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F< it PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
(ixcu'dinq alaska)
WooOKnv, Wilson, of New Jersey
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
Thomas it. Makshall, of Indiana
FOR DELEGATE FROM ALASKA
,1 \ MES WlCKKUSHAM
FOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
J. F. A. Sl'KONO
ELECTIONS
Alaska territorial election for Delegate, Aug. 13, 1912.
National Presidential election, Nov. 5, 1912.
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A DEMOCRAT'S TRIBE I E
■ Congressional Record, April 24, 1912 )
Mr. Flood of Virginia (Democrat, Chairman of
the Committee on Territories): And I want to say here
that Alaska lias been very fortunate in the last two
Congresses in having a representative of such high
character and splendid abilities as Judge Wickersham.
(Applause.)
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WHERE HOES MR. GILMORE STAND?
Two years ago the voters of Alaska showed in an un
mistakable manner what they thought of President Taft's
administration of the affairs of this territory, and his at
tempt to foist upon the country what was little better than
a military despotism. N’ot only did they repudiate the pro
posed appointive council, but they sent Delegate Wicker
sham back to Washington with an increased majority, and
instructed to continue his fight against the lobbyists and
representatives of the Alaska syndicate, who wished to
secure control of the vast resources of the territory.
Hut in nipite of this emphatic repudiation of Mr. Taft
and his Alaskan policy, the Cordova convention, led by L. P.
IShac’deford and \\ . B. lloggatt, endorsed the Taft adminis
tration, and inserted a plank to that effect in their plat
form. How Air. Gilmore could consistently accept the nom
ination under such circumstances, is for him to explain; but
that he was aware of the endorsement of the national ad
ministration which the platform contains goes without say
ing.
Now comes the duplicity of the “rule or ruin’7 party.
Knowing full well that an endorsement of the Taft ad
ministration would not be acceptable to the great body of
electors in Interior Alaska, the Shackleford committee de?
liberately omitted the plank from the printed copies of the
platform which were intended for distribution throughout
the Interior, and on the Seward peninsula.
\\ hat will the voters of Alaska think of that when it j
becomes generally known ? What can they think ? And
what can they think of a candidate who will accept the
nomination on one platform, and then allow it to be altered
and amended to meet the views of certain localities? Either
Mr. Gilmore endorses the Taft administration, and secures
the support of the Hoggatt-Shackleford clique, or he de
nounces it, and runs as an independent. He cannot con
sistently or honorably allow himself to run as the nominee
of the regular party unless he is prepared to accept their!
platform as adopted at Cordova; nor can he run as an inde
pendent unless he is prepared to throw over the Hoggatt
Shackleford clique and repudiate the Cordova platform in
toto,
It is for Mr. Gilmore to define his position.
IT ME ST BE W ICKERSHAM.
Delegate V ickersham is a candidate for re-election to congress,
and is running on his record.
Delegate Wickersham’s record is one of which any man might
be proud. Entering congress an unknown man less than four
years ago, he has succeeded by his energy, fearlessness and super
lative ability in compelling recognition, until now his opinion is re
spected by all who know him, and he is considered the equal of any
legislator at the national capital. Not only has he been eminently
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successful in constructive legislation, but the evil which he has
prevented would alone entitle him to the lasting gratitude of Alas
kans. He has left an impress on Alaskan history and economics
that can never be obliterated, and he has done this in spite of the
opposition of powerful foes, including the Alaska syndicate and
the governor of the territory.
As an instance of beneficial legislation which has been placed
on the statute books through his aid may be mentioned the Miner’s
Lien Law. Denounced by interested lawyers as valueless and un
constitutional, it has proved to be a singularly effective weapon in
the hands of the toiler, who, by its aid, has secured wages which
otherwise would have been wrongfully and fraudulently withheld
from him. Homes for the insane and relief for the indigent, a new
mining law, and Inst, but by no means least, the Home-Rule bill,
are other fruits of his tireless activity, forceful reasoning, and un
wavering faith.
Dut ms work diu not end there. Day after day he appeared
before the committee on territories, fighting entrenched foes, cor
recting misconceptions, exposing misrepresentations, defending the
territory from those who would have ravished it, and all the time
placing at the disposal of the committee his inexhaustible fund of
knowledge gained as a judge throughout the length of Alaska.
Would it not be supreme folly to place an untried man in shoes
so well filled by Delegate Wickersham? Would it not be unfor
givable and unthinkable ingratitude to turn down one who has
served us so well in the past, and will serve us even better in the
future?
Talk about a man of this, that, or the other party being neces
sary at Washington is nonsense. Could anyone else have done
better than Delegate Wickersham has done? No. Could anyone
else do as well as Wickersham has done? We do not know, but we
have no grounds for thinking such a one could. Then, why change?
Why change a tried man for an untried? It is ridiculous to think
of it. Delegate Wickersham must and shall be re-elected.
TUMBO’S SOLILOQUY
Years ago I said I’d never for a
third terra make endeavor: that
was when I reeked of virtue and
my conscience was on edge; and
it beats my comprehension why
there's so much public tension over
such a trilling matter as a little
broken pledge. Oh, your Harry,
Dick, and Thomas seem to look upon
a promise as a thing that’s almost
sacred, but that view is quite ab
surd save for men of low condition;
one who stands in my position is
superior to morals, and may break
his plighted word. By the highways
and the hedges let the rabble keep
their pledges—honesty’s a splendid
system for the common class of skates;
but my promise doesn’t matter when
I hear the frenzied clatter, when I
hear the loud kyoodle of the seven
magistrates. What’s the use of being
Tumbo, famous as was Barnum’s
Jumbo, if I’m bound by superstition
of tho stern, old-fashioned kind?
What’s the use of being Teddy if
conservative and steady mossbacks
with a narrow vision roast me when
I change my mind? I am loaded
down with laurels, and I do not care
rof morals, and I make my own com
mandments, make them as I go along;
and whate’er Isay is proper; mine to
choose ’twixt truth and whopper, I
am in the right forever, and the
other fellow’s wrong. —Walt Mason.
DRAWERS
(Potter Kansan.)
It takes a rich man to draw a
check, a pretty girl to draw atten
tion, a horse to draw a cart, a porous
plaster to draw the skin, a toper to
draw a cork, a free lunch to draw a
crowd, and a well-displayed adver
tisement in this paper to draw trade.
TOG MANY MOOSE IN MAINE STATE
Hancock county, which is in south
eastern Maine, is suffering a plague ol
moose and up around the headwaters ol
Union River and in the region of Sap
onic and Nickalous lakes the people
who stay on farms the year around are
calling for help. Last summer the
animals did serious injury to farm crops.
And last winter they yarded in and fed
upon varieties of slash that seemed to be
the honest pioneer’s last resource. One
farmer writes the State Commissioners
of Inland fisheries and game to the effect
that several years ago he bought a tract
of 200 acres of wild land with the intent
to go over itannualy and cut the hoop
poles. He did that once. Then as he
expresses it, about the time that thou
sands of sprouts came up “the moose
came in,” destroyed the sprouts “and
continue annually to destroy at least
$200 of poles besides the growth.” And
this man and his neighbors have no re
dress short of the ultimate gun since,
though a State law provides reimburse
ment for crop damages inflicted by deer,
moose do not figure in this way in any
statute. _
NEW BOOKLET ISSUED BY
NORTHERN NAVIGATION CO.
The 19i2 edition of the Northern
Navigation Company’s booklet entitled
“To the Alaska Goldfields” is just to
hand, and examination of the contents
shows the publication to be a great
advance on its predecessors. As usual,
the booklet contains many handsome
vignettes of Alaskan scenes, including
views of Ruby, Dikeman, Betties, and
other posts that have not hitherto ap
peared. To add to the value of the
work a large map accompanies it. The
worth of this feature may be better
appreciated when it is known that the
lower Kuskowwim is shown in detail,
with the Aniak and its tributaries, the
Tuluksak, the Hoholitna and other
streams clearly indicated.
THE DELHI HAD SOME
EXCITING EXPERIENCES
The steamer Delhi, Capt. Fred Ny
strom, had some exciting experiences
while voyaging from Seattle to Bethel,
on the Kuskokwim.
The Delphi was chartered by the
Northern Navigation Company, and
carried 1,000 tons of freight for the
Northern Commercial Company and
the Kuskokwim Commercial Company.
She also had aboard about 20 passen
gers.
Two days out from Bethel, the Delhi
sprung a leak, owing to the seams
parting during a heavy gale off Cape
Flattery and she had to put back to
Seattle ior repairs. The second start
was trade, and the voyage to the mouth
of the Kuskokwim completed without
incident, except that bad weather was
encountered most of the way. On en
tering Kuskokwim bay the Delhi
took the wrong channel and was
stranded on a bar. In her efforts to
get off the bar, the propeller churned
out the sand at the end of the boat, and
she was pretty badly hogged in conse
quence. _
Falcon Joslin, of the Alaska Wire
less Telegraph Company, will probably
pay Iditarod a visit this summer.
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KNONOS RETURNS FROM INN9K0
There are about 20 men pros
pecting in tiie neighborhood of Col
orado creek and its tributaries at
he present time, according to John
Klonos, who came in Monday, and
• bout 20 more camped at Florence
landing.
Mr Klonos, who has taken two
lays on Cripple creek, a little below
discovery, says tire country looks
promising for the small amount ot
prospecting done. He claims to
lave got as high as 6c pans on
Cripple, with an average of Irom 2c
o 3c, and heard of one 10c pan
being obtained.
Anderson and his p-utner have
noved their outfit to butte creek
where they will prospect. After
sinking two holes, the discovery
troys moved their boiler to Kidorado
for further prospecting. McDonald
& Jenson have moved their plan!
to Colorado, and will start sinking
ight away. The Oregon Kid and
partners have moved their boiler
>11 to i-b. discovery, and expect to
start sinking at once.
STANDING OF CLUBS
The following was the standing of
:he clubs in the different baseball
leagues July 14:
Northwestern League
Won. Lost.
Seattle. 44 36
Spokane. 42 36
Vancouver . 41 40
Portland . 39 40
Victoria 38 41
Tacoma. 35 46
National League
New York . 56 13
Chicago . 39 27
Pittsburg. 40 28
Cincinnati . 37 35
Brooklyn . 27 42
Philadelphia . 30 35
St. Louis . 28 46
Boston . 21 52
American League
Boston . 51 24
Washington. 45 31
Philadelphia . 41 30
Chicago . 42 31
Cleveland . 36 36
Detroit . .37 39
St. Louis . 20 50
New York 19 5i)
GUGGENHEIM SECRETARY COMING
Charles K. Lipman, second vice-presi
dent of the Guggenheim Kxploration
Company, and secretary of the Yukon
Gold Company, left Seattle on the Dol
phin, bound for Skagway, July 10. Mr.
Lipman is making the trip into the
interior for the purpose of inspecting
tlie workings of his company in this
Dawson district, and in all probability
will come to Iditarod for a similar
purpose.
Location blanks—Pioneer office.
VE ANT GOT NO OLSONS
By W. J. Johnson, of the Rockford, 111 , Rejister
I see Freeport have taken a census,
an’ ven it vass fine out dare vass no
Olsons in town dare vass veeping an’
vailing an’ gnashing of teets. Soam
bodv from Freeport drop few lines on
me diss week on diss subyeck. He say
Vid tventy lousan’ folks in town
Vid plenty Yonesan' Schmidts and Brown,
You Rockford folk-- it's up to you
To drop a tear ven you pass troo,
Cauce vc ant got no Olsons.
V id Husenkemeicrs by the score.
An' Dinklespiels ‘bout tirty-four,
Vid Bunglesteius an’ Schiencks to burn,
fo you for sympathy ve turn,
Cauce ve ant got no Olsons.
Ve got McOraws an’ Murphys bj' duzzetis,
O’Briens an’ Burnses vid plenty of cousins.
Vlannigatis, Mulligans, Ryans a bunch
Who stans for de pretzels an’ saner kraut lunch,
But ve ant got no Olsons.
Vid Petersons plenty and Andersons, too,
An’ Yonsous enough to fill every pew:
Soam tick an’ soam shunky, an’ udders kvite
slim,
Jet our cup of sorry be filled to de brim,
Cauce ve a tit got no Olsons.
If you could spare us, say ’bout two,
Ve’d be so much obliged on you:
Ship yust vone pair, no more, no less.
Ah’ if •.e ee«te miss our guess
Ve il soon have plenty Olsons
THIS WAS MARRIAGE A LA MODE
On June 27 last, Claude Grahame
White, the famous English aviator,
was married to Miss Dorothy Taylor,
his American fiancee. They left the
church precincts in an aeroplane.
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Offices: IniTAROD and FLAT City
Telephones at each place
H. BEHLA D. CARTER
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Dentists
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ALFRED E. MALTBY,
Attorney at Law
Notary Public
Office Simpson Bldg, First and Willow
CM AS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyancing.
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Iditarod, .Alaska
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALSRECHT,
Attorney at Law
Michigan, '81 Alaska. '10 Kentucky, 81,
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