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MUUMiji-23iiaiiuirjMnim.wintaiinumijjVLiitJwimiJtti"juiijjsa A, EVENING CAPITAL JOURNAL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1888. Overland to California VIA Southern Pacific Company's Lines. SHASTA ROUTE. REPUBLICAN' PLATFORM. Declaration of Principles and Asser tion of Popular Right. Time Between Salem and Han Pranclsco-Tklrtr-ili Hours. UAI.IFOHMA KXI'HKKS TIIAIN DAILY houtb. I 4.-UI p. III. Oil) p. in. 7:10 a.m. TjvT IjV. Ar. l'ortliind Hnlcm Han Pmn. Ar. I.v. IjV. "North . 10:40 a. in 8.-.T0 n. m. O.-.'SO p. m, l'AHHKMHKIl TIIAIN ( I1AIT.Y EX. CBITI8UNIIAV). 8.-00 a. in. 1.-02 n. in. 1:10 p. in. IjV. I.v. Ar. l'ortliind Hulcm Hugpiie Ar. I .1,-n p. in. I.v. f 12:02 p. in. I.v. 0.00 a. in. PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS. TOURIST SLEEPING CARS, Kor accommodation of second clan piis-)-sciiireni iittuchcd to oxnromi trains. TlioO. A ('. Itiillroiul ferry makes con nection with nil tlio rpgtilur trains on tlio KiiHt Hide Division from footol F Btrcct, I'ortland. ffest Side Division, Between Portland and Gorvallis : 1IA1I.Y (KXrltlT StTNllAY). 72!0 a. inT lain p. in. I t-v: Ar. Torffnml Corvalllx "ArT I.v. 0:15 p.'m. l:!p. ni. M'jJIN.NVII.Mt KXI'llK-SS TIIAIN (IIAII.Y KXCKIT HIINIIAY). wa p. in. Iso p. 111. IjV. I'ortland Ar. A r..MuMlniivllloljV. nsjfl a. in. r: to a, in. At Albany and Corvidlls conncel with tniliinof Oregon 1'nclllo Itallroad. For full Information regard Imr ratCH, iiijiih, etc.. upiilylto tho Company' niieiit, Hiiluni, On-Kon. K. I'. KOilKltS, It. KUi:iIljI-:il, AhsI. Q. r. mid Push. Ag't. Mutiuuer. Oregon Railway ami Navigation ICOMPANY. 'Columbia River Route.1 Tmlna for tho oast Iphvp Portland nt 10: 15 a in mid p m dally. TIclictH to and fiom lirltiL'Ipal points In tho United .States, Can ada mid Kmopo. ELEGANT PULMANN PALACE CARS ICiiilnint Hleeplnir.lCiirs inn lliioitgli; on oxpienntrulna to OMAHA COUNCIL lll.UPPA and st. I'jVUL Frep t Clinrgo mill Without Cliann. Connect loimitl'ortliuid foi-San l-'i-nn- 'lHcoaudl'iiKCl Hound potutK, Por further particulars lmpilm of I, A. Mumilnir, ngpnt of tho company, L'l.'i Commercial Ntieet. Halem. Oiciniii. or A. I Maxwell, (J. I. .t T. A., Poitlatid, Dragon. A. L. MAXWELL O. P. AT. A. H HOLCOMB.K.oiil.l.Miiiii.Ber. THE YA0UINA ROUTE. OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD And Oregon Development company's mIhuiiihIiIii line. an miles shorter, ft) houis Iimh time than by any other mule. Plrst uliiss through pasNcuircr and freight line fnim Portland and all polnlN In ilioWII lametle valley to and flout Han Pianelseo. TIME SCHEDULE, (KxceptHundayh): The Republicans ol the United States, assembled by their delegates in National convention, pause on the thoshold of their proceedings to honor the memory of their first great leader, the immortal champion of liberty and the rights of the people Abraham Lincoln; and to cover also with wreaths ofimperishable remembrance and gratitude the heroic names of later leaders, who have more recently been called away from our councils (..rant, Oarlicld, Arthur, Logan and Conkliug. May their memories bo faithfully cher ished. We also recall with our greetings and with prayer for his recovery the name ol one of our living heroes whose memory will bo treasured in the history both of Republicans and of the Republic the name of that noble soldier and favorite son of victory. Philip II Sheiidan. In the spirit of those gro.it leaders, and of our own devotion to human liberty, and wiih that hostility to all forms of despot ism and oppression which is the funda mental idea of tho Republican party, we send fraternal congratulations to our fel low Americans of Hrazil upon their great act ol emancipation, which completed the abolition of slavery throughout the two American continents. Wo earnestly hope that we may soon congratulate our fellow cilizous of Irish birth upon the peaceful iccovory of home rule for Ireland. We nlliim our unswerving devotion to the National Constitution and to the in dissoluble Union of the states : to the au tonomy reserved the states under tho Con stitution : to the personal rights and liber ties of citizens in all the States and Terri tories in tho Union, and especially to tho supreme and sovereign right of evory lawlul citizen, rich or poor, native or foreign born, white or black, to cast ono freo ballot it. public elections, and to have that ballot duly counted. We hold tho freo and honest popular ballot, ami the just and equal representation of all the people, to be the foundation of our ropubhean government, and demand ef fective legislation to secure the integrity and purity of elections, which are tho fountains of all public authority, We charge that the present administration and tho Democratic majority in Congress owe their existence to the suppression of the ballot by a criminal nullibcatton ol the Constitution and laws of tho United States. Wo are uncompromisingly in favor of the American system of piotcctiou. We protest against its destruction proposed by tho president and his party. They servo the iutciests of Kuiopc; wo will support thu interests of America. We ac cept tho issues and conlidently appeal to the people for their judgment. The pro tective system must be maiuta'ned, Its abandonment has always been followed by general disaster to all interests, except those of tho usurer and tho sheriff. Wo denounce the Mills bill as destructive to the general business, thu labor and the fanning interests of tho country, and we heartily endorse tho consistent and patriotic actions of the Republican Rep resentatives in Congress in opposing its passage Wo condemn - - 1:00PM - -1:WPM - IWtOPM - - (1.1. AM lO-.IH A M - UllOAM Albany and Jjpiimi Albany Jrnvc t'orvallls ..... Arrive Vaiiuluii - - - - l.iivi Yuiiulmi Jjouvo t'orvallls ..... Arrive Albany O. A C trains connect at Uorvallls. The above trains connect at YAQUINA with the Oregon Development Cos Line ifHtea'iiHhlpH between aipilna and Han KmnclKco. NAIMXU HATKS. HrKAMKIW, h'ltOM'HAN KKANOIHOO Wllbimelto Valley, Monday, October Mil Willamette Valley, Hat unlay, October 20th HTKAMKIIS. MIOM YAQl'lNA. Willamette Valley, Tlleday, Oflober 2d Willamette Valley, Sunday, Octtiber 11th Willamette Valley, Prlday, October 'Jtith This cimipanv resenes the right to uingo Mining uiiiiw wiinoiii nolle N. It. Pilrtutmpniti fmiii l'.ii flmul .ml .ill Willamette Valley points can make cIomi optmecnon with tho trains of thu YAOIMN'A ltllHTI.'. nl Alliunv i.i. .... lllo Hliilir destined to Han Pninelxeo, should mruiiKe tiinrrlxcnt YaipUna the evening iMthie date of sailing I'amragrr and KrHgat llatn Almi the Uvrst. Por Information apply to Messrs JIUI.MAN A Co.. Freight and Ticket Agent -XOnnd&ttProtit nF., IVirtl.md, Or. ru U.C. UOdWK, Ae't Uen'l Prt. A IW. ArI.. Oi-okoh l.iclllelt. It, li Corvallls, Or. Z3H II. HAHVKI.I.,Jr. (lenl Pi ; A ISifc. AkI. Onwou l)eelopmeiit l., iiOl MontKomery si.; nan i- nineiMM, cap Tho nUYEnB'OUIDBU Unuad M-vroh and Sopt., louoh yoor. It la mi uoy lolopodlu of usoful In for. 'uintion for ail who pur. ohuso tho luxurloa or tho neoeaalttoi of llfo. Wa on olotbe you and furntah you with all the naocaaary and unnoooaaary mppllanooa to ride, wtilk, dauoo, sleep, eat, flah, bunt, work, bo to church, or atay at home, and In yarlous also, alrloa and quantttlea, Juat figure out what la required to do all thoae thlugi COMFORTABLT, anil you can make a fall e.tlmate of the value of the llUYXlta' aUIUK, whloh will be sent upon reoelpt of 10 oenu to pay poatace, MONTGOMERY WARD ft CO. 1U114 Uloblf au Avenae, Chloaso.lll. STOCK FARJI FOR SALE or RENT ! oao ACHES Well wtamj and 4nty l tlmtxir. Two tMHtJf muU two iwrua. tkM oivUmixI. Meadow ami MB knm itlow laud. Pfty hmd ofwlllewllhthv 4Aee If HHUtMl.aiid ImnsMeMOUfhUirunlu Wltbtn Ore hiIIm oftlMiot im the O, A C. 11. It A Uirgaln An oaiUHly, Cnouire at Office of Cac-iUl Journal, the proposition of the Democratic paity to place wool on the free list, and wc insist that the duties thereon shall bo adjusted and maintained bo its to furnish fair and adequate protection to that industry. The Republican parly would effect a'l needed reduction of the National revenue by rupcaling.tho taxes on tobacco, which are nn annoyance and burden to agriculture, and the tax upon spirits used in the arts and for mechanical purposes; and by Buch revision nl tlio tarill as will lend lo check imports of such articles as are produced by our people, tho production of which gives employment to our labor, and release from import duties those articles ol loruign pro duction (except luxuries) tho like of which can not oo produced at home. If there shall still remain a larger revenue that ix requisite for the wants ol tho government we fuvor the entire repeal of internal taxes lather than the surrender of any part of our protective system at tho joint behest of the whisky trusts and tho agents of foreign manufacturers. Wc declare our hostility lo the introduc tion into this country of foreign contract labor, and of Chinese labor, alien to our civilization and our Constitution, and we demand the ntnd enforcement of the ex isting laws against it, and favor such im mediate legislation us will exclude such labor from our shores. We declare our opposition to all combin ations of capital organized in trusts or other wise, to control arbitrarily the condition of trade among our citizens, and wo com mend to Cougreas and to tho State Legis attires, m their respective jurisdictions, such legislation as will prevent the execu tion of all schemes to oppress the people by undue charges on their supplies, or byun-. just rates for the transpoitation of tli-iir products to market. u approve the leg islation by Congress to prevent alike un just burdens and unfair discriminations be tween the states. Wc ivafl'irm the policy of appropriating the publia lands of the United Status to bo homestead for American citizens and set tlers, not aliens, which tho It;publican party established in lS6:, against the jtctvitciit opposition of the Democrats in Congress, and which has brought our groat Western domain into such magnificent development. The restoration of unearn ed land grants to the public domain for tho uso of aotual settlors, which waa beuun under the auimmitratiou ol l reidcrt Ar thur, should be continued. We deuy that the democratic paity has ever restored one acre to the people, but doclarc that by the joint action of republicans and democrats, about fifty miliums ol aorta of unearned lauua iriginaiiy kuiihi ror 111c oonaiiuc tiou of railioada hao been roatoied to the them, to form for themselves a constitution and State government, and be admitted into the Union. Pending the prepara tion for Statehood, all officers .hereof should be selected from the bona fide residents and citizens of the Territory wherein they are to serve. South Dakota should of right be immediately admitted as a State in the Union, under the con stitution framed and adopted by the people, and we heartily indoise the action of tho Republican Senate in twice passing bills lor her admission. The refusal of the Democratic House, of Representatives, for paitisan purposes, to favorably consider these bills, s a willful violation of the sacred American principle of local self-government, and merits the condemnation of all jusi men. 1 he pending bills in the Senate for acts to enable tho people of Washington, North Dakota and Montana Territories to form constitutions should be passed without unnecessary delay. The republican party pledges useii touo all in its power to fa cilitate the admission of the territories of New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari zona lo the enjoyment of ielf-goernment as states, euch of them as ore now quali fied, as soon as possible, and the others as soon as they may become so. iho political power of tho Mormon church in the territories, as experienced in the past, is a menace to free institutions too dangerous to be long suffered. There fore we pledge the republican party to ap propriate legislation asserting the sover eignty of the nation in all territories where the same is questioned, and in furtherance of that end to place upon the statute books legislation stringent enough to divorce the political from the ecclesias tical power, and thus stamp out the attendant wickedness of polygamy. Tho republican cartv is in favi,r of the use of both gold and silver as money, and condemns the policy of tho democratic administration in its efforts to demonetize silver. Wo demand the reduction of letter postage to i cent por ounce. In a republic like ours, where the citizen is the sovereign and tho official the servant, whero no power is exercised except by the will of the people, it is important that the sovereign the people should possess intelligence. The free school is the promoter of that intelligence which is to preserve us a free nation; therefore, the state or nation, or both combined, should support freo institutions of learning, sufficient to afford to even- child growing up in the land the oppor tunity of a good common school edu cation. Wo earnestly recommend that prompt action be taken by Congress in the en actment of such legislation as will bet secure the rehabilitation of our American merchant marine, and wa protest against the passago by Congress of a free ship bill, as calculated to work injustice to labor by lessening the wages of those engaged in pieparing materials, as well as those directly employed in our ship yards. We demand appropriations for the early .ebuilding nfouruav); for the construction of coast fortifications and modern ordnance, and other appioved modern means of defense for the piotec tion of our defenseless harbors and cities; for tho payment of just pensions to our soldiers; for necessary works of National importance in the improvement of harbors aud the channels of internal coastwise, and foroign cominerco; for the encouragement of tho shipping interests of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific States, as well as for the payment ol the maturing ..1.K .,.!.. -T-l ,: it juuiu, uuui. j. mo (juncy ma uive em ployment to our labor, activity to our va rious industries, lucrease the security of our country, promote trade, open new and direct markets for our produce, and cheapen the cost of transportation. We nllirm this to be tar better for our country than the democratic policy of loaning tho government monoy without interest to "pel banks." The conduit of foreign affairs by the present administration has been distin oulshed by its uielliciencv and its coward. ice. Having withdrawn fiom the Seuate all ponding treaties effected by republican administration for the removal of foieigu burdens and restrictions upon our com inerco nnd for its extension into better markets, it has neither eflected nor pro posed any others in their stead. Profess ing adherence to tho Monroe doctrine, it has seen with idle complacency the exten sion of loreigu influence in Central America, aud of foreign trade everywhere among our neighbors. It has refused to charter, sanation or encourage any Amer ican organization for constructing the Nicaragua canal, a work ol vital import ance lo ihe maiutenauco of the Mouroo doctrine, and of our national influence in Central and South America, and neces sary for the development ol trade with our Pacific territory, with South America and with the islands and further coisls of the Pacific Ocean. grades of the service to which it is applic able. The spirit and purpose of the re form should be observed in all executive appointments, and all laws at variance with the object of existing reform leeisla tion should be repealed, to the end that the danger to free institutions which lurks in the power of official patronage may be wisely and effectively avoided." The gratitude of the nation to the de fenders of the union can not be measured by laws. The legislation of Congress should conform to tho pledges made by a loyal people, and be so enlarged and ex tended as to provide against the possibility that any man who honorably wore the federal uniform shall become the inmate of an almshouse, or dependent upon private charity. In the presence of an overflowing treasury it would be a public scandal to do less for those whose valor ous service preserved the government. We denounce the hostile spirit shown by President Cleveland in his numerous vetoes of measures for pension relief, and the action of the democratic houso of representatives in refusing even a consid eration of general pension legislation. In support of the principles herewith enunciated we invite the co-operation of patriotic men of all parties, and especially of all workingmen whose prosperity is seriously threatened by the free trade policy of the present administration. Additional plank submitted by Mr. Boutelle of Maine, and adopted by an almost uuanimous vete: The first con cern ot all good government is the virtue and sobriety of the people and the puiity of (ho home. The republican party cordially sympathizes with all wiso and well directed efforts for the promotion of temperance and morality. BOOTS AND SHOES. WM. BROWN & CO. DEALER IN- BJQQ TU S HlO E "i" u n m r o er -FOIt THE- HOMELESS!!! and Findings! CASH PAID FOR Wool, Hides, Pelts and Furs. No. 231 Commercial Street, 'SAIjEM, ' - - OREGON. -i....anV A. aBtti AVli l;2oo ACRES -OF- VARIED LAND fee "J j Capital Joori -FOR- Sale or Rent. Quantity and Quality to Suit Purchaser. The Cheapest Newspaper in Oregon! THE BEST FAMILY NEWSPAPER IN MARION COUNTY public domain, in pursuauce of the condi. tiout inserted by the republican parly m tho original grauls. We charge the dem ooratlc aduiiniitialion with failuie to exe cute the laws securing to settlers titles to their homesteads, and with using appro lUtiona made for that purpose to harass innocent settlers with spies and pioaeou tious uuder false preituce of expotinq frauds and vindicating the law. The government by Cougreat of the Territories It based upon necessity only. to the end that they may lcoomc SUts tn the I'liion; thrnfote .whenevei Ihe con ditions of population, material leaource. public intelligence and morally are suoh at to teeuie a liable I coal goverunieut therein, the people of inch Territories should, be permitted, as a rif.ht inherent i" We airaigu the preseut democratic ad ministration for its weak and unpatriotic treatment of tho fisheries question, and lis pusillanimous surrender of the essen tial privileges to which our lishinc vessels are entitled in Canadian ports under the iroaiy oi ibio, the reciprocal luaritimo legislation of IS30, and the comity of nations, ami which uanaman hshini; ves sels receive iu the ports of tho United .States. We condemn the policy of tho piesent administration and the democratic majority iu Congress Inward our fisheries as unlnendly aud conspicuously unpatri otic, aud as tending to destroy a valuable national mdustry, and a.i indispensable resource ol defense against a foreign enemy. The name of America applies alike to all cititeus of the republic, and imposes upon all alike the same obligations of oocuience 10 me laws. At the tamo time that citizenship is and must be the pan oply and safeguard of him who wear it, aud protect him, whether high or low, nch or poor, in his civil rights. It should And mutt attont him protection at home, and follow and protect him abroad in whatever land he may be on a lawful eirand. The men who abandoned the republican party iu 1KS4, and oontiuue to adhere to the demooratio party, have deserled not only the caute of honest government, of sounu nnancea, 01 ireeuom and purity ol i. t.n.. ... - -. r. . nit iMuiut, uut especially nave deserted the oauae of refoim in the civit service. We will not fall to keep our pledges be came they have broken theirs', or because their candidate has broken hit. We, therefore, repeat our declaration of 1SS4, tfl.1V. I 'Til.. Val.H. if k A....1 - I aipiciMulv begun under the republican administration' should be completed by the farther extension of the refoim ivituni already C4ltblihd by law, to ail the tails near 11. R. Facilities. A. GOOD CHANCE -FOR A- Renter or Piircliasci Read Our Reduced Terms! WEEKLY, oue year, ?1.50. WEEKLY, six mouths,. -fO.75 Now Read Our Discount for Cash WEEKLY, one year, $1.00. WEEKLY, six months, -?0.50. WAS THERE EVER ANYTHING EQUAL TO IT? NOW ROLL IN THE NA1MES, AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR ONE-THIRD OFF FOR CASH. TEAMS AND STOCK N THK FARM- WILL BE SOLD To thoae buying liomw, if dMlrcd. Our Old Subscribers Now iu arrears are urged to take advantago of our big discount, by tliug old accouuts aud joining the grand throng of one dollar subsoil TO ONE AND ALL get- bers. For Particulars call at This Office. We say. seud ua your names. If you want to take advantago of our "one third oil" for cash," and are not where you can get postal notes or other convenient method of remitting, sond us your name and state that ypu will rumlt at flrst opportunity. This will ensure your being placed on the dollar list. THIS IS NOT A SPECIAL OFFER But a solid, peruiauent reduction. We liavo come to tay.