, 1898-10-03

= tortunates in the penitentiary,, that
= reason may not totter on it's throne
. years ago under a republican admin.
, istration started a broom factory as
: being an institution which would least
!, interfere with the rights of free labor.
But along came a democratic state and
national administration. and under
these twin evils no institution under
the heavens can stand, lot even one
run by involuntary labor. and SO the
broom factory failed. applause. A
voice. That's right" Laughter.) But
along came a republican administra-
ton again, and this broom factory,
along with other industries, again re-
vived and lourisheth.
THE STOCK RAISING INDUSTRY.
My friends, we are a stock-raising,
coal-mining and railroad state, and
when general business is better, bust
ness on the railroad is better. Now
what are the facts and conditions as to
stock raising? Two years ago sheep
were sold at about $1.75 a head. To-
day they are sold at $3.50 a head for all
stock above lambs. AS we own about
| SOC, 900 head of sheep in this state,
the increase in value of sheep for the
last eighteen months amounts to So
$50, 000. Counting seven pounds Of
fleece to the sheep would give us 49,
SOC, coo pounds of wool in this state;
we are getting fifteen cents a pound for
it now, whereas we were getting but
seven cents two years ago, which
would yield us a gain of 1915, 600 on
wool alone. We own about 400, 900
head of cattle in this state. The in
crease in the value of all cattle above
yearlings has been fifteen dollars per
head in the last eighteen months, or
Sc, 900. 900. Add to this the increased
value of the wool clip of 81 over '96
at a conservative estimate of 4 cents a
pound, and the increase in the price of
stock sold last year. and in these items
alone, we have gained sl2, 500, 900 I'M
der the administration of william Nc
Kinley, and under a republican protec-
tive tariff. (App!ause.) And still the
opposition say: I'VE haven't seen anv
prosperity"
COAL MINING INDUSTRY.
1t is remarkable how the coal min
ing industry in this state feels the pulse
of administrations. From the time we
first began to mine Goa in this state
up to the unlucky day when tariff re-
form and Grover Cleveland took the
chair. there was a constantly increasing
output. But from THAI time OF the
coal output decreased each and every
day until the yearly output decreased
to 1929, G24 tons in SO. when away back
in '92 we mined 2,5O6, 900 tons.
But We promised you that a republic
can administration would not only put
the factory wheels to whirling, not only
add business to this railroad. but would
also increase the number of trips each
day from the coal mine slopes Of the
state. And so. under the first year OF
the republican administration, We in
creased our coal output 446, 900 tons.
The coal mine inspector estimates that
we will mine not less than three million
tons this the second year Of this ad-
m~inistration, making a total increase
in the coal output under this admins
tration of 1908 900 tons. Estimating
35 cents as the average price paid for
hauling. and dead work in the mine on
each ton, and you have added to the
sum paid to labor in this state under
this administration the sun Of 81 ,039,-
900, or enough wages. if paid to new
operatives, to give employment for
300 days at $3.50 a day to 1000 men. or
ployed in 90 would add over $500 to the
income Of each. And still they say
there is no prosperity. There isn't a
line Of business in the state that isn't
vastly more prosperous than it was
two years ago.; there isn't an industry
in the state that hasn't felt the pulse
of better times. There isn't a farmer
or ranchman that doesn't feel more
happy and contented with the present
and more hopeful for the future, thar
he did two years ago. There isn't a
railroad man hut makes better time and
therefore more wages than he did two
years ago. But Of course our friends,
the enemy. say that even though this
may be true in some respects, its not
the effect of republican policies. A
young man who will speak to you later
on, has got around to the republican
doctrine that supply and demand con
troll the price Of products; but he has