but introduced the bill to please those attor
neys of Juneau who so frequently defend boot
leggers. Hardy’s bill was to make their defense
still easier.
Hardy votes as he is told to by the Cannery
attorney of Juneau and not because he happens
to be an assistant cashier of a large bank.
He voted against the bill to protect our res
ident fishermen, and favored those fishermen
who make their homes in Oregon and Wash
ington.
Charles H. Wilcox, Democrat
Joseph Murray commanded his forces to elect
Wilcox Speaker of the last House, who finished
as he started, taking orders from Murray. Wil
cox gave three exhibitions of unfairness in his
rulings that cannot be equalled anywhere. On
two of these occasions, he was compelled to
change his rulings bcause business could not
have been conducted under his rulings. Wilcox
voted against the bill to aid the resident fisher
men of Alaska AFTER he had promised to vote
for the bill. His vote had not been solicited
and being the last vote cast, he cast the vote
that caused its defeat by the vote of 8 to 8.
Wilcox voted for the repeal of the Primary
Election Laws, for Hardy’s booze bill, and for
large appropriations that later caused an IN
CREASE in the tax rate.
William Sherman of Anchorage
Sherman is a man who votes largely accord
ing to whom he talks with last. He is too kind
hearted to say “no” to a friend. If he had de
termination to stick by his own judgment he
would make one of the finest legislators that
could be sent to Juneau.
He voted against the bill to tax the non-res
ident fishermen who come to his Division and
compete with and make it harder for the res
ident fishermen of his division to earn a living.
According to his vote, Sherman prefers that all
fishermen shall live on Puget Sound and only
come to the Anchorage district during two
months of each summer.
Robert Sheldon of Fairbanks
Sheldon will be remembered merely as one
of Marquam’s Seals and his Charlie Chaplin
mustache. He was and is pretty and cute and
made a hit with the ladies.
Harry Watson of Fairbanks
Watson is a sample of the man who would
carry water on both shoulders. He is a first
class stenographer, and as such is now very use
ful to Governor Parks.
Watson will be remembered largely because
he collected two fares for making one trip. The
Juneau Empire thinks that this form of graft
is perfectly all right. But why stop at only
two collections? The Comptroller General of
the United States however said that Watson
did wrong and forced him to cough up.
He was one of Marquam’s “three seals” and
his greatest happiness was in obeying his
Master’s voice.
THE MASTER MIND
The master mind of them all was Joseph
Murray. Just why he aligns himself against
the just demands of the working men and the
fishermen of Alaska is not known. It may be
explained in part by a statement he once made
in 1921 when the fight was hot on the fish bill.
His friend said to him, “Joe, you don’t want to
go back home all covered with mud, do you?
Murray answered, “No; but I don’t want to go
home with my back broken either.”
Murray and ^Vilcox were the two strongest
minds in the House, but of the two, Murray is
the more admirable because Joe Murray is
honest and wages his fight out in the open like
a man, while Wilcox is to be pitied.
“WILL MAKE FINE DELEGATE”
We are glad to give publicity to the views of
the Marquam supporters for they make votes
for Sutherland. In a recent editorial, the Se
ward Gateway, under new management, says that
“Thomas A. Marquam * * * will make a fine
delegate. He made a very favorable impression
upon the people, men and women, in the First
Division, according to press reports from that
district. * * * From every source in the
Territory comes the news that the workers, old
timers, and business men are flocking to his
banner. They are convinced he will make an
admirable delegate to Congress. Of the ut
most importance is the news emanating from
Washington, D. C. to the effect that Mr. Mar
quam’s candidacy is looked upon with favor by
every high official.”
The “Press reports” referred to are the Ket
chikan Chronicle and the Juneau Empire. The
two editors and Tom Marquam would make a
fine trio and in their sober moments might give
utterance to the truth.
The “high officials” referred to are purely
imaginary unless it refers to Harry Daugherty