The Democratic Leader

MR. REEL'S "INTERESTS."
In some quarters objections are made to the election of Mr. Reel as mayor of Cheyenne on the ground that he has no "interests" here. We suppose that the meaning of the objectors is that Mr. Reel is not engaged in business as a merchant or storekeeper or in any of the various trades. Well, we can't all be merchants, or keep stores, or be engaged as blacksmiths, carpenters or bakers. Mr. Reel's occupation has always been that of a stock grower, an industry somewhat extensively carried on in this section, and which has done its share in building up Cheyenne and sustaining it as a first class commercial point. Mr. Reel's "interests" have always been in Cheyenne from the beginning, and whatever success he has had as a stock grower, and whatever property he has accumulated in that business, has been indirectly an advantage to Cheyenne. He has liberally invested of his surplus means in many public improvements that have needed assistance: there is scarcely a public building or a church edifice in the city, but what has received a fair contribution from Mr. Reel in aid of its construction: the money he has made outside of Cheyenne he has brought here for investment, not so much with the view of adding to his accumulations, as to help in building up Cheyenne, the place which he chose for his permanent residence many years ago. His "interests," excepting a few head of cattle running at large and which could not possibly be kept within the confines of the city, are certainly all in Cheyenne, and here they will remain, whether he is chosen mayor, or no.