apparent cause? The in
telligent physician will know that It Is
some derangement of the complicated
and delicate feminine organs. The
young girl suffers, bodily and mentally.
In silence. There Is undue weariness,
unexpected pain, unreasonable tears I
and flu of temper. Dr. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription exerts a wonderful
power over woman's delicate peculiar
weaknesses. Irregularities and painful
derangements of women. Careless,
easy-going doctors frequently treat
their women patients for biliousness.
nervousness, dyspepsia, liver or kid'
ney troubles, when the real sickness
Is in the organs distinctly feminine,
and no help can come till they are
made perfectly strong by the use of
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
Send 21 cents In one-cent stamps to
World's Dispensary Medical Associa
tion, Buffalo, N. T., and receive Dr.
Pierce's 1008 page Common Sense Med
ical Adviser. Illustrated.
FREE PILLS.
Send your address to H. E. Bucklen ft
Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box
of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial
will convince you of their merits. These
pills are easy In action and are particu
larly effective In the cure of Constipation
and Sick Headache. For Malaria and
Liver Troubles they have been proved
Invaluable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every deleterious sub-
Ifsn'B nH tn ha ntiralw ram a HI TIim
do not weaken by their action, but by
glving tone to stomach and bowels great.
ly lnvlgoraet the system. Regular size.
23o per box. Sold by Chas. Rogers,
Druggist.
W hy is it when a man falls from
his wheel that he always acts when
asked if he Is hurt as though the in
quirer ought to know he alighted by
premeditation in that particular spot
and in that particular way.
BUCKLEN'B ARNICA SALVE.
The best salve In the worU for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever 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, 2R cents per box. For sale by
unaa. Koger- Odd Fellows' building.
The sea serpent may be the buga-
boo of the toast resorts, but the cater-1
pillar is his very persistent town rival.
Pure blood means good health. De
Witt's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood,
cures Eruptions, Eczema, Scrofula and
all diseases arising from Impure blood.
Chas. Rogers.
Twist the strand of hair before wind
ing it around the tongs and It will
curl evenly.
MANLY VIGOR
ftNCe MORE In harmony
w with the world. 2000
completely cured mea are
singing happy praise for
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it vlKor known to
medical science. An
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derful fiueowry, In
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erences and proofs,
I - ... Will WKOl V) Bill'
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A woman knows what a bargain
really is. She knows better than a man.
" BATTLE AX " Is selected every time
rj by wives who buy
U bands. They select
bargain. It is the
h the best in quality.
p. almost twice as large as the 10 cent piece
of other high grade
Despite the fact .that men declare
that they are not vain, an opposite
opinion Is engendered when one note
the interest they take In their person
M reflected In store window.
THE PROSTRATING 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-
I ly more preventive efficacy in the fine
botanic medicine, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, than In the alkaloids, drugs
and poisons Thlch were formerly the
oiily 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.
When four or five women are wait
lng for the same car there follows an
exhibition of unqualified selfishness If
the said conveyance happens to have
but one or two vacant sats.
ALL FREE.
Those who have used Dr. King's New
Discovery know Its value, and those who
have not have now the opportunity to
try It free. Call on the advertised drug
gist and get a trial bottle free. Send
your name and address to II. E. Bucklen
A Co., Chlcsgo, and get a sample box
of New Life Pills free, as well as a
copy of Guide to Health and Household
Instructor, free. All of which Is guar,
anteed to do you good and cost you
nothing. Chas. Rogers, druggist. Odd
Fellows' building.
ROYAL Baking Powder
has been awarded highest
honors at every world's fair
where exhibited.
With a summer as variegated in
weather as a crazy quilt Is In color,
home Is not such a bad place after all.
When we consiaer that the intestines
are about nve times as long as tne
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.
The girl who knows she looks well
In the water can never be Induced to
spend her vacation in the mountains.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla.
When Ae was a CSuTd, she cried for Castorla,
When sbe became Mia, she clung to Castorla.
WhensbeL CMdren, the g-.i them CutorU.
No matter how handsome the ma
terial of a gown If It is not appro
priate to the dty there Is no beanty
In it.
Persons who have a coughing spell
every night, on account of a tickling
sensation in ?he throat, may overcome
It at once by a dose of One Minute
Cough Cure. Chas. Rogers.
Some stamped organdies look as
though the mildest ray of sunshine
would be their mortal enemy.
Small in size but great In results.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers act gently
but thoroughly, curing indigestion, dys-
best pill. Chas. Rogers.
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tobacco for their hus- y
it because it is an honest
biggest in size and
The 10 cent pieceis
brands.
If a woman does not own a tiny
chatelaine watch you are sure of her
favor If you give her one.
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 Medl
clnee," There Is. nothing like It for
Malaria, Rreumatlsm, Chills and Fevar,
Constipation, Biliousness, Sick Head-
ache. Indigestion and all troubles aris
ing from a sluggish or diseased liver.
Simmons' Liver Regulator la the pre-
ventlun and cure of these ailments.
Sensible street gowns are made so
that they clear the ground very de
cidedly.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castorla.
It Is a revival of an old English fash-
ton to have the maids of the household
present the bride with a piece of nee
dlework In which they have all tak'-n
some active part.
It would be hard to convince a man
suffering from bilious colic that his
agony Is due to a microbe with an un-
pronouncable name. But one dose of
DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure will
convince him of Its power to afford
Instant relief. It kills pain. Chas.
Rogers.
And now the housewife broils herself
to a blister In her effort to All the pre
serve closet to overflowing.
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 Coutch Cure
as a preventative of pneumonia, con'
sumption, and other serious lung trou
blc-a that follow neglected colds. Chas,
Rogers.
Strawberries are said to whiten the
teeth, but we are very sure that black
berries will darken the tongue.
Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Contains no Amaaonla or Alum,
The woman whose hair Is naturally
of Indian stralghtness does not know
whether she prefers clear and humid
weather to the cold and rainy sort.
KM Hill. Lumber City, Pa., writes:
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 tt Is used. Chas. Rogers.
Grass linen made over green and
trimmed with black satin Is one of the
newest combinations.
Do you lack faith and love health?
Let us establish your faith and restore
your health with DeWitt's Sursaparllla.
Chas. Rogers.
Don't be angry with your friend If
she Is Irritable; she may just be re
covering from some great disappoint
ment.
Pass the good word along the line.
Piles can be quickly tured without an
operation by simply applying DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. Chas. Rogers.
Women pin from left to right, men
from right to left.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castorla.
There's more clothing destroyed by poor
soap than by actual wear. "Hoe Cake"
soap contains no free alkali and will not
Injure the finest lace. Try tt and notice
the difference In quality. Ross, HIgglns
Co.
Declaration of Principles
The Ue publicans of lite United States,
assembled by their representatives In
National Convention, appealing for the
popular and historical Justification of
tlitlr claims to the matchless achieve,
menu of thirty years of Itepubllcnn
rule, eitrui'Mly and confidently address
themselves to the awakened ltUll.
nctice, experience and conscience pf
their countrymen hi lh following dec
laration of facta and principles:
For tlio first time since the Civil
War the American people have wit
tirsjed the calamitous consequences of
full and umvstrnlned Democratic con
trol of the (.lovernment. It has been
a record of unpuntllrd Incapacity, dis
honor and disaster. In administrative
nuumiivmcnt tt hits ruthlissly sacrific
ed Indlspenslble revenue, entailed an
unceasing dcrtclt, eked out ordinary
current expenses with borrowed money,
piled up th public debt by KM.OOO.OOO
In time of peace, forced un adverst bal
ance of I rmle, to a prptual menac
nankins' over the 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 It policy
It has precipitated panic, blighted In
dustry nnJ trade wllh prolonged de
pression, closed factorle. reduced work
and wages, halted enterprise and crip
pled American production while stimu
lation foreign production for the Amer
ican market. Every consideration of
public safety and Individual Interest
demands I tut the government shall be
rescued from the hands of those who
hnv shown themselves Incapable of
conducting It without disaster at horns
and dishonor abroad, and shall be re
stored to the party which for thirty
years administered It with unequaled
success and prosperity.
A Protri'tlvf Tariff.
We renew and emphasise our allegl
ance to th policy of protection as the
bulwark of American Industrial Inde
pendent and the foundation of Amer
Iran 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 th American
market for the American producer; It
upholds the American standard of
wages for the American worklngman;
It puts the factory by th 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 th
strength of each. In Its reasonable ap
plication It is Just, fair, and Impartial,
equally opposed to foreign control and
itomestlc monopoly, to sectional dis
crimination and Individual favoritism.
We denounce the present Democratic
tariff as sectional. Injurious to the pub
lic credit and destructive to business
enterprise. We demand such equitable
tariff on foreign Imports which com
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 th
wage level of other lands. Ws 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 demand a right settlement
and thea It wants rest.
Reciiro iiy With Oilier Nations.
We believe the repeal of the reci
procity arrangements negotiated by the
la.st Krpuhllcan 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 sals 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 we 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 ud domestic
inousiry nnu trade ana 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 admlnistra.
tlon for not keeping faith with the
sugar producers of this country, Ths
Republican party favors such protec
tion as will lead to the production on
American soil of all the sugar ths
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
OK Tlltt
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
can policy uf discriminating duties for
the iip-luilldlng of our merchant marine
and th protection of our shipping In
Hi foreign carrying trade, so that
American shlpstha product of Amer
ican labor, employed In American ship
yards, sailing under th Htars and
Stripes, and manned, officered and
owned by Americans-may regain the
carrying of our foreign commerce.
The Financial Isue.
"Th Republican pnrly Is unreserv
edly for sound money. It caused the
enactment of th law providing for the
resumption of specie payments In JSTV;
since then every dollar has been as
good as old We are unalterably op
posed to every measure calculated to da
base our currency or Impair th credit
of our country. We are, therefore, op.
posed to the fret coinage of silver, ex
cept by International agreement with
Hi leading commercial nations of the
world, which v pledge ourselves to
promote, and until such agreement can
be obtained w believe th existing
(old standard must b preserved, All
our silver and paper currency now In
circulation must be maintained at n
parity with sold, and v favor all
measures designed to maintain Inviola
ble the obligation of the United
States, and all our money, w hether coin
or paper, at th present standard, th
standard of IU most enlightened na
tions of the earth."
Pensions for Veterans.
Th veterans of th Union armies de
serve and should receive fair treatment
and generous recognition. Whtnsvsr
practicable they should be given th
preference In th matter of employ
ment, and they are entitled to th en
actment of such laws as beat calculat
ed to secure the fulfillment of th
pledges made lo thsm In th dark day
of th country's peril. W denounce
th practice of th pension bureau so
recklessly and unjustly carried on by
th present administration, of reducing
pensions and arbitrarily dropping
name from th rolls, as deserving th
severest condemnation of the American
people.
Foreign Relations.
Our foreign policy should be at all
time Arm, vigorous ant dignified, and
all our Interests In th western hemis
phere carefully watched and guarded.
Th Hawaiian Islands should be con
trolled by the United States and no for
eign power should be permltetd to In
terfere with them. The Nicaragua
Canal should be built, owned and op
erated by the United State, and by
the purchase of the Danish Islands ws
should secure a proper and much-needed
naval station In the West Indies.
Armenian Massacres.
The massacres In Armenia hav
amused the deep sympathy and Just
Indignation of the American people,
and we believe (hat the United Slates
should exercise all th Influence It ran
properly 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 and American property
must be absolutely protected at all
haiards and at any cost.
Monroe Doctrine.
We reassert the Monroe doctrine In
Its full extent and rcalTlrm the right of
the Unulted Stales to give the doctrln
effect by responding to tho appeals of
any American state for friendly Inter
vention In case of European encroach
ment. We havo not Interfered, and
shall not Interfere, with the existing
possessions of any European power In
this hemisphere, but ttuisn possessions
must not, on any pretext, be extended.
e 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 Cuha,
From the hour of achieving their own
Independence the people of the United
States have regarded with sympathy
the struggles of other American peoples
to free themselves from European donv
(nation. We watch with deep and abld
lng Interest the heroic battle of the Cu
ban patriots against cruelty and op.
presslon, 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 rest
dent American citizens or to comply
with Its treaty obllgatlones, we believe
that the government of the United
State 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
of harbor and sea-
Immigration Laws.
For the protection of ths equality of
our American iitlsniishli and of th
wages of our ivotklnginen against ths
fatal competition uf low-priced labor,
we demand Hint th Immigration laws
be thoroughly enforced, and so lnd
td us lo vxclud from entrant' to th
United Mates tho who ran neither
read nor w rite.
Civil Service.
Th Civil Hcrvlc Uw Was placed on
Hie statute book by III Republican
party, ulilch has always sustained It,
and wo renew our rnpatd declara
tion that II shall be (hoioughly and
honestly enforced and extended wher
ever practicable.
Free Iiallot.
W demand that every Mtlien of the
United Stales shall b allowed lo cast
one free and unrestricted ballot, and
that such ballot shall b counted and
relumed a cast.
I.VIll'lll R t'oilill'llllll'il.
W proclaim our unqualified condem
nation of th uncivilised and barbarous
practices, well known as lynching or
killing of human beluga, suspected or
charged wlih crime, without process of
law.
National Arbitration.
We favor the creation of a national
board of arbitration to settle and ad
Just differences which may arts be
tween employer and employed ngagd
In Interstate commerce.
Free Homesteads.
W bHv in an Immediate return
to th free homestead policy of th
Republican parly and urg th passsg
by congr of th satisfactory free
homestead measure which has already
passed lb house and Is now pending
In the senate.
Admission of Territories.
W favor the admission of th re
maining territories at th earliest prao
ticabl date, hating due regard to th
Interests of th peopt of th territo
ries and of the United State. All th
federal officer appointed for tho terri
tories shall be selected from bona lid
residents thereof, and th right of self
government shall b aeorded as far as
practicable
Alaska Representation.
We betlev the cltliens of Alaska
should hsv representation In the con
gress of the United Htates.to the end
that needful legislation may be Intelli
gently enacted.
Sumptuary Legislation.
We sympathise with all wis and le
gitimate efforts to lessen and prevent
the evils of Intemperance and promote
morality.
Rights of Women.
The Republican party l mindful of
the rights and Interests of women. Pro
tection of American Industries Includes
equal opportunities, equal pay for equal
work and protection to the home. W
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 ltepubll
can party. Hy these principles we will
abide and these principles we will put
Into execution. We ask for theni 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 nnd our
considerations. In the full assurance
that the election will bring victory to
the Republican party and prosperity to
Uie people of the United States.
The' Spot" Where
Custer Fell
Is within plain
the Hurllngton
truck.
View of
Route's
The monument that
marks his Inst resting
Place Is little, If Bny,
more than a mile dis
tant. You got a good
view of It as the train
whirls eastward over the
solldest, the smoothest,
the best track ever built
west of Chicago.
A pretty booklet, glv
lng 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 Bur
lington Route to Oma
ha, Kansas City, St.
Louis, Chicago, and all
other southern and
southeastern cities.
C. SHELDON, G. A.,
Portland, Oregon.
complete system
coast defenses.
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