THE ALASKA FISHERMAN
Published the 15th of each month at Ketchikan, Alaska
WILLIAM L. PAUL, ATTORNEY FOR THE
Alaska Native Brotherhood
Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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Progressive Republicans
General Election, Nov. 4th.
Fishermen, miners, working men, the small
business man must remember that our victory
is not complete until after the November elec
tion.
November 4th is the date.
The following men are your candidates, pledged
to protect your interests. There is great danger
in scratching:
Dan Sutherland, for Delegate to Congress;
John Rustgard, for Attorney-General;
Forest J. Hunt, for Senator;
William D. Grant, for Representative;
C. B. Ferguson, for Representative;
Perry M. Hern, for Representative;
William L. Paul, for Representative.
We stand for Alaska for Alaskans in a real
sense; abolishment of the fish trap; a tax on
non-resident fishermen; the Controller Bill; Elec
tion of all principal Territorial officers; a decent
workmen’s compensation law; a fair and equal
tax on all industry without favoritism; abolish
men of the J. R. Heckman scheme of closing
the fishing season on August 20th, this last as
being unfair to eannerymen and fishermen, being
in the interests of traps, and not a correct con
servation measure for “If you breed late fish,
you will get late fish.”
A Letter and An Answer
Mr. William L. Paul,
Dear Sir: You are trying to do the very same
thing that you criticize Governor Bone for doing,
carrying water on both shoulders when you try
to support Roden for Attorney-General. 1 am
surprised at you.
Mrs. LeFevre,
Dear Mrs. LeFevre:
I believe you are right, and I will support John
Rustgard for that office. My announcement
that I would support Henry Roden was a mis
take for I can see very clearly now that he is
lined up with an entirely wrong crowd for me to
hope that he could do what he agreed to do. I
have no doubt but what he would wish to stand
on his announced platfoim, and that he might
even try to keep his promises, but intimate par
ty associates will not let him. This would be
just as bad as if he had fought thiscampaign
on the most. reactionary principles.
I hope you do not think I have receded one
step in my desire to attain the objects for which
our group are striving. I was persuaded that
Henry Roden would be more successful than
John Rustgard in advancing our cause. The
platforms of the two men are almost identical:
The entire difference must be in their associates.
With the Roden group I can see now that
John W. Troy is the directing mind, associated
with Mr. Troy is Governor Scott C. Bone, the
federal brigade, and the “Democratic Machine”
as Troy has well said. When I saw the an
nouncement of Troy’s in his Empire, I know
without further argument that I could not sup
port Henry Roden and remain true to our cause.
In contrast with the group who have “adopt
ed” Henry Roden, I see quite a different group
around John Rustgard. There is yourself, your
son, Dan Sutherland, Senator Forest J. Hunt,
William D. Grant of Wrangell, Rev. Richard
Decker of Juneau, and others of the same char
acter. There is not a single one in that group
who is preaching one thing and practising an
other. If these high-minded men will permit
me, I shall be glad to be numbered among them
in supporting the very same principles and men
for which we successfully fought in the last
primaries.
With kindest regards to you and your son, 1
remain,
Yours sincerely,
William L. Paul.
A CONTRAST:
School Teachers vs. Illiterates
Eighty school teachers met in convention in
Ketchikan in August. Eighty teachers repre
senting the quintescence of culture and educa
tion, led by the highly paid Commissioner of
Education, Lester D. Henderson.
Out of these eighty teachers, thirty-four had
never been in Alaska before, but still all votes
for certain resolutions carried unanimously.
Out of all these eighty school teachers, scarce
ly a single one of them could hold his or her
job without the active support of Lester D. Hen
derson, Commissioner of Education; at least each
teacher got his or her job only thru his active
support. Therefore, what this convention of the
“best minds” did deserves the attention of all
citizens of Alaska.
First: They passed a resolution unanimously
deploring the attempt which they say will be
made to make Mr. Henderson’s job elective by
the citizens o.f this territory who pay him. They
decry putting his office “in politics.” The trouble
with the Commissioner’s job at present is that
it is too much “in politics” already, and so long
as it must be “in politics” I believe that the
citizens of this Territory should handle it instead
of leaving it to the “Gentleman from New York.”
The Second Significant Resolution which this
convention of superliterates passed was the one
asking that Congress pass a law exempting them
from paying any income tax. It is the duty of
all citizens to pay taxes according to their ability
to pay. The exemptions now provided are ample
for each class. A single person, without depen
dents, pays no income tax until One Thousand
Dollars is earned, and then only on the excess.
A married person is exempt up to $2500.
And yet, these highly patriotic literates, guided