THE DAILY ASTOMAX. FlillUY MORNING, Jl'LY 21, IHiKl.
JOHN T. LIGHTER. Editor.
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MR. BOURNE AGAIN.
Hon. Charles W. Fulton, In a letter
to the Oregonian concerning the con
tinuance of Johnathan Bourne as sec
retary of the Republican state com
mittee, appears by the following sen
tence to make a plea for Mr. Bourne's
retention: "If Mr. Bourne will support
McKinley, I see no reason why he
ahould not continue as secretary. If he
Is satisfactory to Mr. Hlrsch, the
chairman."
Mr. Fulton may not have intended
his letter to be so read, but if those
are his sentiments, we beg to differ
with him and would urge that princi
ples, not men. should be given consid
eration In the choice of a secretary
for this committee during the Import'
ant campaign just beginning.
There can be no doubt of the sound
ness of the proposition that the secre
tary of the Republican state commit
tee should be a person who firmly takes
its stand upon the platform recently
adopted by the Republican national
convention at St. Louis, and equally,
there can be no doubt that Jonathan
Bourne, being in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ra
tio of I to 1. does not stand upon
that platform; hence he is not a fit
representative of Its principles, nor a
proper person to have charge of a
campaign In which the earnest advo
cacy of those principles may mean so
much for the Republican candidates.
Mr. Fulton asks the question wheth
er 'It Is proposed to serve notice on
every man who has ever doubted or
who now doubts the wisdom of adopt
ing the single gold standard as the
settled financial policy or this nation.
that his vote will not be want
ed for McKinley In November."
Xelther in respect to Mr. Bourne nor
any other free silver coinage advocate
Is this the Issue. The question cannot
' be side-tracked In that way. The Re
publican party platform adopted at
St Louis does not declare for a single
gold standard, as Mr. Fulton seems to
intimate, but it does clearly and with
out equivocation declare that "we are
opposed to the free coinage of silver
except by International agreement
with the leading commercial nations of
the world, which we pledge ourselves
to promote, and until such agreement
can be obtained we believe the ex
isting gold standard must be preserv
ed." .
Mr. Bourne has yet given no sign of
a change from his advocacy of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of 1 to 1, and probably will
not But even if he should signify
such a change in his convictions, the
doubt which must always arise as to
his sincerity would utterly unfit him
tor the office of secretary of the Re
publican state committee In the com
ing campaign.
The total treasury receipts for the
first twenty-two months of the Mc
Kinley tarl.t law were !,.-'50. The ,
total treasury relpts undvr the fr.it!
twenty two months under the Wilson-
Gorman law were J55S. 144.539, showing
a net loss for twenty-two months of
tariff-for-revenue-only of I102.275.7&1.
Official treasury reports show a net
deficiency of JS0,9.i3,977 for the first
twenty-two months (ending June 30,
1896) of the Wilson-Gorman tariff law.
The alarming losses in revenue caus
ed the government to dip into the
jcjBI reserve to pay the running ex
penses of the government To make
good the depleted reserve and provide
against constantly recurring deficits
the public debt was increased under
Mr. Cleveland by $262,329,620. Under
the previous administration and under
the policy of protection the public debt
was decreased J244.819.730. We would
ask the people who contend that the
tariff will not be an issue this fall
where the government will get Its In
come if free trade Bryan should be
elected?
The Republican national committee
has resolved to establish not one but
two campaign headquarters, at Chi
cago and at New York. There will be
plenty jof work for both of them, and
if the forces of the committee are Ju
diciously divided the double arrange
ment ought to work well. Mr. Hanna
baa pressed Into the service, as his
executive committee, some of the most
experienced campaign workers of the
party, and they ought not to lose any
snore time than necessary In getting
ready for their campaign.
Mr. Gorman complains that the As
torlan has done blm the injustice of
representing that he is a packer of
Columbia river salmon. He wishes it
understood that he is not a packer of
salmon, but only a handler of other
packers' salmon, which, it seems, he
m.r.iv huvs and puts on the market
under the labels of which be is the
owner. The Astoria- cheerfully gives
Mr. Gorman the benefit of the publi
cation of his explnnatt n, but. the fact
that a newspaper printed right at the
seat of the packing Industry was so
misled by the lithography of Mr. Gor
man's label as to charge him with
being a packer of salmon, should sug
gest to his mind the advisability f
such changes In the form of the brands
he puts upon his purchased salmon as
would save him from the suspicion of
being a salmon packer among other
buyers of salmon.
John P. Irish charges that Bryan's
nomination was brought about by A.
P. A. Influence at Chicago. Mr. Irish,
who ought to be good authority, further
says Bryan's father was an Orange
in the old days we used to have
men with "influence." but In these
times we have men w'th "pull" in
stead. FREK SILVER WOULD AFFEi'T
EVERYBODY.
If fro? rolling of silver should be
come a law of the Vnlted States pr.ces
of commodities would be doubled.
The first articles on which doubling
the price would appear are those we
lm oit.
Of the articles we lnirt tea and
coffee are the most Important to the
common people.
Every housekeeper knows what
these two articles cost per pound to
day. By doubling the price per pound
the first effect of the free coinage of
sliver can he understood.
But It will be asked. Is there no bal
anclng advantage to be gained? The
answer is simple. Absolutely none.
All the advantages of the free coinage
of silver will go to the owners of silver
mine property and to the classes Indl
rectly Interested in that class of prop
erty. Chicago Times-Herald.
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 colda. Chas.
Rogers.
White etamtne made In tailor fash
Ion is much In vogue for ladies' yacht
ing costumes.
The difference between Pills and
Simmons Liver Repulator, Is just this
Fills don't do down very easy with
most people, and you feel them after
wards. While Simmons Liver Regula
tor in liquid or powder Is very pleas
ant to take, and the only feeling you
have afterwards Is the great relief
it gives from Constipation, Biliousness,
Sick Headache and Dyspepsia. It is
a mild laxative and a tonic.
A woman in a shirt waist wearing
big diamond earrings Is an Incongruity
frequently met with these mornings.
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 peiformed a
permanent cure." This is only one of
the thousands of similar cases. Ecxe-
rna, sores and skin diseases yield quick
ly when it Is used. Chas. Rogers.
Why is It barbers act as though they
thought the whole feminine world
thought they were too beautiful to
live.
When Baby was skk, we gaie her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castor!.
When she became Miss, she clang to Castoria.
When she L 3iBdrai, aheg'thmCtorta.
The gay colorings that distlnkulsh
the rest of his attire have crept Into
the summer man's hoisery.
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 j. ,wer to afford
iii3iarit rtiief. It kiils pain. Chas.
Rogers.
Confectioners now park In the boxes
all candy that is to be sent away.
Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Contains no Ammonia or Alum.
When a man Is really conceited he
can outdo anything in that line at
tempted by women.
PURELY VEGETABLE.
The Cheapest, Pare
and Best Family Medi
cine in the world !
Aw Effectual Specific
for all diseases oi tbt
Liver, Stomaib
and Spleen.
Regulate the Liver
and w-event Chills
and Fever, Malari
ous Feveks, Bowel
Complaint;,, Revile
mess, jaumiicb and
Nausea.
BAD IIKEATBI
Nothing it to :inf !c.iAam, nothing to common, as
bad breath; and in nearly every case it comet from
the stomach, and can o easily corrected if you will
take Mmmosjs l.ivi a Kloilatoh. l)o not neglect so
Sure a remedy for this repulsive disorder, it will also
improve your appetite, complexion and general health.
PILES!
How many suffer torture day after day, nutkmif life
a burden and roU,i::x exj.tcn .e of al! pleasure, owing
to the secret suffering fr',m Piles. Vet relief is ready
to the hand of almost any one who will use systemati
cally the remedy that has permanently cured thou
sands. Simmons Livpr Kkol-lator is no drastic,
violent purge, but a gentle ass.stant to nature.
CONSTII'ATIOJI
SHOl.'LD not be rezarded as
a trifling ailment in fact, nature
demands the utmost reufjr ty of
the bowels, and any deviation
from this demand paves the way
often to senous danger. It it
quite as necessary to remove
impure accumulations from the ,
bowel as it is to eat or sleep, and
no health can be expected where
costive habit of body prevails.
SICK HEADACHE!
This distressing afflirtjon occurs most frequcntly
The disturbance of the stomach, ansinir from IM
imperfectly digested contents, causes a severe pain in
the head, accompanied with disareeable nausea, and
this constitutes what is popularly known as Sick
Headache, for the relief of which taks Simmons
Live kaouLATos or Medicins.
MANUFACTl'EED ONLY IT
J. H. ZtLLLH CO., Philadelphia, Pa.
MiTir.i ii .
Blackwcll's Genuine
BULL DURHAM
Too mil ttikl oa coapoa IntMs sue t oaoee
Bar a bag. ml tlx emiiwo and es bo to ft
Every well-regulated household Is i
enlivened by an Imaginary burglar
about once a month, provided the ,
women members live up to their repu-1
tatlon on that score. j
WHEREVER MALARIA .JSC'STS. i
The bilious are Its certain prey. In
Intermlttant and remlttant fewr, ,
dumb ague and ague cake, the liver I
always seriously affected.' and the
blood contaminated with Mle. "ne ,
of the chief reasons why Hos.Mtet sj
Stomach Bitters Is such a sure tie-,
fense against chills and fever and
every form of malarial disease, is. tnai
It does away with liability to the dls-
ease, o- renaming irresumrt-, , rhHolunii Corn, ,nJ AM 8kn Erup
blllary organ In advance of th tir- j Von KnJ cur, for mrt or no
rival of the season whon the disease .
is prevalent. There Is no finer fortify-;
Ing preparative for those about visit-;
ing or emigrating to a locality where ;
the miasma taint exists. Th-'re Is no
I
certain immunity from disease In an
endemic or epidemic form, to be se
cured by the use of the averase tonics j
and antl-spasmodlcs. But where ipil- j
nine falls the Bitters succeeds both
... v....... ;
it removes every vestige of dyspepsia (
and overcomes constipation rheum. .
tlsm. Inactivity of the kidneys and
bladder, and tranqullises and strength
ens the nervous system.
A woman may own fifty gowns, but
It is sate to gamble that there will
come some time when she will hope
lessly declare that she has nothing j
suitable to wear. i
Who does not know women nj
young girts who are continually In I
tear.? Who always see the dark tide? ,
Wbo have frequent fits of melancholy
without any apparent cause? The In
telligent physician will know that tt 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,
and fits of temper. Dr. Pierce's Fa-1
vorite Prescription exerts a wonderful j
powsr over woman's delicate peculiar!
weaknesses, Irr.-gularities and painful!
derangements of women. Careless, i
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 I
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa
tion, Buffalo, N. Y., and receive Dr.
Pierce's 1WS page Common Sense Med
ical Adviser. Illustrated.
Is there ever one woman who reads
all the books she lugs away from
home, making her trunk heavy, even
though the literature Itself Is light?
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
& Co., Chicago, 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.
Riches are rather an uncertain thing
to lean on, but how many there arer
who like t- lean on that kind of un
certainty. FREE PILLS.
Send your address to H. E. Bucklen ft
Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box
of Dr. King's New Life Tills. A trial
will convince you of their merits. These
pills are eus7 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
stance and to be purely vegetable. They
do not weaken by their action, but by
giving tone to stomach and bowels great
Ijr Invlgoraet the system. Regular size,
25o per box. Bold by Chas. Rogers,
Druggist,
The day a lady plans to wear a
thin gown, and has one especially done
up for the occasion, generally turns
out to be cool or rainy.
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
flamed. DeWitt's Colic and Cholera
Cure subdues Inflammation at once and
completely removes the difficulty. Chas.
Rogers.
There's more clothing aestroyed by poor
soap than by actual wear. "Hoe Cake"
soap contains no free alkali and will not
Injure the finest lace. Try It and notice
the difference in quality. Ross, Hlggins
Co.
This
is the
very best
Smoking
Tobacco
made.
bast "J o coaront InaMt Mch ( vase tm Y
your soar of f3W,iM in promt. &
No combination survives so antlafnc
b illy season In and sc.iaon out" as the
blue and white one.
RQYAL Baking PowdCf
has been awarded highest
! hnnnr mi everY worl(f fair
when exhibited.
t one entire day a month spent In
, in,, rejuvenating process adopted
by many wurnout belles.
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA HALVE
The the wor fo Cuti
. BrM VXttt gait Rheum.
Few -. ch,)pfj ,UmU
pay required, it Is guaranteed to give
-.-.. .-ttafaotlon. or money refunded,
prk-w, cents per box. Tor sale by
Chas. Rosier-., Odd Fsllows' building.
The night watchman now has a
: chance to take a nap In the porch
chairs.
Small In slxe but great In result.
I tleWltt'a Utile Parle Risers act srentlv
but thoroughly, curing Indigestion, dya
pepsa anJ ,-,.,,,-. Smal, m
Ro
The duties of a professional shopper
are not easy by any means.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
Wall papers are dally growing more
unique and artistic.
fmoM h.. . coumn
n ., f
sensation In 'he throat, may overcome
It at once by a dose ot One Minute
Cough Cure. Chas. Rogers.
Gold lorgnettes are the desire of the
summer girl.
"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,
watermelon rum mimes tiengntioi
preserve.
Pass the good word alung the line.
1 Tiles can be quickly cured without an
i operation by simply applying DeWitt's
I Witch Hazel Salve. Chas. Rogers.
- tHmned orsandles look as
,.,,.,, ,h mlM,.,rr rsv .,f sunshine
. . . h . .
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.
If a woman does not own a tiny
chatelaine watch you are sure of her
favor If you give her one.
Do you lack faith and love health?
Let us establish your faith and restore
your health with DeWitt's SUrsaporlUa.
Chas. Rogers.
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that E. R.
Hawes has made a general assignment
of all his property for the benefit of
all his creditors; and that the under
signed, C. J. Tronchard, has been ap
pointed aslgnee of said estate; and all
creditors of said estate are hereby noti
fied to present their claims against
said estate, under oath, to me, within
three months hereafter, at the store of
said E. R. Hawes, at No. 505 Bond
I street, of said city.
I C. J. TRENCHARD,
Assignee.
Astoria, June 25, 1896.
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'HOB, J aju a bimjjtisiiii uiuui nsu sa jmvf
idt oart of the txulj. II sir or Fyebrowt railing
oat. It is this Heeorsdarw l(LOOI POISON
srecnarantwStoovirsi. WesoliolttbstnostolxU
uate eases and ehUeiiK the world for a
case weeannotcure. Tbisdl-easo bos always
battled, theaklll of the moat eminent ph-at
Ciaua SjaOOrOOO capital behind our uncrindl.
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ready made at the
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Ladles' Tailors.
Declaration of Principles
The lirpubllcNiis ot the Culled Rlates,
ni-eitttilt'd by tlutt representatlvea In
National Coitvi'iilloii, appealing for the
popular and historical Justification of
their claims to the matchless achieve
ments of thirty years of Republican
rule, earncntly and coitrttb'titly address
themselves to the awakened lntelll
Bonce, experience and conscience of
their countrymen In the following dec
laration of facts and principles;
Kor the first lime sine the Civil
War tln American people have wit.
itrKsrd the rulnmltiiiia rontueiu'ea of
I full and unresi rained Ivmoeratle con
trol of the liovernnii'ttt. It has been
a record of uiipniulU'd Incapacity, ills
liour and disaster, In administrative
iiinnngcmeitt It has ruthltssly sacrific
ed lnillsiMiilhlr revenue, entailed an
unceasing deficit, eked out ordinary
current rxpenses with Innrowetl money,
piled up the public debt by IJiU.iVO.OOO
In time cf peace, Meed an adverts bal
anco of trade, to a perpetual menace
hanging ovrr 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 ot Its policy
It bus 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 be
rescued from the hands of those who
have shown themselves Incapable ot
conducting It without disaster at home
and dishonor abroad, and shall be re
stored to the party which for thirty
years administered It nlth uneo,ualetl
success and prosperity.
A Protective Tarld.
We renew and emphasize our allegt
ance to the policy of protection as the
bulwark of American Industrial Inde
pendence and the foundation of Amer
lean development and prosperity. This
true American policy taxes foreign pro
ducts and ancourng-s home Industry:
It puts the burden ot revenue on for
eign goods, It secures the American
market for the American producer; It
upholds the American standard ot
wages for the American worklngmaq;
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 ot 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 as sectional, Injurious to the pub
lic 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 lubor from degredallon to the
wage level of other lands. We are not
pledged to any particular schedules.
The question of rates Is a practical
question, to he governed by the condi
tions of the tlrri" 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.
Knciprwiiy Willi Other Nations.
We believe the repeal of the reci
procity arrangenvtita negotiated by the
la.st Rrpubllcan administration was a
national calamity, and we demand
their renewal and extension on surh
terms as will equalize our trade with
other nations, remove the restrictions
which now obstruct the sale of Amer
ican products In th 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 fur our open market to
others. Protection builds up domestic
Industry and trad and secures our
own market for ourselves. Reciprocity
builds up foreign trade and finds an
outlet for our surplus.
Protection to Suar 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 othcr countries more than
$100,000,000 annually.
Wool anil Woolens.
To all our products to those of the
mine and the field, as well as to those
of the shop p.nd 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 ws
promise the most ample protection.
Merchant Marine.
We favor restoring the early Ameri
ok Tim
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
can policy of discriminating duties for
the tip-bulldltif ot our merchant marine
and the protection tit 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 Htars and
Hlrlpei, and manned, officered and
owned by Aiiifrlcans-may regain the
carrying of our foreign commerce.
The Financial Issue.
"The Republican parly Is unreserv
edly for sound money, It caused the
enactment ot the law providing for the
resumption ot si-cla payments In
since then every dollar has been as
good as gold. We are unalterably op
posed to every measure calculated lo de
base our currency or Impair the credit
of our country. We are, therefore, op.
posed to the free coinage of sliver, ex
cept by International agreement with
the leading commercial nations of the
world, which we pledge ourselves to
promote, and until such agreement can
be obtained we bell.ve the existing
gold standard must be preserved. All
our sliver 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 I'nit!
rUatcs. and all our money, whether ouln
or paper, at the present standmd. the
standard t f the most enlightened na
tlnns of the earth."
Pensions for Veterans.
The veterans of the Cnlon armies de
serve and should receive fair treatment
and generous recognition. Whenever
practicable they should be given the
preference In the matter ot employ
ment, and they are entitled to the en
ac'.ment of such laws as best calculat
ed to secure the fulfillment ot the
pledges made to them In the dark days
of the country' peril. We denounce
the practice of the pension bureau so
recklessly and unjustly carried on by
the present administration, ot reducing
lienslons 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, rigorous and dignified, and
all our Interests In the western hemis
phere carefully watched and guarded.
The Hawaiian Islands ahould be con
trolled by the United Status and no for
eign power should be permlteld to In
terfere with them. The Nicaragua
Canal should be built, owned and op
erated by the United Plates, 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 massacres In Armenia have
aroused the deep sympathy and Just
Indignation of the American people,
and we believe that the United Htatrs
should exercise all the Influence It ran
properly exert to bring these atrocities
to an end. In Turkey, American resi
dents have been exposed to the gran est
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 Monroe doctrine In
Its full extent and reaffirm the right of
the Unulted Plates 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 possession
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 nil the English
speaking part of the continent by the
free consent of Its Inhabitants.
Independence of Cuba.
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 dom
ination. We watch with deep and abid
ing Interest the heroio battle of ths 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 It treaty obligation;, we believe
that the government of the United
State should actively use it 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 It rightful
Influence among the nation of the
earth demand a naval power commen
surate with it position and responsi
bility. We therefor favor the contin
ued enlargement of the navy and a
complete syati'in of liarlmr and soa
I'oast defense.
liiinilitnttlon Laws.
For Ihe pfotxcllon of Hie equality ot
our American rlllsenshlp and ot the
wage of our woiklngmen against the
fatal competition of low-priced labor,
we demand lhat Ihe Immigration law
be thoroughly enforced, and so extend
ed as to exclude from entrance to the
United Stairs (hose who can neither
read nor w rit.
Civil Service.
The Civil Bnrvlce law was placid on
the statute bunk by ths Itepubllcan
party, which has always sustained It,
and we renew our repeated declara
tions that It shall be thoroughly and
honeatty enforced and extended wher
ever practicable.
Free Ilallot.
We demand that every cltlirn of the
United Plates shall be allowed lo cast
one free and unrestricted ballot, and
that such ballot shall tie counted and
returned a cast.
I.ynclil k (Viuleniiifil,
We proclaim our unqualified condem
nation of the um lvllla. d and barbarous
practices, wvii known as lynching or
killing of human beings, suspected or
charged with crime, without process ot
law.
National Arbitration.
We favor the 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.
We believe In an Immediate return
to the free homestead policy of the
Republican party and urge the passage
by congress of the satisfactory free
homestead measure which has already
passed the house and I now pending
In the senate.
Admission of Territories.
We favor the admission of the re
maining territories al the earliest prac
ticable date, having due regard to the
Interests of the people of the territo
ries and of the United Btatrs. All the
federal officers appointed for the terri
tories shall be selected from bona fid
residents thereof, and the right of self
government shall be acordrd as far as
practicable,
Alaska Representation.
We believe the cltlsens of Alaska
should have representation In the con
gress of the United Ptales.to the end
that needful legislation may be Intelli
gently enacted.
Sumptuary Legislation.
We sympathise with all wise and le
gltlnate efforts to lessen and prevent
the evils of Intemperance and prmncte
morality.
Rights
s of Women.
The Republican party Is mindful of
the rights and Interest of women. Pro
tection of Amerli-iin Industries Includes
equal opportunities, equal pay for equal
work and protection to the home. W
favor the admission of women (o wider
spheres of .um'fuliifsa, and welcome
their co-operation In rescuing the coun
try from Democratic and Populist mis
management and misrule. Puch are the
principles and policies of the Republi
can party. Ity t Ii.-m- principles we will
abide end these principles wo will put
Into execution. We ask for them the
considerate Judgment of the American
people,
ConOdent alike In the history of our
great party and In tl. justice of our
cause, wo present our platform and our
considerations, in the full assurance
that the olectlnn will bring victory to
the Republican parly and prosperity to
the people of the United Plates.
The Spot Where
Custer Fell
I within plain view of
the Ilurllngtnn Route'
track.
The monument that
marks his last resting
place Is little, If any,
more than a mile dis
tant. You get a good
view of It as the train
whirls eastward over the
olldest, the moothest,
the best track ever built
west ot 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 Bur
lington Route to Oma
ha, Kansas City, St.
Louis, Chicago, and all
other aouthern and
aoutheastern cities.
A. C. SHELDON, G, A.,
Portland, Oregon. .