The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-25

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osptioa ssootdsd 10 Gen. Gn2st On
Mon1sy, shows xhzt oar psopis en- do
In tbs way u giving distinguished nen
proper hoAon, IN . gay thai Il s@ats-
factory both 70 tie guest and 70 the
people. There Was no attempt made
By anybody 70 m0nopolizs the great
hero Of Appomattox. He was the gnest
Of the people and everybody saw him
and INST him who desired 70 do %.
President Hayes win shortly pass
through the city. and.as citizens OF the
government. Of which he IL the chief
magistrate, We are all interested In SEE
ing him treated with the courtesy and
respect due his high position The
president himself would be pleased 70
mingie with and meet our people. Wy
oming Is ths first Territory he will
touch on his tour, and he will doubt-
less be pleased to ~ that although We
are voiceless In the government We q
nevertheless most loyal and true. There
should, therefore. be a spontaneous and
general outpouring Of our people on tho
day Of the passage Of tho president
But we desire 10 utter q note Of
warning: The arrangements for the
reception and entertainment Of the
president must DO made By the people,
or their representatives. Our citizens
will not consent 10 play puppets, with
. supereilious, coneeitsd oficial turning
the crank, n on n former occasion.
One man power Is bad enough 1t best,
but when that man Is simply n bungler
In management, an egotist desiring TO
monopolize tbs peoples guest, and n
man withal Who 10 heartily despised by
the people. the case assume a shape 70
justify the people In crying out to him,
Hands offi" We ara In position TO
know that II the reception arrange
ments are 10 be made exclusively by
this superannuated pedagogus and his
hangers on, they will fall far short OF
public expectation and the proper
ethics OF the occasion.
What Is wanted Is that the people, In
conjunction with the military, shall re-
ceive and entertain the nations chief.
The onicious parsonage referred TO Is
In no sense n representative OF the peo-
ple--he simply represents the federal
government. His petty brief authority
emanates from Washington; not from
the body Of the people Of Wyoming,
nor with their consent. He has no
right to invite anybody here in ''the
name Of the people Of Wyoming" and
he transcends the bounds OF his circum-
scribed privileges when he extends a
welcome ''for and In the name Of the
people Of Wyoming." This simply
means that he will himself do the hon.
ors and the people can do the handsome
standing around and following In his
courtly train.
Mol We want none OF this. Let our
citizens and our city council set to work
and complete arrangements that will
rebound TO the honor Of nj fair city.
One man brought 1t into national dis
grace once; never give him opportunity
10 repeat the shame. Our reputation is
our property. not his; nor Is It any con-
Germ to him, for, at the conclusion Of
his term of Office, mot long d~istantl lie
will quietly return to the obscurity
from which he sprung, while we shall
remain and defend the name he
smirched.
Let him, however, occupy his proper
position In the reception-but that is
not meant 10 include the right Of ruling
the affair. 1t is well enough to have
these things understood beforehand 50
that failure and disgrace may be made
impossible.
We wish 10 be perfectly understood
In this matter: II federal official de-
sires to receive anybody on his owl re-
sponsibility, he has the privilege Of SO
doing. The people are not then &C
countable for failure. But when n fed
eral official personally entertains n
guest in the name Of the people, he is
q moral usurper who should be pulled
down from his throne Of monopoly.
Our citizens are told, regarding Pres
ident Hayes visit, that In their name
he has been rendered, in advance, n
cordial welcome" And the o1icious
official concludes that the president
will receive ian enthusiastic greeting
from the people Of this common
wealth..
Here It will be seen that the recep-
ton is for and in behalf Of the people.
That being the case, let the people at