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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1912
Page
4
A dreamlike scene unfolds in which a ruler sees the Republican majority fade and Democratic rise, with visions of distrust among workers, infant deaths, Wiley, luxury and poverty, a trial by poll, and a deriding banner of Repudiation. Columbia speaks of a missed balance and fort.
Wyoming lawmakers push for a state rail commission and a three year homestead law to spur westward development. The Democratic convention in Cheyenne urges support for initiative and referendum to empower the people, protect water rights, and grant clear title to homesteaders. Resolutions appear in another column.
A Washington dispatch in yesterday's Tribune notes the Lorimer case is likely to dominate Senate business in the next two weeks. The item, titled A. B. Comoly Active Again, mentions Frank Harrow taking the first step in a forthcoming dramatic act.
A letter questions Senator Warren and allies over Fort Russell and Lorimer. It accuses Warren of courting public excitement to pivot attention away from Lorimer while Roosevelt and Taft criticized him. The writer urges fresh strategy and warns the Fort Russell issue no longer terrifies voters.
The Leader reprints a Wyoming Tribune argument urging deeper population growth and questioning Warren Mondell political returns. It contrasts Fort D. A. Russell and Fort Des Moines funding with criticism of congressmen for favoring paper towns and patronage while noting Wyoming’s population lags behind neighbors. It calls for real state-building achievements over appointments and political favors.
The Wyoming Tri-B offers a pointed critique of a poll question targeting the Wyoming delegation. It ridicules the notion that intelligent citizens would support Warren in the Lorimer matter or Mondell’s subservience to Cannon, arguing no argument could sway the Tribune crowd against Warren.
AANA Hankins Hank 18 writes from Washington about a confidential warning not to commit to Roosevelt or Taft. He recalls Roosevelt supporting Warn and Karey’s pork barrell policies. Hankins plans to consult Ezra and Doe Pixley for guidance on his official position.
The author denounces tariff agitation and the Canadian Reciprocity treaty as corrupt and harmful. They argue wool prices prove protectionism fails, laborers suffer, and trusts import pauper labor and anarchists, claiming the tariff question will dominate national politics this year.
The Democratic county central committee at Cheyenne adopts resolutions urging a Wyoming State Railway Commission to standardize intrastate coal freight rates. It also backs ballot approval of the Initiative and Referendum amendment and supports the Dora h bill reforms in Interior Department land laws.
The state board of equalization, with W. Burdick of Colorado Fuel and Iron and State Tax Commissioner McGirl, has studied ore shipped from Wyoming to determine value. Officials will not set an assessment until a new detailed report is received, due to concerns the ore was undervalued in last year’s submission.
Anchor Line Steamships advertises low rate tickets from New York to London Derry Glasgow Palermo Naples and other European ports. Emphasizes superior accommodation cuisine and efficient service with reservations via local agents Henderson in Chicago or general agents. Peabody Nelson advertises Kansas Cream Flour and notes a Cheyenne State Leader reading.
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