The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-15
MINER SPEAKS OUT.
GROWERS DESTRUCTIVE POLICY De
NOUNCED BY A DEMOCRAT.
Colonsl Miner Of Montana Says That Basi-
ness is Paralyzsd in His State Owing
to the Financial and Tariff
Policy Of the Present
-~..-- Administration.

Words are not adequate to express the
feeling of the people Of Montana for
Grover Cleveland" said Colonel Miner OF
Great Falls, Mon, to an EAGLE reporter
last night. Il honestly and candidly be-
lieve that if Mr.. Cleveland was running
for the presidency this year. that he would
not receive 5000 votes in our state"
What is the cause, silver?"
Partly silver and partly wool. Mon
tana is now, one of the recognized
wool producing regions of America. It is.
so far as we are concerned, an infant in
dustry, bat today it is paralyzed. Two
years ago sheep raising was one of the
most promising Industries Ia our state
and we looked for it to exceed, in few
years, the mining industry. The promised
destruction of the protective tariff has
crippled everything and Montana is now
In worse shape than even Colorado, in
my opinion. Our miners are idle in
the streets, not wheel is turning any
where, sheep men are retrenching in dn-
ticipation OF the complete destruction of
their business, and not dollar is coming
IN from abroad. On the contrary good
deal of money is leaving the state to find
more secure employment somewhere else
Property values are going down every
where. aud store rooms that rented
two years ago in my town for S125 per
month are going begging now for $50.
The day that Grover Cleveland was re-
elected to the presidency was tie darkest
day in the history Of our young and
promising commonwealth. have been a
life long Democrat. but shall never vote
the Democratic ticket again if our repre-
sentatiyes in congress don't administer
rebuke to Grover Cleveland and stand
out manly and firmly against his destruc-
tive policy. He is no man for the west.
He does not know our needs and
he is either too bull-headed or too much
nnder the influence OF Wall street to listen
to men who know our ills and can suggest
remedy for them. II he isn't turned
down or checked in his mad career the Re
publican party will sweep this country
from end to end in 1896 like cyclone
When Republican campaign orators
used to say that he was
tool of the English Plutocracy
and the Golden club they made me mad
but have lived. think ito see their state
mentsi proven true byihis actions. Lord
Salisbury yGould not, direct q policy to
better advantage to, England than the
policy Grover Cleveland is pursuing in the
money and tariff Questions a.G0j
Does the general dissatisfaction add
Strength to Pcpuiism in your state?
No. Montana does not go much on the,
Populists. Montana wants Immediate re-
lief and consequently must look 70 the old
parties for it. If the Democratic congress
does rot do something for}us we must look
to the congressional elections of 1894. The
people of Montana are in no. humor to
throw their votes away and the condition
Of the state is too serious for, experiment
ing. We are not looking Tor Anything bet
ter than old times at prssent--that is if :he
conditions that existed during the admin
istration of Harrison ara restored.'',e
Colonel Miner is en- route to Fort Gibson,
!. T.. where brother Of his has lived for
over thirty years.