THE MISSING LEGISLATIVE
JOURNALS—WHY THEY
HAVE NOT REEN PRINTED
I3y WILL A. STEEL,
Territorial Senator
Ever since the first legislative
session in 1913, it has been custo
mary to publish the Senate and
House Journals within three months
af or adjournment of the Legisla
ture. ,
1927 was tlie exception, and now
n year has passed and the Journals
Lave not yet been given to the public
through the accustomed publication.
This omission has caused much
comment and some criticism, partic
ularly in the Second or Nome divi
sion where the Tom Gaffneys are
saying that the suppression of the
Journals was done by the Suther
and forces to cover up their bad
ecord.
This failure of the official print
1 d record to appear has given the
:riends of Representative Tom Gaff
ney the opportunity to claim for this
• alkative member of the House
credit where none was due.
The Facts
The joint printing committee of
',le Legislature prepared specifica
tions for the printing of the Journ
als and early aimed to secure bids
fcr this work. The federal GOVERN
OR contended that he wa3 the
proper party to prepare the speci
fications and ask for bids, some
think with an eye to the Juneau
Empire’s interests.
A solicitor at Washington finat
!y decided that the federal governor
should prepare the specifications and
award the contract. He did so and
the bids were received BEFORE tho
adjournment of the Legislature
The Cordova Daily Times was the
lowest bidder being nearly $1,000.
BELOW the figure at which the Ju
neau Daily Empire got the job two
years before.
The Federal Governor Said the
Price Was Too High
iVould he have considered it TOO
HiGIj if the Empire hag been the
.owest bidder? Judging from the
lii' tory of the bids on the big ion
for the Alaska College, we thiuk
not.
\nyway the federal Governor
asked for new bids to be opened
by September 9th. In the mean
time. Washington informed him
that the federal funds for this work
could not be used after the adjourn
ment of the Legislature.
And so you see the federal GOV
ERNOR is to blame for the failure
to publish the Legislative Journals.
Page Tom Gaffney! „
Too Bad
This failure prevents the people
of Nome and elsewhere from learn
ing about the reactionary labor re
cord of Tom Gaffney, Walter Fish
er, Robert Sheldon and Joseph IMu.
ray And because of their lack of
knowledge as to just how the Bu
reaucrats have dominated these
Honorable Gentlemen, some of tin
voters still believe Tom Gaffney ei
al are really entitled to reelection
in November.
JT IS TOO BAD because the ab
some of this record deprives Dick
Sundquist of the publicity to which
he is entitled for the many pro
rretsive things he fought for—ex
tension of time to file mining liens:
elective treasurer, elective secre
tary, elective labor commissioner,
community property law law, fair
taxes, protection of Alaska labor—
all of which were OPPOSED BY
GAFFNEY.
Newspaper Tickets
The Juneau Empire and Ketchi
kan Chronicle condemn the ALAS
..mini
K \ FISHERMAN for having a legis
lative ticket.
to the last campaign, these papers
published advisory tickets. The Em
pire supported A. E. Lathrop for
National Committeeman; W. H. Cas
sell for Convention Delegate; C. T.
Gardner for Territorial Senator;
Charles Darwell, Pat Gildea, Leroy
Noland, Eugene Wacker, and Grover
C. Winn for Representatives.
All the above make a queer com
bination.
WESSON OF THE PRIMARIES
it was shown yesterday that the
domination of first division politics
hv illiterate Indians of the West
Coast can be removed, but not un
til the white people of Ketchikan.
Juneau, Wrangell, Petersburg, Skag
way, Haines and elsewhere join in
such purpose.
We have no objection to these
votes by Indians. Under the law
they are entitled to their vote. Bat
we say and shall ever repeat that it
is an unintelligent, directed vote
and herded vote which is the great
est menace to the political welfare
of Alaska. Until there is union
against it, it will dominate South
eastern Alaska politics, or untU
such time as our population grows.
Tne Above is taken from the
Ketchikan Chronicle. Next fall this
paper will be opposing the REGU
LAR REPUBLICAN TICKET. Fish
ermen of all races will remember
that the Chronicle supported Gelles
the HOOVER-MAN.
•he Chronicle like the Juneau
Empire is trying to divide the votes
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