The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-22

illabtCiD oSSOll0hi stlOh,
and when the clash comes the
peoples interets would be very
apt to be neglected. Important
private interests might come TO
the surface just at the time it was
most essential to be at Wash
ington attending to measures in
which the territory is interested.
In this event, which is quite like
ly to arise during a session of
congress, the interests of the ter
ritory would possibly be neglect
ed"
In making these arguments the
evident purpose of the Sun was to
attack Post rather than to advance
its real opinions;for only two weeks
previously it had placed before
the public the name of F. E. War
rem, one of the busiest and richest
men of Wyoming as its candidate
for delegate to congress in these
words:
wARREN's WEALTH AN ADVANTAGE.
"For fourteen years has Hon. F.
E. Warren been identified with
the more important interests of
the territory. Engaged in a num-
Der of pursuits, embracing within
their Identification portions OF the
territory at the extreme westerly
and northerly and easterly limits,
he perhaps has had and still has
unequaled opportunities of be-
coming thoroughly c%onversant
with all the wants of the terri
tory. = 1t (the Sum advances
Mr.. Warren as a candidate for
delegate. No man is more wide
ly known in Wyoming: NONE
HAS MORE VARIED OR VAL
UABLE INTERESTS. He is a
self-made man, whose prosperity
is inseparably intertwined with
the Advancement of the territory"
Sun, Wednesday, Sept. IS.
In reply, the LEADER pointed
out the Suns inconsistency, and
stated that the Sun had taken up
one of many of the LEADERS ar
guments for Posts reelection. AS
it had never replied to most of the
others, it is presumed that they
were of o character that the re-
publicans deemed it best not to
attack.
The Sun next published a cam
paign roorbach, in which it gave
as news the statement that among
democrats 'sthose who ought to
know declare that the denomination
Of Delegate Post is ~impossible.i'
But at the democratic conven-
ton at Green River there was no
opposition whatever to M. E..
Posts denomination. A compli-
mentary vote vas given to Robert
Homer, but no mention whatever
was made of discomfort or oppo-
sition. The nomination of Post
was made unanimously, and the
highest confidence expressed in
his ability to represent Wyoming
at Washington. There was no
question as to his reelection.
That was regarded as assured.
The next step taken through
the Sun by the republican oppo-
sition to Mr.. Post was to profess
a desire to conduct the campaign
with candor and fairness. In an
article printed in the Sun on Oct.
8, this passage occurs ;
A GOOD OPINION OF POST.
"Mr. Post is m of our most
public spirited citizens, foremost
in all movements calculated to en-
nance the prosperity of Cheyenne,
and as a business man he is hon
orable and reliable in all his deal
ings."
Pursuing temporarily the plan
of cool and dispassionate reason
ing, the Sun then put these ques-
tions to Mr.. Post, not forgetting
to insinuate that truthful answers
must prove damaging to him.
QUESTIONS AND CHARGES.
1. Did Mr.. Post go to Wash
ington at the commencement of
the last session of congress?
2. Did he attend promptly and
vigorously to those matters re-
ferred TO him by the legislature of