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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
12
A Woodrow Wilson quote asserts the flag represents political liberty and free government, warning against its use for advantage. It condemns how the nation risks forgetting the core rights the flag stands for and calls for reverence of constitutional freedoms.
A bold demand for a full, public investigation into alleged ballot tampering in the county clerk’s office. Calls for transparency urge Prosecutor to probe, name suspects, and prevent recurrence, with emphasis that the issue concerns all voters beyond party lines.
A letter argues that a federal child labor law and a constitutional suffrage amendment differ in ratification. It compares federal control of interstate commerce with state choice over electors, noting amendments changed but did not remove state authority. The writer cites Overman and Lane to show scope of state voting rights.
The piece argues over constitutional amendments and presidential authority tied to suffrage. It notes support for equal voting rights while criticizing suffrage advocates for pressuring President Wilson and distorting the Republican stance on state action versus federal amendments.
The piece argues Republicans and editors favoring railroads are politicizing the railroad strike crisis. It criticizes party editors for opposing President Wilson’s compromise and warns it harms labor and public interests, calling Hughes’ stance toward workers supportive yet undermined by pro railroad editors.
A critique of Republican leaders in a presidential year, highlighting shifts in stance on President Wilson’s Mexican policy. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and others are portrayed as stumping and denouncing policy they once praised, revealing political expediency over patriotism.
Washington reports expanded irrigation projects in Wyoming Colorado and Washington under Interior Secretary Lane. Highlights include Fort Hall Idaho water rights safeguards progress in Pine River valley Colorado and Wind River Shoshone reservation work with Riverton Ditch to extend canals and irrigate thousands of acres.
In a Cheyenne letter to the editor, T. S. Taliaferro Jr. questions Candidate Hughes on tariff policy and its impact on wool supply. The writer cites UK and other sources, contrasts with Taft era messages, and worries about American wool dependence and prices.
A clipping discusses the administration’s four year record, praising the Department of Commerce’s transformation from scattered parts to an efficient cohesive agency. It notes modernization including wireless for ships, new vessels, upgraded gear, and improved field equipment, with gains across the four maritime services.
A New York World report notes scientific services gain full equipment and funding enabling proper service to the public. In New Jersey striking factory girls stage a lemonade tableau under trees near their plant, feed workers, and win support as police are treated by pickets.
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