REVERIES ON A BACK
SEAT AT JUNEAU
The democratic Empire, failing to
be heeded as a Mentor of republican
politics, now attempts to read the
victors at the primaries out of the
party. It maintains that our irregu
larity in voting as we chose has dis
rupted the party. So, in order to
get regular, we must bolt and vote
the democratic ticket.
If there is no republican party in
Alaska where is the democratic
party? The republicans came out
in the open. The democrats revert
ed to the discarded convention sys
tem. The two declarants who defied
the convention cabal got elected.
That shows the weakness of the
democratic ticket and the irregular
ity of democrats.
* * *
Every Alaskan delegate to Cleve
land voted for Coolidge and Dawes.
What is the basis of that anti-ad
ministration noise ?
Democrats are born into their par
ty and stay there. They don’t know
why. The arms of the republican
party are open to all. Whosoever
will may come. Ten years ago John
Frame became a republican. It was
consistent to welcome him. But
where is the consistency of the Em
pire constituting itself an arbiter of
republican politics ?
* * *
Are officials to dictate the poli
cies of the republicans of Alaska ?
If so, which ones?
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The Governor preached co-ordina
tion and impressed us that the bur
eaus were overlapping. He advo
cated that all natural resources be
turned over to his Department of
the Interior. The heads of all the
other bureaus disagreed with him,
and the President, at Seattle, an
nounced that everything in Alaska
was as it should be—all ills were
imaginary. Which is republican doc
trine and which is heresy?
* * *
It will be hard to create antipathy
between the fox farmers and the
Indians. About all the fox farmers
voted the popular ticket and are
on the best of terms with their
Indian neighbors. Could the Empire
define demagogy without involving
itself?
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The democratic ticket exemplified
practical politics. In the event of
a national democratic victory, fol
lowing established precedent, Mr.
Boyle, automatically, would be a
federal judge and the power thereby
vested would enable him to land the
balance of the cabal at the pie coun
ter. Great is the power of popular
repudiation in Alaska.
The cohorts of the spoilers gather
ed at Juneau for an election con
test. The partial returns were brous
ed over and ruminated and then the
gathering resolved itself into a lodge
of gloom and sorrow.
* *-t- *
The glee over Mr. Sexton’s treach
ery may be premature. He who
laughs last laughs best.
Messrs’ Shepard, Ashley and oth
er champions of ballot purity are
very much in the discard. O Pur
ity! What crimes are committed in
thy name.
* * *
Calling names and making faces
at Indians and Scandinavians is
not going to help the democratic
ticket any more than it did the re
publican repudiates.
May be the canneries are now
right in some of their contentions.
They never have been before. If,
after having worked their own un
doing through utter defiance of all
law and an insulting contempt for
the residents of Alaska, they have
one of their under-dealt cards slip
ped back to them} they can’t expect
the overwhelming illiterate majority
to weep in sympathy—for the howl
of the sucker is music in the ears
of the gambler.
Does the Empire approve of the
White Bill or not? The Indians,
illiterates, Scandinavians and victims
of demagogues demand an imme
diate answer.
WILLIAM L. PAUL
Lawyer
205 Bank Building
Ketchikan — Alaska
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