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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
12
A Wyoming Tribune report covers Senator Warren praising railway mail clerks then opposing a seven year tenure for civil service employees. The Senate debate, including remarks by Cummins and Smith of Georgia, questions on whether the bill restores spoils power and allows partisan dismissal of clerks amid a lengthy discussion.
The discussion centers on an appropriation bill proposal by Senator Warren to restore the old spoils system by dismissing civil service clerks and others not aligned with department heads. Senators Cumming and Brith warn such a measure would undermine tenure and threaten federal employees. A full report is in the Congressional Record No 20 Vol 8.
State Land Commissioner charges federal officials with hindering Carey Act projects and land development in Wyoming. The letter argues delays are deliberate to undermine state sovereignty and shift credit to Washington. Senator Warren’s stance and twenty year homestead provisions are cited as backing for the policy.
The piece argues Taft as tariff revisionist has used the topic since 1906. It surveys his White House tenure, vetoes, and limited reforms while criticizing his alignment with Aldrich and Bourbon Republicans. It also notes Democratic primary voting patterns affecting Warren’s Senate bid.
A reader notes an editorial page piece by a hired columnist, lampooning its verbose high sounding language and filler content. The critique mocks the writer’s rambling style and lack of substance across the page and into the adjacent round column.
The narrator alleges a leaky Burrdix clerk at Republican headquarters claims 25 000 letters were sent to voters to boost turnout. They say costs were high and threaten large payouts to sway county votes, with Burrdix traveling to Washington to discuss campaigns and warnings of wage cuts to workers to aid Warn.
The Basin Rustler attacks The Rustler as biased muckraking while airing tabulation errors and primary results. The Cheyenne Tribune and Warren supporters reply with counts, petitions, and calls to scrutiny as the Wyoming political feud intensifies ahead of the fall election.
A reader critiques Editor Deming of the Tribune accusing him of echoing Senator Warren and living by political press spin. The piece mocks his double column editorials and salary while urging readers to weigh primary influence and broader voter sentiment in Wyoming.
Mrs Hefferon publishes that the Laramie county Institute will meet at the Capitol instead of the High School. This change shifts venue for the upcoming sessions and may affect attendees and logistics.
An account of a couple torn between saving for a secure future and maintaining appearances. They sacrificed meat for the child to eat well, yet a Sunday school remark exposed their poverty, leading to a shift to hunger over heartache and a choice to skimp on clothes rather than food.
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