, 1908-01-22
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LET'S HEAR FROM THEM.

william r Sleeper, Big Horn.
Geor~. -. Metcalf. Converse.
Daniel Hanson, Fremont.
T. A. Cosgriff, Laramie.
Pat sullivan, Natrona.
E. e. Lonabaugh. Sheridan.
Ed. Rife, Sweetwater.
j. B. Nesbitt, Uinta-
w. D. Melon, Weston.
In the preamble to the resolutions
the committee finds that ito lease
government lands under any form or
device would practically ruin the stock
industry OF the state. working par
ticular hardship 10 the smaller stock
man and home-builder and retarding
the development Of our state"
Before leaving the subject it would
be interesting to have the gentlemen in
question give some specific reason why
a lease law that would barely pay the
expense of administration would work
u par lltuihI IIdlu uIoh luc "a
stockman and home-builder. 1t would
also be interesting to have the gentle
men who compose the committee show
to the people of Wyoming Just what
steps they have taken in the past in
the interest of the smaller stockman
and home-builder," and why they have
suddenly become so solicitous over his
welfare. The columns of The Repub-
lican are open for them to show 20
just what extent they have encourag-
ed BODYBUILDING in the immediate vi
cinity of their ranch holdings.
And after the gentlemen of the COM
mittee have considered this problem
in all its phases, let them turn to their
resolution commencing the newspapers
of the state that favor their views and
absolutely condemning the u%tterances
of certain newspapers" expressing diff
ferent ideas. A majority of the gen
tlemen of the committee are American
born, we judge, and those who are not
have lived in America long enough t.
know that nothing is more subversiye
of the rights of a free people h an
attempt to abridge the freedom of the
press. These gentlemen probably
agree with nine-tenths of the utter
ances of the editorial writer's upon the
papers aimed at, but because of a diff
ference of opinion upon one matter,
they absolutely condemn" them.
That is intolerance of the Spanish in.
QUESTION kind.
What have the papers in question
lone to incur the d~isfavor of the gen,
tlemen of this committee? What Is
the height of their offending? They
have beer standing by President
Roosevelt and his administration They
have beer advocating the same poll
cies that DR.. ]. NJ. Wilson, Colonel F..
]. Bell, Mr.. f. S. King and hundreds
of other have been advocating, and no
one thought of condemning those men
for holding to honest opinions, nor for
expressing them. The files of The
Republican will show many sets of
resolutions favoring some form of fed
eral control of the range for which Mr..
Francis S. King voted, and we believe
with honest purpose.
But these resolutions nave a broader
significance than outlined in the fore
going. They were reported, debated
end passed upon in o3en convention.
The governor of tie state, Hon. B. d.
Brooks, opposed n resolution con.
demnipS the president, but he &C
Gaiesced in the resolution condemning
certain papers for favoring the poll
cies of the president. The Republican
would like to ask the governor of Wyo,
ming, in all candor, if he deems it the
part of wisdom to absolutely con
denim" papers or men because of their.
opinions upon public questions? Is
that a wise precedent for a state ex,
ecutive?
Before going more fully into the dis
cussion of important questions that
must be settled and settled right, it
would be well to have an understand.
ing as to whether there is going to be
federation or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
speech or absolute condemnation"
This much is certain. The range
problem is not settled and never will
be until the deadline has ceased to ex.
list and the public domain is controlled
by right instead of might.