The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-07
WYOMING POLITICS
Great Democratic Prospects in
That State This Year.
How the People Feel Towards Senate
Warren and CareJ-Fhe Demo-
cratic State Ticket.

5. M. Scrnggs of Cheyenne, Wyo., is in
the city. Mr.. Scruggs was city editor of
the Cheyenne Leader for the past year and
IS exceedingly We'll informed on Wyoming
affairs, including the cattle troubles, the
free silver feeling aud the political fight
which is now on in that state
ayes, sir" he said ia speaking of the
general situation. II tell you when the
election in Wyoming shall have past next
November, Repuo6canism will have been
swept away and that, TOO, in much the
same manner Is a Kansas cyclone handles
rosebud.
Upon what do base my prediction!
will tell you. The Republican party of
Wyoming has proved itself truant to the
interest of the masses OF the people of the
state. For instance, two thirds OF the peo-
pie OF the entire state are devoted free Sill
yer advocates. The Republican party,
which Is owned and controlled by Senators
Warren and Carey, and both of whom in
turn are owned and controlled by gold
buggers IN the east, when it met In state
convention in Cheyenne last spring sat
down upon free silver. When they
did that a large numoe of promi-
nent Republicans kicked over the
traces. Notably among them was one
who is known throughout Wyoming as
old Bill Hutton OF Ulnta county. | in
terviewec Colonel Hinton at the time and
he said that he and $40 other Republican
free silver voters in Uints county alone
would support the state Democratic NOM
! inees, presidential electors and all. That
silver coinage will cut g big swath in the
election there Is certain.
Another issue and in fact the paramount
one OF the fall campaign Is the cattle trou-
bic. This embrogiio is realistically one OF
the masses arraysd against the classes and
as certain as tue ides of November roll
round the few remaining cattle barons will
be relegated from Wyoming for ever more.
"The Democratic party of Wyoming has
nominated q strong ticket; named clean,
brave outspoken men for governor, Con-
gresham and all the other offices; has con-
demned the cattlemen's invasion of john
son county in vigorous terms; declared
itself in favor OF free coinage. and the
masses, regardless of their past Affiliations,
are enthusiastically ralying to its support.
| The Democratic ticket Will carry every
county in the state save one, Laramie
county, and it divides equal hpnors
there now, and may possibly car
ry that county. The Democratic
party or Wyoming is just now in
excellent condition and it has on It's war
paint, too. The Republicans will spend
money freely and try TO Hgnt DacK, SO you
see it will be war to the knife aud the knife
10 the hilt
No, the ringleaders, and in tact all the
stockmen and Texans who invaded john
son county, VIII never be panished The
Powder River Revolution as the inva-
sion has been christened, would be one of
the most ludicrous invas1ons in the world g
history, but for the fact that Ray and
Champion were killed. AS it is, this gives
it a serio-comic appearance, but the assas-
sins of these two men will never receive
the punishment commensurate with their
dlabolical deeds"