He has not said that the rules and regulations
of Henry O’Halley are all right, but he just about
says it. He defends the Bureau of Fisheries; he
says if you only smear a bill with fish oil, Suther
land will introduce it WITHOUT even reading it;
he says the cause of Alaska’s diminishing popula
tion is not the Bureau of Fisheries.
Mr. Rustgard declares in his platform for a
lease bill and denounces William Paul for recom
mending a lease bill two years ago. What Mr.
Rustgard should say is that Paul was two years
ahead of him.
Hard to hee
It is hard to see why Mr. Rustgard raves
against Paul for supporting a lease bill two years
ago and at the same time declaring that he him
self is in favor of a lease-bill.
We find no fault with Mr. Rustgard for sup
porting the lease bill idea because unc'er the
lease bill, the canneries would pay for what they
now get for nothing.
Up to that point, Paul and Rustgard agree.
They disagree here—Rustgard believes that
fish traps are all right (he told men in the Gilmore
Hotel just that) while Paul believes that the fish
question will not be solved until fish traps are
abolished.
RUSTGARD CONDEMNS SUTHERLAND’S
SPEECH OF JANUARY 18th LAST IN
CONGRESS
In his undelivered speech referred to else
where, John Rustgard says:
“Our Delegate to Congress is charging the Bu
reau of Fisheries with being the cause of Alas
ka’s diminishing population. With all due re
spects for my friend Sutherland, it is evident that
lie is barking up the wrong tree.”
This undelivered speech is addressed particu
larly to “Natives and Whites Alike,”—meaning Na
tives.
.... Some natives believe Rustgard is their friend
Such a person has only to read Sutherland’s
speech to find out. If you approve of that speech,
remember that Rustgard says that Sutherland is
barking up the wrong tree.”
Don’t forget either, that Mr. Rustgard has
promised to “cooperate” with Henry O’Malley.”
“MY FRIEND SUTHERLAND”
So does John Rustgard designate Delegate
Sutherland. But he does so for the purpose of
slurring him. See what he says in his undeliver
ed speech spread abroad by the “Rustgard Cam
paign Committee.” 5
Referring to the introduction of the bill seek
ing to allow the Natives of Southeastern Alaska
to ask the United States for compensation for
tl eir fishing and other rights, Mr. Rustgard says:
“is the Delegate’s office to be used as a collection
bureau for political mercenaries? Of course, not.
No one who knows Mr. Sutherland will believe
that he intended to lend his aid to any dishonest
act. Whatever else he may be he is absolutely on
the square. He evidently did not take the trouble
to read the bill. He has got into such a state o.
mlnd that he does not read a document UNLESS
you smear it with fish oil.”
Reduced to simple language, Rustgard says
that Sutherland is a dupe and a fool; that he in
troduces bills without reading them; and that he
stinks with fish oil.
We don’t see why Rustgard even conceded
that Sutherland was honest unless he could insult
Dan by calling him “honest.”
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JOHN TROY AND JOHN RUSTGARD
Not long ago, John Troy wrote an article and
called Mr. Rustgard “Honest John.” Mr. John
Rustgard promptly brought suit against Mr. Troy
and said that it was a libel for Mr. Troy to call
him “Honest John.” The peculiar thing about the
suit is that Mr. Rustgard proved to his own satis
faction that it was indeed slanderous and libelous.
This is a queer world! The judge threw the case
out of court and held that it was no libel to call
Mr. Rustgard “Honest John.” So sensitive.
THE NON-RESIDENT TAX
In 1925, Attorney General Rustgard at his own
request protested against passage of William L.
Paul’s bill to tax non-resident trailers $50 on the
ground that it would be unlawful.
In 1930, the same Attorney General appeared
in court and told the court that such a tax was
lawful.
We can’t always understand such antics It
is and it isn’t. In 1925 Rustgard did not expect to
run again for Attorney General and so it was
lucky that he supported the wishes of the canners.
In 1930 Rustgard is running for office and so is
lucky again that his new position pleases the fish
ermen.
NON-RESIDENT TROLLERS MUST PAY
HIGH TAX
John Rustgard’s personal Organ, the Juneau
Daily Empire, declares in its issue of recent date,
that “Rustgard wins in ruling by Federal Court.”