, 1889-10-30
The RALLY.
Splendid Statehood Meeting Last
Evening.
The Constitution Expounded by Able
Speakers.
Taxes Will Not be Greater Than in
the Territory.
Orators Cowhick, Thompson. Camp
bell, Bright, kugent Carey.
Letters from Bishop Burke and
Judge Lacey.
THE MEETING.

good and the people received the benefit
of the knowledge Of braipy men who had
studied the instrument. No Opposition
materialized. The night was cold, but
the audience warm and responsive.
These ladies and gentlemen occupied
seats on the stage, which WAS ornamented
only by an Amer lean flag, which draped
the speakers table: Mrs. VIM. Hale,
Mrs. N. j. O'Brien, Mrs. Il. s. N. Nor
gan, Mrs. Governor Warren. Mrs. Esther
Morris, Gen. Miner. A. Adamsky, J.W.
Fisher. Father II. j. Nugent. A. c.
Campbell, Rev. S. A. Bright, G. N.
Potter.
DIR. cowHICK.
G. N. Potter introduced the chairman
Of the meeting, DIR. j. Y. Cowhick. The
president spoke of the growth of the
American union from the thirteen orig.
inal states to the grandest republic ex-
tant. Wyoming came with flushed cheek
and kindled eve to the gateway and
knocked for admission into the union.
Within her grasp and proudly displayed
was the statement that by education she
is pre-eminently fitted for statehood, for
here illiteracy obtained to a lesser extent
than by any other state or territory in the
union. Besides these this natural wealth
OF Wyoming was great and her material
possibilities illimitable. Her population
comprised brave, independent and enter
prising spirits, who demanded statehood.
DR.. Cowhick urged enthusiastic action for
the boon of statehood.
GEN. THOMPSON.
In presenting Gen. Thompson DR..
Cowhick said the orator combined the
brilliancy of the South and solidity of the
North.
Tonight, said Gen. Thompson. you al
most witness the birth of a new state, and
one that will shine in the galaxy of Amer
lean commonwealth. Independence of
the people was not complete until Wyo-
ming became a member OF the union OF
states, a sovereignty itself. Congress is
friendly, the sentiment of the country Is
favorable, the press has urged the people
to try for statehood.
We have reached that point where we
u strain every nerve to attain the de-
sired object.
Gen. Thompson ~eulogized the delegates
to the constitutional convention and
passed high encomiums on the document
itself. 1t was a wise, conservative, liber-
al and had been described as the best
ever formulated.
The paramount objection advanced to
the constitution was hat it would increase
taxation. He proposed to establish that
the burdens would be lessened and that
the financial condition of the territory
would to day be in much better condition
If the barriers thrown up by the constitu-
tional provisions had existed. The fed
eral government restricted only q portion
of our local government and In many in
stances the numerous other branches had
been terribly extrayagaut.
The constitution limits municipal,
county and state debt. Under its work
ings property could not under any circum-
stances be taxed more than "a mills on
the dollar. In 1888 the levy had been 81
mills and this year sc mills. Gen.
Thompson made a strong point of the
fact that burdensome taxes could not be
imposed and that expenses for any one
year could not exceed the revenue in pros
pect for that year. He gave Laramie
county figures from official records.
Ron THE BISHOP.
Bishop Burke who left for the East
yesterday sent his letter to the meeting.
1t was read by c. N. Potter:
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Oct. 3d.. j. Y.
Coohick, Chairman Cheyenne Opera
House Meeting. SIR:-1 sincerely re-
greet that. owing to arrangements hereto
fore made to leave the city. it will be inn
possible for me to accept the kind invita-
ton to be present and to speak at the
meeting to be- held at the opera house
this evening, to advocate the ratification
Of the constitution for the proposed state
Of Wyoming.
Permit me to add that | am in hearty
accord with the purposes of the meeting,
and if | should be in the territory on the
day of election, l should vote for the con-
stieItion.
While | may not endorse every provi-
sion, yet | believe the constitution as a
whole to be a good one. If faults should
appear in its provisions | have no do ubt
that they will be cured hereafter by
amendments.
The people would receive untold bene-
fits by accepting the constitution and be.
coming a state. They would become citl-
tens Of a state. with all the privileges and
advantages of such citizenship. Millions
of capital would seek investment in the
new state which would otherwise 20 else
where; men would come to develop the
mining. agricultural and dairy interests;
new industries would be founded and new
would be opened for the employ
ment of good men and women willing to
work.