La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17
SENATOR GEORGE L. snoUp.
Tells Why the Mountain and Western
States VIII Go for Mckinley
and Roosevelt

There are many reasons which i'm
| pei the voters Of the mountain states
| to support the nominees and the policy
of the Republican party this fan. 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
u q record of fulfilled promises. -Four
years ago We promised the people Of
| the United States that IL the Repub-
lican party was returned to power the
policy which II 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 its
return 10 power was the enactment Of
the Dlngley tarin 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 to q 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 mt wages of $3.50 per dny of
eight hours. During the three years
OF President McFinley's administra-
tIon the value OF the lead produced
In the state WIS $14, 4,11i, COS, while
during the last three years of Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration the
total value was only 81, 500, 15l. an In
crease Of between six and seven mil
lion dollars. Does anyone think that
these men will vote the Democratic
ticketf
Our sheep have advanced In price
from $1.l5 to $3.50 per head, q gain
to the people OF the state Of over three
million dollars In the value Of the sheep
alone. In the year 1885 the wool clip
VI W06 v0tuCu $BHAvOS~bs
while for the year 1900 It II estimatcd
that 1t will bring to the wool growers
OF the state $2.326 600. 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 profted
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-
timate 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-hnlf 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
ana 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,
| $6,2J3, So; from increase In the value
OF cattle, $7,500,0OO: from increase In
the value of sheep, So, 0O0. 600: from in
crease In the value OF horses, 81 600.
cor: from increased price received for
the WOOL. $5.631, 1872; total OF $685.
SSi,9S6.
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
greet resources which nature has
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
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
viii give earnest evidence Of their con-
hdence in the party Whose policy has
20 enriched and pr0spered 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 % CALAMITY won from Spain
appeals to our people. They have con-
ndence In the promises Of the Re-
publican party that law win be ad-
ministered and enforced there without
favoritism. that the sacred rights Of
man VIII be respected, and that the
people there win b given such meas