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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1908
Page
8
Fragment from a Cheyenne Wyoming newspaper line dated 1907 noting second class matter status and periodical subscription terms for the Daily Leader with obscured numerical figures.
A string of snappy notes touches on Baron Pinchot’s gridiron, a Japanese scare hitting Senator Pile, Crow Creek dryness, Roosevelt’s non candidacy, a United States marshal for Massachusetts, hosiery mill strikes, Jay Gould regrets, Roosevelt’s convention dilemmas, a lease law debate, federal landlord absence, and a Greeley man seeking a sugarless breakfast divorce.
Field and Farm voices call for broader input from settlers, merchants, and common people in the lease question. The author insists open lands belong to the public and criticizes cow barons control despite a Denver convention last June.
Edwin Mahon of Kenton Ohio predicts a Democratic victory in the national election. He says in Raleigh that as he travels the country, business leaders show growing sentiment for change and three-fourths of men he meets, including many former Republicans, will vote the Democratic ticket. He identifies Bryan as the Democratic presidential nominee with strength despite prior defeats.
The piece argues Roosevelt faces GOP contempt in Congress for opposing battleship funding and reform, contending leaders will adjourn early and favor the interests over reform. It asserts trusts and money power shape the campaign, while Bryan-led Democrats rally common people against corporate influence.
The Washington Post notes discontent from financial stringency, tariff, and Republican stance toward workers and African Americans. Ohio shows a large Republican-to-Democrat swing with 56 of 88 counties now Democratic and many towns leaning Democratic, signaling Taft’s likely loss in the state.
A scrambled survey notes Ohio's nearly seven million surplus as the legislature meets. It mentions Taft as a political winner, Missouri's Attorney General Hadley retiring, Leslie M. Shaw settling in Philadelphia, and Hoke Smith facing mixed Georgia reactions. It cites Governor Fort guarding entrances to press outcomes, Cook County Democrats backing Roger Sullivan, and a Delaware man facing a $100 fine and three months in jail for vote selling amid unsettled business conditions.
A collage of old time quips and cartoonish exchanges from multiple papers. Jokes touch on Jones daughters and husbands, Rip Van Winkle, farm wealth, a geography class, a caustic political review, and a milk habit in a playful civic vignette.
Dr Sweatt is located in Cheyenne after four years, with a thoroughly up-to-date office. He did not charge high prices and offers reduced rates, keeping eastern price levels. Why not patronize him.
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