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If ever you feel like talking peace, look at Russia
and remain silent.
In all the other “victories” on the Western front,
news favorable to the kaiser came first. Then it soon
took on a changed tone, and so it appears with the latest
"victory." for which His Satanic Majesty’s vice regent
on earth thanked God.
It isn’t safe for amateurs to be too dogmatic over
the question of how far a shell may be thrown by a big
gun. Still, ignorance of the science of modern gunnery
is not going to prevent multitudes of civilians from ex
pressing learned opinions on the long-distance shelling
of Paris.
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CHas A. Sulzer
Candidate For Re-election as
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
From Alaska
“In deciding to enter the primaries as a candidate for Delegate to
Congress from Alaska, 1 feel impel led to make a brief statement to
Die people of the territory. It is now nearly a year since l was seated
in the House as Alaska's representative 10 congress. During the it oat
of this time the United States has been engaged in a world war, and
every resource of the nation, including money and man power is oe
ing devoted to the single purpose of winning this great war . Every
member of congress in considering legislation for Uie nation, has
placed the country’s war neeos above all needs and requirements and
has subordinated his desires to the military estaDlishment of he
United States.
“Alaska has responded nobly to the nation's call. She has given
her share willingly and unstinting])'. When the democratic party
went before the people of Alaska in November, nineteen sixteen, it
stood for a certain constructive program which embodied as its prin
cipal elements a wider measure of home rule for the territory, and a
sane and rational policy in the development of natural resources and
every posible aid to the pioneers of the count!y.
“I have introduced among others the following bills in congress
which I am pressing for passage as opportunity affords:
“Granting Alaska full teriitorial form of government with home
rule the dominating principle.
“Regulating the fisheries of Alaska along lines that will be fair
to all and the protection of the ?.*dmon supply from depletion.
“Making changes in the homestead laws by abolishing the cignty
rod reservation.
“Authorizing free surveys of homesteads in isolated sections.
“Changing the game laws so as to give the people a better oppor
tunity to use the panic of the country without its being slaughtered.
“F. <tending the federal farm loan act to Alaska.
“Providing for the care of Alaska’s insane within the Territory.
“At all tunes I have endeavored to keep constantly in mind the
needs of the territory and the people of the territory. In spite ol ti e
war some measure of progress has been achieved. 1 have assisted *n
passing a law which helped tli ' prospector by suspend! ig assessment
work on claims dufdig the year* nineteen seventeen and nineteen
eighteen. The extension of the wireless and cable system in Alaska has
been accomplished with bright prospects for a further extension.
“Recognition has been forced for Alaska in the matter of appoint
ments to the second series of training camps for officers. Contracts
which prevented the fanners of the interior from supplying army
posts with „heir vegetables are cancelled.
“Suggestions and requests that 1 again go before the people of
Vlaaka have come to me from A’arkans all over the territory. Reit
eiating my desire to serve the b^st interests of Alaska, I am submit
ting my name as a candidate for the democratic nomination !or
Delegate to Congress."
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
I )EMOCR ATS ATTENTION
Wickersham and his “henchmen” Hubbard and Aid rich are striving to secure the nomination of W. Maloney
as DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE for Delegate to Congress at the coming Primary Election-April 30th. All oldtime
Alaska Democrats know that Maloney is not sincere andworthy democrat; but is simply a “ringer” entered in
this race by those unscrupulous political “book-makers”above mentioned, in order to defeat Sulzer’s candidacy
and ensure the election of “Wiley Jim” (Wickersham) as Delegate. “A house divided against itself will surely
fall” and if the Democratic Vote at the Primaries is split and Sulzer is defeated our party will suffer defeat at the
polls at the following election and we will have Wickersham as Delegate to Congress from Alaska. A man
whom we and even some Republicans sincerely distrust; a man who is PERSONA NON GRATA at Washington,
D. C. He “does not run for the money” of either President Wilson or Secretary Lane and not having the ear and
confidence of the “Powers that be*’ at Washington the value of his service there, for Alaska, for the next term
would be even less than it amounted to during the eight years he (mis) - representated our Territory. A
democratic vote for Maloney at the Primaries will be practically and effectively a vote for James E. Wicker
sham at tin following election. Therefore vote for Sulzerand show these “Low-Grade Politicians” that they can
not put anything (like Maloney-for instance) over and on us.
Why vote for Sulzer? BECAUSE he is a clean business man and citizen and will stoop to no dirty polit
ical or personal work.
BECAUSE he is RECOGNIZED AND KESPECTEDAT WASHINGTON AS SUCH and enjoys the confidence
of the Administration and WILL NOT BE KEPT STANDING AT THE DOOR when he has business to attend
to at the various Departments.
BECAUSE the conditions under which he has served us—the distracting influences of the war—the machin
ations and interferences of Wickersham and his politically unscrupulous co-workers-and the traditionally slow
procedure at the Capitol he has had unusual difficulty in securing the passage of bills introduced by him during
the term of the present National Legislature—and finally:
BECAUSE — during his first term of office — he has accomplished for us as much as any man could under
all attending circumstances—and because he has initiated important measures and work, as yet uncompleted, which
he alone can finish and he should have at least the time (another term) to accomplish this and receive just credit
therefor.
We must not “trade horses in the middle of the stream”; if we do we surely will be “stung”.
DO NOT FORGET that a vote for Maloney is a vote for Wickersham. That a vote for Sulzer is a vote for
honesty, ciean work and politics. Seward, Alaska, April 20, 1918.
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