, 1904-03-02
end particularly reaching to the CEN
ter Of the state.
STATE PRESS
The statu. of Crawford

IN Status Of Crawford
The Leader has watched with anus
"a interest the antics of various state
newspapers which have been spring.
ING editorials Of the Play Fair, Gentle.
men," type. In most cases these arti-
cieo have been cheap expeditions OF
POLITICAL cant" In other instances
tAsy have been simply masked attacks
a. Mr.. Brooks and other influential
leaders of the republican party. One
q the latest and rankest offenders is
the Saratoga Sun. which some time
ago announced editorially that in the
future 1t would be run as an indie.
pendent paper. thus officially and
voluntarily declaring itself outside
the pale of the republican party. Colo.
mel Crawford now works himself into
z frenzy yer what he terms the unfair
actions of certain party leaders in not
agreeing with him in the candidate for
governor. According to his theory.
good republicans, active in the party's
interest. who give their time and
money to its success and welfare, must
bottle their preferences. If they have
any. turning owe to republicans GU
of his stripe the privilege.
We fail to understand on what
theory the party worker n leader is
debarred the privilege of expressing a
choice for party candidates and in our
judgment we believe the rank and
file of the party not only recognize
his right to such expression, but re-
gard it as prior and better than the
right of the disgruntlea Independent,
whose position politically differs from
that of a democrat in this only. that
you can measure the opposition of a
democrat, while the opposition of an
Independent of the Deacon's stripe Is
limited solely by his personal animos.
tiles. AS we o recall past events,
the deacon was hot-footed after the en-
dorsements of these same party lead.
ers when he sought appointment as
Surveyor general. and later as state
examiner. No objection then to party
leaders expressing preferences, nor
any thought of unfairness-provided,
of course the deacon was "it."
And so it is now,-if these same
leaders would only join in with Deacon
Crawford and the democratic press of
the state and endorse the candidate
they have selected, all would be serene
and lovely; but if political history in
Wyoming counts for anything. we
Judge they are not built on such lines
and that when the time to make
q selection, neither democrats nor NAL
contents. but good straight republi-
cans, will say who shall be the party
standard bearers.-Leader.
No Change At Evanston
Notwithstanding the fact that the
| Wyoming anti gambling law has been
sustained, up to the present time there
has been no noticeable change in the
situation here. However, some of the
fair sex declare that unless the law is
enforced they will make clubs trumps
and enter the game with full hands,
Evanston Press.
Democrats Considering a Ticket
A couple of democratic newspapers
are seriously considering the advisa-
bility OF nominating a democratic
ticket for the election this fall. This
comes IS a great shock to the repub-
lican party, as it was thought they had
decided to make the election unani.
nous. These same papers have been
devoting SO much valuable space to
the selection of the republican candi.
date for governor, that 1t was supposed
they fully intended to support the tick.
ct. This is surely a world Of disap.
pointments.-Rock Springs Miner.