, 1903-02-12

my pleasure to hear a man who
could carry his audience 10 such
wonderful heights as did Mr.. Emer'
son, and 10 him must be given the
laurel crown for beautiful conception
of thought and perfect oratorical ex'
preston. He was greeted at the
close of his speech by "a perfect storm
of applause, which would not be sat.
isfied until he again appeared and
acknowledged in "a neat and appro'
pirate toast, the outburst of enthusi'
asm which had swept the audience
off its feet. By the way, this is the
first time in the history of Wyoming
when a public speaker was eve call
ed back by an audience to receive its
favor and congratulations.
Rawlins, ably seconded By En-
campment, Saratoga and Laramie,
made "A glorious fight to have the
next convention held at that place.
But Cheyenne stood with the north
and the beautiful and progressive
city of Sheridan will be the scene OF
the next gathering of the Wyoming
clans.
One meets many Saratoga Valley
people here and among the visitors to
the capital of late we roticed Ben
Carroll, X. A. Day and Walter An
drews, the latter having accepted Il
good position in this city, where he
will make his home in future.
The writer had the pleasure re.
Gently of visiting that splendid pile
of masonry in the city of Cheyenne,
the Carnegie Library. 1t is a thing
of beauty, inside and out, and an
ornament to the city. The architec-
ture is pleasing in its effect and the
roofing, which is of Venitian tile, is
its browning glory. The interior is
even superior in its effect, the soft
light pereolatiug in through stained
glass and all the appointments are in
keeping with the splendid harmony
which presided over its construction.
On a brass plate in the hall is en-
graved the names of the building
commission and the architect who
drew the plans, but ! looked i'll vain
for the name of the man who con
ceived the idea and through who wis.
dom, foresight, and constant effort
this magnificent gift was made posi-.
BILE, Robert G. Morris. No where
does his uame appear. Is this ano
ther instance, where the man who
did all the work, who bore heat anC
burden of the day has been coldly
relegated to the rear2 | hope not
A man of modest mien, quiet and re
served almost to a fault, vet ever a
work for the public good, | fear h,
has been robbed of his just dues anc
then politely shown the door. To,
modest to claim his own he will SUI
fer on in silence to the end. Thu
reminds me of the lines written b,
Beethoven:
He suffered wrong,
And ached and bore it. and wa.
strong
And calm AS Ocean where its rag,
abates."
The weather has been quite sharp
with snow and zero weather, but II,
wind. Cheyenne earned, years age
the title of the windy City" Tina
name must pass in the void, for i
no longer deserves the appella,ion
For delightful climate and beauty o
scenery it now stands next to Den
yer, which is universally acknow
lodged to be the Queen City of tn.
West.
H. b. No. 100, by Mr.. Nolan, t.
abolish capital punishment, was
proper measure. Many of our PEG
pie are opposed to capital punish
ment and this bill would probabl,
have passed, but for an innocen
and discreetly worded section at tn,
end, which provided the act SHOULD
apply 10 all criminals heretofore sen
fenced but not executed. This wa
the sting and as soon DIS it was no
ticed the bill was doomed.
1t was intended 10 abolish capita
punishment-and also to save Ton
Horn from the gallows.
Geo. S. Walker, the correspondent
Of the Denver Republican telegraph
ed the fact to his paper, and whel
it reached Cheyenne it created com
motion in the House. R%epresen,iv,
Matson, rising TO a question of per
sonal privilege, strongly condemned
the article and threatened to resigI
his seat in the House unless a t.
luton of censure was passed agains
Mr.. Walker. The resolution go
through by a small majority. [