, 1898-11-07

state. magnificent as it is, this great
state-with an area larger that the
combined area of six New England
states and New York-together with
all its property, personal and other
wise. That is what the loss in live
bill attack on the tariff by the demo-
cratic house and president.
We come to the fou years of repub-
lican administration under Mr.. Harri-
son, between the two terms of Mr..
Cleveland, and we find a gain of over
$52, 900 0O0--yes. nearly $50. 900, 600.
| four years as Cleveland administra-
ton No. l lost us in the preceding four.
You know it is always easier to lose
money thar it is to make it. 1t is cas-
Ter to roll down hill than to push up
hill.
But now we come to the most as
stock under four years of full demo-
cratic administration. or Mr.. Cleve-
lands term No. 2, with house, senate
and presidency all in the hands of the
enemy. Do you. my friends. realize
the power of evil design or incompe-
tent administration? If not, then
listen:
At the commencement of Mr.. Cleve-
lands term No. 2, the live stock of this
country was worth s2,4S3, SOC, 6S1. At
the end of that administration, taking
figures from the official government
records. the live stock was worth but
81, S19, 446, 3O6. A loss of over one
1894 900, 900.
More than the value of the entire
group of Rocky mountain states, includ-
ing lands. mines, live stock, buildings
in fact all its property of every nature.
Pretty bad! Yes, and it grew worse
and worse every year of that admins
tration, until during the last two years
the actual figures show the losses in
live stock alone were over 5 1000, 900
for every working day. Think of it!
The price of M of our entire counties
with everything in it. lost to the world
each and every working day in the one
item of live stock.
Now these figures are not only not
my own. nor garbled extracts; not
items of Imagination; not figures of
the republican party; not figures of in
|terested parties; but they are the cold,
hard. inflexible facts as shown by the
records of the United States.
Shall l tell you how much live stock
has increased under the present ad-
|m~inistration? Two hundred and thir-
|ty million dollars. Twice as much as it
cost to build both the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific railroads. To prove
this, go ask your ranchmen whether
growing cattle, horses, sheep or wool,
what they are getting per head this
year compared with prices of '9S, "a
and '95. What has brought about the
change? A different administration,
of course: the change from the wrong
policy to the right one; the change
from wicked error to intelligent man
lagement.
ARNOLD AS A PROTECTIONIST.
l could spend the entire night, aye,
the month in citing similar illustra-
lions and results. l select this one be-
cause live stock interests are so near
the hearts and pockets of our Wyo-
ming people, and because your present
congressman, Osborne. and the demo-
cratic nominee for the next congress,
Arnold, enc of them an ALLEGED believer
in free wool and the other an alleged
believer in tariff on wool, have made
and published many speeches touching
live stock matters. Consistent, aren't
they? One to be for tariff, the other
against. They evidently want to con-
duct their campaign so to catch EN-
a going and a coming" But, honestly
now, does either one of our esteemed
friends believe in live stock tariffs?
Both assert that wool and sheep have
not been benefited by tariff but by
the great loss Of she ep in Australia.
And they sympathize with the poor
sufferers in Australia who have lost
their sheep. Have you heard either Of
them expressing any sympathy over
the Wyoming shepherds and sheep men
who were driven into bankruptcy dur
ing their free trade policy years 1893
and 1894? Oh, mo-! They live in an
atmosphere away above Wyoming.
Their hearts are warm toward the
poor people Of India and Australia, but
they are as flint against the poor work.
ingmen and farmers and producers Of
Wyoming. They say that wool and
mutton are high because of a loss
through drought in Australia. They
tell you that wheat is high only be-
cause there has been a famine in India.
But what about cattle and horses?
And what about tin plate? What
about zinc and lead and other pro-
ducts? What about all these railways
that were in the hands of the receivers,
with their stock down to zero or but a
few cents on the dollar? What about
the Union Pacific road, which was in