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CONVENTIONS
Republican national convention, Chicago, June IS.
Democratic national convention, Baltimore, June 25.
TEYiNO '10 “MET" A ROOSEVELT “MONUMENT.”
A united eil'ori is being* made by the development
leagues of Washington state, having the opening of the
West Coast country and the Olympic peninsula at heart, to
havethe Departments of Interior and Agriculture to prevail
upon tlx* President to “lift” the Olympic “monument.”
This monument was created by President Roosevelt with an
idea that it would serve to afford protection to the Roose
velt elk. This it fails to do, while on the other hand the
monument is keeping from entry the only mineral claims of
any value so far located in the Olympic mountains.
The Olympic monument does not protect the elk for
the simple reason that when the season is open for hunting
the monument is under snow and the elk are forced into
the low lands for food. Again the hunteis will go onto tiie
monument after the elk if they will shoot them outside at
all seasons of the year. Elk are protected in Washington
until Ibid and the monument as a protection to the elk is a
huge joke.
Inside of the boundaries of the monument, which in
cludes the highest and most inaccessible regions of the
entire-range, have been found copper and gold ledges. The
copper ores which have been brought by prospectors from
inside* of this monument contain some of the finest speci
mens ever found in the state.
The forestry officials are anxious to have the monu
ment lifted, because the opening of the mines and prospects
will afford a market for the timber in the reserve and will
at the same time help construct trails and roads which can
be used for lire protection. The entire matter is one which
the forestry department has given earnest consideration to.
and a former supervisor of the Olympic reserve was most
energetic in his work to have the President remove the
monument.
Recently special action has been taken by committees:
appointed by the development leagues from the Northwest-,
ern and Southwestern parts of the state, urging the Wash-1
ington delegation to hasten action, if possible, in the
matter.
The opening of mines in the Olympic mountains, the
the discovery of oil there, and the construction of a railroad
to tap these great resources will be one of the biggest boosts)
for the growth of Western Washington, skys the Tacoma
Tribune.
The fact that the monument is worthless for the pur
pose created, and the further fact that it. is barring in
vestors away from the ores in the hills, are two reasons!
strong enough alone to have the monument lifted.
That is one of the conditions that is now confronting
and confounding the State of Washington. Magnify the
Olympic monument until it is large enough to cover the
entire state, and then a condition approaching that which
prevails in Alaska would he created. The Olympic monu
ment is a miniature of the one needed to be “lifted” in
Alaska.
IN YORK
New York, March 29. — Following
the assertions of Roosevelt that the
state primaries were stolen for Taft,
the greatest excitement was caused by
tlie distribution of a circular, “Who
is Morgan’s Man?" which is in the
the nature of a reply to Amos 1'inchol's
declaration that the money trust is
1 tacking Taft. The circular contains
snapshots of Roosevelt and Morgan,
and Teddy and Perkins, as well as
other men prominently connected with
tlie great financial syndicates of the
country in company with Roosevelt,
together with written m3"er pillory
ing Roosevelt fur his various acts in
connection with the trusts. The
circular as a campaign document is
very powerfully put together, and is
supposed to have emanated from the
Republican state committee, who will,
however, neither tier y nor affirm. It
was scattered broadcast and simul
taneously all over the state with great
effectiveness. The papers are all
ridiculing Roosevelt’s assertion that
the primaries were stolen. He over
estimated his influence and liis popu
larity—that is all, being the general
conclusion readied.
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p_ POLITICAL GOSSIP c]
Senator Knute Nelson is snid to have recently complained to
Alaskans in Washington that Delegate Wickersham was thwarting
all Outside efforts to “remedy the situation” in Alaska. “It is my
opinion,” explained the honorable Knute, “that nothing will ever
be accomplished for Alaska so long as the present delegate repre
sents that territory in congress.”
All of which is the best unconscious humor uttered since the
’99’s, when Weyler loved to tell how quickly he would reduce the
island of Cuba to a serene state if Gomez would only come out of
the woods so that the Spaniard could get a crack at him with his
cannon
V ¥ V
Woodrow Wilson is the only candidate for President who is
outspoken for self government for Alaska. Robert M. La Follette
is the only one who is an unequivocal advocate of votes for women.
¥ ¥ ¥
It is said that the next Arizona election will undoubtedly see
the clause in the state constitution providing for the recall of
judges placed anew before the people, and that it will be ratified
by an overwhelming majority.
¥ ¥ ¥
People in this part of Alaska were surprised when they read
that Presidential primaries had been held in Illinois under a state
law. No law for holding such primaries was known to exist there.
The explanation seems to lie that the Taft machine bad planned to
capture the state delegation to the national convention. A special
session of the legislature was called, the primary law was passed,
Governor Deneen signed it March 30, and in the election that fol
lowed April 0 Roosevelt led Taft by 110,000.
Notwithstanding Roosevelt’s declaration that he will abide by
the action of the convention, anti-Taft pro Roosevelt men in Illi
nois have declared that if Taft is nominated there will be an Inde
pendent Republican entered in the running against him.
The announcement..that Presidential primaries were held in
Pennsylvania April 16; that that old disciple of regularity Dalzell
had been snowed under, and that Roosevelt had captured 67 out of
the 76 delegates to the nominating convention, are things that for
the moment are hard to comprehend. But coupled with other
occurrences they indicate that Roosevelt is not altogether as dtad
as some folks would like to see him.
I It is still a good bet that Taft will be nominated; but it would
Epigrams
From a Speech delivered at Denver February 23, 1912, by
William Jennings Bryan.
Tlie era of the brotherhood of man is not coming It is here
now.
There are two parties—one that is opposed to the people and
one that is tor the people
Roosevelt admitted that he constnted to the steel combine to
s: ve the indlistiial United Stales. That is an admission that one
corp nation can wreck 90,000,000 of people
I wonder why we were so prompt to reeogi ize the republic of
Panama and yet are so slow' to recognize the republic of China?
The direct election of United States senatois means that the
people will take the control of the senate out of the hands of
predatory wealth.
I! a law prohibiting contributions by corporations to cam
pa ns bad been in effect in 1896, there would have been a much
1 •>- tun 1 for he Republicans or raoie men 111 the penitentiaries
I believe the time has; come to turn the spotlight on the White
House, ai d compel me President, when he makes an appointment,
to name those who recommended that appointment.
I am for any man for the D mocia'ie nominee for President
who is in favor of the progressive ideas and lor those ideas for
which we have fought
I am in favor of the publicity by law of the names of the
owners of newspapers Do you know that some of the most in
fluential newspapers aie owned by predatory wealth?
I believe in a law that will compel pub icily of the con
tributors to presidential candidacies.
We have had publicity on the steel trust, now let us have
publicity 011 the m< n -y trust.
There lias not been a campaign in which I was a candidate
that I would not have been elected but for the money trust.
When will we have the example again ot a President brought
in on the recommendation of one man and going out through the
G| position of the same man?
There is nothing good that Roosevelt promises that a Democrat
cannot give; nothing had iie promises that Taft will not give us if
given a chance.
I am opposed to a third term, alternately or consecutively.
I am opposed to any man heading the Democratic ticket who
p-.ik^ for ietreal an 1 who would fight from the rear
Neatly eveibody i . S u the initiative and Hie refe'endtini, and
about the only man who has no accepts 1 i is Cl iveru ir il inn > 1
What is the recall? Dragging a man away from the public
crib before he is ready to leave
I honor Governor Wilson for his admitting that be was wrong
in opposing the initiative and referendum and now acknowledging
that it is right and favoring it.
1 am satisfied I am not the strongest man, and I will po out
a d fight ior a Progressive Democrat as sincerely mid as earnestly
a- ever I Sought tor toy elt, and I hope tnoie ■ u ■cesstul!v
be a poor risk to pick Roosevelt for a quitter before the voting
takes place.
V V V
Soma of the other puzzling dope coining from the Outside this
month concerns La Follete. He is touring the Northwest. One
statement bearing a Washington date says La Follette is gaining
fast, and the general impression is that he will give Taft a closer
run for the nomination than Roosevelt will, and that if Taft is
nominated bolters will nominate La Follette against him. A possi
ble bolt seems to cut more figure in the reckoning than heretofore.
The enthusiasm aroused by La Follette, this account says, is caus
ing even Democrats to ponder, presumably in fear that he will
capture some of their important territory.
V V 7
The Democrats are not warring among themselves so strenu
ously as their opponents. The nearest approach to open hostilities
in their own family was manifested by Bryan in a speech at Kear
ney, Neb., a month ago, when he took occasion to express his
strong disapproval of Governor Harmon. “It is not the prop, r
spirit to abuse a candidate seeking the nomination at the hands of
the party,” said Colonel Bryan- “We should ever bear in mind
the scriptural saying about casting the first stone. But there are
exceptions, and Judsc n Harmon is the one exception, as I have
him sized up. In furthering his nomination one may as well work
for the nomination of J. P. Morgan or J. J. Hill, who are behind
Harmon for the nomination. They believe the Democrats have a
chance to win owing to the state of unrest in the country, and that
a demand for a change in administration is liable to be expressed
by the people at the polls next fall. Morgan, Hill and the other
capitalists are not going to take any chances on having a man
elected they could not control, so they have singled out Governor
Harmon of Ohio as their candidate.”
HORSE KICKS IDITAROD MAN
SEVERELY IN FAIRBANKS
While leading several horses into
the Sourdough barns at Fairbanks
March 18 John Burns, recently from
the Iditarod, was kicked in the head,
says the Fairbanks Times. lie was un
conscious for about ten minutes, and
had the blow landed a little further to
the right it is believed that Burns's
skull would have been crushed in.
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Rock Island, 111*, M irch 27.—Rioting
of a desperate nature occurred iiere
today as a result of political dissen
sions, one man being killed, another
fatally wounded and thirteen more or
less severely injured. All the saloons
have been closed, and the militia are
now patrolling the streets. The politi
cal excitement lias reached an .Intensity
never heard of before. The editor of
a weekly paper severely criticised the
mayor and the chief city official be
came so irate that he severely thrashed
the editor, who later went after him
with a gun. This started a general
melee and the entire population took
sides, with the consequence that the
most exciting scenes ever witnessed in
this place occurred. There was a
general use of firearms and the pres
ence of the militia was telegraphed
for and immediately sent by the
governor.
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