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JOHN T. LIGHTER, Editor.
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THE FALL IN PKI'KsS.
A reader wants to know If It is true,
as stated by free silver agitators, that
values have been gradually falling in
ail foreign countries that ha-.e adopted
k gold basis, and that the adoption of
ame Is the cause?
The argument is one of Ignorance.
Fifty years ago railways and steam
navigation were In their Infancy;
steamships were used only for passen
ger and mail transportation; freight
was carried across seas by slow sail
ing vessels. Railway frvUhla were!man a
rery high. Special machinery f r mak
ing articles was unknown. For In
stance, shoes were cut nit and made
by hand. One man mad-1 every part
'and put the shoe together. Now a doz
en different machines are employe.
One- mokes the heels, another the sole,
nd so on. The man who attends to
the one machine know s nothing about
the rest of the work of making a
hoe. Instead of little shops In every
own which make the shoes for the
people there,. they are made by the
thousand. In great factories. The use
of machinery, and the division of la
bor, enables them to be made much
cheaper than by the old method. Here
is the reason that shoes ire cheaper
now than they were twenty years ago.
without reference to the currency.
Now the oceans are filled with freight
steamers, which transport freight
quickly; and their competition has re
duced rates until ocean freights axe
cheaper even than railway freights.
The railways form a network over all
civilised countries, at rates far lower
than ever before. What Is the result
of this enormous extension of trade
w -.facilities which has nearly all taken
V Mace since 1S70?
" First, It has reduced the cost of his
raw material to every manufacturer,
- for freight rates are a part of that
u u enaoieu mm -J sen
His goods cheaper. The cheapening of
freight has enabled these goods to be j
sent everywhere and sold to the
sumer at a lower price.
The cheapening of ocean freights has
made it possible to send wheat from
Australia, South America. South Af
rica and India to Europe, to compete
with wheat exp-orted from this coun
try. This possibility caused millions of
acres in those countries to be turned
into waving grain fields. Meantime,
the great Northwest f the I'nted
States has been settled up. ml vast
areas of prairie turned Into w h- at
fields. The result is. that mure grain
is raised than there is a market l,r.
and the price has gone down to a point
at which farmers, the world over, at f
eomplalnlng that there is no money in
wheat.
The chief fall in prices has beu In
staple manufactured articles, and I.;
grain. The reasons for this fail are
those given above. The question - f a
gold basis or silver basis has leuhi.ig
whatever to d.j with It. Ens.i.nJ hs
been on a gold )a:s s:ne- vil
every b rly kno-. j : :.') .-- r .
have prospered.
If the cause alleged by the silver ad
vocates were true, the decline in pries
would affect all articles, and es.jeci-illy
the price of labor. But w ages ara lo r i
er, both here and in Europe, than L y
were in 1S73. They were higher !n hW
in the United states than ever b-?fute.
The facts here given cannot be dis
puted, and the argument of a de?l,ne
in prices is simply intended to catch
votes among unthinking or uninformed
people. It has absolutely no basis l.i
truth.
A RELIGION rr LOVE.
Our F. ther which urt In h-nv-:n.
We of the present generation enter
tain much more satisfactory views of
both this life and the hereafter than
our fathers did. Whether it is that a
larger education, like some powerful
acid, has disintegrated the old dogmas
which made the world tremble with
fear, I do not know, but that some
new and elevating Influence lias en
tered the universal life and changed
our dread of an avenging diet Into
love for a Heavenly Father is evident
to even the careless observer.
These brighter and more hopeful
views of religion are like a tonic when
ene is worn and weary. It would be
zs Impossible to go back to the dogmas
of a century ago as to give up what
modern science has done to make us
somfortable and to add to our hap
piness. It was the delight of former days
tn declare that this world is a vale
of tears, but we have learned a better
lesson, and caught a glimpse of a larg
er truth. That there are tears may not
be denied, for they have fallen on
every human cheek. But are there not
smile also, and Is there not good
cheer in abundance? Is there more
reason to generalize from the tears
than from the smiles, or more reason
to deviate that life in dremv than
lint It I bountiful?
Wns It not strange for m-n to take a
gloomy view who had happy house
holds, wives who were as devoted a
Is the tunshin." to the earth, and sons
ami daughters w ho were strong of limb
and pure of heart? Our fathers In th ir
dally lives ik as joyous and ivii-
tented as wo are. They surrounded
! themselves wlih all the pleasures which
their circumstances mmlo possible, and
ot. when th. y rode alone roea Molds
anil under n blue sky to church, thoy
were tuueht to resard religion not
only as a solemn and scrim, but a." a
j angry If His
Those t i t :
supei natu: :il. '
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el.il.l
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li- ir r-i
I. ol;
Mint i l
unnatura'
False ,:e..s of this life l-'JIV. I'v
pi-eilueed false Mews of the ttv-r lr' .
Their hoavt . . as too st-nncest ;. atc
that tho h'.li 'an nrst.l , itt .-one ". e.
and the i . t ur,.i. sirabb- .la. - to II e
in. Then- ima.ip.t:on : an rl. t hen
they plot irol the future, n l ordinary
souls stood aghast at tlte ,n sr n,tj
understanding how they oou'd ios.ibly
be happy m the New Jerusalem.
The processes, of evolution, however,
have Jine their work silently tnd ef.
fectively. We have not become worse,
but better, as our knowledge has
broadened; and when we reverently
laid aside, one by one. those terrifying
doctrines and put the word "love" in
the place thus vacated, we took a
lens step nearer the throne of ;.hI.
In our age. which is a very pra.-ticsl
one, we hardly east a second glance at
any one's theology, but regard th's
orthodox if his life is pure
and that man as heterodox is he is not
as straightforward in his dealings ivs
he is 'Jownright In his creed. All creeds
lead to heaven, that is what w-j .tiy
and believe, and if there Is t ) be
any exclusion therefrom, the excluding
fatality will be found In the -nans
daily life and not his theory :f theol
ogy.
It Is a blessed fact that we have at
last discovered the religion which
Christ taught, and have surrendered
the dogmas which men have fashioned
into a specific formula. When God
speaks let our other teachers keep in
tent. The Sermon on the Mount is all
we need to win the approval of the
Almighty, and the duties It Imposes
will keep us busy until the trumpet
of the archangel shall call ns he.tce.
Christ was the incarnation of i help
ful and hopeful love, and the more l-ve
you have in your soul the nobler -ill
your character become. The man ho
fears God knows nothing about Hl.n;
but he who loves God and trusts Him,
in storm and sunshine, will find that
this vale of tears has begun to blossom
with roses. He is not our Sovereign,
not our King, but our Father, and re
ligion begins and ends with the recog
nition of this fact.
GEORGE H. HEPWORTH.
Women are not the cnly ones ,vho
. ,.,.,... thelr a(r?s. A man
doesn,t ke ,0 toM that hft get.
ting old. Health keeps a man young.
It doesn't make any difference if he
has livatl eighty years. If they have
been healthy years he will be hale and
hearty and won't look within twenty
years as old as he Is. Good digestion
and rich, red blood make people look
youthful. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery makes rich, red blood. It
makes health in the right way. It
works according to the right theory,
and in 30 years of practice, it has
proved that the theory is absolutely
correct It begins at the beginning
begins by putting the stomach, liver
and bowels into perfect order, but It
begins its good work on the bl -od be
fore It finishes with the digestive sys
tem. It searches out disease germs
wherever they may be and forces th-m
out of the body. All druzg'sls keep
the "Discovery."
Some girls w ho are rarely notrr(j on
lan-1 hecomr srreat belles at s-a, r.vin?
. th-.- f.i-.: 'hat th-y possess physic al
J:.i toPt ':'.: v. .f s:anj th-: e -ur
and t-ar of spray, storm and uu.
ROYAL Baking Powder
has been awarded highest
honors at every world's fair
where exhibited.
it
pOS-
would be well i" some m-n of su,i-d-to-be
fastidious notions v. juld
have their straw hats cleaned.
PURELY VEGETABLE.
The Cheapen. Purest nfi
and Best rarr.iiy Meai-TXtW
cine m tne world !
As ErFEtTt-AL Specific
for ail diseases of the
Liver, Stomach
ar.d
Regulate the Lver
and prtvent Chills
ASb Ievrb, Malaki-
'.IS lliVEle,, li-ViBL
Complaints, KestlenS-
JaI-I-LRK AMj
Nalsea.
BAD ItME.tTHt
Nothing if I', ;:r ;.ieaar.t . r.f.thing ui common. U
bad breatn ; atd :n iir y e-.ery ase it comet from
the tl -mach, ar.d .;r. i ca:.v '.orreatrd if you will
take MMMo . I.e. m kl.'.LLAToji. Iio riot neglect to
ture a remedy f-.r rr.;u.-::-r. ;,ior.irr. It will aitc
improve your aprjet.-.e, c ri.-j.ejoori aod general health.
PILKS!
How many stnVr tort-ire o-y af-er day. malting life
a burdeo and roijioit ex-er.' e of a!! pic'isure, owing
to the secret soften:, I'r ,m I'ocs. Vet rei.cf it ready
to the hand of almost any one who wi.l use systemati
cally the remedy tr.at has permanently cured thoo
tandt. Simmons Livib Kem latok 'is no drastic,
violent Lurjce, out a ger.tie assistant to nature.
CONSTIPATION
SH'Jt'LIJ not be n-zarded at
a tnflmj; ailment in fact, nature
demands the utmrt regular. ty of
the bowels, and any deviation
from tins demand Laves tile way
often to serioi.s Ganirer. It if
cjuite as necessary I , remove
impure ac'-imuiations from the
lowe.s as it .s to eat or "leTp, and
no hca.iu can On cxpe- ted where
a Custi-.e habit of body prevails.
SICK HEADACHK!
This distressing affliction occurs molt frequently.
The disturbance 'f t-.e stoma' h. arising from th
imijerfe'tly digested contents, causes a severe pain in
the head, accompanied with disagreeable nausea, and
this constitutes what is popularly known as Sick
Headache, for the relief of which TAKE SlMMOMS
L.IVEJ1 kECULA-roB ok MEDICINE.
MANCPACTCKED ONLY BY
J. II. ZEIXIM CO., Philadelphia., Ps.
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B"
,EST with a his li. HlaeHwell's Genuine
IHirlmui la in a eln by
ohmhiii tnute null two
pons luIJe eueh four ouueo lum of
Blackwcll's
Genuine Durham
Smoking Tobacco
Itnr abacof thtse'lehmtet tobaeeoand read thee.iiip.m-
bletl gives a Utof valuabta praaeuu aud how to set tlieuk
mum
When you feel so nervous that y -u
would like to scream It Is high ti.oe
that you went somewhere here there
were woods In which you could e-r-else
your vocal ambition.
OF ALL THINGS IN THE 'o;; O
A tonic Is what nervous people re
iiutre. To Impart strength into tlu
nervous organism Is to insure its tran
quility, provided causes of tinliouUlt
ful excitement are avoided. A nn.ll
dual tonic that like llostettor's Stom
ach Hitters commands the utwuull
tied sanction of the healing profession,
and which institutes a general reform
In a bilious, dyspeptic and debilitated
condition of the system. Is surely en
titled to a careful trial by Int-ill it
people, capable of forming a duo esti
mate of a medicine, from emphatic
and often recorded professional evi
dence in Its behalf. Not only at the
nerves and stomach invigorated by the
Hitters, but the system Is also n low ed
with unwonted power of r -s's,. r.ce
to Influences In air, water, or daily
avocation subversive of health. Imm
inently dangerous among the first
named of these Is malaria, against
which Hostetter's Stomach Hitters af
fords a competent safeguard
llheu-
matlsm and kidney troubles arer also
prevented and overcome by It. ble and appreciate the value or Install-
taneous relief always afforded by De
The Joy a man feels In working off Witt s folic and Cholera Cure. For
a stale Joke on his wife never has dysentery and dlarrho It I a rella
even the faintest reflection when she j ble remedy. We could not afford to
manages to catch him with the same , recommend this as a cure unless It
bgjt. were a cure. Chas. Rogers. Druggist.
IT MAT DO AS MVCH FOR VOl.
'
Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving. III., writes i
that he had a Severe Kidney troubls for '
many years, with sever pains In his
back and also tht his bladder was
affected. He tried many so-called Kid- i
my cures but without any good result. '
About a year ago he begin the use of
Electric Bitters and found relief at once.
Electric Bitters Is especUIlv adapted to
cure of all Kidney and Liver troubles
and often gives almost Instant relief. One
trial will prove our statement. Price
fee and Jl.'. At Chas. Rogers' Drug
Store.
The woman In the summer cwn, so
becoming on beach or in the moun
tains, ought to he tuld that -men i.t
tlre is nut appropriate fur city streets.
THS IDEAL PANACEA.
James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago,
says: "I regard Dr. King's New Dis
covery as an Ideal Panacea for Couglis.
Colds and Lung Complaints, having used
it In my family for the last Dve years, to
the exclusion of physician's prescriptions
or other preparations."
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes: "I have been a minister of the
Methodist Episcopal church for M years
or more, and have never found anything
so beneii'ial or that gave me such speedy
relief na Dr. King's New Discovery."
Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now. Trial
bottles free at Chas. Rogers' Drug Store.
To the careful hou."ek-eper a gath
ering storm means a mad rush to all
the windows in order to shut ut tie
carpet -disfiguring raindrops.
When Baby ra sick, we gave- her Caatorla.
When the waa a Child, she cried for Cantoris,
When the became Miss, the clung to Casio rit.
When the' ChUrlreo,tbet-.themCaAtori.
Those resorts where the mos.iuito Is
said not to exist are generally th';
very places w here the Insect's a' tiv
i ty Is most distressingly felt.
BL'CKLEN'8 ARNICA SALVE.
The best salve In the worll for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and All Skin Erup- ,
tlons,, and posltlv? cure for Plies, or no ,
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. I
Price, 26 cents per bog. For sale by '
Chas. Roger:, Odd Fellows' building.
How any one who sees no way of
paying bills can have the nerve to con- ,
trac t them Is a problem that honest '
people cannot solve. ,
Poison Ivy, Insect bites, bruises,
scalds, burns, are quickly cured by
DeWltt's Witch Hazel Halve, the great
pile cure. Chas. Rogers, druggist.
Hokey pokey Isn't half as lerrltjing.
as its name.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
MANHOOD
smtsrwaatasad to
til
BraJa Ptrw
etnaal a wr-ar-anartsoa.
ar at I ma Santa, whir ssaaf
eavrMd In rest ooefcrt. SI
'nRciataf TEA USING ttioc waatt Third aasd
llullV. X
melt. ou will And one
ounce buii.aud laooou-
The man whom a woman begins by
haling she goneiallv ends In bviug.
but If she Is indifferent be mtgli' as
well give It up
There are givt many of the uu
fortunate on- In 'l.ls world, greater In
number than tnose who are blessed
with' good digestion. To some people
the greatest misfortune Is not to be
able to eat everything set before them.
I suffered for years with dspepslrt,
and everything 1 ale disagreed with
me. I whs induced to try Slinoi wis
Liver llegulator and was cured. 1
now eat ever.Mliing " -M. Height. Mad
ison Parish. In.
l-'tnell go
without ruus be
like them. If tin
H is beoa tse tli-
cause they do no
truth were known,
do not ow if them.
Or. Price's Cream Making Powdei
Contains n Ammonia or Alum,
If you wish to n voi.l a c. ; oie ,n the
kitchen do not let your husband rum
mage through the lee box on the cook's
day out.
If you have ever seen a little child
in the agony of summer complaint,
, you can realise the danger of the trou-
Frogs' legs with mushrooms leave
nothing to be desired In the delicate
eatn n,.
DeWltt's Sarsaparllla Is prepared for
cleansing the blood from Impurities
and disease. It does this and more. It
builds up and strengthens constltu-
tlons Impaired by disease. It recom
mends Itself. Chas. Rogers.
The man whose family Is so far
away that h cannot go to them even
on Sundays Is an object to be pitied.
It doesn't matter much whether sick
headache, biliousness. Indigestion, and
constipation are caused by neglect or
by unavoidable circumstances: He
Witt's Little Early Risers will speed
ily cure them all. ("has. Rogers.
Druggist.
rink and blue kid sho.-s for the wee
belle cost a considerable penny at the
rate they can be scuffed out.
Don't trllle away lime when you
have cholera morbus or diarrhoea.
Fight them In the beginning with De
Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure. You
don't havej to wait for results. They
are Instantaneous, and It leaves the
bowels in healthy condition.
It's strangt when one sly reason
fills the Ivart how many honest mi.-s
will take Its part.
Theories of cure may be discussed
at length by physicians, but the suf
ferers want quick relief; and One Min
ute Cough Cure will give It to them.
A safe cure for children. It Is "the old
harmless remedy that produces lmme
dlte results." Chas. Rogers, druggist.
It Is strange that children can romp
and play on the warmest days and
I apparently not feel the hent.
If dull, spiritless and stupid; If your
blood Is thick and sluggish; If y'ir
appetite Is capricious and uncertain.
You need a Sarsaparllla. For best re
sults take DeWltt's. It recommends
Itself. Chas. Rogers.
A novelty In dinner sets shows clus
ters of carnations tied with gold
streamers against a blue background.
The whole system is drained and un
dermined by Indolent ulcers and open
sores. DeWltt's Witch Hazel Halve
speedily heals them. It Is the best
pile cure known. Chas. Rogers, drug
gist. Honlton effects are noted In the new
Valenciennes laces.
Many a day's work Is lost by sick
headache, caused by Indigestion and
stomach troubles. DeWltt's Little
Karly Risers are the most effectual pill
for overcoming such difficulties. Chas.
Rogers, Druggist.
I Valenciennes
j in demand.
lace was never more
"Roys will be boys," but you can't
afford to lose any of them. Re ready
for the green apple season by having
DeWltt's Chollc and Cholera Cure in
the house. Chas. Rogers, Druggist.
RESTORED
miw fVawaaaaa, assail as Wasl
t, fat Kill. Loat
MasBtasa. ITamOr
at Qui aim Olaaial of attbar aas
tuwUifm atlas a. asxoaassva) sjaa at
ta laftrsnstf, CaaussiaiitiKtaB at laaaalty
tar boa. tar M. ar taasll tvaaaald.
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ttaa Pea.il Marllrlria ('as.. SSavta. VSjmasm rnrWrS, rtrssa Caa.. aaatrab-
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J. W. CONK, Agent, Astoria.
Declaration of Principles
Tho Republicans of lit Vnlted Status,
assembled by their representatives In
National I'nitvrinion. appealing for the
popular mid historical justlllcatloll of
th. Ir claims to the matchlrss achieve
ment of thirty years of Republican
rule, eaniesily and confidently address
themselves to the awakened Intnlll
nence. experience mid concbib' of
their countrymen In the following dec
l.u.iiloii of f.-o-ts and prtiuiptca:
For the lirst time lioe thn Civil
ur the Amcrls-nn people have wit
nessed the calamitous consenuenci-s of
full and ii n tc i rallied lH-iuocrnttc con
u. -1 of the t;.- eminent It has been
a Kioid of unpanilhd Incapacity, ills
honor nud dhasler lit administrative
niiiiiugemi-iit It has ruthbssly sacrlflc-i-d
Imli-'pei.slble revenue, entailed an
unceaslim deficit, eked nut ordinary
current i xpenses with borrowed money,
piled lip the public debt by l.'tl'.'.lHKl.OOO
In tune ef pence, forced an adverse bal
ance of trade, to a perpetual menace
batiKlng over the redemption fund,
panned American credit lo alien syn
dicates and reversed nil the measures
and results of successful Republican
rule. In the broad effect of Its policy
It has precipitated panic, blighted In
dustry and trad" with prolonged de
pression, closed factories, reduced work
and wages, halted milerprlsi' and crip
pled American production white stimu
lating foreign production for the Amer
ican market, livery consideration of
public safely and Individual Interest
demands that the government shall be
rescued from tin- 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 uneqiiated
success and prosperity
A PmiM-iivf Tarifl.
We renew and emphasise our allegi
ance to the policy of protection as ths
bulwark of American Industrial Inde
pendence and the foundation of Amer
ican development and prosperity. This
true American policy aes foreign pro
ducts and encourages home Industry;
It puts the burden of revenue on for
eign goods, it B-curea the American
market for the American producer: It
upholds the American standard of
wages for the American worklngman;
It puts the factory by the aide of the
farm, and makes the American farmer
less dependent on foreign demand and
price; It diffuses general thrift and
founds the streng'h of alt 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 labor from degredallon to the
wage b-vii of other lands. We are not
pledged to any particular schedules.
The question of rates Is a practical
question, lo be governed by the condi
tions of the tins and production; the
ruling and uncompromising principle
Is the protection and development of
American labor and Industry. The
(ountry demands a right settlement
unci then It wants rest.
Ri'ciinirii. With fnhcr Nations.
We believe the repeal of the reci
procity arrangements negotiated by the
last I.' publican administration was a
national calamity, nnd we demand
their renewal an 1 extension on such
terms as will equalize our trnde with
other nations, remove the restrictions
which now obstruct the sale of Amer
ican products In tli 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
h-rnd 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 up domestic
Industry and trade hnd secures our
own market for ourselves. Reciprocity
builds up foreign trade and finds an
outlet for our surplus.
Protpdion lo Suar Producers.
Wo condemn the present administra
tion 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 th
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 ths great Indus
try of sheep husbandry, as well at to
the finished woolens of the mill we
promise tho mopt ample protection.
Merchant Marine.
We favor reitbrlng the early Ameri
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REPUBLICAN PARTY.
can policy of tllaciiiiiluAlIng duties for
the up-lnilUling of our merchant marine
and lh protection of our shipping In
(ho torolmi carrying trade, so that
American ships - tho product of Amer
ican labor, employed III American ship
yards, sailing under tho Mtars and
Htrlpes, nud manned, ottlccrod and
owned by Americana-may lestiiln the
carrying of our foreign comnmroe.
The Financial Nmio.
"The Republican party Is uuieserv
edly for sound money. II caused the
enactment of the law providing for the
resumption of siwcle payments In P7,
since then every dollar has been as
good na gold are unalterably op
posed t every measure calculated to de
bate our currency or Impair the credit
of our country. We are, Ihersiforu, op
posed to the free coinage of silver, ex
cept by International aiiroeiiicut sMth
the leading commercial nations of the
world, which we pledge ourselves to
promote, and until such agreement can
be obtalurd we believe the existing
Hold standard must be preanrvml. All
our tllver and paper currency iuw In
circulation must he maintained at a
parity with gold, nnd we favor all
measures detlgnrd to maintain Inviola
ble the iihtlgatlona of the I'ntto.l
States, and all our money, whether ooln
or paper, at the present ttandatd. the
MtauOaid of the moat enlightened na
tions of the earth "
Pciblous for Vflrraib.
The veterans of the t'nlon armies de
serve and should receive 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 the dark days
of the country's peril. We denounce
the practice of the pension bureau so
recklessly and unjustly carried on by
the present administration, of reducing
pensions and arbitrarily dropping
names from the rolls, ss deeervlng ths
severest condemnation of the American
peiiple.
Foreisn Kflallnn.
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 (.'tilted Plates and no for
eign power should be prrmltetd to In
terfere with them. The Nicaragua
Canal should be built, owned and op
erated by the fulled States, and by
the purchase of the Danish Islands we
should secure a proper and much. need
ed naval station In the West Indict.
Armenian .Mavai'rt'
The massacres In Armenia have
aroused the deep sympathy and Just
Indignation of the American people,
and e believe that the I'nlted States
should exercise all the Influence It can
properly exert to bring these atrocities
to an end. In Turkey, American resi
dents have been exposed to the gravest
dangers ami American nronertv de
stroyed. There and everywhere Amer-'
lean citizens nnd American property
must be absolutely protected at all i
haxurda and at any cost. ,'
Monroe Doctrine. I
We reassert the Monroe doctrine In I
Its full extent nnd reaffirm the right of
tin- I'nulted Slates to give the doctrine
effect by responding to the appeals of
uny American state for friendly Inter
vention In case of European encroach
ment. Wc 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 Culia.
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 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 ohllgatlones, we believe
that the government of the United
States should actively use Its Influence
and good offices to restore peace and
give Independence to ths Island.
Enlargement of the Navy.
The peace and security of ths 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 eystent of harbor nnd set)
coast defenses.
IlllllillUllllmi laws.
for Ilia protection of the equality of
uur American litlsetithlp and of the
Mages of our worklngmen ngalntl (lis
fatal conipelltloii of low-priced labor,
we demand thai the Immigration laws
be thoroughly enforced, and so extend
ed as to exclude frum entrance to ths
I'nlted States thine t.vho can nullller
read nr write.
Civil Service.
The Civil Service law was placed on
the statute book by the Republican
party, which ha always suttalnad It,
and we renew our repeated declara
tions that II shall ha Ihoroushly and
honestly enforced Ktnl extended wher
ever practicable.
Free Halloi.
We demand that every rltlten of the
I'nlted Slates shall be allowed to cast
one free and unrestricted ballot, and
that such ballot shall be counted and
returned as cast
l.lli'lilll',f (Vnltiiilli
We proclaim our unqualified condem
nation of the unclvlllted and barbarous
practices, well known at lynching or
killing of human belnst. tuapectrd or
charged with 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 arise be
tween employer and employed engaged
In Interstate commerce.
Free Homesteads.
We believe In an Immediate return
to the free) hnmealead policy of the
Republican party and urge the paasage
by congress of the satisfactory fro
homestead meatur which has already
patted the house and Is now ponding
In the senate.
Admlvslon of Terrltorie.
We favor the admission of the re
maining territories at the eartleat prac
ticable date, having due regard to ths
Interests of the people of the territo
ries and of the I'nlted Stales All the
federal officers appointed for the terri
tories shall bo selected from bona fids
residents thereof, and the right of self
government shall be acorded u fur as
practicable.
Alaska KetreM'iitaiion.
Wo belles, e the cltliens of Alaska
should have representation In tlm con
gress of the I'nlted Siatet.to the end
that needful legislation may be Intelll
gently enacted.
Sumptuary I.eicWatinn.
We sympathise with all wise and le
gltln ate efforts to lessen and prevent
the evils of Intemperance and promote
morality.
Kleins of Women.
The Republican party It mindful of
the rights and Interests of women. Pro
t'Ctlon of American lilustrlrs Includes
equal opportunities, equal puy for equal
work uml protection to the home. Ws
favor the admission of women to wider
spheres of usefulness, and welcome
their co-operation In rescuing the coun
try from Democniiie ami piqsullst mis
management and misrule. Such are the
principles and policies ,,f the Republi
can party, liy these principles we will
abide and these principles we will put
Into execution. We ask for them tho
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 platrorm and our
considerations, In the full assurance
that the election will bring victory to
the Republican party nnd prosperity to
the people of the I'lilted States
They Lack Life
There are twines sold to fishermen
on the Columbia river that stand U
ths sams relationship to Marshall's
Twins as a wooden Image does to th
human belng-tbey lack strength-life
-evenness-and lasting qualities. Don't
fool yourself Into the belief that other
twines besides Marshall's will do "Jus!
as wall." They won't. They cannot
A TWISTER,
A twister In twisting
May twist him a twist.
For In twisting a twist
Three twists make a twist:
Rut If one of the twists
Untwists from ths twist,
Ths twist untwisting
Untwists ths twist.
That Is, when It's twlstsd with
other twine than MA RBH ALL'S.
ny
FROM NOW UNTIL BPRINQ
Overcoats and wlntor wraps will be la
fashion. Thy can be discarded, tempor
arily while traveling In the steam-htate4
trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Hallway. For solid comfort, for
speed and for safety, no other line can
compare with this great railway of the
West