bellfry.” The Senator could see no
harm in the blandishments and In
ducements of the Big Interests
clique but he got a cold chill every
time a Sutherland supporter sought
to show him the way to be true to
liis constituents by favoring some
measure that was for the benefit of
the common people.
Some of the members of the
Legislature ar© very happily hum
ming, “We ain’t got no money, but
we got a good excuse.” Other more
prosperous but conscience-stricken
members are kept busy explaining.
The Juneau Democratic Organ, on
May 9, gave Senator Bartley Howard
over two columns of invaluable
space to again tell the public what
a shifty, pussy-footer—dominated
completely by the Big Interests—he
really is. He is for everything the
people wants—with a big “but”
or “if.”
Senator Harry E. Pratt made a
deeper impression during the eighth
session than he did two years ago.
He was more alert and cunning this
year. Possibly it was because he
was on trial for more important
work. Well, he sure demonstrated
that he is fine timber for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Delegate,
with some advantages over former
Senator Anthony J. Dimond.
That Democratic subsidized Or
gan, the Juneau Empire, went into
ecstacies of joy when four members
of the Senate re-elected Lester D
Henderson as Commissioner of Edu
cation. But when it was sought to
nave all the members of the Legis
lature join in the selection of a
Comptroller and Treasurer, to serve
until the voters could get a chance
at the next general election to make
their choice direct, that was akin
to treason—and politics.
How well President Coolidge knew
a certain type of Alaskans, when
Jie recently declared in a public
address, "Artificial propaganda, paid
agitators, selfish interests, all im
pinge upon members of Legislative
bodies to force them to represent
special elements rather than the
great bodies ,of the constituency.”
No doubt the President visioned
certain Senators being led to the
loftiest mountain peaks and there
shown the “promised” land.
Some of the old-time residents of
Ruby Creek think that Senator
Dunn is a miner. But the Big In
terests have picked him as a law
yer, while he is a member of the
Legislature.
GREATER AND LESSOR RIGHTS
.The day and hour finally arrived
for the decision of President Bart
ey Howard on the admission of the
Controller Bill passed by the
House.
The decision was rendered and
Howard, on a point of order after
ward repudiated by himself, re
fused to let the Bill for Home Rule
be considered by the Senate.
Senator Charles Brown of Nome
fi■
asked that a delay of one day be
allowed “so that we can have a
copy of the decision many pages
long and examine it.”
The just and righteous President
said, “Certainly not.” The pomp
ous Tom Jensen, Senator from
Nome, demanded the rule. And
so the bill was lost.
It was found out later that Bart
ley Howard had given an advance
copy of his decision to the Juneau
Empire although he denied this
same right to his fellow Senators.
And so it is when a Bartley How
ard “Hears his Master’s Voice.”
HE LACKED THE COURAGE
The bill to aid and encourage
prospectors was introduced in the
Senate by Senators Dunn and
Brown.
In the debate on that bill in the
House, Representative Tom Gaff
ney, “friend of labor” 'said, “I am
absolutely opposed to this bill.” He
said as much three times and in
many ways tried to defeat it with
out going on record but at each
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