, 1907-05-22
WILL CONTINUE THE FIGHT.

From the tone Of the articles appear
ing in the Lander papers. 1t is the EVIL
dent purpose OF the people Of that sec
ton of the state to continue the agri-
cultural college fight. They allege that
1t was impossible to get all their evil
dence before the supreme court of the
United States, hence the decision of
the court did not go the bottom of the
question. That is the excuse of their
attorneys, who failed and are like de-
feated college football boys-they
were beaten by the umpire.
The Lander Republican and Clipper
are not bitter in their editorial utter
ances, but the Mountaineer is very ex-
treme. The latter paper says:
In view Of the fact that only a por-
ton OF the evidence that went before
the supreme court OF Wyoming was
permissible in arguing the case before
the United States supreme court, the
dispatch from Washington, stating
that Laramie had won the agricultural
college case was not entirely unex-
pected. The United States supreme
court holds that the supreme of each
state is better qualified to judge as to
the constitutionality Of It's own laws
consequently the point raised before
the supreme court of the state, alleg-
ing that the repeating act passed by
the state legislature taking the agri,
cultural college from Lander was in
violation of the state constitution could
not be taken before the United States
court, and this being the main argu-
mem OF the Lander college. the case
went against us. The fact hat the ,su,
preme court decided against Lander
does not signify that the case was de.
cided on its merits. There Is little
that the people of Lander or Fremont
county a do until different legisla-
tive action a be had, and this will
not be until the northern n central
portions of the state have settled so
as to control the state legislature. We
do not believe that the ring or machine
can deliberately take from Lander and
give to Laramie an institution voted tc
us by the people Of the state with i'm,
punity, and cannot but believe that
the people will themselves right this
great wrong. Might does not make
right, and a set Of men, even though
they compose the Legislative body of
n state, who will stoop to such infamy
at the will Of an infamous machine Of
political tricksters. are no better than
the grafters they erv 1t will be seen
shortly that Laramie also wants the
Weiser beQuest left by q Fremont
county man to the Lander college.
THIS money should not be allowed to
be diverted to the Laramie college I'D.
der any conditions"
The Mountaineer Is the organ of the
democratic party in power in Fremont
county. 1t voices the sentiment Of a
majority of the people there. 1t is
backed by such papers as the Cheyenne
Leader, and the latter paper is echoed
by a paper published at the home of
the university. There are enemies at
home as well as abroad, and they are
even worse, because they cannot be
made to fight in the p
1t is no time now to argue all the
legal propositions attending the pass.
age Of the agricultural college act, Its
repeal, the fight in the state court and
the decision of the supreme court of
the United States; the decisions of
the courts are the law. But it is time
to meet the cunningly contrived par
tsan attacks that are being made by
men who ought to be the friends of the
university. The truth Is what Is de-
manded. If the university cannot stand
out in the broad light of truth. then II
should go down.. On the other hand,
II the ~insinuations of graft, fraud, po
litical domination. financial corruption
and educational hcompetency are en-
tirely refuted, then the men who are
behind them should be held up to the
scorn Of the people of the state.