, 1898-10-03

niiicent destiny OF the natiOn under its
new policies. We ask your support OF
him and these who will support him
in maintaining a republican protec-
tive tariff; and a safe and sound cur
rency.
STATE AFFAIRS.
Further than that, we ask your
in this state. The present administra-
tion has been wise and economical.
State expenses nave been 1000 less in
the last two years than was expended
administration for the same purposes.
Necessary expenditures, SIS, 900 bounty
on wild animals, $1,4OO prosecuting the
Race Horse Indian case, $751; 600 for the
care and leasing of state lands; if you
except these items that did not occur
in the Osborne administration, there
has been a vast saving to the people of
the state. More than that there has
been a reduction during this admins
tration in the salaries and per diem of
state officers Of over $4,000. The levy
for the last year for county purposes
was less than in any former year of GU
history. During the present state ad-
ministration the cost of state and u
ty administrations has been reduced
1876 600. Last year, under a republican
legislature. by reducing salaries and
consolidating county offices, we saved
to the people of this state $37 900. And
so on through hte whole list OF eXpen-
ditures. More than that, there has been
added to the Of the state from
the leasing of state lands, something
like s25. 900 in the last year. The ad-
ministration has been one of the very
best this people has ever had, either
under the territory or under the state,
and it is our duty as good citizens to
indicate our appreciation by retaining
the republicans in charge of the affairs
of this state. (Applause.)
REPUBLICAN PROMISES
The republican party promises you
for the future no impossibilities; prom
Uses you simply a continuation of poll
cies that will keep the nation at work;
that will increase our foreign trade;
that will retain within this nation ev-
cry dollar that may be retained within
it, that will keep the wheels OF COM
merce turning, that will keep the
American people employed and happy.
| N'o JprruntSp ~. ltus1+otr nur Hn1to re
each and every one Of them at a parity.
and good wherever the sun of heaven
shines.
We have been giving the people OF
use of a good silver dollar in the last
month. These people have been re-
ceivfng their pay in free coinage silver,
which is always worth simply what the
metal is worth; they received their pay
in Mexican silver dollars, and when
General Merritt made a clean up of
things there, he paid the same wages
but he paid those people in republican
them in silver dollars that brought just
twice as much as the free coinage dol
lars they had been receiving, and so an
object lesson in sound money has been
given the people Of the Philippines;
and after that, l doubt whether our
enemy would get a very large vote for
independent free coinage in those ISL
ands.
Ihave asked you vote for pretty much
everyone else, and while you are re-
membering these other gentlemen, /
fhope you will not foget your humble
servant. Laughter.) 1 served-you one
term in the halls of congress. My
friend, the enemy, say l spoke for you
%eloquently and logically. Whether l
did or no., l did speak for you (laughter)
and l spoke fer you on every occasion
that offered itself. l didn't retain my
seat while important measures affecting
this people were under discussion, and
/ ask you in that connection to scan the
record OF my successor.
RESERVOIR OPPORTUNITIES.
The republican party is in favor of
liberal appropriations for western de-
velopment; we favor larger appropria-
tions for the protection of our forests;
larger appropriations for the storing Of
the waters OF our rivers mere on the
Pains and in the mountains, and l be-
iieve that with earnest, united work we
can secure them. In the past, unfor-
tunateiy. efforts to secure appropria-
lions for the carrying out Of irrigation
enterprises have not been very success
full. The trouble is that the moment
vou talk about appropriations for irri-
cation purposes, every southerner will
jump to his feet and say, you can't do
1t, it's unconstitutional" And every
man from the agricultural regions says
that new appropriations fer irrigation
will increase the acreage which will
enter into competition with their acres,
and therefore they must not be made.
But my southern friends were making
appropriations for years, and spending
millions Of dollars in taking care Of the
food waters Of the Mississippi, and
great leyees have been built up until
the river Is n vast canal. What we
propose to do Is to assault congress and
particularly the committee on rivers
and harbors for appropriations to store
up these waters in THE mountains 30 they
may not go down to destroy the fertile