for in the considering of Tom
as the probable Junker’s candi
date, a strong p.jlest went up
against him and they declared
for Prof. Bunnell, of Fairbanks.
There is considerable interest
here concerning the intention
of Frank A. Boyle, who is
felicitated nearly every day by
the Empire upon his wonderful
victory in winning the the
Democratic nomination for Dele
gate. It now looks as tho he
may receive the magificent num
ber of 500 votes, or possibly
600, against 100 for Gilbert A.
Adams his opponent. It is
enough to make angels weep
and possibly Frank wfill be so
overjoyed that he may finally
decide that he is a bigger man
than Tom Marquam and will
decline to later withdraw in
favor of the Independent Cap
tain of the Horse Marines.
Bureau of Education Schools
When one realizes that the
Government has been conduct
ing schools, sixteen in the First
division, for the Natives of Al
aska for many years past, with
hundreds of graduates from the
Sheldon Jackson school at
Sitka and many from Metbka
tla, as well as scores who have
attended Indian schools and
colleges in the states, and with
most of these grown to man
hood, is it not a contemptible
libel to charge these Indians;
with being illiterate? The
people who believe that kind
of trash are eitbe~ woefully
ignorant themselves cr they do
not wish to believe truth and
are content to allow themselves
to be imposed upon by an un
scrupulous element that the
Indian is wise enough to spurn.
In the Indian village oi the
First division, where there are
camps of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood, the members of
that splendid organization, with
its woman’s auxiliary, are do
ing a wonderful work in in
forming themselves of political
conditions and of issues and
men who come up for consid
eration. When they go to the
polls they are prepared to cast
their ballots for the men who
have stood the test of their
investigation. They have in
formed themselves and know
the men who; will labor for
those measures that will tend
to better their condition and
help to build up and make more
prosperous the First division
of Alaska.
It w|ould be a fine thing if
as much could be said of the
hundreds oi whites who are
herded and voted under direc
tion of the corporation attor
neys, who know in their hearts
that the Republican nominees
are entitled to the support of
every voter who believes in
progress and equal rights for
all. Their aim is to improve
conditions. They don’t go to
the Legislature under salary
by the Big Interests, altho
they are always anxious to
give a square deal to all. Just
so soon as the political maraud
ers who filch money from their
big employers, for which they
really give no material return,
are cast into the discard, then
will be a greater degree of har
mony prevail and there will be
a more united and successful
effort to the end that we may
have a larger and more per
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