Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-05
GREAT SCHEMES
Projected by an Old-Time Resi-
dent Third Day of the
Range Convention.
Two Fires Last Night Gave the
Boys Chance to Empty
Their Revolvers.
OLD MAN BRIsBIS GoBBLEs.
|, Characteristic Letter from the Veteran
Writer and soldier.


Writer and soldier.
FORT NIoBRARA, Neb.. Jan. 81.
Editor YELLowsIosE JOURNAL.
Inc YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL comes
10 me WIN the regularity OF lIme Itself
and am always glad To get II Tor the
news II contains. Since last | wrote
you have changed my station from
Boise Barracks, Idaho, to Fort Mo
brara, Neb. To this place We came IN
July last. having been promoted from
poor Major to IA bright and shining
Lieutenant Colonel, under the benili-
cent reign of u Democratic administers
liun. The country does not seem to
be going Ia The devil under the Demo-
crals with that haste which We fond
Republican brethren predicted, indeed
many people do not seem TO believe
that 1t is going To the bad at all, and
that after all the election Of Jimmy
Blaine was not absolutely necessary
To continue us as free republic. Such
things are exasperating, but as the
Democrats stood their Disappointment
bravely for twenty five years and then
survived them in such large numbers,
possibly by the time the Republicans
have been out 50 long they may think
better of the toughness of the nation.
UNITE THE WEST.
The west is, L believe, of all sections
least affected by nolitics and 1t Is an i'll
wind indeed that blows the west no
good luck. Slowly the scepter of
power is departing from the east, and
the centre of population as well as
wealth is gradually moving westward.
The most discerning polititions say
the balance of power Is already west Of
the Mississippi river and soon will be
west of the Missouri. This Is encOur-
aging, but our western men do not
seem to realize 1t or prosper by it, and
are still under the domination of the
politicians of the effete states of the
east. The western men beg and barter
as Ii they had no future Of their owl
and seem wholly incapable of uniting
even on the vital questions of the
west. Witness the admission Of Da-
kota and Montana. Suppose We say
that We will have candidates Of our
own for the presidency and vice pres
idency, in 1883, and that Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin. Mime
sofa, Oregon. California and Nevada
will present solid front in the ma
tional convention i'm support of these
candidates and will not support any
man who does not favor DAKOTA, Mon
tana, Washington Territory and Idaho
as states. How quickly their tune
would he turned. Not that / would
vote for the admission Of these terri
tories now If ! was i'm Congress, for ]
would not vote for the admission of
any Democratic territory If | could
help 1t. but If anything would induce
me 10 do so 1t would be the copsidera-
ton of the support of the west were ]
a politician. IL is clear to my mind
that in time all the territories of the
west will become Republican as their
population increases. They will be
mainly settled from Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Nebraska and these
states are largely Republican. So 1t
was in earlier days with Kansas, Ne
braska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Mime
sots, and SO 1t will be again in 1880 or
1895 with Dakota, Montana, Washing
ton and Idaho. IL the Democrats
want to hold their power in 1883 they
should make haste 10 admit Montana,
Idaho and Washington Territory, and
To make things look fair I'm the cleo
toral college they should admit Da.
kota. The only question 10 be consid-
cred Is whether the Republicans would
agree TO this. am assured the Senate
will favor the admission of new states
and the house oppose them. This is
simply astounding IN the light of prob
able future events.
But neither you nor L are much of
politicians aud the material progress
of the west Is of far more importance,
not only to us but our neighbors, than
mere politics. How to increase the
circulation of the JOURNAL. how 10
increase the population OF Montana
and Miles City, ana incidentally how
To increase the value of property.
These are The vital questions which
interest every citizen of the Yellow
stone valley.
SINCE HE LEFT MONTANA.
Since i left Montana 1 have seen a
good deal of other territories, and this
las but served to impress more and
more upon me the chances of your
tCitii'tss bt usruTtu IL - ab ROOu aS
any and that a great AID prosperous
future awaits it. To those who have
faith to labor aud wait great will be
the reward. The building up and the
development of your wonderful cattle
interests was no surprise to me, and
now predict the building up of sgri-
cultural and manufacturing interests
will be as rapid. The mining interests
of Montana were always ON . sound
basis, and they need no words OF en-.
enlargement. But what you want to
do Is TO % rapidly rs possible get your
waters out OF your rivers and creeks
and distribute them upon your arid
lands. This too I saw long ago and
tried, to start with some others st
Miles City Irrigation. but we received
little encouragement. The Miles City
ditch should long ago have been built,
and that Il has not is great shame TO
your people. The soundness end value
a. That enfeYnYiaa haa navae han a1e1.