, 1898-11-23
GOv.R|CHARDsHOME
FROM A TRIP TO THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE
STATE.
the Election-Why the Republicans
Were Victorious-Bad Weather Up
North-Big Horn County Surely
Republican.

Governor Richards is home from a
northern trip. and is shaking hands
today with his many friends. The gov
ernor is a typical westerner. He doesn't
really feel in his prime until he takes a
trip through the mountains, drives in a
binding blizzard or spends a few days
in his favorite amusement, killing deer.
This is amusement for the governor, be-
cause, unlike the majority of us, he can
kill a deer when he sees one the speed
in which he is covering the ground
making absolutely no difference. These
are the stories the chief executives
friends tell about him. Governor Rich
ards drove thirty miles into Casper on
last Sunday in a binding blizzard. He
completely recovered from the incon-
venience thereof. He seems to have
gained a few pounds and the benefit to
his health from the trip is very appar-
ent. The governor was called upon by
a Sun-Leader reporter this morning
and with his accustomed modesty re-
marked that he had nothing TO say that
would interest the public, but a short
conversation brought out his happiness
at the result of the election in Wyo-
ming. ard he accounts for the same by
good logical reasons.
Governor Richards addressed the peo-
pie of Casper just previous to the cleo
ton. He predicted the result, as he was
confident it would be. and on his last
trim was heartily congratulated on the
landslide, as we'll as upon his oracular
discourses.
The people he met could hardly ex-
press their happiness at the result. 1T
did not surprise me in the least ard
Governor Richards today. After Pres
ident McKinley's superb management
of the war and direction of affairs gen.
orally. the patriotic citizens felt that
they could do nothing but be loyal to
their chief and manifest appreciation
of his noble efforts and efficient labors.
Then the unprecedented revival in bust
ness. the advent of prosperity, so appar-
ent on all sides, and which no specious
argument and sophistical democratic
assertions could explain away, had a
great deal to do in influencing the
masses. Then it must be remembered
that the majority of the people of this
state are republicans. They were a lit
tie off two years ago. being influenced
by the predictions OF the democrat
populists of the dire calamity that
would result unless free silver were
adopted. The free silver issue failed
and the calamity never came. Instead,
the panicy conditions began at once to
change; universal improvement anne
a general revival was noticed, and the
prosperity promised by the republicans
became a reality. The prosperity
which Bryan claimed could only be ac-
complished under free silver, came
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ton. The people of Wyoming realized
that they were mistaken two years ago
and the vote of Wyoming was simply
a party vote, the republicans winning |
and the democrats being defeated. The !
name in which the democrats con-
Quoted their campaign and the platform
adopted lost them many votes. In
of argument they came before
voters of Wyoming with abuse and
which the intelligent vot-
ers of any community will not tolerate,
and which invariably results in the de-
feat of the party using it. The attack
on the state land board was every
repudiated and lost votes for the
wherever advanced. The
fault-finding campaign and
arguments to d]isapprove the