Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-10-11
SENATOR GEORGE L. sHouP.
1., Why the Mountain and Western States
w,,, % for Mckinley and Roosevelt.


.,a VOTERS of the mountain states to snip.
,,e nominees and the policy of the
publican party this fall. One word more
..an any other explains the position of
0,,r people in this support and that word
is confidence.
The record of the republican party is a
-ocord Of fulfilled promises. Four years
,ao we promised the people of the United
s..,es that if the republican party was
rs,urued to power the policy which it
..o,,1a pursue would result in much ma
,srial prosperity throughout the land.
Every pledge made at that time has been
faithfully kept and our people have wit
nsssea revival of industry and of com.
,uprcial activity unprecedented in Ameri-
can history.
The first act of the party after its re-
,urn to power was the enactment of the
pupey Tariff law, which again placed
rs on protection basis. In this great
wave of prosperity the people of every
state and territory have been bene 6ciaries
but none to greater 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 min
ing, cattle and sheep growing and farm
ing. 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 compete with the producers
Of Mexico, who employed cheap labor
and we're therefore able to undersell the
American producer who paid American
wages. Today 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 Nc
Kinley's administration the value Of the
lead produced in the state was $I4.II4,-
oo5, while during the last three years Of
President Cleveland's administration the
total value was only $7,S6o,15I, an in
crease Of between six and seven million
dollars. Does anyone think that these
men will vote the democratic ticket?
Our sheep have advanced in price from
SLI5 to $3.50 per head, a gain to the
people Of our state of over three million
dollars in the value Of the sheep alone.
In the year 1896 the wool clip Of Idaho
was valued at $442,635, while for the year
1900 it IS estimated that it will bring to
the wool growers of the state $2. 326 900.
Not one of the many who depend upon
this great industry will this year vote for
the party which stands for low tariff and
consequent decrease in our exports and
increase i'll our imports.
Our cattlemen too have profited greatly
at the hands of the republican party.
Many OF them supported Bryan in 1896,
but they will this year support President
Mckinley almost without exception. A
very conservative estimate of the number
40 siAN otekN 10 lucy
nave increased i'll value on all average of
us per head, making the cattlemen at
least seven and one-half million dollars
richer than they were three years ago.
The increase i'll the price of horses of $40
per head has also added between one and
Two million dollars to the wealth of the
state.
The wealth of this state has been in
creased by three years of republican adj
n'his1ratlon in these four items as fol-
lows: From the mining of lead, 6.253,-
oS4' IRON increase in the value of cattle,
fSooooo' from increase in the value of
sneep' $780, 900; from increase in the
value OF horses, 81 SOC, 900; from increas-
I'll price received for the wool, $5,631,132
total of s23 1854, 1856.
l might go through the entire list of
'ne industries of Idaho and show how
eaeh had been benefited under the wise
administration of President Mckinley.
anu what is true of Idaho is true of every
s'A'e Oh THIS mountain country. Each is
'sanhg the benefits of republican rule.
4aano Is young state and undevel-
o1o' 10 develop and utilize the great
's'ources which nature has given us re-
Iu'ies the investment of large sums of
A'0neS' Within the four years of demo.
e administration but little foreign
r'a' was invested within our borders.
Ia' curing the last three years millions
~: uoi'afs have been expended in the
asa 'a'ng OF railroads, in the opening up
e development of mines and in many
oeler lines of business. The canitalists