WAS INDIGNATION
WASTED?
Sidney Charles, the editor of the
Petersburg Herald, charges that
George Sexton ‘betrayed” Dr. L. P.
Dawes when he, armed with the lat
ter’s proxy at the Cleveland conven
tion, refused to vote it ; for John
Frame for National Committeeman.
The organ of the betrayer of Gov
ernor Strong in an editorial tries to
show that Charles is altogether wrong
and says that his indignation “seems
somewhat misplaced. Granting that
Dr. Dawes was duly elected Delegate
to the G. O. P. convention, and that
he gave his colleague, Mr. Sexton,
his proxy with written instructions
to recommend or vote for Frame, it
does not by any means follow that
there was a betrayal of that trust.”
The Juneau Empire is quite cor
rect and we accept the correction for
the citizens of Alaska. Arthur
Shoup, being the alternate at Cleve
land, properly took his place instead
of Dr. Dawes, and therefore Sexton
could not use the proxy of Dr.
Dawes. Therefore it is indeed very
simple that Sexton did not betray
Dr. Dawes.
It is indeed very simple that Ar
thur Shoup did not betray Dr. Dawes
either, because he did not represent
the doctor. But he did betray the
People of Alaska who, at the very
same time that it appointed our gen
ial Arthur Shoup an alternate to
go to the G. 0. P. convention, also
elected John Frame for National
Committeeman.
The people of this territory should
not forget certain important facts
in connection with certain papers
which are trying to influence their
opinions. The Juneau Empire can
not see anything wrong about the
betrayal of the people of Alaska by
Mr. Sexton and Arthur Shoup. That
is not strange for John Troy, the
owner of the Juneau Empire, got
his paper through the direct efforts
of Governor Strong, and then at the
very first opportunity and because
Governor Strong refused to be a
party to a political steal, John Troy
kicked his benefactor out. He be
trayed his benefactor.
Is it at all strange that the same
John Troy cannot see anything wrong
in the fact that Sexton and Shoup
have betrayed the People of Alaska ?
The Hon. W. D. Grant of Wrangell
has hit the nail on the head when
he said recently, “The secret of
political success is strict honesty. And
Arthur Shoup will get nowhere in
politics unless he follows the example
of his father, former U. S. Marshal
Shoup, one of the finest men who
ever occupied public office in Alas
ka.”
The Juneau Empire is an authori
ty on “Betrayals.”
“Now, Victor, what does a clever,
nice little boy do when he is in a full
tramcar and sees an old lady who
has to stand up?”
“He pretends he is asleep”—Son
dags Nisse (Stockholm).
“I’ve had a hard day at the of
fice, dear, and I’m hungry- as a
bear. Is dinner ready?”
“No, love, I’m afraid we’ll have
to go to a restaurant tonight. I’ve
broken the can-opener.”—Judge.
“Are you going any farther
West?”
“I planned to,” said the foreign
visitor. “Is there any danger from
Indians ?”
“Not if you keep out of the way
of their motor cars.”—Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The teacher was trying to im
press upon her pupils the importance
of doing right at all times, and to
bring out the answer, “Bad Habits,”
she inquired: “What is it that we
find so easy to get into and so hard
to get out of?”
There was silence for a moment
and then one little fellow answered,
“Bed.”—Boston Transcript.
Looking after a husband is like
playing a game of cards. You must
play with what is dealt you, and
the glory consists not so much in
the winning as in playing a poor
hand well.—London Opinion.
Having helped his mother plant
the seeds and place at the end of
each row the pictured envelopes
showing here a radish, there a beet
and so on, little Edwin was quite
distressed when he went out next
day and found that the rainstorm
had washed the envelopes off into
the mud.
“Never mind, dear,” comforted his
mother, “it doesn’t really matter.”
“But, mamma,” said the child
greatly worried, “how will the little
seeds know what to be when they
come up?”—Boston Transcript.
Four year old Bobby was stroking
his cat before the fireplace in per
fect content. The cat, also happy,
began to purr loudly. Bobby gazed
at her askance for a while, then
suddenly seized her by the tail
and dragged her roughly away from
the hearth. His mother interposed.
“You must not hurt your kitty,
Bobby.”
“I’m not,” said Bobby, protest
ingly, “but I’ve got to get away
from the fire. She’s beginning to
boil.”—The Argonaut (San Fran
cisco).
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Two traps of the Petersburg Pack
ing Company have been arrested for
fishing during the closed season.
Aside From That—Author—“Have
you read my new book?”
Friend—“Yes.”
Author—“What do you think of
it?”
Friend—“Well, to be candid with
you, I think the covers are too far
apart.”—Calgary Daily Herald.
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There is a strong effort being
made at Fairbanks to make it ap
pear that the entire Fairbanks dele
gations “were weak” and were taken
by the other delegations. Such
statements come only from persons
who are woefully ignorant of the cur
rents and cross-currents of legisla
tive politics. The only weak “sis
ter” that Fairbanks had was Mr. E.
M. Keys, for this man went on the
principle that “the governor could
do no wrong” and consequently
found himself either willingly or
otherwise voting with the “soiled
Third.”
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