The Lamar register., 1900-10-17
SENATOR GEORGE L. snoup.
Tells Why the Mountain and Western
States VIII Go for Mckinley
and Roosevelt.

| 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 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 1t would pursue would
result In much material prosperity
throughout the land. Every pledge
made ut 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 protection basis. In
this great wave of prosperity the peo-
pie of every state and territory have
been beneiiciaries 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 toJcom-
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 Mt wages of $3.50 per day of
eight hours. During the three years
of President McKinley's adminlstra-
tion the value of the lead produced
in the state was $14,114.OO5, while
during the last three years of Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration the
total value was only $7,S6O, 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 $1.15 to $3.50 per head, a gain
to the people of the state OF o-eS th-n.
million dollars in the vnlue OF the sheep
alone. In the year 1896 the wool clip
of Idaho was valued Mt $442, 2,6S5,
while for the year 1900 1t is estimated
that it will bring to the wool growers
of the state $2,326,OOO. 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 in our imports.
Our cattle men, too, have profited
greatly at the hands of the Republican
party. Many of them supported Bry-
an in 1906 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 at least seven
and one-half million dollars richer
than they were three years ago. The
increase in the price of horses of $40
per 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,
$6,253. Sol; from increase in the value
Of cattle, N,500,000; from increase in
the value of sheep, $3.OOO,OOO; from in
crease in the value Of horses, $780,
600; from increased price received for
the wool, $5,631, 1872; total of $685.
SS4 1856.
1 might go through the entire list
of the industries of Idaho and show
how each has been benefited under the
wise administration of President Nc.
Kinley. And what Is true of Idaho
is true of every state of this mountain
country. Each is reaping the benefits
of Republican rule.
Idaho is young state and unde-
veloped. To develop and utilize the
Ip.n xUr1,f f.l, ,nt.r hos
given us requires the investment of
large sums of money Within the four
years of Democratic administration
but little foreign capital was invested
within our borders. But during the
last three years millions of dollars
have been expended in the building of
railroads. in the opening up and devel-
opment of mines and in many other
lines of business. The capitalists of
the country have had confidence in the
administration and have sought to
employ their money productivity. This
has greatly added to our population
and to our wealth.
The voters of this state and of the
other mountain states are not blind to
these facts, and on election day they
Will give earnest evidence of their con-
fidence in the party whose policy has
so enriched and prospered them.
We of the West are proud of the
achievements of our army and navy
in the war with Spain. The patriotic
position of the Republican party in
declaring for the retention of the ter
ritory so gallantly won from Spain
appeals to our people. They have con-
fidence in the promises of the Re
publican party that law will be ad-
ministered and enforced there without
favoritism, that the sacred rights of
man will be respected, and that the
people there will be given such meas
ure of self-government as they show
themselves fitted for. They do not
fear imperialism" for we have never
met an American who was an impe-
siist. am in receipt Of letters from