THE PROGRESSIVE
PLATFORM AS EXPRESSED
BY J. J. BUGGE
The Progressive Candidates of the
I( irst Division find the declaratio.i
of principles by J. J. Bugge, of the
Third Division, to be so clear and
worthy, that they are glad to sub
scribe to them. People of the First
Division should remember, however,
that J. J. Bugge, although a brother
of M. J. Bugge of Ketchikan, is an
entirely different type of man and
not to be confused in any manner to
the late foreman of the Ketchikan
Grand Jury.
PLATFORM
1
I believe in the direct primary and
will use my utmost efforts to pre
vent a return to the old paper-con
vention system.
2
I pledge my hearty support to the
efforts of our Attorney General to
secure a reduction of the freight
rates.
3
I am definitely opposed to the fish
reserve system or any other system
which gives to one man or set of
men legislative and executive con
trol over the fishing grounds of
Alaska.
4
I favor giving to the Attorney
General full authority to protect the
citizens of the Territory against all
usurpations of authority or other il
legal acts by any Federal Bureau.
5
I believe in having all Territorial
functions discharged by officials re
sponsible to the people of Alaska
instead of to the authorities in Wash
ington, and I insist that all Terri
torial officials should be released
from Federal interference.
6
i denounce as nefarious the system
of permitting Federal officials to use
Territorial revenues for the reward
of pliable and reactionary legislators.
7
I endorse the work of our Delegate
to Congress, Hon. Dan A. Suther
land, and pledge him my hearty sup
port.
J. J. BUGGE,
Candidate for REPRESENTATIVE
Palmer, Alaska.
We are willing to subscribe to the
entire platform.
W. G. GRANT,
PERRY M. HERN,
CHARLES FERGUSON,
WILLIAM L. PAUL.
FAIRBANKS. ALASKA
It is hard for us down in the “Pan
handle” to fully understand the mind
of certain ones in Fairbanks. I
have been reading the fulminations
of W. F. Thompson against the First
Division. Now Mr. Thompson really
knows that Juneau is not the First
Division. He knows that we would
like to get rid of that carpet bagger
and his corporation lawyer, R. E.
Robertson, who is trying to reap
portion the representation in the
legislature just as badly as Mr.
Thompson does.
Fairbanks has a lot of friends
down in this Division for Juneau
is a very small part of the Terri
tory. It is only Juneau, and not all
of them, that has its Shepard, who
wish to so arrange it that Juneau
will have its seven votes in the
House of Representatives and thus
be in control.
If Fairbanks will tend to her own
washing or knitting, and elect a
solid progressive delegation, we will
show the world that “All have not
bowed their knee to Baal.” We do
not know many of the candidates,
but we do know that the Fairbanks
delegation that came to Juneau in
1923 were intelligent, fairminded
men. I do not know where you
could get a better Senator than Mr.
Dunn. And if you have another man
like him, send him down. Mr. H. H.
Ross was a man that would be a
creditable representative from any
district, and how Mr. Thompson can
figure that Fred B. Johnston was
“weak” is more than we can under
stand.
The “niggers in the wood-pile,”
Mr. Thompson; were from the Third
Division, Senator Chamberlain, Sena
tor Dimond, the Honorable Joseph H.
Murray, pretty Harry I. Staser, slick
Frank Foster, and blameless Tom
Price; and of course, that “clever”
Senator Fred Ayer who voted for
“that fish memorial against my bet
ter judgment,” as he said.
We understand that Fairbanks is
not sending Rep. Keyes back; he of
the slow mind, whose favorite ques
tion was “What are we voting for,
anyway ?”
So long as you think the world is
upside down, Mr. Thompson, why
don’t you send R. C. Rothenburg
down to Juneau as Senator. From
all we can learn, he is Independent
and will do what is right. We
think that he and Mr. Dunn would
make a fine pair of Senators.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE FIRST
DIVISION OF ALASKA:
The election to be held Nov
ember 4th is different from
previous elections in two dis
tinct ways.
One of them is that it is not
a choice between a Republican
and a Democrat, but a choice of
which Alaskan you wish to rep
resent you in the legislature.
The other is that the Com
mon People or Producers seem
to be taking a real interest in
the political welfare of their
country.
The foregoing facts lead me
to believe that I have an ex
cellent chance for election. I
do not believe anyone will vote
against me because I am on the
Democratic Ticket, and my own
interests are so closely allied
with the prosperity of the pro
ducing class, that I feel sure of
getting a great deal of support
from them.
\\ ithout going into the issues
at this time, but having a com
plete willingness, to answer
any questions put to me in a
straight forward manner, I be
lieve it is of paramount impor
tance that all Alaskan Bureaus
be directly answerable to the
people for their conduct. Only in
this way can we have represen
tative government. Just as our
country was founded on this
principle, so will Alaska achieve
greatness by applying it.
I respectfully solicit your con
sideration of my candidacy.
NORMAN R. WALKER,
Candidate for the Territorial
Senate, First Division of Al
aska; Election Nov. 4, 1924.
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