New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-03
"REFORMr IN WYOMING.
A CASE OF DELIBERATE HYPOCRISY.

TWO CANDIDATES FOR GovERNOR-wHY ONE WAS
REJECTED AND THE OTTER CHOSEN.
TO the Edftor Of The Tribune
SIR; Wien Secretary Seward MEMBER or LIN
coins Cabinet he said to subordinate. VINO
reminded him OF rule had prescribed hat conheted
with The directions he then giving to clerk;
Rules, my young man. made to furnish pretext FOR
not dong what desires abstain from Thls Is
about the with present Administration and It's
public land policy.
The lnsnceriy OF President Cleveland In his profes
sons relating Civil Service reform, and The hypocrisy
OF Commissioner Sparks hs outcry about preserving
the public domain. has beer strkingy Illustrated IN the
recent appointment OF q Governor OF wyoming Terri
tory The suspension OF Governor F. l. Warren VINO Is
Republican and old resident OF the Territory was 70
be expected; but refusal 10 appoint the Hon. NJ T.
Post, the leading and popular Democrat IL Wyom-
ing, man WHO had twice been elected delegate to Con-
gress by overwhe ming maortes. was srevous hsap-
PoiutDent to people OF this Territory. Tbs. now-
eyerdoes the general public IN the East ana
no one questions Mr. ulegeands authority 10 th9
premises The pa tcular features OF the case to when
attention is called the grounds alleged FOR the resc
don Of Mr.. Post He had bought land OF the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, and in fencing the same
necessarily enclosed Government land TO which he had
not procured title and against which law was suose-
quenuy enacted. This the alleged objection Mono
other has been given. And yet the President upon the
OF delegation, onts to tie
GovrrnorsAp George ". Baxter, man who Is engaged
in a andgrst bling scheme that discounts anything Of
that that has been a.temI ted in Wgommg
or perhaps any OTHER Territory. True ne s resident;
but he scarcely known beyond confines Of tue town
In which lie lives. and IN that town, at an election TO-
Gently held receveds candidate for the Legislature tue
lowest lis ticket IN fact the lowest vote out oil
hity-two candidates office in the county. Until within
a Few yelrs ago he Second Lentenant IN the
United States Aray lie resigned. add subsequently,
into land scheme. Mr.. Baxter purchased on the
years irstillment plan at low price, some Union
racc Railway land alternate sections that had deter
IN value in consequence Of the passage OF the law
prohibiting the fencing o. tue Iubic domain; and rev
months later enclosed with wire fenceth entire tract,
including nearly thirty thousand acres OF Government
land 10 which lie nad made no eiOrt TO OBTAIN title
except the ding OF claims for himself and others upon
$500 After tLis cOnl cted he entered mo
the ORGANIZATION Of English and scotch land syndicate
agreeing the company not only the raroad
lands also title the Government lands upon which
be hal merely fled Eor all this 10 s 10 receive s2D.OOO
in money and 100000 STOCK Of said cOrpOr
In the light Of Mr. Clevelands Cv1 Service Reform
and public Land maufesJoes. the contrast bntweeu the
land trans cton Of Mr. Post az tnst OF Mr. BAKER -
very striking. The land OK the IOiwer was Iemeu oe-
fore "a. prob biting II; the land OF MT Baxter was
encossa ad.srwsr -s praearss title 10
erTnent lsnd within MS encio1uIe: nc Htu na-9 ~
objections to persons locating therein and had provided
gates for convenience, Mr. Baxter has not yet
obtained :;le u any OF tIe Government lhu that ne hs
fenced. In Dir. Posts The object wal TO carry
on a I've stock business, and the land was Gu
tirely devoted to that purpose In Mr.. Ba1-
tors caso II I-Iely and Simply land
speculation, a scheme 10 urn over 70 . foreign cor
pOrstiOu yalu able consideration large tract OF
land Furthermore. OF Mr. Baxter 10 sell
laml upon ic he had simply died Is contrary to law,
aud is il effect agreement To commit perjury az hnal
p nni cannot made 10 Land Once without the claim
ant nang oath thai has dis posed o. aseeed
llsposs o rights or interests in the land in queS-
uDl.
IL may be ed what influence brought 70 bear TO
nut Admins ration IN this ridiculous pOsuOn aud II
sufficient reply those who are acquainted with tao
history Presidents foreign and territorial ONT
that Overpowe.lng Innuence nails IRON
the SOLID -Oath wnsre Mr. Cleveland seeking 10 retain
a rOoLold with a JacksOn policy willie carry lng out
Nugwump ideas New-1OrS- NyOmtnE' Ike the
oner Terri orss being colOnized with Federal Office
holders Southern States aud TO meet ne 0Oec-
tious that In the Democratic PLATFORM Southern
ar out here several mon rs IN advance win
the NJ appointment IN order 70 gam the resi-
dence prescribed in laid Platform
II by aid Of such su )JrrIuges as TINS that MI
Cev poses before the people reformeI On the
hand he Is pretending support the land policy OF
Commissioners sparks the other lie is actually APP
pointing the Instruments alien Undertaking corpora
toms to prominent ofcA positions. In the Particular
instance above referred to- pubic IL made 70 believe
the change OF IN wyoming TERRITORY was
IL tine interest 81 great land reform when lr CleVo-
lands Administration Is working OuL In reality ~ was
made lease tie Tennessee delegation, regsrdscs OF
the land question the wishes OF the people OF TINS
Territory certainly the duty OK the press TO ay lhc
facts before the pubic ami strip the false preenders VI
their Incorporating attire. Il A BLACK
Cheyenne, Wy, Nov. %. 1856.