, 1888-11-14
JNo. r. CARROLL. Editor.
NOW FOR WORK.

Wv
The Republican iollifcation last evening
was a good tempered affair from beginning
to end. Most of the local lights of the g.
O. y. had a chance to have their say in the
opera house before a splendid audience,
and it must be placed to their credit that
they said it good humoredly. The cam
paiCn may now be declared formally over.
Politics will only be an incident Of ma
tional affairs for four years to come and OF
county affairs for two blessed years.
So far as Wyoming is concerned the
Republicans, will soon have an opportu-
nifty to put in effect the many advantage
Gus things that were so glibly promised
during the campaign. AS we have been
several times informed with a good deal
of ~ironical heartiness, we have now got a
delegate who will be in accord with the
administration, sure enough. In his
efforts in behalf of the territory he will
not find this circumstance any serious
drawback and will, no doubt, be inclined
to take complete advantage of the prestige
which it will give him.
Wyoming's advancement in the past
two years has not been very great. We
sadly need the vitalizing influences Of
more moneyland returning confidence with
which railroad building may be resumed.
Territorial development is at a standstill
or SO spasmodic in its operations as to be
-.....zzIu w -aol ryioGapipn
influence from without to start up tie
clogged wheels of industry.
The passage by congress of the Union
Pacific bill is now the very first thing re-
quired by the interests of this territory.
The measure is an equitable one. 1t places
the relations Of the governmental the rail
way on a well settled and, as a whole, salts
factory basis. After its passage the company
managers will know exactly what they
can do and they will not be threatened
with constant congressional interference.
The company cannot much longer enjoy
a monopoly of midcontinental railroad
traffic. 1t now needs a free swing TO com
pete with the various %enterprising roads
that are paralleling its main line. Feed
ers, north and south, must be built for
self protection, and the building of these
feeders means the development of the
rich hidden u of the territory.
The territorial legislature which have
an opportunity to aid in this development
by the passage of an act permitting the
bonding of railroads in the territory, a
very beneficial measure that was killed in
the last council. Under a law of this
kind a railroad may build a few miles of
road and by bonding the same secure the
necessary funds to build more, and SO on.
The great good that will result from such
a measure is quite APPARENT.
Communities can be built up under
great odds by the right class OF people.
There are no odds against the people of
Wyoming, for we have here all the re-
sources to build up a glorious common.
wealth. Now that political Publications
are over there is a duty to be per
formed by every citizen of the territory.
In contributing his mite to the general
fund he will at the same time be further,
ing his individual interests. The fine
has now arrived when everybody should
put his shoulder to the wheel and aid in
the glorious work of bringing Wyoming
to the front.
Let us be up and doing.