Cañon City record., 1900-10-18
SENATOR oEoRah L. sHoup.
Tells Why the Mountain and Western
States VIII Go for Mckinley
and Roosevelt.

pei the voters of the mountain states
to support the nominees and the policy
of the Republican party this fall. One
word more than any other explains
the position of our people in this sup
port, and that word is confidence.
The record of the Republican party
is a record of fulfilled promises. Four
years ago We promised the people of
the United States that if the Repub-
lican party was returned to power the
policy which it would pursue would
result in much material prosperity
throughout the land. Every pledge
made at that time has been faithfully
kept and our people have witnessed a
revival of industry and of commercial
activity unprecedented in American
history.
The first act of the party after its
return to power was the enactment of
the Dingley tariff law, which. again
placed US on a protection basis. In
this great wave of prosperity the pee-
pie of every state and territory have
been beneficiaries, but none to a great
er degree than those who reside in
these great mountain states of the
Northwest.
Take, for example. the benefits which
have accrued to my own state, Idaho.
Among our principal industries are
mining, cattle and sheep growing and
farming. idaho is one of the largest
lead producing states in the world.
Under the free trade administration
of President Cleveland lead mining
was Improbable, as we had to COM
pete with the producers of Mexico,
who employed cheap labor, and were
therefore able TO undersell the Ameri-
can producer, who paid American
wages. To-day the great lead mines
of the state are working every man
possible at wages of $3.50 per day of
eight hours. During the three years
of President McKinley's admlnistra-
tion the value of the lead produced
| in the state was S14,114,005, while
during the last three years OF Presl-
| dent Clevelands administration the
total value was only S7,S60,151, an in
crease of between six and seven mil
lion dollars. Does anyone think that
these men will vote the Democratic
| ticket?
| Our sheep have advanced in price
| from S1.1a to $3.50 per head, gain
| to the people of the state of over three
million dollars in the value of the sheep
| alone. In the year 1896 the wool clip
| of Idaho was - valued mt SJ42,6So,
while for the year 1900 1t Is estimated
that 1t will bring 20 the wool growers
of the state S2.326.000. Not one of
the many who depe.d upon this great
industry win this year vote for the
party which stands for low tariff and
a consequent decrease In our exports
and increase in our imports.
| Our cattle men, too. have profited
| greatly at the hands of the Republican
party. Many of them supported Bry-
an In 1896 but they Will this year sup
port President Mckinley almost with
out exception. A cry conservative es-
innate of the number of cattle In the
state is 100000. They have Increased
in value on an average OF SIS per head,
making the cattle men ut least seven
and one-half million dollars richer
than they were three years ago. The
increase I'm the price of horses of SIC
Iper head has also added between one
and two million dollars to wealth OF
the state.
The wealth OF this state has been
increased by three years of Republi
can administration in these four items
as follows: From the mining of lead
Sc, 253, S54; from increase in the value
of cattle, S1.5O0,000: from increase In
the value of sheep, $3,000,000; from in
crease in the value of horses, 81 500.
600; from increased price received fol
the wool, S5,631. 132: n total of $23.
SS4 ,9S6.
l might go through the entire llst
of the Industries of Idaho and show
how each has been benefited under this
wise administration of President Nc
Kinley. And what is true OF Idaho
is true of every state OF this mountait
country. Each is reaping the benefits
OF Republican rule.
|
Idaho Is Il young state and unde
veloped. TO develop and utilize thu
great resources which nature hai
given us requires the investment o
large sums of money. Within the fou
q years of Democratic administration
but little foreign capital was invested
within our borders. But during th
last three years millions of dollar
have been expended in the building o
railroads, In the opening up and devel
opment OF mines and In many Othe
lines Of business. The capitalists o
the country have had confidence in til
administration and have sought I
employ their money productivity. Thi
has greatly added to our population
and to our wealth.
The voters of this state and OF tn
other mountain states are not blind t
these facts, and on election day the
will give earnest evidence OF their cor
fidence in the party whose policy ha
SO enriched and prospered them.-
We OF the West are Proud OF tn
achievements OF our army and nav
in the war with Spain. The patrsot
position OF the Republican party !
declaring for the retention Of the tel
| ritory so gnllantly won from Spni
appeals to our people. They have cor
aidence in the promises of the Rt
publican party that law will be az
ministcred and enforced there withor
fayoritism. that the sacred rights q
mun will be respected, and that tn
people there VIII be given such meai
ure Of self government as they sho'
themselves fitted for. They do nc