, 1906-10-26
STONES NEIGHDoRS GIVE THEIR
VIEWS OF HIS CAMPAIGN
AGAINST STATE AD-
MlNiSTRATloN.
Editors of Lander Papers Anlmadvert
to Utterances of Keister's Stump
Orator Anent the Irrigation of the
Shoshone Reservation-That Gen.
tleman Shown to Not Represent
the people of Fremont County.

". ii. stone mdQG an duuIGb6 Ill lulS
city a few nights ago, going at some
length into the proposed irrigation Of
the ceded portion of the Shoshone res
ervation thrown open to the public.
He pronounced the proposed contract
as null, void, wicked and "unconscion-
able" The Lander Clipper and Repub-
lican, published in stones own town
of Lander, place no credence in his
fight against Brooks, Mondell and
Johnston, and do not hesitate to give
him a little touching up along the lines
of political honesty. Both editors re-
side in Lander, have large interests
there and know the temperament of
the people. They know keister, whose
tool Stone seems to be, and they go af-
ter both without gloves. The articles
are reprinted below.
Editor Cooks Editorial.
Mr.. V. H. Stone, a prominent attor-
ney of this city and heretofore a close
political as well as a personal friend of
the writer, has openly announced his
decision to support Mr.. S. A. d. Keis-
ter, the democratic nominee for COVER
nor. AS he has asked the Clipper to
print a long open letter stating his
position, which We have been Obliged
to decline on the ground hat it is or
will be a democratic campaign docu-
ment which We could not consistently
circulate, it is well to reitel ate the po-
sition of the Clipper upon this matter.
Attack Without Reason.
Since the water question has arisen,
We have consistently maintained that
it is an economic and not 4 political
question and have denounced the eff
forts of certain politicians to force it
into this campaign. 1t is a well known
fact that Senator Keister has attempt
ed to discredit the state officials of
Wyoming IN this matter in order that
he might possibly be elevated into the
governors chair by the wave of indig-
nation that would follow the discov-
cry that the peoples rights had not
been carefully ~safeguarded in this i'm.
portant matter. Accordingly, through
his paper, the M%ountaineer, he attack
ed the canal proposition in the most
violent and unreasonable terms before
he had ever seen the contract or knew
anything about its provisions.
Thriven Upon Prejudice.
He was the man who raised the cry
of graft, expecting to profit by it po-
litically even though he hindered the
development of the section of the
state that made him what he is. For
this he was promptly called down by
this paper and since that time the
Mountaineer has been less rabid. Mr..
Keister has thriven politically for many
years, not upon merit but upon the
prejudice which he has been able to
arouse against the republican state or
ganization and while he has never done
this country any good, his actions have
been charged up to Fremont county to
her great detriment.
Rehash of Mountaineer M%outhinss.
For this and many other good and
sufficient reasons, this paper does not
propose to lend aid and comfort to his
supporters. We do not desire to be I'M
fair to Mr.. Stone nor to anyone else,
but his speech on the question and his
public utterances generally have been
largely a repetition of what the Noun
taiueer has harped upon ever since it
has begun to yell fraud and graft.
True, he has presented the case in a
better light perhaps but that is because
of his greater ability. AS a lawyer
he has dissected the defects of a law
yer-made contract just as it is posi-
BILE to do with any contract made by
a cunning legal adviser.
Stone Detrimental to County.
AS attorney for another corporation
that wishes to irrigate a portion of the
reservation by a similar method, Mr..
Stone expects to carry the case into
the courts but is, we think, wrongly
trying to prejudice the people in ad-
vance in favor of his clients by rush
ing to the rostrum and into the public
press. AS between ~litigants, We have
no cause to interfere in favor Of n
side or the other. If the peoples rights
are to be made the subject Of a SQUAD
Bile between two corporations, and be-
sides that to be tossed back and forth
by the politicians, it will be a serious
matter for those who have the good OF
Fremont county at heart.
Mo Pretense at Something Better.
The state engineer, who is admitted
to be one of the best irrigation engl-
neers in the world, says that the price
proposed to be charged for water
through the reservation is fair just
and reasonable and the opponents OF
the plan aver that it is a steal. Inc
fact that the proposed minimum price
is much lower than has been charged
by the United States government ana
by private corporations under otner
large enterprises would argue IN the
absence of correct information 10 the
contrary that these prices are not IN