, 1889-04-18
IN HIS OWN DEFENSE
Governor Warren Meets the
Anonymous Charges.
Never Was a Cattle Baron and
Is Not a MOnOpOlist.
Tells About the Rock Springs
Riot and His Removal.

Governor Warren was seen last even
ing at his Office in reference to an article
from the New York Times which is re-
printed in full on another page Of this
mornings issue.
Il will not attempt to deny" said
the governor, that the article
is annoying, for 1t spreads broad
cast through the east a series of mis-
statements which are calculated TO do
great injustice both to the territory and
myself. The article thus reaches a class
of people who may become very much
preiudiced against us, chiefly for the
reason that they have no accurate infor.
nation about the subjects which are
treated there. So far as the people of
Wyoming are concerned, there is not one
of them who has been a resident here for
a year who cannot readily refute many OF
the gross misstatements about myself and
the territory in which we live"
Have you any suspicious as to the
authorship Of the article?'
81 have none now, of course. but the
writer is either ignorant of the exact state
of affairs, or wilfully distorts the facts to
further the purpose he has in view. 1
have never been what he calls a cattle
baron. The company in which | am in
terested devotes its attention chiefly to
sheep and horses and owns only 1000 or
800 head of cattle. We have never
run any cattle on the public ranges.
Il was not removed by President
Cleveland for fencing government land.
My o%ffense. if it will now be called such,
consisted in the references to the Sparks
land policy in the last report which l
made. This land policy l considered det-
rimental to the interests of the people of
the territory, it retarded immigration and
threw such an air of suspicion about all
land titles that no man could raise a dollar
on them. Realizing this, | made a state.
ment to this effect in nv report of 1856.
Everybody will now agree with me in the
conclusions | then reached, hut l was
decapitated because Of my expression of
honest sentiments.
las to my being a %monopolist. | am
connected with no public institutions ex-
cept those in this town, such as the opera
house company, electric light and gas COM
pany. These are usually regarded as
public benefactions, and everybody here
knows how they have paid me.
Il have never been furnished a special
car by the Union Pacific and never tray
eled a rod in one that was furnished for
my exclusive use.
The facts of the Rock Springs riots
are so well known here that misrepresen
tation would not be tolerated. They are
not so well known elsewhere and the writer
of the Times article counted on this. As
a matter of fact 700 Chinese were routed
by a mob of white miners and over thirty
Chinese killed. As a matter of fact the
sheriff OF Swectwatcr county, instead of
being able to suppress the riot, was &C.
tually forced to appeal to the governor
for help. My action in this matter
placed me in a better position before the
administration than [ had ever before
occupied. When the Laramie City strike
occurred | was in the East.
The stock business was on the decline
when | was appointed governor. 1t is
now in a better condition than it has been
in four years and the outlook for ii is more
promising. L had nothing whatever to
do with the removal of Governor Baxter
and was endorsed bv him tor ~rcappoint-
ment. 1t is not known here that any
anonymous threatening letters have ever
been received by Governor Moonlight.
No statement of the kind has ever
hitherto been made either publicly or
privately SO far as the people of Wyo-
ming have ever heard.
"a law was not passed by the legisla-
turc prohibiting the importation of Pink
erton detectives. The large cattlemen are
not opposed to Immigration but on the
contrary are inviting small settlers to come
in among us.
so far as my public record is con-
cerned | have no apologies to make. |
have tried to do my whole duty to the
people and territory in whatever position
[ may have been placed and if [ have
failed in the accomplishment of pubic
good it has not been due to lack of earn
est and conscientious effort on my part. -
Found Insane.
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