, 1898-10-18
CONSIDER BEFORE You vorn.
Wyoming Must Get National Legisla.
ton Through Republican Majority.

The voters Of Wyoming will do well
to ask themselves the question before
casting their ballot on November 9Th,
II 1t b not their duty to take into con-
sideration the best interests of the
state and vote accordingly.
Under the present tariff Wyoming
comes in for first place in the benefits
derived. The protection Of our sheep
and cattle business is very important,
amounting to many millions OF dol
iars,and this money goe into the chan
nels of trade and benefits the whole
state. The protection given to coal
has largely increased the output Of that
article and has consequently been an
immense advantage to coal miners.
It must be remembered that Wyo-
ming stands in tine need of congress-
ional legislation. For years the money
received by the general government
from the sale of lands in the west has
been appropriated to the building of
levees on the Mississippi and little or
non Of this money, which has been
paid by western people for lands, has
been appropriated for the development
Of the Rocky mountain section and in
all fairness 1t is now recognized that
something should be done to help out
this part of our country. The millions
which have been expended along the
Mississippi to prevent the annual over
now, which has destroyed so much
property, has proven largely ineffect-
nal. The government has reached the
conclusion that it is more practicable
to hold back the waters by im%pounding
them in the mountains than it is to
build evees on the Mississippi to pre-
vent overflow. During the last two
years Hiram M. C%hittenden, captain OF
engineers, has, under the direction Of
congress, made al exhaustive report up
on the examination Of reservoir sites
in Colorado and Wyoming. Three sites
have already been examined and re-
ported upon in this state and it only
remains to ecure the appropriations
necessary to have the work commenc-
ed. The building of these reservoirs
would vastly add to the growth and
prosperity OF our commonwealth. We
need men in congress who have the
ability and the disposition to secure
for Us the important legislation. A
democrat sent nom Wyoming to either
the house of representatives O. the
senate will block legislation in this di-
rection, a both Of these branches will
be largely republican. II we want to
avail ourselves of the Republican ma
3ority, we must send republicans to
congress.
Our cattle. sheep and coal interests
are IN the best possible condition and
It il important to prevent ~unfavorable
legislation to these industries. We
must have men in congress sHiirrb r.
under no circumstance" is nj plain
tariff. "EterreArticular and no man
duty j. allowed to go to either ~.
$50 OF representatives IN 10 90"
United States senate. who will, under
the dictum Of his party, cast his vote
to reduce the value Of cattle or sheep
who will favor the free entry OF
coA from British Columbia, and thus
the output Of Wyoming coal.
Durdng the lifetime OF the present tarih
. remarkable coal industry has been
developed on the Oregon Short Line,
In this Utate. These new mines are
coal ON the Pacific coast,
which market was formerly monopo-
lised By coal mined by cheap labor In
The Britiah 0okeagAOns,