The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-30
SECRETARY A. woRrn srArEs.

SECRETARY A. WORTH sPATEs.
1t is not a difficult matter to properly
picture the indignation of the people Of
this community, OF of the entire terri
tory, over the removal of Secretary A.
Worth Spates. 1t is so strong and
general that one may wen say it is
unanimous. There are not a dozen err
ceptions.
This feeling proceeds from several
causes; Secretary Spates has. by uni
form courtesy and strict attention to
the duties of his office, made many and
lasting friends. He has only strength
ened those bonds by his many social ac-
complishments and his successful efforts
to become a true part of u population
"a citizen of Wyoming come to stay.
These things have all been dearly ap-
preciated by our people. They have
beer endorsed most honorably by both
houses of the recent legislative assem-
bly, which passed several resolutions
highly complimentary TO Secretary
Spates-a compliment without prece-
dent in the history of the territory.
The press Of the territory, with one
miserable exception, has ever spoken
kindly Of him. In fact, among all
classes, high and low, rich and poor,
officials and citizens, Secretary Spates
has enjoyed a good name, of which any
one might be proud.
All our citizens have known these
facts, and knowing them, predicted a
bright and successful future for our
worthy secretary. But it is upon this
rock that a dozen jealous, envious NOR
tails propose to wreck him. These per-
sons represent none bnd themselves.
"They have no motive but interest; nc
criterion" but to crush any that stand
in their way. The people well know Of
the unholy alliance formed by the.
jealous twelve, who embrace n few fed
eral officials, a would-be NJ. c., and
their lackeys. And right here we may
say that these gentlemen have no stand
ing in the community, as has been DEM
onstrated by popular elections and by
the loud voice of public Indignation,
each in their turn. This c~oterie; this
Judas band who would kiss the secre-
tary while whetting their knives for
his scalp; this compound of deceit and
yillainy; this gang who have outraged
truth and decency that they might de-
stroy the object of their envy, having
failed in all else, moved to Washington
to effect by fraud and v~illainy what
they could not otherwise accomplish.
Hence the indignation of the people
over the supercedure of Secretary
Spates. Knowing his worth and popu-
larity, and being aware of the secret
Vaccinations against him, they natur-
ally feel incensed at the unholy wrong
put upon him. If petitions awaited,
the entire population would sign them
all except the unholy dozen.
If anything proves the weakness of
the movement against Secretary Spates,
it is the fact that the utmost secrecy
has been enjoined on Washington off,
cials and correspondents, and observed
by the unholy dozen who admit receiv-
ing the information by ''priyate
advices." So successful were their
plans that Secretary Spates knew moth
ing of the new nomination until the
oath inst, seven days after it had been
made, and then learned of it almost ac-
cidentally through friends in the east.
The unholy dozen admit their intention
to keep the matter quiet TO tine end that
the secretary's head might fall into the
basket before he realized the blow struck
at him. 1t was intended to give him no
opportunity for demanding acknowledge
of the charges preferred against him.
They well knew that their outrage
could not be consummated il the secre-
tary were given chance to disprove
those charges. What these charges
are Secretary Spates does not know.
But he is % on his way to Washing
ton where he will learn all, and defend
himself accordingly.
There is not the slightest doubt but
that President Hayes and Secretary
Schurz have been most villainously
imposed upon, or they would never
have been influenced in their actions.
1t is impossible to imagine the nature
or scope Of the frauds practiced upon
President Hayes and Secretary
Schurz. Knowing only too well the
tool of the unholy dozen, who is now
in Washington %corrupting truth and
out-Heroding Ananias, we IAN say that
the calendar of fraud contains no great
err offense than which he is capable.
And it is lamentable that decency
should have lent him sufficient respec-
liability to gain IN audience from the
president and secretary Of the interior
department.
As to the remaining eleven of the
political bandits here, we call the entire
people Of Wyomingto witness when we
say they are not representative in any