, 1890-09-08
A VOICE.

by Hon. Colin Hunter, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee:
DEAR SIR;-Understanding that a Re
publican political leader, while in Evans
ton, tried TO place a stain on the graldest
name in Wyoming history by saying he
was sorry for having written n certain
letter aud was Xio to withdraw it
from the files OF one of the departments
in Washington, where 1t stood in his way
as an applicant for office. Although not
desiring to mix in politics | have con-
cluded hat | would be false to that great
name il | allowed this charge to go IN
challenged, | therefore send you this
letter which needs no explanation at my
hands. And to he used by you as you
A. NJ. CRAFTS.
We print below a copy of the letter
seut by Mr.. Crafts to Chairman Hunter.
Its sentiments will be instantly recognized
by those who enjoyed close associations
with the late Mr.. Corlett before his I'M
timely death or who had the pleasure of
listening to his address delivered about
the time that the letter was penned. The
letter breathes a spirit of pure patriotism
and an unselish desire for the public
good that is altogether too rare in the
public lite of Wyoming. The very con-
servatism of its tone carries with it a
singing rebuke to the official arrogance,
the petty tyranny, the willful disregard of
public opinion and the %impudence which
presumes to set certain men above the
reach of honest public criticism, which
has characterized the oligarchy which has
held and still tries to held the destinies of
Wyoming within their own selfish, un
scrupulous and Giasping paws. The let
ter comes like a ray of light through the
darkness and we feel assured that it will
be read with interest and its warnings
pondered over by every thoughtful citizen
in Wyoming. The letter is as follows:
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March s, ls9O.-A.
NJ. Crafts, Esq, Glenrock, Wyo.-MY
DEAR SIR: Your valued favor OF the LIST
inst. Is at hand and has been read with
interest.
Respecting your inquiry as to my fu-
ture political purposes, / have to say that
l have for some time entertained a strong
conviction that a certain coterio or ring OF
persons IN this territory had been formed
for the purpose of promoting their own
interests, and under the mistaken notion
that the people oil the territory are so IN
different or incapable of regarding their
own welfare and interests that they can be
handled, bought or managed at any time
in the interest of those who, discardinG
the public interests, seek only the %''loaves
and fishes" OF official life, You are
right in supposinG that l have no
part or lot with the class OF persons above
described without reference to their loca-
ton or party affiliations. l am not am-
bilious for office or political distinction Of
any kind, but l stand ready at any time t.
serve the peoplo of the territory whether
in or out OF o%fiee, to assist in frustrating
the deep laid schemes aud devices of
those who seem to be ready at all times to
subordinate the general public interests to
the private gain of those who are unscru-
pulous enough to be willing to pervert
popular government from its real design
for the purposes OF self Acknowledgement,
by assuming that the voter and taxpayer
is a mere instrument 10 be used at any
time by the members of little cabals and
cliques as their private gain may require.
L am greatly mistaken in the character