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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
12
A partisan platform advocating progress for Wyoming and national reform. It endorses Taft, favors direct senate election, income tax amendment, and water conservation, supports eight hour labor limits, convict-made goods labeling, fair rate tariffs, and robust highway construction. It calls for Australian ballot restoration and initiative referendums.
The essay argues Republicans press for unity while facing Robert Carey’s bid for Converse County state senate. It claims Carey camps among Republicans, courting Democrats, and cites a satirical treatise on party jumping. It notes cooler reception from GOP, and warns nomination could insult Senator Warren in Converse County.
Tulett Globe notes Carroll, former Sheridan resident now in Greybull, praising the town's development. He highlights weather, farmer prospects, a growing economy, and a sewer election funded partly by subscription. He praises Greybull’s water works for a town of about 400. He remains loyal to his adopted home.
The Republican Party stands split between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Each side brands the other as corrupt or unprincipled, threatening a mass bolt and possible Democrat benefit. A dark horse candidate seems the only fragile hope amid factional feuding and machine influence.
A fragmentary political record notes Democratic Platform praising Governor Carey and state officials while criticizing Republican remarks about the Carey administration. The text reflects intra party debate over endorsements and recounts of past pledges.
The House and Senate agreed on a constitutional amendment for direct popular election of U.S. senators. It now goes to the President for signature and then to state legislatures for ratification. Public opinion in most states favors passage, signaling a shift from the current indirect method. The Senate previously resisted but has yielded to the new system. Cleveland Leader.
Summary of editor Judge C C Goodwin departing Goodwin's Weekly after a decade, with praise from Thermopolis Recoord and Look Standard noting his influence on public opinion and the paper's tone. Mentions his successor's challenge to meet high editorial standards. Includes snippets from Cedar Rapids Gazette about Uncle Sam and water rights. Des Moines man comments on Iowa Democratic choice and convention dynamics.
A writer for the Republican platform laments no pegs for opposition to hang ideas, praising stand partism. He asserts Wyoming residents demand progress and implies progress requires aligning with the Democratic party.
The piece laments the three year homestead law being tied up and changed, hindering home building. It argues contracts depend on mutual agreement, condemns new residence rules and deeding of resources, and praises public protest and rising public awareness against perceived exploitation by conservationists and interests.
From across the county, men who value good roads and their community impact praise the present board of county commissioners. One leading Democrat and major taxpayer in the city extols their work and influence.
The Sheridan Post reports a county official argues a new law should grant full authority to supervise and inspect road work. He says counties need a strong, well paid commissioners and adequate compensation to oversee all county road projects, noting past gaps in state laws and current supervision.
Rudyard Kipling, via the New York Evening Post, married Miss Balestier of Brattleboro area. A neighbor remarked with curiosity on the match value, noting she “married well” though wary, and quoting talk that he can make $10,000 from a 10 cent bottle of ink.
In New York a clash between Thomas F. Ryan and a Socialist over a luncheon ends with Ryan’s quick retort. The Socialist attacker departs snidely claiming Ryans are rogues, but Ryan replies that many rogues are not Ryans. The State Leader Want Ads is cited as the intermediary in ads and sales.
The article urges mothers to keep a child's bowels regularly open to maintain health. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative with tonic benefits for the stomach liver and bowels. A sample bottle offer is available by mail from Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Indiana and the homes of two users in Utah and Colorado are cited as examples.
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