The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
WEDNESDAY, NAY -. 1907.
THE ~STOCKMAN'S TROUBLES.

In an excellent address delivered al
the annual meeting OF the North
Montana Roundup association, MIR.
M. E. Miner directed attention to
some of the Affections to which Mon.
tana stockmen are subject. A por-
tion Of the speakers remarks, which
appeared to meet with the hearty ap.
prevail OF the stockmen present, made
caustic reference to railroad magnates
and others who have become wealthy
at the expense OF the producers, the
livestock interests contributing a lib.
eral portion OF the tribute. Mr.. Mil
ner's address was as follows:
In no field of business endeavor has
there ever existed greater necessity for
cooperation than among the Montana
ca.tlemen. The pioneers in the range
business have been intrepid, fearless.
and endowed with q superab undance
OF tn at quality termed initiative, which
caused each onesto feel himself quail
fed to cope with the evils of his time
and place.
But with the multiplying of rail-
roads and the influx of many new PEG.
pie, a condition Q exists which
renders it Indispensable that this in
dustry, like all others, should be ION.
Quoted upon conventional lines. AS.
ISOLATION OF all THE interests is the
fret requisite to insure getting the
best results out Of individual endeav.
or. The many difficulties which have
beset the livestock industry in the
past it has cot always been possible
TO overcome) by personal effort, but
they h~ave:readily yielded to the power
of cooper alton, even in a loosely ad-
ministered, inexpensive combin alton
like the one known as the North
Montana Roundup association.
One Of itsimain objects, the promo
ton OF harmony and helpfulness
among roundup outfits in working the
ranges, has saved much friction, time
and money.
Cattle rustling and horse stealing
by organized gangs has been broker
up, and in its smaller form it hal
been rendered extra hazardous. Ii
the matter of depred atoms from wolves
no great gain has been made becaus,
of the peculiarities Of legislation. B,
much priv ate effort in some localitie!
their number has been prevented from
increasing, for il not checked at al
no field animals could live. The tri
butte annually paid in that way by TIT
stockmen is staggering to contempla ate
but from habit they have grown to re
gard thatIand other evils which the,
can overcome by united effort with
feeling Of apathy and resign alton, q
il it we're the will of God.
1t is true that providence has per
mitted the existence OF pred atory ami
mals and of pred atory men, but til,
one can be extermina ted and the othe|
restrained. This has been demon
strated by the results that have at
tended the efforts Of that foremos
American. our fearless president
Almost alone in the political life o
Washington, he stands out honest
fearless and able. The other mer
who perhaps most conspicuOusl!
evince the same characteristics il
their lesser way are Tillman and La
Toilette. To them honor and goot
reputation are worth more thar
money. Our own senators Of the pres
ent time and our representatives from
Montana have esteem and conf
dence.
II is difficalt for the best of presi
dents to accomplish good when he il
opposed by many low men who occup,
high places, and by this statement i
meant unworthy senator's of the Aid
rich Foraker type, who stand for al
that is worst in trust robbery an,
railway eXtortiOn.
Roosevelt might we'll be considere,
q gift OF God to the American people
sen to awaken them TO a sense of tn
enormous impositions to which the,
AoNC OCCu OhIAlIIoks ~ 2 ~
shackles that have beer imposed upo'
them by first, that chief iniquity an
parent of the others, Standard Oil
and the steel trust and the Goa
trust, and the beef trust, and oppret
sive railway corporations. The pol
cy for which he stands appeals to a
patriotic men, whether they labor wit
their hands o employ capital in q !,
gitima ate way. When one considers III
men who are bitterly opposing II
president in his efforts to do what
best for the country, whom do We I'm
acting through their sluggers Of tn
Foraker type: Why, only those VIII
have been benefited by the corruI
practices that he is fighting.
In considering who they chiefly ar,
first comes the sanctimonious Rock.
TELLER, the incarnation OF greed and {