a position where it must stand sponsor ?for the <franky itleas of individuals who

insist on reforming the world at one fell :

1 swoop, will succeed only in dragging it |

|down to defeat. Let us profit by the;! Seattle example.?Yakima Democrat. j

The Centralia News says the Advocate ,

will not support fusion this fall.

News may lie correct. We hope it will j>! not be necessarv for us to consider the

; question of supporting fusion. There is

? jbut one thin« for the reform forces to do

J jinthis county and that is for all parties

' |to unite in one at the primaries and thus

! : avoid any semblance oi fusion. Let the

I candidates of each party take his chances

, I before the united convention and abide

? by the result. If wise councils prevail;

3 \u25a0 tiiis can be accomplished and the result

5 will be a complete victory for the union

party in this county. ?Cliehalis Advocate.

Aberdeen Herald.HHUHNIt) KVEBY THCMfIAt P

JOHS 1. CARNEY, ?? Editor *nd Manager

Entered at the postonice Ht Aberdeen, Wash.,

as second class mail matter.

terms or sibscmption:12.00

One year. j.ooSix months MThree months

Advertising rates 011 application.

Notices of births, marriages or deaths printedfree Correspondence desired from all purls of

the eountv. short communications oil topics

of public interest, when accompanied h> tilt

name of the writer, will be inserted, the name

preferably but not necessarily for publication.

The Herald is the eldest paper on

Grays Harbor, and has a larger circu-

lation than any other paper in Chehaliscountv. Advertising contracts arebased upon this claim of circulation,

and all money due on contracts execu-ted under this statement, will be for-

feited if the statement be not absolute-ly true.

CUSHMAN ANSWERED.

Congressman Cusluuan, who now repre*

sjnts this state at Washington, created

: quite a laugh by his lirst speech in the

house when he said among other things:

r "I know Brum as well as if I had been

through him with a lantern. The troublewith Bryan, and with most of you gen*

tlemeu on the other side, is that in your

t arguments you are so crooked }ou can-

i j not walk around the bluck without meet-

. ing yourself on the other side.

The next day there was another laugh

, in the house but Cushnmn did not join in

( it. Congressman Kobinsoti, a democrat

\u25a0 from Nebraska, devoted about a minute

;to Cushman. He referred to liiin as ' the

brand new soap bubble filled with Ne-

I ' braska wind," and said that the soap out

j of which the bubble was formed came

,! out o. tiie republican congressional cam-

paign fund. The wind came from every-

where. 11 ie bubble touched the eatth

for the first time at Tacoma, Washington,

. and from tnere rebounded and soared

r: eastwatd until it lauded at thecapitol and' exploded in the hall oi the house of rep-

resentatives u!i Wednesday afternoon,

when the gentleman from Washingtons. spoke. "That gentleman," said he, "is

so small compared with the man lie lias

> assailed with his 'g'jing through Mr.

? Bryan with a lantern,' from an intellectual

.\u25a0 jstandpoint, that he could oe likened only

I to a lightning bug wandering through

? I the vast recesses of the Mammoth cave

t j of Ketnuekv."

CITY OFFICIAL l'Al'Klt.

THURSDAY, MAR. 15, 1000.

TO BANK ON WIND.

Our republican friends are having

troubles of their own just now. liesides

two distinct violations of the constitution

in the I'orto Rico aftair, the new cunenc\

bill promises to inflate the paper curren-

cy of the country bevotid the wildest

dreams of the old time greenbicker. To

be sure, some of the "loyal anvltownewspapers are engaged in an ell'ort to

distract public attention from this featute

uf the "sound money" bi: 1 by calling all

reference to it democratic statements,

liryanite notions, etc. tor instance the

Seattle Post-Intelligencer flippantly dis-

poses uf the point thus!/ :"An idiotic statement has been circu-

lating in the democratic press that the

starters of a bank could pay for their

bonds with circulation issued upon thein,

and so begin business on wind. Comp-

troller Dawes explains its imbecility ; but

it was worth punting because it accordspeifectlv with lhyanite notions of ti-

nance."Of course it would be useless for the

Herald to contradict this Northern I'a

cific annex to the republican party of the

state of Washington, so we are constrained

to quote unquestionable republican au-

thority to prove that the P.-l. statement

is either "idiotic" or worse. The New

York Evening Post, one of the most

vn.ii.imlto /07 'Vt«u Jic IOIIOH'-

ing to say on the subject:"Itwas estimated today that anyone

with $30,000 capital could start a nationalbank under the new system. All that isrequired is $23,000 in - per cent govern-

ment bonds, which could be secured at

ruling rates for about $20,750. Theserepresenting the capital of the bank couldbe sent to Washington and circulationfor the t'lili amount of the capital imme-diately taken out. The organizer of thebank then has only $3,200 tied up in theenterprise, but could take deposits in theregular way. Whether the system canbe properly safeguarded under such re-quirements is not known, but the localbankers are watching the experiment with

great interest and uioie or less concern."

If this does not outline a plan of bank-ing on wind that would have delighted

the soul of Peter Cooper, we confess aninability to name it. However, the issue

of "idiocy" rests between the P.-I. and

the Post.

\ WHO ARE THE ANTIS?

' taken delight in asserting that the demo-

cratic party never has any policy of its

; t own but is simply opposed to republican-

' ism, that its platforms aie made up of

negative instead of positive planks. This

t criticism may have had some force up to

? 1830 but it did not apply that year and

' will not this. In the approaching cam-' paigu the republicans will, in all proba-

bility, bo the antis.The democratic platform will demand

\u25a0 bimetallism. The republicans will op-

-1 pose it.

The detnccratic platform will demandI

i that the Dec'aiation of Independence be

\u25a0 upheld and that the Filipinos be given

their independence. The republicans

I willbe against it.The democratic platform will demand

. | adherence to the Monroe doctrine. The

I republicans will op| o<e it.

The democratic platform will demand !specific legislation against the trusts.,

, The republicans will oppose it.

The democratic platform will demandan income tax. The republics! s will|oppose it.

j These will probably he the principal lnational issues in the approaching cam-jpaign and on all of them the republicans

J will occupy the position of antis. ?Colfax '! Commoner.

FUSION VS. CONFUSIOX.

The reform forces are making a mistakein attempting to maintain three or four'party organizations. What they want isto get together under one banner. We areall going to vote fur Sir. Bryan anyway,

so what's the use in splitting hairs? This ,quibbling over party names when the 'platforms of the reform parties are prac- jticallv identical, is the blindest sort of'bigotry. Let's get together in one organi- 1zation and have one rousing, big state '

convention and nominate our strongest 'ana best men. Declare for economy in!state affairs, make direct legislation theone issue, and the reform forces can carryWashington by 20,000 majority. Let it

be known as the democratic ticket, withBryan as our gre;.t leader, and victory is;certain. ?Vancouver Register-Democrat. I

Fusion, in ordir to be of any rca! value,!must begin at the primaries. The kind jof fusion that was had in the state two !years ago and in Seattle but recently, will

never win in the state of Washington in jthis year of our Lord, and democrats and |reformers generally, may as well look the ;

situation square in the face, Nothing!can bo gained by deceiving ourseives. 1The democratic party as now constituted ii.- a genuine reform party ; but it is not a j1 any of isms, an I leaders wl.opiate it in

j -===!=

Republican circles in Montesano are i, agitated over the apparent determination

j of the old "machine" of that city to

dominate in county matters this year, j| The spirit of the old gang revealed itselfin the matter of appointing a deputy as-1sessor for that city, and placed County !

Assessor Jones in an embarrassing posi-1

tiou. It is rumored that this is the first jjgun in an effort, that is to bo made at the j

J county convention, to sidetrack Mr. Jones J! in favor of one of the "old guard." j

j The Seattle Republican begs perm is* {sion to siy to those, "What Would Jesus jDo" men, that lie will do them brown j

jfor their sauilegiousness, providing they |i do not mend their ways.

? !\\ hose copy of the lli:i:w.n are you !

reading? See our otl'er on the first page, 1to give you the paper for one year free ofco-t.

Read tlio IKra'.d.

Aberdeen Hotel Sii t

New Management. |j? h

THE BEST jACCOMODATIONS j <IN ABERDEEN 1FOR THE MONEY. jj

WHITNEY & JONES, Props. j i! ? i; Rates 81 .OO a day ...

.. . and upwards, j

BRUNSWICKHOTEL

C. C. SARGENT, PROP.

NEW MANAGEMENT.! This popular Hotel has been thorough-

i Ivrenovated throughout and is now pre-

i pared to furnish its guests with good ji clean beds, and as good a meal as can be

i got on the Harbor for the money.

Hoard and Lodging, per week,

i Table board, per week. Meals 25c.

CARLTON »HOUSE

* Olyinpia,'HOTEL Wash.

J. GIMBLET. Proprietor.

American and European Plan. Stiictlv| First Class in All Particulars. Special

' facilities forcommercial men and tourists.

SAMPLE ROOMS.

FUF.H HI S TO AM» FROM ALLTRAIN-. j

Rates!$1.25 and 51.50 per day.

Our Plain Duty.

When the question of holding the Phil-j ippine Islands first came up in 1898, the \u25a0

i Oivgoiiian printed the following editorial,

I which is to this day endorsed by all citi-

/.ens of this country who desire to see

i justice done and who have not been car-! tie 1 a>«ay by the false but glowing pic-

i tures of reckless commercial adventurers.

| The Oregonian said :I "'Already we are in one of the gravest

'perils of war?the clamor of territorialaggrandizement. The fever of conquest;once in the blood is a raging |>oison hard |

to allay. We have no further rightful juce for the Philippines tlinn aw a base of

present operations ami a hostage pending [Hnal settlement. A coaling station let us

retain thete, but < ur professions in this |war debar us from retention of even j

1 Cuba, which is more naturally within our

| scope than the Philippines. If the wari is prolonged, we shall certainly see rapid

| growth of vehement demand for acquisi- j,! Moil of territory we should not take. It

I may be strong enough to turn the scales jof a presidential election.

'?Such an outcome would be in every!

? way to be regretted If we do not >vant jI Cuba, much less do we want the Philip- i

pines. There is doubt as to the unfitness '' for self-government chaiged against the j

: Cubans; but there is no doubt of it iis far

i as the inhabitants of the Philippines are :s concerned. All the arguments urged:

\u25a0 ! against Hawaiian annexation by thought- j? ful Americans are applicable with greater I? | force against these tropical Asiatic is- j

\u25a0 i lands, and they are not met, as the lla- (: waiian arguments are met. by the fact

i that Hawaii is in our rightful sphere of''influence and essentially American, tor ji the Philippines are not. Our ends in

! i Cuba will be observed us they are in j' I .Mexico, Central and !-outh America, by

' ; withdrawal of European domination and j. by recognition of our hegemony. This;

will even sntlice with Hawaii if annexa-

! tion fails. Hut in tie case of the Philippines we have no such necessities or in-terests. European possession in Asia \u25a0

? | concerns us nothing except that we have .i fair trade facilities. W' have there no

purpose of offence or defense. At the

I most, a naval and coaling station slwiild

be the limit of our desire there.' I "SVp aire no' about to enter on a caieer

\u25a0 of foreign conquest, but our position in jthe world requires us to have naval sta-

tions distant from our own shores. We

need a naval station in the East Indies, 'another in the West Indies; and we need

\u25a0 Hawaii. Ali these the fortune of oppor-jtunitv now oilers to us. We do not want

I to keep the Philippine Islands, but we 1should keep a naval station there."

NEW MANAGEMENT.

Renovated and Refitted Throughout.

Montesano House\V. K. CRIST, Proprietor.

Ibus to ami fr<»m all I»? »ats an<l trains. :

?

When at the State Capital stop at

The OlvmpiaE N. TUNIN, Proprietor.

(Formerly of the Carlton House ) ,

Olympia, »nsliington. j;runm I urcc.

; Repair Sip. I\\ ill lie pleased to receive your order forany WOOD REPAIRING. I also manu-

.factin9 siniill two-wheel trucks, ironingand bread boards, bracket shelves, clothes

Idryeis, and many rther useful articles.If you desiie anything made, call and see \u25a0me. All work promptly done at reason-able rates.

W. J. COCIIIIANShop, II St.,rear Hayes iv Hayes Rank

I??

» | Tlio Truth About Agitiuulrio.

; I The Telegram repeats the lie that jI "Aguinaldo sold out his country to the :> Spaniards." Now ifsome little, jimerowjrepublican organ, published at a cjuntry (

,narioaaal../,KW.v«fa'*o./!-Vrrc *Telegram editor, even though he often

I betrays stupid ignorance in discussing the j*! finance and other questions more es-

" I peciully allied with politics, oeitainlyjI I knows better than to seriously make the

*

. 1 above statement. It has time and again

i ; been proven that this cliatge against the

I ' Filipino general was wholly untrue.

! When a former cessation of hostilities on

'! the part of Spain and the insurgents hud

\u25a0 been secured, it was agreed that Spain '

I was to pay a certain sum of money to tho

I ' Filipino people and institute certain re-forms demanded bv the followers ofAguinaldo. A portion of the money was

! paid, the balance to be paid later. This

I ! money was deposited in bank by Aguin-. aldo, the same o be held in trust await-

: ing the fulfilment of the terms agreed to

jon the part of Spain, and said money to

' be used later in providing anus and am-munition to continue the war in the event

: that Spain failed to fulfillher obligations.This Spain tailed to do, and the funds

I were drawn upon by Aguinaldo to provide ;

| arms and ammunition to resume the fightfor liberty. After Admiral Dewey hadtaken Aguinaldo to .Manila in one of our

gunboats tho Filipino general requestedI*. S. Consul Wildman, at Hong Kong,to forward him several thousand rifles

i and ammunition to Manila, winch lie did,I and the same were paid for out of thesetrust funds, which the lying imperialist,'

I press declare Aguinaldo accepted fromthe Spanish government as a bribe to

I "sell out his country." If the policy of

i imperialism and criminal aggression can

1 only ho supported on lying, slander and| fraud, we predict that it will have anj early collapse. Let's have the truth andthe facts, unless we are to throw moralsto the dogs and rely upon the brutal as-

sumption that "might makes right."?Hcgistci Democrat.

'

Harvest is coming;Seed time is Here."?

If you would be sure of a harvest,plant good seeds. We will cany a 'iniilll>l»*to variety of I>. M. Ferry'sand K. Hosvcn's

SEEDSi

in ptirknx h, and tlie I'ortlaim SeedCo.'s goods in Imlk, ?all well and 'favorably known seedsmen.

L. L. TRASK CO.,Wislikali 'Phone 90. '

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-STEER CLEAR-:of Meats which have not the dealers guaranteeof quality. The Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb andI'ork sold heiv is from prime stock, and has thetenderness and richness which is only found jin the fle h <»f young animals. Tough, stringyand innutritioiis meats are never sold at the

°MEAT MAISiM', KARSIINER.

W. S. ELLS,

SIGNSi.ioM, Aluminum and colored '.otters in any

style?on ».;|;iss. \N\»i-I,Tin, «mva»s, v*c. .<\u25a0 letiou «iuaranri ? I

.»hop on ' : st. next door to Hkkald othee.

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons| who have water closets and urinals ti.at! are not properly connected with the sew-i er, must have them so connected at onre< and that they must lie flushed and cleanedI immediately. The dumping of garbagelon vacant lots, streets ami alleys is po«i---; tivelv prohibited. Persons upon whose1 premises any refuse or garbage has beenI dumped must clean them up at once.'.Failure to comply with this notice will 1[be prosecuted to the full extent of the

| law. By order rf the city council.W. IF Pearsox,

City Marshal.

j Copy lor advertisements and noticesi should be handed in to the 11 kii.m.m office!by Wednesday noon to insure publica-! tion in the current issue.

j Headers when writing to advertiserwill confer a favor 1 v mentioning tli

1 Aberdeen IfiiitAiD.

II SHOW DRIFT ,j®

® I Buying groceries isn't altogether a matter of price. Some | »

£ people are curious enough to want to know what they are j3g eating, and whether the article is what it is represented to -

§ be or not. This is just the class of trade we are seeking. | M

U vVe like to sell groceries to people who want and appreciate §

| pure food products at fair prices. You will find that kind at ( I£ our store. j?

i Wheeler Bros.fc SNOW DRIFT FLOUR.(A

1 WHY NOT mst fI IM wear Perfect Clothing when it can be5 - ?

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«

im purchased as cheaply as poor-fitting, \u25a0**

FOR THE IiEfIST MONEY.l?

7 7- *

.f. ready-made garments .

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| twmMwsm* *. *

j? 5 We have an extensive line of imported ? ?

J f; and domestic cloths of beautiful patterns » .

:« S which we are making up at prices as low * *

»; as ready-made clothing is offered. ? ?

Z ? .»? :*\u25a0>>\u25a0\u25a0 *;\u2666 a:*;*'fiSHtSWEPS* '*'\u25a0 ? ?

I C A QIIEMNIPUT Merchant Tailor. :

| t, Hi OULMIIIUni, KOEHLEB BLK. ABERDEEN. .

Horns whoiEsaiG atiii Retai Bii.

tciiGrs aiiii ?^im '

j. j. Johnson & Co., I'rop*. Beef, Pork, Muttonyea ] and all kinds of Smoked Meats

At Lowest Prices.Retail Market South Side of Heron St., Next Door to Wheeler P. ros.

Aberdeen Washington

0. r. cLAFFERTY & SONS,Painters, Paper Hangers and Decorators

PAPERiSSSr, Estimates Furnished on All Kinds of Work in Our Line.

i H Street, between Heron and Hume. ABERDEEN, AN ASH

! I. w. MASON: Is prepared to Contract tor all kands of Building.1

Plans, specifications and estimates furnished on application.

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.Can be seen at his residence on K street above ist st or at office on

G st. opposite Kaufman's.

Aberdeen Steam Laundry.i;. W RICHMOND. Proprietor.

No move complaints of Inferior Laundry Work.The Aberdeen Steam l.aundry is equipped with the latest improved laundry

machinery made, and does as good work as eati be turned out anywhere.This laumlrv will aim to givt< such satisfaction as to keep th: money at home that

has been going to the Sound and lVrtlaiulfor l.aundry work.

Give it a trial. Prices Reasonable.Telephone 341. Foot of Wishkah st. Aberdeen.

WRIGHT &DUDLEY,

w\\ CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS \V-PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS DRAWN.

Estiincites Kvirnislied.

Store and Office Fittings.-> ?> CABINET AND MOOD-WORKING SHOP « <-

MARKET STREET, BETWEEN II sn.l I STREETS.

A" CUa^