Answering Gaffney
THE CONTROLLER BILL
Gaffney makes only two serious
arguments against the Controller
Bill; first, additional cost; second,
would build a political machine.
As to cost, we already have the
Treasurer and Attorney General,
so there at least the cost would not
increase.
The new member of the Board
of Control would cost on a two
year basis salary $12,000, clerk,
$5,000, stenographer, $4,000, travel
and incidentals $4,000, unforseen
needs $5,000, total $30,000.
We are already handing out
$15,000 of Territorial funds to the
federal governor, also $21,000 to
the federal secretary; total $36,000.
The Controller system would
save $6,000.
Gaffney's reference to commis
sioner’s et cetera is useless because
the new scheme does not propose
to change that.
The second argument, to-wit a
political machine, is really an ar
gument against the voting fran
chise and cannot be entertained
by Americans. In the same elec
tion that the people of Nome cast
their ballots for or against Gaff
ney, vote for Delegate to Congress
and Attorney General, they should
vote for their Territorial Treas
urer and their Controller. The
proposition is sound and American,
having its roots in the Declaration
of Independence, to-wit, consent
of the governed.
One final question: How can an
Irishman vote against a Home Rule
Bill, and what is the difference be
tween a federal governor of Alaska
appointed from Colorado and a fed
eral governor of Ireland appointed
from London—carpetbaggers both?
An angry lady rushed into the
marriage license bureau. In her
hand she bore a license. To the
clerk she said:
“Did you or did you not issue
this license for man-yin’ me to Al
bert Briggs?”
“Yes, I believe we did. Why?”
“Well, what are you going to do
about it?” she demanded. “He’s
escaped!”
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