, 1905-02-11
KEISTER'S TERRIBLE
DISCLOSURES.

Failing in his plan to take the agri-
cultural college away from the uni
versity it became necessary for Sena-
tor Keister of Fremont to make pofti-
cal capital for himself in another
direction, so he trumred up a lot oil
old, WORKOUT charges against Senator
Warren n introduced a resolution
demanding that they be investigated.
For days the terrible disclosures were
whispered about the capital and the
Denver Post was induced to send n
of its reporters to Cheyenne to spec
tally report the matter. The first IN
stallment sent to the Post divulged
the entire extent of the political nature
of the game. which received only the
support of the democratic members OF
the senate and one lone republican,
Senator Patrick Sullivan of Natrona
county. 1t was simply a clumsy re-
hash of charges talked around two
and four years ago-charges that have
no SldlulHS lluNt u III Nv iihi Va
any honest citizen at the state capital
of either political party.
But it took another installment of
the Post stuff to thoroughly disgust
people. The correspondent rambleo
on to the extent of several columne OF
i%nsinuations and inuendoes, casting
slurs at members of the senate and
other political leaders of the state, but
giving absolutely nothing OF a definite
nature-for the simple reason that
there was nothing to give.
1t is charged that some years ago
the Warren Mercantile company leased
quarters to the government for post
office purposes. the bid of the com
pany being $1,000 per annum. which
was $500 below the next bidder. h
government accepted the Company's Of
fer and entered into the contract with
the agent of the company, Mr.. Sapp.
The postofice remained in that building
until removed t o the new public build
ing and the people of Cheyenne be-
lieved the government had a very good
bargain. 1t has been held by the
government that a senator may be a
member of a company having a con
tract with it.
1t is charged that Senator Warren
Is a member of a company that has
--lI.. t-.l IL t,-D TNht, r,nttnT
has been Investigated in the past on
several different occasions, at one
time during the administration OF
Grover Cleveland and always with the
result hat the government considered
there was no ground for action. For
the sake of argument. however, sup
pose we admit that a company OF
which Senator Warren is a member
has some public lands within its en-
closures, can the honorable senator
from Fremont county, or any other
enemy point to a stockman Of con
siderable repute in this state who has
no public land within his enclosure?
The Republican will venture the
assertion that nine out of every ten
stockmen in the state have pubic
land fenced. The rule of the govern
ment appears to be that such stock
will not be molested unless COM
plant is made by %neighbors. When
complaint is lodged the government
steps in and orders the fence removed.
There is no use going into the mat
Ter at length, however. as enato
himself has made SPECIFIC de-
hal of the alleged irregularities
charged in the Keistc- i~nsinuatiou n
nuendo resolutions. Senator Warren
n a Washington dispatch to the Den
Ter Republican, says:
81 know nothing about the resoiu'
ions excepting the press reports tnis
morning. which stated that the Wyo-
ming senate promptly tabled them. ana
cleveland administration and since.
The electric light contract ION
ighting Fort Russell was entered mo
t the request Of the goves1nenl
.fter receiving sealed bids, and with,
nut my influence"
AS every reader of the ReDunlseea
nows, there are always plsa1 9
ultures lowering around to tnl1a