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THE DAILY ASTOKIAX. FRIDAY MORMNU SKPTKMHKU I, KUMf. gaUu gUtovian JOHN T. LIGHTER, Editor. Telephone No. . 1 TKKM. F Hl'MSCHirriON. PA1LT. Sent by mnll, per ye&r Bent by mall, per month Delivered by carrier, per month. .J4.00 WEEKLY. Sent by mall per year, S2 In advance, post&ce free, to subscriber. All communication Intended for publi cation should be directed to the editor. Buslneaa communications of ail kinds and remlttancea must be nddr. as d to j The Astorian. The Astorian guarantee to Its sub scriber the largest circulation of any .Mwapaper published on tht Columbia .1ver. Advertising rate ran be had on appll- j cation to the business manager. I The Weekly Astorian, the second oldest a-eekly tn the state of Oregon, has, next to the Portland Oregon! an. the largest i weekly circulation In the state. Jno, F. Handler A Co., are our Port land agents, and copies of The Astorian cam be had every moraine at their stand, IN Third street The selection of General Buckner for second place on the National Democrat ic ticket shows how ably and shrewdly the Indianapolis convention was man aged. The Republicans will undoubt edly get the electoral vote of Kentucky. There was very little doubt as to Me Kinley'a chances In Illinois before the Indianapolis convention, and now with General Palmer as the candidate of the sound money Democrats, McKlnley la Just as certain to carry Illinois as he is to carry Ohio. In a speech delivered In the house July 13, 1S7S. Garfield said of the free silver doctrine: "I have never known any proposition that contained so many elements of vast rascality, of colossal swindling"; and It Is far worse now than It was then. In Argentina a skilled workman now gets HO a month where he got $40 be fore the depreciation of the currency; but the mony In which he la paid has fallen 64" per cent, which is a net loss to him of 16 per cent. The same ob ject lesson is presented in Colombia, where wages have Increased 54 per cent, and the prices of food and cloth ing have advanced ISO per cent. These recent examples of the effect of cheap money on the interest of wage- earners should be carefully studied by the la borers of the United Slates w hose votes are being solicited for free silver. Among sound money men lately there has bem much discussion as to the wisdom of nominating a straightout National Democratic ticket. The ques tion, of course, will not be settled by the action of the Inuianapolis conven tion yesterday, but from one point of ' view, at least, there is good reason to believe that its effect will be beneficial to the cause of good government and sound money; in other words, that it will help Major McKinley's election The men who composed the Indianapo lis convention were the most represen tatlve and influential Democrats in the country. They were men who had the most reason more even than the Re publicansto desire the defeat of Wil liam J. Bryan. Their convention was held for the express purpose of taking counsel with each other as to the best means of saving their party and the country from the calamity of his elec tion. The convention was called a sufficient time in advance of the date set for the meeting to admit of the fullest and most careful consideration and Investigation, In every section of the country, as to the means most likely to prevent Mr. Bryan's election. These men are among the foremost politi cians, both In the extent of their ability and experience, to be found In the whole country- The result of their dis cussions and deliberations is the nom ination of a ticket composed of two of the best and most patriotic men In the party. From this distanc. and fro-n the standpoint of the Republicans, there can be but one view as to the advisa bility of their action they knew what they were about, and have fully calcu lated its effect and probable conse quences on Mr. Bryan's chances. Every Republican should be content to 1 -ave this determination of the question with them. Let the various Republican or ganizations get in and do their duty with their own people, and let these able Democrats attend to their own affairs the result will be the election of William McKinley by a majority ; that w ill not leave even the nucleus of I I an organization for the Bryan school or repudiationlsts after the third of j November. There are many people in Astoria who have respected Wade Hampton Smiths opinions on the money ques tion, because it was supposed, however contrary to reason and the real facts that they were the result of some study and investigation of the money question. Cut his letter to the Evening News shows conclusively that Mr. Smith has never studied the ques tion, and that he is at variance with all the leading silver advocates in the country In his Idea that the govern ment is expected to or can redeem the silver dollar under free coinage. What, we would ak, what does Mr. Smith think the government ought to redeem or back up these dollars with? Cer tainly not with gold, because that would be to measure the value of the silver dollar by a gold basis. What we have always understood the free silver people to mean by their declarations and principles Is that they want to get away from the gold standard; that sil ver is Just as good a standard as gold, and that if the government should abandon its present policy of adhering to the gold basis, silver would rise In value until It ounces of It would be Just as valuable as 1 ounce of gold. That la to say. the true free silver Idea la that allver does not need propping with any other kind of metal or ele ment of value, Inn that If It were treat ed as fairly as gold under the monetary system of the government, the silver dollar would take caiv of Itself and be worth as much Intrinsically as the gold dollar. What docs Mr. Smith mean, therefor, by the government backing up the silver dollar? He seems to con- M ; fuse the government's promise to pay '5 1 which appears on the face of paper 1 money with the certificate of weight and fineness which Is Implied from Its Inscription on coin money. The gov ernment doesn't promise anything by li-toilng silver mi in y. except that con gress has made it the duty of the secretary of (he treasury, so Ions as their coinare Is limited, to maintain ae ; .m f t'-e silver dollar with the gold dollar. TUB COUNKKINV, OF M INKY. One of the favorite complaints of th free s'lverites is th.it under the pros ent syMem bunkers and c.1.1 !a '. ists are permit t..! to corner th." s.i, ply of mon, y and i revert it f; e:'.i ! e.i:t , used for bt;?:r,es purposes and the pro-1 imotlon of general ptvsiwlty. The folly of this view is so plain that any man wh knows tiicugh to pitch straw should be able to see It. Money, says the Globe-Democrat, is worth nothing to the b.inkers and capitalists when It Is withdrawn from circulation and locked up In their safes and vaults. That kind of cornering simply means the voluntary surrender of chances of profit, and men of that class are not tn th habit of having fun with them selves In that way. It is to their ad vantage to keep their money employed, and not to let it lie in Idle piles for the purpose of annoying those who would like to have it. They favor the largest possible us of money, not from patri otic motives, but because that is their source of gain. It Is their constant study to maintain the activity of their capital, for the simple reason that when It Is Inactive It yields them nothing. There are times, of course, when banks are slow to loan money or capi talists to make investments, on account of conditions of disturbance and uncer tainty; but It is nonsense to say that they deliberately go to work to prevent the use of money when the conditions are reasonably safe. They are more apt to take risks that they should avoid In that relation than to neglect good opportunities. Their prosperity is dependent upon that of the people at large; their money Is productive only when It Is helping to advance the wel fare of others. The banks are them selves constant borrowers. Their de positors are their creditors, and the money thus borrowed Is loaned out at a rate of Interest that gives a profit for the trouble and hazard In the case. The more they can borrow In that way, the more they have to lend, and they borrow It only to lend It. not to put It aside and gloat over the possesion of It. They must keep It In motion, or It will profit them nothing. The thing that they most dread is Its accumulation on their hands without the chance to em ploy It. All talk about the cornering of money In the sense of arbitrarily pre venting the use of it Is obviously ri diculous, therefore, when the fact is considered that the business of bankers j and capitalists is to avert that very re- suit, and to make as much profit as they can on luans and investments. ROYAL Baking Powder j has bcea awarded highest honors at every world's fair where exhibited. Many a really sunny-tempered bride starts on her honeymoon in a cross frame of mind because a handful of rice has crushed the trimming on her pretty hat. BUCKLEN S ARNICA SALVE. The best salve In the world for cuts. bruises, sores, ulcers.salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos itive cure for piles, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satis faction, or money refunded. Price, cents per box. t or sale oy tnane Rogers, Odd Fellows' building. Tv,o tliou.-a:. 1 Letter Day f-ain:s mis- aiunaiiei aii said to be in i-ngland just now. Barbers are of hi'h antiquity. Eze kiel. who at pea red as a pr-phet about r:u B. C. referred to the o:3Ve of bar ber. Ezk. :-!. If you have a fen- rjnzn odd p'-arls and diamonds lylntr around collecting dut. hav them rr.ad- Into a clrdle. PURELY VEGETABLE. mi Bm y'y jetli. .-ine in the world ! AV fcFPKf.TUAL SPECIFIC for all difenxa ul th Li,H'. sk"" , Kegulate line Liver .nd i.reveni Chills VND rEVEH, Malaki Ieveks, rWEL OMPLAIST., KESTLES t'ESS JaLM!CS AND NAlfcEA. BAD HREATHI Nothing is tn unpleasant, nMhing; fo common, u Sad bre-oh ; and ill i.car.y every it cornel ii'itc :he stomach, and can ;.e sci ea.ily corrected if you wil :ae SIMMON-. I.ivm Re'.clatcjR. Do not neglect v. iure a remedy f .r tl;.s rei,uUive ditorder. It will a!tc jn prove your acctitc, complexion and genera! health FILES! How many uffer torture day after day, making life 1 burden and robbing exi-tence of all jeavire, owina to the secret iuffeniiig from Pilet. Vet relief ii ready to the hand of a.most any one who will use systemati cally the remedy that has permanently cured thou sands. Simmons Livf.h KeoclaT'.h is no drastic violent purge, Lut a gentle assistant to nature. CONSTIPATION SHOULD not be regarded as trifling ailment in fact, nature demands the utmost regularity of the bowels, and any deviation from this demand paves the way often to serious danger. It is quite as necessary to remove impure accumulations from the bowels as it is to eat or sleep, and Do health can be expected where costive habit of body prevails. EICK HEADACHE! This distressing affliction occurs most frequently The disturbance of the stomach, arising from the imperfectly digested contents, causes a severe pain in the bead, accompanied with disairreeablc nausea, and this constitutes what is popularly known as Sick Headache, for the relief of which taks Summons Lives Ksculatos os Meuicins. SJANurACTUXED OWXT ST sT. H. ZX3US a CO., Philadelphia, Pa. j vfi-'Mw ('?v"yt F ( VI,;' i . The Best ! Smoking Tobacco Made While seeking graceful effects don't I overdo the Idea and become what might I truthfully be termed "a lanky abom- inatlon." I SITFEKIXtl FOR A LIFE TIME. Persons attllcted with rheumatism of ten suffer for a life time, their tortures being almost without remission. The Joints and muscles of such unfortu uates are In most cases shockingly con torted and drawn out of shape. To afford them even temporary relief, th ordinary remedies often prove utterly useless. Hostetler's Stomach Hitters, on the other hand. Is avouched by per sons who have used It to be a genuine source of relief. It keep th blood co d by promoting a regular habit of body, and removes from It Impurities which. In the opinion of all rational patholo gists, originate this agonising com plaint, and its kindred malady, the gout. Besides this, the Bitters remedy disorders of the liver, stomach and tent fevers, promote appetite and sleep, and are highly recommended by physicians as a desirable medicinal ! stlmulent and tonic. ' . . , . ,,, . . . wn.c vi ............ ly lessened the dressmakers' bills papa ' used to scowl over. FREE PILLS. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen Co.. Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Lit nils. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy In action and are particu larly effective In the curs of Constipation and 8lck 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 ly Invtgoraat the system. Regular six. So per box. Sold by Cba. Rogers, Druggist The horseless carriage now crentes t the same sort of a sensation that a I hk.y(,le (!M ,lW venr ,, j OASTOIUA. iaiii tlfutun si ll A VJ .7 tt9 KrSXrl'TjtS M-M. r, C4CC ( man celebrates his wedding i Many anniversary by taking a delightful lit tie trip all by himself. "Let parents not live for their chil dren, but with them." The mother should allow no false modesty to stand in the way of her daughter's knowledge of herself, of her possibili ties, of her perils. For over thirty years Dr. Pierce has used his "Favorite Prescription" as a strengthener, a pu rifier, a regulator. It works directly upon the delicate, distinctly feminine organs. In a natural, soothing way. It searches out the weak spots and builds them up. A woman who would understand herself should s-nt 21 cents to the World's Dispensary, Iluffalo, N. Y., for Dr.Pierce s Medical Advls-r, a book of luOS pages. Round waists with blouse effects In front are very becoming to slender fig ures. 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. K. 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Home golden straw hats are designed f'ir early autumn wear. The best chemical cor.-ipound for wash ing powder Is "Boap Foam,'' as it will not "yellow the clothes," nor burn the 1 hands. It's the finest thing in the world ior ins oaui. who inaj win convince o you. To Be Given Away this year in valuable articles to smokers of Blackwcll's Conulno Durham Tobacco You will find otto coupon In side each l-ouncc lwu, and two - i i i. ....i. . bag. HuyatwK, readtliecoupon 5 and sec how to get your share. 9 INDIO Absolutely Dry and Pure Tropica Climate rronouiiml bv riivsifiiins the most Fuvorablo in AnuTtcn for Sufferers front . . . Lung Diseases and Rheumatism Many Remarkable Cures i Tn objections urged against Indlo In the past by tho large numbers who ! otherwise would have tn glad to taks , -rt.ni of lt twn. !!.!! rllmm ha. been a lack of suitable accommodation. The Southern Pacino Company take pleasure In announcing that several Commodious and Comfortable Cottages havs Just bean erected at Indlo station, that will be ranted to applicants at rea sonable rates. They are furnished with modern conv.nlawioea, supplied with pure artesian water and so situated as to give occupants all the advantages to be le rlved from a more or less protracted residence In this delightful climate. (From the San Francisco Argonaut) "In th heart of the great desert of the Colorado which th Southern Pscino l-avrsee thorj la an oasts called India, which. In our opinion. Is the sanitarium of the earth. V believe, from personal lnvestis-atloo, that for certain Individuals. there Is no spot on this planet so favor able." O. T. 8tewart. M D., writes: "The ! purity of the air. and the eternal sun shine, fill one with wonj-r and delight ... .Nature has accomplished so "lueii mi uici r remains um unit man to da As to Its possibilities ne,tn r.ort-here Is the most pe much that there remains but little for as a health retort here Is the tnoat perfect sunshine, with a temperature always nlnt. a nerfeetlv drv soil, for rain la an unknown factor: pure oxygen, dense atmosphere and pure water. What more can be desired? It Is the place, above all others, for lung troubles, and a para dise for rheumatics. Considering tht number of sufferers who have been cured, I have no hesitancy In recom mending this genial oasis as the hsvn of the afflicted. INDIO- Is 6l2 miles from SAX FRANCISCO and 130 miles from i Fare from Los Angeles Jj.oc For further information Inquire of any Southern Pacific Company agent, or address E. P. ROOKRS. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt. 8. I'. Co. J. Ii. KIRKLAND, Dlst. Pass. Agt. Cor. First and Alder sts., Portland, Or As solid as a rock If there Is one thins; more than another the liurllngton liout" is proud of, it Is Its track. Smooth solidly built free from sharp curves luld with the heaviest and most expensive steel rails, It Is an m ar perfec tion as it can be made, Add to this that the Bur lington is tin; HhnrteHt line and offers the best service to Omaha, Kan sas City and St. Louis, an, you will realize why It Is the riilOFKItltrciJ route to the east und south. A. C. SHELDON, G. A., Portland, Oregon. ASTORIA IKON WORKS Cone only St.. foot of Jsckson, Astoria. General Machinists and Boiler Makesr Land and Marine Engines, Boiler work, Steam boat and Cannery Work a Specialty. Castings of All Descriptions Mads to Order on Short Notice. V"? V?-"-rm'amlmZ,,": B Prael Secretary First National Bank, Treasurer Declaration of Principles Tdio Republicans of the I'tiltcd Htnlvs, assembled by their representatives In Nalloiutl Convention, uppcallug for the popular and lilstoileul JuntllliMlloit of tin Ir Chilian to the matchless achieve ments of thirty years of Republican rule, earnestly und confidently address themselves to the awakened Intelli gence, experience and conscience of their countrymen In the following dec imation of facts and principles: For the (list lime since the Civil War the American pcop have wit nessed the eiilumltovis consequences of full and unrestrained IVmocratlr con trol of the iloverntuent. It has been a record of tinpnritllrd Incapacity, dis honor and disaster, lit administrative management It hits ruthlissly sacrific ed Indlspenslblit revenue, entailed an unerasing deficit, eked out ordinary current expenses with boirvnve.1 money, piled up the public debt by J:J.iHH).000 In time of peace, forced an adverse bal ance of trade, to a perpetual menace hanging over the redemption fund, pawned American credit to alien syn dicates and reversed alt the measures and results of successful Republican rule. In the be ad effect of Its policy It has precipitated panic, blighted In dustry and trade with prolonged de pression, closed fact Ties, reduced work and wages, halted enterprise and crip pled American production while stimu lating foreign production for the Amer ican market. Every consideration of public safety and Individual Interest demands that the government shall be rescued from the hands of those who have shown themselves Incapable of conducting It without disaster at home and dishonor abroad, and shall he re stored to the party which for thirty years administered It with unequaled success and prosperity. A Piott'divr TarM. We renew and emphasise our alleefl anre 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 dlcy taxes foreign pro ducts and encourages home Industry; It puts the burden of revenue on for elgn goods, It secures the American market for the American producer; It upholds the American standard of wages for the American worklngman; It puts the factory by the side of the farm, and makes the American farmer less dependent on foreign demand and price; It diffuses general thrift and founds the strength of all on the strength of each. In Its reasonable ap plication It is jusl. fair, and Impartial, equally opposed to foreign control and domestic monopoly, to sectional dis crimination and Individual favoritism. We ib-nounce the present Demuerstlc 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- lucls as will not only furnish adequate revenue for the necessary expenses of the government, but will protect Amer ican lubor from degredatlon to the wage level of other lands. We are not pledged to any particular schedules. The question of rates Is a practical question, to be governed by the condi tions of the time and production; the ruling and uncompromising principle Is the protection und development of American labor and Industry. The country demands a right settlement and then It wants rest. Reciprocity With itilier Nations. We believe the repeal of the reel- roclty arrangements negotiated by the i.st Republican administration was a allonul calamity, and we demand heir renewal and extension on such ernis as will couallze our trade with Iher nations, remove the restrictions which now obstruct the sale of Amer- an products In the ports of other countries and secure the enlarged mar- ets of our farms, forests and factories. Protection and reciprocity are twin measures of Iteptibhenn policy, and go hand In hand. Democratic rule hati recklessly struck down both, and both muBt be re-established, l'rotectlon 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 mnrket to others. Protection builds up domestic lnduiitry nnd trade and secures our own market for ourselves. Reciprocity builds up foreign trade and finds an outlet for our surplus. Protection to Sugar Producers. We condemn the present administra tion for not keeping faith with the sugar producers of this country. The Republican party favors such protec tion as will lead to the production on American soil of all the sugar the American people use, and for which they pay other countries more than $100,000,000 annually. Wool and Woolens. To all our products to those of the mine and the Held, as well as to those of tho shop and the factory to hemp to wool, tho 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 Amerl- oir 'n lie REPUBLICAN PARTY. can policy of discriminating duties for tho iip-biilidlng of our merchant murine and the protection of our shipping the foreign carrying trade, so (hat American ships- llio product of Amer ican labor, employed In American ship yards, sailing under the Htnrn and Htrlpes. and manned, officered and owned by American -may regain ths carrying of our foreign commerce. The Financial Issue. "The Itepubllcan parly I unreserv rdly for sound money, It caused the enactment of the law providing for the resumption of specie payments In 11 since then every dollar has been as good as gold. We are unalterably op posed lv every measure calculated tode base our currency or Impair the credit of our country. We are. therefore, op posed to the free coinage of silver, ex cept by International agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves lo promote, and until such agreement can be obtained we believe th existing gold standard must be preserved. All our silver and paper currency now In circulation must be maintained at a parity with gold, and we favor all measure designed to maintain Inviola ble th obligations of the I'nlled Htate, and all our money, whether Coin or paper, at the present standard, the standard of (he moat enlightened ha (Ions of the earth " Tensions fur Veterans. The veterans of Ih I'nlon armies de serve and should receive fair treatment and generous recognition. Whenever practicable (hey should 1 given ths preference tn (he matter of employ- nient, and (hey are entitled lo the en actmrnt 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 th practice of th pension bureau so recklessly and unjustly carried on by the present administration, of reducing pensions and arbitrarily dropping names from Ih rolls, as deserving th severest Condemnation of (he American people. Foreign Relations. Our foreign policy should be at all times firm, vigorous and dignified, and all our Interests In the western hemis phere carefully watched and guarded. The Hawaiian Islands should be con trolled by the 1'nlted Plates and no for eign xiwer should be permlteld lo In terfere with them. The Nicaragua Canal should be built, owned and op erated by the L'nlted Hlates. and by the purchase of the Danish Islnnds we should secure proper and much-need- d tmval station In the West Indies Armenian Ma.waeres. The massacres In Armenia have aroused the deep sympathy and Just Indignation of the American people, and we believe that the United Htates should exercise all the Influence it can properly exert to bring these atrocities lo an end. In Turkey, American rest- dents have been excised to the gravest dangers and American property de stroyed. There and everywhere Amer ican cltlxetis and American property must he absolutely protected at all haxards and at any cost. Monroe Doctrine. We n-nssert the Monroe doctrine In Its full extent and reaffirm the right of the l'nulted States lo give the doctrine effect by responding lo (ho appeals of any American state, for friendly Inter vention In case of European encroach ment. Wo have not Interfered, and shall not Interfere, with the exlstln possession of any European power In this hemlsphete, but those possessions must not. on nny pretext, nr, extended c noperuliy look forward to the eventual withdrawal of the Kuropcnn power from this hemisphere, and the ultimate union of all '. tho KiiellBh. 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 people, to free themselves from European dom ination. We watch with deep and Bbld Ing Interest the heroic battle of the Cu ban patriots agnlnst 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 resi dent American citizens or to comply with Its treaty obllgatlones. we bellovs that the government of tho United States should actively use Its Influence and good ofTlces to restore pence 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 complete system of linrbor und spa coast defenses. Immigration Laws. for the peoiiK'tlon of the equality of our American clllsenshlp and of th wages of our worklngman against th fatal competition of law-priced labor, we demand that (he Immigration laws be thoroughly enforced, and so emend ed a to exclude from entrance lo ths Pulled Htates those who ran neither read nor write. Civil Service. The Civil Bervle law was placed on ths statute book by Ih Republican party, which has always sustained It, and w renew our repeated declara tions that It shall be thoroughly and honestly enforced and extended wher ever practicable. Free Ha Hot. W demand that every clllsen of Ih I'nlled Htates shall be allowed lo cast on free and unrestricted ballot, and that such ballot shall be counted and relumed a cast, hnclilng Comleiiineil. We proclaim our unqualified condem nation of Ih uncivilised and barbarous prncllces, well known as lynching or killing of human beings, suspected or charged with crime, without process of law. National Arbitration. Ws favor the creation of a national board of arbitration to sottle and ad Just differences which may arls be tween employer and employed engaged In Interstate coiniinrce. Free Homesteads. W believe in an Immediate return to the free homestead policy of Ih Republican party and urge the paawg by congress of th satisfactory free homestead measure which has already passed the house and Is now pending In the senate. AdniKslon of Territories. W favor th admission of the re maining territories at the earliest prac ticable date, having due regard to Ih Interest of the people of the territo ries and of Ih I'nlled States All th federal officer appointed for the terri tories shall be selected from bona fid resident thereof, and the right of self- government shall be acorded as far as practicable. Alaska Representation. We believe the cltlxens of Alaska should have representation In th con gress of the I'nlled States.to Ih end that needful legislation may be Intelli gently enacted. Sumpluar) Legislation. W sympathise with all wise and I. alt In ate effort to lessen and prevent the evils of Intemperance and promote morality. Rights of Women. The Republican parly Is mindful of the rights and Interests of women, l'ro tectlon of Amcrlcnn Industries Includes equal opportunities, equal pay for equal work nnd protection to the home. W favor the admission of women to wider spheres of usefulness, and vvcleom their co-operation In rescuing the coun try from Democretlc and Populist mis management and misrule. Such ore th principles and policies of the Republi can party. Ily these principles we will abide and thusu principles we will put Into execution, We ask for tliein th considerate Judgment of the, A in. -r Iran pvople. , Confident nllka In the history of our great party und In the Justice of our cause, we present our platform and our considerations, In tho full assurance that tho election will bring victory to the Republican party and prosperity to the people of the United Slates. Job Printing The Astorian Invites attention to its Job Printing Department TRY US