The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-12-25
ANOTHER LIE l

We INtblelltu 10 sec Yesterday I'LL III
ticle in the Cheyenne Gazette, which
was such a base and groundless string
of falsehoods about Gov. Thayer, that
We feel called upon TO notice it. And
in tine start will take occasion to express
our regret that journalism should be
disgraced and degraded by lei who
have no regard for truth, honor or
veracity; who have no talent or ability
for anything higher than mud throw
ing, and who only run Il paper for the
purpose of using it as 4 sewer TO carry
off their mental slime and filth.
The article referred to charges that
Gov. Thayer was instrumental in get
ting a poor engineer discharged, because
of a quarrel with his son, and that for
months the Governor had refused the
e~ntreaty of the engineer and his starry
ing wife and children to permit him to
take his place on the road, and thus
support his family. As we happen to
know the whole history of the case, we
propose to give it to the public upon
our W responsibility.
Some time ago, j. +. Kassner, the
engineer referred to, had u quarrel with
Herbert Thayer. AS to the merits of
the quarrel we don't propose to judge.
Herbert had invested all his means in
building a hotel up therea al Rock Creek,
under the assurance of the Company
that it should have the patronage of
the road, and kassner was throwing
what obstacles he could in the way of
passengers stopping there TO eat. and it
eliminated in q quarrel and abusive
language between them. Kassner vol
unfairly admitted to us that he was to
blame in the matter, which was no
doubt true, and it WAS manly in him
to own up. The result was that he was
discharged.
Mr.. Kassncr came totlle editor Of the
Sentinel and stated his case, and re-
quested our interposition in his behalf.
The next day we saw Gov. Thayer at
the train on his way up to Rock Creek,
and told him all about the matter and
requested him to interpose his influence
in Kassner's behalf. At that time Gov.
Thayer knew nothing about it-had
never heard of Kassner or his discharge.
He expressed himself grieved and sorry
for the affair, and promised readily to
do all he could to get the engineer his
place.
When he came down again, two days
afterwards, he handed us a letter which
he had written to General S%uperinten-
dent Clark, earnestly asking that Kass-
ner he given his place again, and stat
ing, among other things, that he was
poor and had a family dependent upon
him. This letter of the Governors was
also accompanied by one which he also
handed us, from his son Herbert, to the
same effect, addressed also to Superin-
tendent Clark. These letters, with our
own endorsement and II from Mr..
Kassner, we mailed to Superintendent
Clark, but for some reason, probably oil
account of his absence from Omaha,
they have, as yet, elected no response.
Not satisfied with this, the Governor
went to Mr.. Galbraiths the Division
Master Mechanic here, and personally
urged MI. Kassner's reinstatement, but
was told that the matter had passed be-
You'd his jurisdiction. The Governor
then Immediately wrote a letter to Mr..
Congdon, the General Master Mechanic,
asking him to give Kassner his place
again.
Now the above is a simple statement
of the facts in the case, made Of our
w knowledge, and if there is n mis-
statement in it anywhere, it ran easily
be proved, for we have given the names
of all the parties interested.
And we ask an intelligent public,
which has proved the truer friend to
the poor and la6oring men of this Ter
ritory, the Governor, who did all he
could for them, or the Gazette, which
has basely lied about and slandered
him. y paper that has no more sense
of honor than this, merits only the
contempt and detestatIon of the com
munity. 1t couldn't live here, and we
doubt il Cheyenne has any use for it.
Laramie Sentinel.