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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1910
Page
4
A(state) figure named Brooks links a $2,870.75 bill to a CWR sign while critics question what 29 cents bought. The piece notes Burdick’s continued slams and contrasts rising Wyoming state expenses, asking why costs have surged since the Brooks administration began and how the Cubs achieved their result, with readers left puzzled.
A local commentary condemns the aggressive publicity by Shander’s circle attacking an unnamed man, urging upright voters to overlook the smear and focus on the candidate’s record and policy.
During the first eighteen months under a Democratic board total county expenditures were 149,797.67, while the last eighteen months under a Republican board rose to 161,340.07. The Democratic majority reduced expenses by 11,143.40 compared to the prior GOP period.
The piece argues grafters cry persecution when exposed and calls out common defense lines used by public officials and crooked allies. It highlights the crowding of terms like attacked liar and character assassin as campaign subterfuges.
The piece sketches politicians facing public repudiation after being linked to wrongdoing. It emphasizes the stain of alleged corruption and the looming rebuke from voters and critics as scrutiny intensifies.
State Auditor LeRoy Grant says Judge Carey will be prosecuted after the election. The remark aims at Carey for truthfully accusing officials of maladministration in Wyoming. Critics call the statement humorous yet bordering on ridiculous given the political climate.
The Democratic platform advocates using convict labor to build and improve public highways. It condemns the leasing system in the state penitentiary and argues male inmates should benefit from their work upon release.
Mrs Citizen writes to the State Leader in reply to a pseudonymous critic An Onlooker. She questions party loyalty urging independence and voting for the candidate who serves the public good while noting Wyoming suffrage rights. She argues a need to fix parts of the Republican machinery without repudiating the party.
The Democratic state platform calls for a prompt change in personnel of the state lands and engineers offices to ensure farmers ranchers stockmen and irrigators receive a square deal in land and water rights. It argues Wyoming Central outrages would be prevented if these plank recommendations are enacted by electing Democratic candidates.
A Wyoming political clash unfolds as Burdick questions Judge Carey and accuses machine bosses of graft and misrule. The article portrays Carey as a reform figure with decades of service and calls for an honest administration and full investigations of state departments amid corporate influence.
A Wyoming critique accuses Burdick of self serving acts while secretary of state and in the penitentiary contract. It alleges he studied law in Michigan using state funds and concealed residency, drawing salaries while in another state. The piece questions his ties to corporations and railroads and claims he manipulated legislation as state committee chairman. It ends with a sales pitch about a photo coupon offer.
Fragmentary OCR lists names including Charles F Lyon Mia D W Crouter G Catlin T J Nugent Kid Jacobson J L Jordan. Reading is uncertain. no events or roles are clear.
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