Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11
WARREN.
WHAT REPlInL|CIU|SGl
MAS DONE IN AIYOfA Nc.
Miners ard Stockraisers Are
Receiving Good Returns.
Senator Warrea Tells Why the West
Will Return Coed hsajoriies for
Mckinley and Roosevelt
This Year.
(By Hon. Francis T. Warren, United
States Srnaturl

tbE Hon. Francs T.. W a.ren, United
States Srnatur.l
The people of Wyoming are vitality and
intensely interested in the outcome of the
present campaign. Wyoming has been Il
State but little over eight years. and
of this period four years each of Demo
cratic and Republican government have
served to impress upon the minds Of its
people two distinct and impressive OBJ
jcct lessons. The first period was dur
ing the Democratic administration from
lS.'3 TO 1895 inclusive. in which we sut
fered SO severely in business matters and
when our material conditions We're con-
fessediy SO devoid of hope that as We
look back it ali seems like hidcous
nightmare.
The second period of four years is that
formed by the Mckinley administration.
At the outset of it we We're awakened
TO life and hope. During this time our
industries, depressed and unprotitahe
under Democratic policies. have become
prosperous. and our business ventures
remuneratve and satisfactory. The
ranches. farms cattle, sheep. mines and
railroads of our State all give substantial
returns TO the capital and labor eXpcnd-
cd upon them. and our people. instead Of
being constant borrowers. are HOW pay
ing their debts and becoming lenders
Hryan's scare heads" Expansion In
pari"liSm and Mi!;tarism'' not an
Issue of the campaign in Wyoming. This
State is the product of expansion Every
Sc n
was formed from territory acquired hy
acts OF expansion such rs the Louisiana
purchase. the s":Zurc of tn" Greg M coUg-
Try. the Mexican treaty. and the Cali
fornia purchase. and al this without tile
consent of the governed
One Of our Wyoming volunteers who.
whr,. the w;.r hroll,. out. was Il leading
Democratic politician Of the State. WHO
Wen, to TIE Philippines as Il private and
through merit won Il commission, recent
ly wrote home as follows:
Il would like to he home so that
could vot" against Bryan hope he
will be defeated $" badly that the bug"
ho" word Imperialism Will never i've
heard again"
The chief industries in Wyoming are
live stock raising. falhning coal mining
and railroad operation. sheep. cattle
and horse raising form the greatest in
dustry of the State. During the four
years of Democratic administration. and
under the direct operations of the VIII!
sol tariff law, tho condition of the sheep
and wool industry in Wyoming was APP
palting. Sheep brought less than ore
dollar a head: wool sold for five cents
Il
ton shipments would scarcely realize the
railroad freight to market During that
four years the highest annual assessed
valuation of all the sheep in the State
was 81 BOZ. 900
Bnt with the Mckinley administrators
an! the Ding.cy tariff of 1880 sheep.
which could scarcely find Il purchaser al
q dollar a head. now sell for four dollars
w ool now brings from fourteen to seven
teen cents. Mutton now sells for from
four to six ccn!s Il pound on foot. And
the assessed valuation of sheep in Wy
on1;ng is now :%i,,.i2G. 449:",. Il gain in four
years Of over eco per cent.
The contras. between the cattle in
dustry under Democratic and Republic
can administrations is almost as start
ling. From 1893 to 1891 depression alt.
ruin WAS the rule. But. as in the sheep
business. the election os Mckinley ard
inauguration of Republican policies
wrought marvellous change. NiHoL
herds IF cattle fo: the past three Years
have sold for thirty TO thirty five dollars
q head; calves bring fifteen TO twenty
dollars !; head. and steers row net the
cattle raiser from fortvtvc to !if1y-t:ve
n e, =. =
c;itt." in the Star" ROW amounts to So
l.'4 500 and is rapidly increasing
nder the past four years Of Rcpul-
liraniSm. Wyoming has grown to be AN
important factor among the coal-lrrodlc-
ing States. During the four years Of
Democratic rule, with the same numuer
of mines as ut present. the annual pro-
duction was 2.439.311 tons as against
4.:dN,oUo tons per annum during the
past two years Of the Mckinley admins
tration. The increase in production
means more miners. more days worked
better pay.
The most hopeful feature of Wyo,a-
ing's business condition is to be found in
the fact that its local banks now carry
the credits Of its business people TIE
deposits of Wyoming banks have incrcas-
ed four-fold in the past four years and
the number Of depoSitors has increased
tivc-fold. Western banks are now as in
dependent of the East as the East is Of
Europe. and it will be difficult. think.
for Mr.. Bryan to convince our people
that this comfortable state Of affairs is
not due directly to the wise and patriotic
policy Of the Republican party.
In 1896 when four wears of denrnsSion
and disaster had almost driven our people
to despair. Bryan carried the State by
about $50 plurality. Now if the people
will spare time from business, from the
ranch and from the mine to go to the
polls. this plurality will not only be lost
to Mr.. BrXan. but the Mckinley and
Roosevelt electors will carry the State
by substantial majority
FRANCIS +. WARREN.
United States Senator.