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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1910
Page
4
Broad snippets of Democratic platform language and local offices in Ames. Mentions include the Payne Aldrich tariff, public utilities, natural resources, and calls for personnel changes in state offices. Names cited include W H Dillman for county clerk and John Sunton for northern Laramie county commissioner.
The piece argues for a direct primary law and the Oregon method for selecting U S senators. It contrasts direct primaries with machine politics, notes Democratic support at Sheridan and Republican resistance at Rawlins, and urges continued good government through trusted county officials including Luke Moorhées for treasurer.
A letter praises Luke Voorhees as county treasurer of Laramie County. It extols his twenty-one month record for accuracy economy and clergy oversight while urging his re election to continue responsible administration. The author emphasizes Voorhees temperament intellect and proven capability to lead the county treasury.
A comparison of the Republican and Democratic platforms from Rawlins and Sheridan highlights stark contrasts. The Democrats push for direct primaries, anti lobbyist laws, eight hour public work days, public road building, state labor and conservation measures, and ballot reforms. Republicans favor nonpartisan government, U S senator elections by Oregon plan, rate tax laws, and labor legislation, with less emphasis on reforming public accountability.
The document outlines state government methods and platforms condemning double taxation and the convict leasing system. It references the Payne Aldrich tariff, political bosses, corporate campaign contributions, and personnel in state land and engineer offices. It discusses the course of Wyoming state authorities and central matters.
The piece argues the Democratic platform embodies progressiveness while the Republican platform is flawed and self-serving, urging readers to compare them directly to avoid self-deception about their relative merits and the interests they protect.
J. Be. Leet, a west pioneer newspaper man and rancher now in Denver real estate, was in the city. He edited the Rocky Mountain News thirty one years ago when Loveland owned the paper and Patterson was on the editorial staff. Leet left publishing twenty-five years ago to run a ranch near Douglas, which he still owns.
The bank explains why young men should save early and how small deposits can grow into substantial balances. Bankers welcome youthful accounts and promise cooperation, noting that saving quickly becomes a habit. The Citizens National Bank invites the business of young men.
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