CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATURE
So-Called Paul Ticket
In announcing the candidacy of
W. D. Grant, of Wrangell, for the
legislature, the Juneau Empire said
that he was the fourth member of
the “so-called Paul ticket.” This re
quires a plain statement from me.
There is no “Paul ticket” in the
field. There is not a single man who
is under any sort of an obligation to
me. W. D. Grant runs on his own
record as a legislator and as a man.
Since I am entirely familiar with this
record, I am supporting his candi
dacy to the best of my ability. But
aside from knowing his record, I
have no other means of knowing
what he will do in the next legisla
ture.
The same thing is true of other
men who are running for the legisla
ture. I meet them; I talk to them
about public questions; I inquire
about them from people who claim
to know them. And because I be
lieve that each such person will be
absolutely independent, honest and
will vote for the People’s interest as
each sees it, I intend to support that
person. Perhaps some of these would
just as soon that I would not sup
port him. I don’t know, and I don’t
care.
It is my privilege to support any
body I please. In this campaign,
I intend to support F. J. Hunt, of
Ketchikan, for Senator, as against
J. H. Davies of Ketchikan because
Hunt has proven that he is For the
People and Davies has proven by
his own record as a member of the
Territorial Fish Commission that he
is Against the People.
I intend to support W. D. Grant,
of Wrangell, Perry Hern, of Skag
way, Chas. R. Ferguson, of Craig,
for the same reason. Each of these
men stands four-square to the wind,
unafraid, incorruptable. Not a single
man of them has asked me for sup
port, nor made me any promises. But
I am willing to stake my life on
what each man would do if elected.
He would reason the proposition thru,
consult his conscience, and vote For
the People. Not a single man of
them would switch merely because
he may have had his feet under the
governor’s table.
None of these men is attached to
me as a particular personal friend,
and each man knows that I would at
tack any of them if he should betray
his trust to the People.
Of course, I could be mistaken as
others have been. But I will not
respond to an encore. In the last
campaign, I supported and was re
sponsible for the election of E. M.
Polly to the legislature. I thought
he was a man of the people. I
found out that he was for himself.
He has his reward—tax collector for
the territory at $250 per month and
expenses. But we will have no more
of this descendant of Judas Iscariot
if we can help it. The laboring men
were betrayed by Polly for he climb
ed to prosperity by standing on the
shoulders of those who looked to him
for justice and fair play.
The best phrase that Woodrow
Wilson ever invented was “Pitiless
Publicity.” That is the way I would
like to boss elections. My entire
political creed can be summed up in
two sentences, “Ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall set you
free,” and the other one, “Blessed
is he who sweareth to his own hurt,
and changeth not.”
The “battle for the Lord” is on,
and I for one would say “Lay on,
McDuff, and damned be he who first
cries, ‘Hold! Enough.’ ”
PERRY HERN
Perry Hern of Skagway has filed
for representative in the Lower
House. Mr. Hern is perhaps
not well known throughout South
eastern A’aska and enters this race
under a heavy handicap. But we
have known him for a long time;
he will not betray the people if they
should elect him. He comes duly
prepared, worthy, and welf-qualified.
We have known him to be a fear
less citizen of Alaska. He has been
many years a resident of Skagway
where he has conducted his business
as half owner of the Skagway Drug
Company. *
Some people call him a “Bolshe
vist,” but we have known him to be
a progressive Republican with a real
desire to help the common people.
That is what makes him a “Bolshe
vist” to some people.
His enemies are the Canadian Pa
cific Railroad, the Steamship, and the
White Pass Railroad, and all their
henchmen. Howard Ashley is against
him. These make a good recom
mendation for Perry.
He will support any bill looking
to a more complete form of Terri
torial government, for example, one
similar to the Controller Bill of the
last legislature; fair fishery legisla
tion; and a square deal to laborer
and capitalist alike, for example, a
respectable Workmen’s Compensa
tion Act in place of the shameful
act which we now have and which is
supported by the Robertson-Faulk
ner Corporation of Juneau lawyers
and their ticket.
He has the support of Dan Suth
erland, and is entitled to the full
support of all fishermen and their
friends.
CHARLES B, FERGUSON
Charlie Ferguson is an old timer,
a real pioneer. He hales from Craig
and has the enthusiastic support of
the fishermen and citizens of that
district, especially of those who have
known him best.
He has given the matter of fisher
ies his most careful consideration and
he has definite ideas about conser
vation. During the famous fisheries
hearing before Congress in January
of 1921, he testified along with
Bishop Rowe and William L. Paul.
Ferguson and Paul were the only
two real honest-to-goodness fisher
men that ever appeared before a
committee of Congress for the pur
pose of helping to conserve the fish
AND the population of Alaska.
Charlie believes thoroughly in
Home Rule for Alaska. He is a
thorough going American Citizen who
believes in the Rule by the Majority
at all times.
Citizens who have the welfare of
this country at heart will make no
mistake in voting for Charlie Fer
guson.
DR. E. M. MARSHA
Chiropractor—Electro Thera
pist—Abrams Treatment
Bank Bldg. Ketchikan