The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-27
WHY HIS ExCELLENCY MIST

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1t is written that his e1ceIlency must
go. The present administration is com
posed of good, strong men, who are not
hypocrites sailing under a reform flag.
They have no use for superannuated
imbeeiles, nor do they believe in con
yerting the territories into political
asylums for decrepid politicians like his
excellency.
There are many reasons why his ex-
cellency must go: In the first place the
government expects territories to de-
velop in wealth and increase in popula-
tion, in order to speedily join the sister
hood of states, and it is n of the I'M
written duties of the executive depart.
ment to lend the aid of its official
influence and position to this end.
Hence, if a governor fails miserably In
fulfilling this expectation, he is clearly
a wrong man in a wrong place. And
such is his excellency.
Again: The government rightly ex-
poets that a governor should gain the
aid, sympathy and encouragement of
the people; that he should unite with
them in whatever tends TO enlarge and
improve; and that the people should
possess confidence in him. A governor
who fails to fill this bill must step down
and out. And hence his etcellency
must go.
1t is as little as anyone could expect
that a governor should possess at least
the respect of the people. But when a
governor not only falls short of this,
but is actually in the contempt Of the
people; who is socially ostracised,- and
the fact is notorious that there are not
six residences in the capital of Wyoming
in which Gov. j.. W. Hoyt's presence
would be tolerated, and they are of
his dependents and satellites; whose
going and coming and doing is a matter
of the least concern to the people; that
governor should be removed. His place
should be given to a man Of social
standing, ability and honor and enter
prise and worth. And hence his excel
lency must go.
There Is still another and a stronger
reason why Wyoming's excuse for a
governor must go. He has become a
disturbing element in the politics of the
territory. Instead of caring for, or
even respecting. the welfare OF the party
to which he owes his office, he has COM
forted and succored the enemies of the
administration and has encouraged the
defeat Of the republican party in this
territory. His henchmen, the n he
has elevated into office, and who are
dependent upon him, openly opposed
and defeated the republican candidate
for delegate to congress. That these
henchmen did this work with the
knowledge and consent Of his excellen-
cy admits of no doubt whatever. And
this appears more plain when it is
known that the wife of this J. W.
Hoyt voted for the democratic candi-
date for delegate to congress. Hoyt
himself did not vote, knowing that he
is u foreign citizen. But If he had
voted, can there be any doubt that he
would have voted for the democratic
candidate? None. For all this his excel
lency mnst go.
This administration puts none but
republicans on guard. Postmaster
General James emphasized this idea
when he said that he could appoint no
man to office whose republicanism
had to be proved. On the same princi-
Pile, such a man cannot be retained In
office. And hence his excellency must
go.
Ever since the appointment of Hoyt
in Wyoming there has been contention
and trouble. He has always been a
disturbing element, and the mischief he
has caused is ~incalculable in extent and
of long duration. He has combatted
the best interests Of the territory.
Where he could have secured peace and
tranquility, he has heaped fagots on
the pyre; where a word would have
harmonized discordancy, he has added
to the din; where passiveness on his
part would have benefited, he has in
terfered; in short, his every action has
been p~reJudicial to the best interests of
the territory. We challenge his few
frends-dependents-to prove one sim
gle act Of good he has ever done in this
territory. There is not one on record,
ever after more than three years of
service. Therefore his excellency must
go.
To sum up, We find that Gov. J. w.
Hoyt has proved useless for good; he
lacks even the common respect of the
he is socially ostracised, like an
unclean thing; he has been a traitor to
the party which, through Carl ScluIz,
placed him in office; he has been a dis
turbing and retarding element, and has
counseled and promoted contention and
confusion.
The administration must dismiss him
out of self respect. To retain him
would be only endorsing him, and this
administration is fast Kidding itself of
the fostering sores of the last admins
tration.
And for all this, his excellency must
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