The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-18

TEXT BOOK
Republican Manual for the Presi.
dental Year 1904 an Interest.
ing Political Document.
OUTLINES PARTY'S POLICY
Claims All Pledges Have Been
Redeemed and That Pros.
perity Has Come to the
Country.
OUTLINES PARTY'S POLICY

The republican campaign textbook
of 1904 is just about to be issued. \
synopsis of the book prepared by the
republican campaign committee, says
the four great facts which justified
the republican party in asking the
support OF the public In 1900 We're:
"First-That its pledges of 1895 had
been redeemed.
"second-That prosperity had come
as result.
"Third-That developments since
1896 had shown the fallacy of the prin-
ciples upon which the democracy
then appealed for public support.
"Fourth-The condition which had
come to other parts of the world and
their people as result of promises
fulfilled by the republican party IN
the United States
The book then goes on TO say that
these assertions made in the text
book of 1900 have been fully justified
by the added experiences of another
four years. The pledges of 1896 and
those made in 1900 have been re-
deemed. The protective tariff has
been restored, the gold standard
made permanent; Cuba freed and Civ
en- independence; the Panama canal
assured under the sole ownership and
control of the United States; depart
ment of commerce and labor estab-
lished, rural free delivery given to
millions of the agricultural commun-
ity; the laws for the proper regula-
tion OF trusts and great corporations
strengthened and enforced; prosperity
established; commerce developed;
labor paid and given ample employ
ment and reward; Intelligence, pros
perlty and good government estab-
lished in distant islands and the flag
of the United States made the emblem
of honor in every part of the world.
All of these great accomplishments.
it is pointed out, have been the work
of the republican party. In each of
them II has met the discouragement
the opposition and the hostility of the
democracy. 1t is upon this additional
evidence of the past four years. evi-
denoe that the republican party is
the party of progress and the democ-
racy the party of inaction, retard-
ment, fault-finding, that the party
again confidently appeals for public
support in the presidential elections
of 1904
Every feature of the prospective
campaign is considered with fairness,
and all available information bearing
upon the subjects is presented. The
claim that the protective tariff in
creases prices is met with facts and
figures from the economic history OF
the United States and other countries
which fully show the inaccuracy Of
the charge, while the relative pros
perity of countries having low and
protective tariffs, respectively, is also
shown from official figures.
The chapter on labor wages shows
beyond a question, as a result of
thorough official investigation, that the
advance in wages during the past de-
cade has been greater than the ad-
vance in the cost of living, the figures
being based upon retail prices, the
prices which the public must pay for
the articles consumed, while 1t Is also
shown that the rate of wages now
being paid in the United States is
higher than have ever been paid In
this or any other country.
The book also contains a sketch Of
the life and work of President Roose-
welt and of Senator Fairbanks.