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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1908
Page
8
Quote from W J Bryan urging appeal to conscience as the strongest force in shaping behavior. He contrasts compliance through law with action driven by internal ethical prompts guiding citizens toward integrity.
William Jennings Bryan argues for a Democratic landslide in a digested speech listing campaign virtues. He cites conscience, direct senate election, tariff relief for consumers, distrust of trusts, and bank policy, plus waterways and economic reform to promise lasting prosperity.
Samuel Gompers AFL president challenged President Taft in Columbus on Oct 14 asking for a reply to a court injunction invoked by Buck Stove and Range. Gompers, Morrison and Mitchell were summoned to show cause why they should not be jailed for contempt of court.
John Mitchell writes to the New York World that Bryan’s election would serve national interests. He argues Bryan offers a superior platform and would follow it, while Taft is hindered by support from predatory wealth and fraud unafraid of Bryan’s victory.
The Wyoming Democratic platform from the last state convention calls for an employers liability law and abolition of damages limits in wrongful death cases. It also supports an eight hour workday, direct primary, Sherman anti trust reform for labor, government guarantee of bank deposits, and limits on injunctions in industrial disputes. Pledged legislators include S. G. Hopkins and W. B. Ross for the State Senate and multiple candidates for the House.
The front page claims Bryan opposes civil service, dismissed as a fabricated election ploy. The piece notes Grover Cleveland began civil service reform and insists the system endures, with Bryan historically supporting civil service and opposition to patronage.
A fragment discusses a pivotal day when the government and private trusts are weighed against the people’s sovereignty. It emphasizes the clash between corporate captains and the general welfare as the nation considers its future.
A political screed contrasts Bryan and Taft, labeling Taft a tool of Wall Street and praising Bryan as unbossed. It lists Taft’s supposed “APPOINTED” roles from 1880 to 1904 and questions voters about governance, money, and integrity. It ends with a New York Journal quotation praising Bryan’s independence.
In Wheatland the bridge was painted with paint bought locally and five new planks were used. The bill totaled about 200 dollars. Residents seek to know what happened to the remaining lumber and how much was used in building a barn for a public official.
Democratic and Republican candidates return from the county’s north to encourage votes. Instructions advise voters to scratch through the undesired name and place a cross to vote for the preferred candidate. A quip suggests Baron Pine will be punished if Bryan is rejected, while John B. Osborne is hinted as the one to issue the walking papers. A social dance at Turner Hall on November 4 1908 advertises admission at low prices.
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