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THAT JOINT—LESS DEBATE
Up at Fairbanks on the 21st day of July they picked
out the largest assembly hall in town to hold a joint debate
between-Delegate Wickersham and Official Megaphone
Shackleford, but it developed into a rough house and gen
eral survival-of-the-fittest, and the Guggenheim wing of the
. Republican party has been sorry ever since.
In fact, some of Orr’s friends in this city were heard to
commiserate with him to the eifect that he had neglected to
throw Shackleford in the river before they ever reached
Fairbanks.
From long distance, tlie go that night appeals to us as
a rousing picture. The arena was surrounded by about
1,000 people who brought their lunch baskets along in an
ticipation of a fight to the finish. The air was filled with a
blue liaze through which could be seen Referee Pratt test
ing the ropes and sprinkling rosin in the corners, while ever
and anon glad shouts arose as some trickster announced the
arrival of the contestants.
They arrived suddenly and simultaneously, taking the
fans by surprise, Wickersham looking trim and fit and clad
in a bright smile. Shackleford was followed by his seconds,
Bi Dodge and Jonv McGinn, each carrying a palm-leaf fan
and some photos of Birch letters. Louie looked a trifle over
weight, but his embonpoint was cunningly set oif by a neat
copper collar which he wore around his neck.
He won the toss for corners and the right to make the
first lead, and dispensing with the usual preliminary an
nouncements, Pratt hit the gong aud the fight was on.
Louie went to the center of the ring looking confident
and sprightly. He fiddled cautiously for an opening and
danced through the general doctrines of tire Republican
party while the crowd yelled in approval and the moving
picture man smiled with pleasing mein.
Getting to closer quarters he began to deliver slight
taps in regard to railroad legislation and the lien law. He
shook his lists under Jamie’s nose, and demanded who se
cured the court-house appropriation. Wickersham coun
tered cleverly, and the blow fell short by a foot.
Finding his adversary shifty on his feet, the Juneau
Whirlwind tried to rush him to the ropes with a demand
about the White House telegram, and the mine inspection
law, both of which Jim blocked, coming back with a right
and left swing to the nose that Louie think he was back in
the stamp mills.
At this, the crowd set up large cheers and Louie com
pletely lost his head, making wild swings, admitting he
was a Guggenheim attorney, accusing Our Jim as being a
carpetbagger, that Taft was against him, and that he was
responsible for the failure of the road appropriation. Dur
ing the melee they fought at close quaiters, and easily dodg
ing every swing, Wick came back with stiff jolts right
where Shack lived, and the crowd went wild. As the gong
sounded Jim was smiling, while Orr’s Mouthpiece was sweat
ing concentrates.
Jim forced the fighting in the second round, doing all
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First Avenno, Bet. Black rtiid TViHow Streets.
the leading, while the Glory-Hole Slasher broke ground
and raced around the ring.
Seeing an opening, Our Jim cut loose a wallop that
caught Louie right on his little copper collar and he heard
the little birds singing way up in the Birch trees. He
wanted to know why Gov. Clark, the Guggenheim lawyer,
Abe Spring and other noble patriots were living at the Wil
lard hotel in Washington, paying $20 a day just to block i
the people’s chosen delegate in his elEorts to secure legisla-i
tion l He wanted to know why Fink was there trying to I
| block the miner’s lien bill. He said that he had prepared
the bill and sent it to the attorney general, who suggested ;
some amendments. Marshal Love had urged its passage.
He (the delegate) had stood alone in his fight for the bill
against the entire Alaskan lobby, and it never would have
passed had not Senators Jones of Washington and Frazier
I of Tennessee brought pressure to bear upon Senator Gug
[genheim’s colleague from Colorado, who had been selected
: to down the bill in the Senate. *
The head of the “Rule or Ruin” gang was groggy after
this exchange, but though he was wobbly on his pins he
was yet to hear more. James wanted to know why Fd Orr
and Louis, his mouthpiece, practically endorsed the Bever
idge bill providing for the government of Alaska by a board
of army officers. Fie said that even Beveridge was ashamed
of it, and had washed his hands of it. Yet even Governor
Clark, Shackleford and the President believed in it. He
guessed it was because Major Richardson was to be head of
the commission and Louie to be attorney general. He asked
Louis why he appeared before the committee in opposition
to the mine-inspection bill. Shack said that he represented
the Treadwell interests. Jim delivered a right swing that
landed fair. “If ever there was a paid lobbyist on Christ’s
green earth, it was Shackleford.”
At this point Bi Dodge sprayed the Juneau Jonah with
a siphon and John McGinn handed him a lemon.
Fighting Jim came back with another. Gov. Clark
; had said, “We’ve got him bottled so he can’t get any legis
! lation through.”
ilinik or it, said \\ ickevsham, the governor sitting
around bottling the delegate.”
Wickersham was proud of the miners’ lien bill, of the mine in
spection bill, of the bill for the establishment of insane asylums in
Alaska, all of which he has passed, but he was prouder of those
which he had prevented from passing. He had killed the Beveridge
bill, he had killed bills relieving the Copper River railroad fiom
taxation for ten years, and another to give the whole waterfront
of Cordova to the Guggenheims. Both of these would have been
worth $500,000 to the Guggenheims and if they could defeat Wick
ersham this time, they could get these bills through. Wickersham
had supported the Joslin railroad bill, but it was killed because
opposed by Hoggatt and Shackleford.
The round was replete with close and galling infighting that
found Shack pitifully unprepared. He looked like a novice and
collapsed in his chair when the gong saved him from going out
completely.
When the Czar of Juneau came back in the third round he was
seeing red and was so doggoned mad he could do nothing but stam
mer. Wickersham danced lightly around in a tantalizing manner
while Shackleford made himself contemptible by trying to hit the
delegate with large gobs of unspeakable mud. He grew incoherent
regarding the Hasey case, first admitting and then denying his em
ployment as counsel for the defense. He said that Orr was not a
man of putty, as some one in the crowd suggested, but that if he
went to Washington, ho could have his speeches printed.
Bracing himself unsteadily on his shaking pins he unlimbered
a wallop at the whole assemblage by stating that they would elect,
Cook if he came before them. The blow wavered through the air
to the accompaniment of the jeers of the multitude, while the Pride
of the Guggenheims fell to the mat in an agony of tears and im
potent rage and was counted down and out.
WHY RENSG?
Through the liberaliiy of a number of the citizens of this city who
put up their cash for the improvement of the streets the facility of travel
from one part of town to another has been greatly increased. Bast
week, however, the work ceased leaving a number of fag ends of streets
sticking out into the tuntra where the traveler would fall off into the
muck at what might be called the psychological moment.
Investigation discloses the fact that although enough money was
subscribed to connect these paved ends, there still remains about $7oo
uncollected, which if paid in would suffice to complete the system and
permit teams and pedestrians to get about the city at will.
I he town trustees find it hard to make these collections, at the
same time being met by the kicks of those who have paid in hut have
no paved street in front of their places of business, because many cl
those who have not paid are already enjoying the benefits.
1 here should be no backing-out on this proposition. If you have
agreed to come through for tire general good, then do so.
EfffMET’S EPITAPH WILL SOON BE WRITTEN
Soon after his accession to the throne of England, following the
death of Edward \TI., King George V. announced his approval of
home rule for Ireland Irishmen throughout the world immediately
set up a glad shout and at every spot where Irish hearts ring true to
the traditions of that patriotic race there gathered joyful subjects to do
homoge to the memory of that great Irishman who gave his life to the
cause of Freedom.
Ireland’s hope is aborning, and Robert Emmet’s epitaph will soon
be written.'
The action of King George is significant, not as being the arbitrary
stand of a monarch come newly to the throne, hut rather does it be
speak tie will of the people, crystallized through years of strife and dis
sension, and signifies the bowing of the ruling power to the popular
demand.
Though not familiar with English politics more than its larger doc
trines, we would say that the yielding of the crown follows suspiciously
close upon the victory of Lloyd George before the people, when he
struck so decisive a blow at the powers and traditions of the nobles. Be
that as it may, the fact cannot he overlooked that Redmond is Ireland’s
redeemer, and that the Liberals have won a decisive victory
Following the stand of King George, the Liberal majority in the
house voted unanimously lor Ireland’.-, freedom, Redmond taking the
lead in the fight. Many of the Conservatives fell in line as the move
ment swept with irresistible torce, and it is expected that the next
news will record the passage of the home rule bill before the dissolution
of parliament.
The Irish bouse of parliament was abolished in 1801. Since that
day Irishmen have fought for the re establishment of their ancient lib
-.rties, and although it cannot now be said how comprehensive will be
the restoration of the powers of self-government, we feel the dawning
tiuth of Emmet’s last words as he stood upon the scaffold:
‘‘When my country takes its place among the nations of the earth,
THEN, and not till then, may my epitaph he wiitteu.”
TRY THIS RECEIPT
Taking a glass full of cracked sunshine, pour over it a full measure
of optimism. Add two jiggers of cheerfulness, a dash of knocker’s bit
ters , and shake until the bubbles of gcod spirits rise and gather around
the rim of the universe. Hit it with a long shot from the siphon of en
thusiasm and drink while fizzing.
Having stowed three of these potions inside your pelt go down to
the river and watch the water raise and think of the freight just start
ing up from Dikeman. Walk along the streets of the city and notice
where new buildings are starting, seme are building and others are fin
ished.
Then pick cut the most c hronic grouch you know. Grasp him
firmly by the lapel of the coat stick your finger in his eye and emit a
large and derisive ‘ Ha ha.” If he protests, turn him mound and
gently but firmly plant a swift kick iust abaf* the pistol pocket.
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Iditahod, Alaska
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Office- -Richmond St., near Second
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Iditarod, Alaska
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