Arizona republican., 1900-10-12
The Reasons Given by Senator
 Geo. L. ShOup
A Record of Prosperity Crowded by Fulfilled Promises-The Wealth of the Noun tain States Increased Thereby.

and western states will go for McKin- ley and Roosevelt. He said:
 There are many reasons which inn pei the voters of the mountain states to support the nominees and the pol icy of the republican party this fall. One word more than any other ox- plains the position of our people in this support and that word is confidence.
 The record of the republican party is q record of fulfilled promises. Four years ago We promised the people of the United States that if the repubIi- can party was returned to power ilhe policy which il 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 revival of industry and of commercial activity unprecedented in American history.
 The first act of the party after it's 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 peo- pie of every state and territory have been beneficiaries, but none 10 a great CT degree than those who reside in these great mountain states OG 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 larges: lead producing states in the world Under the free trade administration of President Cleveland lead mining was uEprontable, as we had to compete with the producers of Mexico. wlo em- pIoyed cheap labor and were therefore able to undersell the American pro- ducer who paid American wages To- day the grcald lead mines of the -late are working every man possible at wages of S3.5O per day of eight hours. Dullng the three years of President McNInIey's administration the value of the lead produced in the state was $l4,- llf,Oo'. while during the last three years Of Pres sldent CIeverdnd' $ admin lSttHtlon the tCtal value was only ST. S50,lol, an increase of between six and seven million dollars. Does any one think that these men will vote the democratic ticket?
 Our sheep have advanced in price from $l.15 to $2.50 per head. a gain to the people ~f 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 at Sl42.6S5. while for the year 1900 it is estimated that it will bring to the .cooi growers of the state $2,326O0O. NJt one of the many Who depend upon this great in.
 
 party which stands for low tariff.aand it consequent decrease in our exports and increase in our imports.
 "Our cattlemen. too have prolfted greatly at the hands of Ghe republican party. Many of them supported Bryan in 1896. but they will this year support President Mckinley almost without exception. A very conservative cstf- mate of %he number or cattle in the state IS 5OOOOO. They have increased in value on an average of $15 per head. making the cattlemen at leasA seven and one-half million dollars richer than they were three years ago. The Increase in the price of horses of Sl0 per head has also added between one and two million dollars to the wealth of the state.
 The wealth of this state has been increased by three years of republican administration in these four items as follows: From the mining of lead. S6'253.S5l; from increase in the value of cattle, $7,5OO,OOO; from increase in lhe value of sheep. $3.O00. 900: from in. crease Tn the value of horses. $1 5OO. 900: from increased price received for the wool. 8, ,1@2; total of $23, ,SS4 9S6.
 might go through the entire list Of the industries of Idaho and show, how each has been benefited undar The wise administra tion of President Me- hlnley. And what is true of Idaho is true of every state in th:s mountain country. Each is rraping the benefits Of republican rUie
 Idaho is d young state and uu,Iey.I- oped. To develop and utilize the .reat resources which nature has given LIS requires the investment of large sums ol 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 ex. pended in the building of railroads. in the opening up and development of mlnes and in many other lines of bus mess. The capitalists of the country have had confidence in the admfnistra- ton and have sought to employ their money productively. This has greatly added tt our population and to our wealth.
 The voters of this state and Gr the other mountain states are not blind to these facts, and on election day they will give earnest evidence of their con hdence 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 de- claring for the retention of the terri tory So gallanrly won from Spain ap- PSals to our people. They have confi- dence in the promises of the repubIi- can party that law will be adminis- tel d and enforced there without fla