The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-11

In his official capacity, Coy. noyt
has sought to destroy brother officials
in secret. Lacking the manhood to
openly attack one whom he considered
in his way, he went about, as a profess
sional scandal monger, seeking scandal
that he might befoul the object of his
hate. And yet, Iago-like, with a base
deceit that out Herods Herod, he inva-
riably extended the hand of friendship,
and made q mockery of honesty by
warmly pressing the hands of those in
to whose backs he was even then plung-
ing his foul stilletto. What must the
honorable secretary of the interior
think of a governor who has time and
time again gone abroad with the scraper
Of malice to gather from the cutters of
scandal reeking falsehoods and private
ly send them to Washington? To what
base uses can he come? Understand,
we say nothing we cannot prove. But
the man himself will recognize the
facts. He is the best judge as to their
truth. We leave his conscience to pro-
nounce him guilty.
This governor of Wyoming has start
ed an affidavit mill. He has made fire.
quent oath to statements which he OBJ
tanned from others. Matters that have
foated idly on the wind as gossip he
has c~rystalized into statements, and
strore himself that so-and-so told him
this, so-and-so told him that, and that
this point sis a matter of public noto-
riety;" and that point sis frequently
mentioned in public" etc., etc. Now
suppose we had the mind and choice to
turn the tables on this second-handed
%afiant, what could zee swear to?
Following the style of his W affida-
Wits we could swear that John Wesley
Hoyt, governor of Wyoming, bears the
reputation of a libertine in this COM
munity.
We could swear that a number Of
leading business men in Cheyenne have
told us that they would not now tolerate
Gov. Hoyt's visits to their residences,
at any time, and especially if they were
not at home, Gov. Hoyt having at vari-
Gus times before made calls in the self
same residences.
We could swear that public scandal
even to-day connects his name in COM
pany with that Of a negress.
We could veal that a young lady
told us hat GOV. Hoyt had ~insulted
her, by his improper conduct toward
her.
We could swear that he has kept the
most unreasonable hours; being seen
in the streets frequently at the hour of
two, three and four O'Clock in the
morning, this during a long period of
time.
We could swear that a gentleman
told us no later than "a hours ago that
Gov. II. was seen to enter a certain
residence in Cheyenne at a late hour,
of a wild stormy night, the head of
the household being absent in the east.
Said gentleman is also ready to swear
to this fact.
We could swear to the name of Gov.
II. being banded about the commune
ty in inter d%isrepsect in consequence
of his wide reputation for lechery.
We could swear that Gov. Hoyt's
official conduct has been so childish and
ridiculous as to even cause E. A. Slack,
his present stool pigeon and deputy ter
ritorial auditor, to say on the street:
"Gov. Hoyt is at fool and an IDIOT
repeating that and other derogatory
and profane expressions; that Gov.
Hoyt was made aware of this fact. AS
Slack still retains Hoyt's friendship, it
is fair to presume that Slack's arraign-
ment is correct.
But enough. We could swear to
these things, and the afidavits would
be based exactly on the same footing
as his own afidavits which are now on
file in Washington.
No one regrets more than ourself the
necessity for this bitter arrangement.
But Gov. Hoyt has brought it on him
self, and he justly merits the publica-
tion of the truth concerning him. We
feel impelled to show that he has taken
on the livery of heaven in which to
serve the devil, and we propose to sit
still no longer. No man can with i'm
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