The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-11-03
The Reason Why,

porter of a certain political party, is, as
a matter of course, in duty bound 10
support all the candidates Of the party.
This may he true in q measure; but it
IL not the sole reason why we advocate
the election of William w. Coaiett 10
Congress.
We do not claim that Corlett ought
to be elected because he is a Republic
can, or the nominee of the Republican
party; neither do We oppose Colonel
Steele's reelection because he is a Dem
ocrat, and the candidate of the Demo-
cratic party.
We base our advocacy OF Mr.. Corlett
on arguments of far greater Importance
to the people of Wyoming, who have to
choose one of these two gentlemen to
represent their interests in Washington
for the next two years A business
man in need of an attorney would not
hesitate long in his choice between Cor
lett and Steele. He would select the
former, if his services could be secured,
as by far the ablest and most success
full attorney of the two. In electing a
Delegate to Congress the same rule
should govern; we should elect the best,
the ablest and the most successful
agent, one whose superior qualifications
for the Office and whose scholarly at
tainments would at once make him a
man of mark and influence in the great
council of the nation. This is a COM
mon sense view of the situation, which
will meet the endorsement of every
voter interested in the progress and de-
velopment Of the Territory.
We would not underrate Colonel
Steele's ability, nor take from him any
credit he deserves for services in the
past. We have always had pleasant
personal relations with the Colonel, and
THE LEADER, our friends win bear
witness, has always been ready and
willing to acknowledge whatever good
he accomplished for his constituents.
In fact the people of this Territory
have shown their appreciation of Mr..
Steele, by twice comforting upon him
the honor of an election to Congress.
He certainly has no right to complain
if the people of Wyoming noio assume
the right to choose a man, whom they
deem more fit for the position, in his
stead.
For four years Mr.. Steele has held
the Delegateship; when he was first
chosen he had been in the Territory
but a short time, and not long
enough, as he claimed, to earn for
himself a home and to become u house
holder. Has he manifested any inten-
ton or desire since his first election to
become n of US, a bona .fde resident
of Wyoming, ready to take up his lot
with our hardy pioneers, and willing to
share whatever good or evil the future
has in store for them? No, Steele is
to day as much Of a carpet-bagger as he
was four years ago; he has no more at
stake here than have other transient
visitors at our hotels; he has not as
much in common with our people as
the poor mechanic who arrived here
yesterday, rented a house of two rooms,
bought a bed and a few household ar
ticles, and became a householder within
twenty-four hours after his arrival
within the Territory.
Mind, we do not find fault with Col.
Steele's pretended poverty, or his ina
bility to invest in houses, lands or
stock, but with islong continued failure
to prove by his action a desire or inten-
ton to become and reman a bona file
resident of Wyoming.
Another reason why we oppose Steele's
reelection. There has come to the west
ern portion of u Territory a class of
people who are aliens to this country,
a~ntagonistic to its institutions, and
who recognize no authority except the
crafty priesthood of the Mormon
church. These people have been in
structed by their chief to vote for
Steele for Congress; and as they dare
not disobey the orders sent to them
from Utah, will give him their unani-
NOUS SuppolI ucAO 4dSouay. SeccAS
is wanted in Washington by the Nor.
mon priesthood, they may hire him as
one of their many attorneys; but the
people of Wyoming do not propose tc
j elect a representative of Mormondom,
and give him by their suffrages a re-
spectacle standing at the seat of gov
eminent. If Steele is a desirable repre-
sentative for the Mormon hierarchy,
with all its ~iniquities and anti-repub'
lican ideas, he certainly is not the proper
person to represent the free, enlight-
ened and progressive people of Wyo'
ming Territory; and the latter viii
make it their business, next Tuesday
to see that the two hundred and fifty
Mormon aliens, temporarily residing
near Evanston, do not choose Wyo
ming's Delegate to the Forty-fftl
Congress of the United States.
Military Matters.
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