Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWAkD. ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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GOOD POLITICAL TIMBER
While interest in the forthcoming Territorial elections naturally |
centers about the office of Delegate to Congress, another battle is loom- j
ing which will bear watching. It is that between James S. Truitt, Deni- j
ocratic candidate, and the present incumbent, John Rustgard, for the 1
A t tor n ey - Ge ne r a Lsli i p.
“Judge” Truitt is the warhorse of Central Alaskan Democracy. His
democracy is not expediency or something to be traded for personal
gain. It is of the orthodox kind, born of a day when political principles
were held in higher esteem than oportunism. And he takes it like a
Southern gentleman takes his liquor—straight and unadulterated.
“Judge” Truitt has been a resident of Anchorage for 16 years, and
has been in the practice of his profession for 32 years in the District,
Federal and State courts. He did not, as many have done, come to Alas- I
ka with a commission in his pocket as a federal officer, but, as is known, 1
is one born of the pioneer spirit and matured on one of the greatest'
frontiers of the nation, Oklahoma. Two years after his arrival in An- !
chorage. he was appointed First Assistant District Attorney in and for j
the Third Judicial Division, which office he held for three years and
was succeeded by Julian Hurley of Oregon on the cliange of adminis- j
trations. In 1928 he received the Democratic nomination for Attorney
General and it still being a Republican administration, was defeated !
by John Rustgard, although he polled a four to one vote in Anchorage,;
and the Third Division gave him a safe majority. At the Territorial j
Democratic Convention held in Fairbanks January 22, 1932, he was!
again nominated over his protest for the office of Attorney-General.
With his unblemished professional and political record, coupled j
with the belief that this is a Democratic year in the nation, those who j
follow the course of politics predict for him success in the forthcoming ;
elections. .
RIMCI'LOI S ECONOMY
Island fox farmers have been notified by the Department of Agri- j
culture that they must pay' up the annual rental of $250 or vacate ini- |
mediately. This order, received by island farmers near Cordova, evoked i
a strong protest from the Cordova Chamber of Commerce.
It was shown by a banker, lawyer and fisherman that a shipment,
of 100 island pelts had been sent to the market- and brought a return j
of $800. or an average of $S per pelt, Divided, as they were among sev
eral farmers, the returns were insufficient to pay the rental on four ,
rarms It is easy to understand the viewpoint of the Department of
Agriculture. It is ample ignorance. The responsibility for this ignorance j
reposes in the men that department chooses to administer its bureaus
and keep it informed on actual conditions. j
But lyin du-p* r is the entire system of bureaucracy as applied to ;
many things in Alaska which should be under the administration of the ,
Territory. Fur fur-farming and grazing lands come within the scope i
of Delegate dickers ham’s bill asking for enlargement of the Organic
Act.-Therefore, it should be stressed in Washington that the Territory
as a whole is back of the idea. Once these resources are placed under :
control of the Territory they will be administered in accordance wuth I
the conditions surrounding them. No man would be called upon to sur
render ten years work in an effort to get foothold with an island farm. j
Each session of Congress finds the Delegate compelled to battle j
every inch of the way to prevent bureaucracy from strangling the Ter- .
ritory. And an ironical note creeps in when wre see millions being shov- ;
eled out of the national treasury to favorites w'hile Washington squeez
es Alaska under the guise of economy.
What we need is more confidence and fewer confidence men.
LAZARUS AT THE
RICH IVLIN’S TABLE
Under private direction and under
the present management, The Alas
ka Railroad would be earning divi
dends within five years.
But this would compel Congress- i
men to buy pick and shovels in- I
stead of mahogany desks for their j
relatives, who are found occupying
high salaried positions in the bur
eaus. It would permit a recognition
of merit in business instead of pol
itical ramifications.
It is a signal fact that the
i whoopers-up of bureaucracy have
all been taken care of in Alaska,
j and it is traditional that members
| of the Legislature who seek to
function according to the Alaska
Organic Act are compelled to earn
their bread by the sweat of their
brow rather than in a bureaucratic
sinecure.
If Stroller’s name is not on the
list “above the salt’ they are hold
ing out on him.
The Gateway prefers to lead its
procession in its defense of Alaska,
and in the absence of opportunity, |
is willing to fall into the parade!
and follow progressive minds and j
principles. It will never retire into j
a small pool, there to croak a ran- j
nie temporaria chant to the apos- j
ties of constitutional usurpation in;
the hope that somebody may tossj
a crumb from the Lucullian feast. \
(Continued frorr Pf»rr» One)
sack” since the Pinchot strangle
hold was placed about its throat.
It will continue to travel along in
an Arcadian sense (something ap
parently receptive with Stroller’s)
until it adds its voice to the pro
gressive master-minds of the na
tion and supports them in the bat
tle to lift bureaucracy from the
throat of the national government
and re-enthrone the Constitution
as interpreted by the nation’s out
standing statesmen, not the least
of whom is President Hoover, who
is on record as an enemy of this en
croachment and has delivered
some scathing arraignments of it.
Current events are too fresh in
memory for one to have forgotten
what was done through The Alas
ka Railroad Bureau at the behest
of the parent, the Department of
the Interior, and small-fry Sena
tors.
In answering the question of why
the railroad did not succeed they
failed to point out that it was be
cause every idea of trained rail
road executives progressing along
business lines, was pigeon-holed
lest it would reveal bureaucracy in
all its blighting, withering aspects.
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“REPUBLICATION MISFITS SUS
TAINED IN OFFICE AT BETHEL"
“Despite the protests of the pub
lic, even though charged with ser
ious crimes as case in point, Com
missioner Link, well known for a
number of years as a menace to the
native population of this vicinity,
and who was brought to your at
tention some time ago, by the con
viction of illiterate natives for rais
ing fox pups although not warned
by the game warden.
“Commissioner Link’s last effort
to gain notoriety was by assault
ing my wife who, on advice of
Deputy Marshal Wiseman, called
at his office on business where she
became participant in a dispute
which resulted in her forcible ejec
tion after sustaining injuries which
j may prove serious. Her condition
! was such that it became necessary
! for me to send her to the Akiak
hospital for treatment.
“On applying to Marshal Wise
man for action, I was grossly in
sulted and my wife’s sanity ques
tioned in the present of Reindeer
Supervisor Sidney Rood. This ac
tion should meet the attention of
all thoughtful Alaskans as a sample
of highhanded actions on the part
of public servants who have for
gotten their responsibility to the
people.
“This is a good argument against
all appointments to office by any
one not directly responsible to the;
people. Have applied to the Dis- j
trict Attorney for advice but soi
far without results, so have decided |
to let the public be the judge in
the matter. Hoping that you will
give this space in your paper.
“O. A. HOFSETT.” j
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Editor’s Note—Owing to the per-;
sonal nature of the above signed!
communication, the Editor hesi- ■
tated somewhat in publishing the
communication from Mr. Hofsett,
a subscriber to The Gateway, but in
asking a prominent Kuskokwim
resident who passed through this
city a few days ago. we were in
formed whatever Mr. Hofsett had
written to us in regards to Com
missioner Link, in his opinion, was
perhaps correct. That the major
ity of the people in the Kuskokwim
were very much concerned over the
conduct of Mr. Link's office .which
was termed as an obstructionist.
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snd Expert Barber
Fred C. Miller, Prop.
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Also, that the Republican regime is |
going to lose the entire vote in that I
district — numbering several hun-'
dred—if no change is made. Ap
pointed about 1926, The Gateway
was informed Mr. Link is a man
without mercy. The Gateway’s
point in publishing this communi
cation is simply a matter of policy;
if there is mal-administration of
office anywhere in Alaska, it should
be corrected. If not, the true facts
.should be made public and in this
case, if an injustice is being done
to Mr. Link, same should be brought
to light and The Gateway will be
one of the first to take up the cud
gels in his defense.
GATEWAY HELPED
“ . . . the Seward Gateway was
one of the best boasters in trying
to convince the department how
greatly a new vessel was needed to
replace the schooner Boxer.”—Capt.
S. T. L. Whitlam.
CHOIR PRACTICE
An announcement came into The
Gateway office today that a choir
• ^ being assembled for special sing
! ing for the coming Easter program
of the Community Church. Ladies
and male voices, young or old, or
both, it is stated, will be more than
welcome; all those who wish to
take part in the program are re
el uested to be present Friday at 7
P m. for the first practice which |
is to be held at the home of Mrs. j
E. E. Reisner.
The Koyukuk has not been an
exception to the severe winter!
which has prevailed throughout
the country.
Aron Eric son
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In the Great Story by the Famous Author
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MARCH 10, 1932 '
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ma Canal.
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Vessel Seattle Seward Seward
Evans .Mar. 8
Evans .Mar. 30
Watson ..Apr. 6
Evans .Apr. 20
Watson ..Apr. 27
Mar. 16 Mar. 18
Apr. 6 Apr. 11
Apr. 13 Apr. 18 1
Apr. 27 May 2 j
May 4 May 9 |
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You will find them very attractive
and comfortable.
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NORTHWESTERN .. Mar. 1
YUKON....; Mar. 12
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YUKON ___Mar. 26
ALASKA ....Apr. 2
YUKON __Apr. 9
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Mar. 18 9 pan.
Mar. 27 11a.m.
Apr. 1 9 p.m
Apr. 8 9 p.m
Apr. 15 9 p.m.
Apr. 22 9 p.m
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April 6 from all Alaska ports to Seward and re
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Convention in Fairbanks March. Inquire about
them and urge your friends to attend.
Freighter Denali sail from Seattle March 5th
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