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MONDAY May 26th. 1919
GRIGSBY AND THE DELEGATES!!
Ib ' - ni Jan-'hi dispatches iium-y ilu- announcement that Nome politi
cal telegrams published in the Democratic machine organ, the Juneau Empire,
during tho past few days, convey the interesting prediction that Geo. 13.
Grigsby, former N'.-inoite and present candidate for the office of Alaska Dele
gate. will carry the Second Division at the forthcoming special delegate elect
ion by a majority of two to one or thereabouts.
This is ‘ political dupe", of course, and probably emanates from the local
lair of the Democratic machine, of which t*he saturnine Grigsby Is one of tho
shining lights. *T!:e statement, however, is one that k o ry ipt ^ . mislead the
uninitiated into believing that it represents an actual condition, whereas the
truth of the matter is that it is reprehensible false and misrepresent;!tive. We
have not the least idea how the local machine gang representatives arrived
it the conclusion that the erstwhile Nome attorney would carry tho division by
such an overwhelming majority; nor do we care. Their views at best can
baldly he considered unabiased expressions of sentiment regarding Mr. Grigs
by's chances; for the simple reason that (irigshy is a high priest of the machine
and one of themselves. Grigsby’s association with the machine during his
occupancy of the office of Territorial Attorney General and his open and
unashamed support of the machine’s sodden ehjeanery and reprehensible man
ipulations have long since made him known in the territory as one of the
machine’s chief adherents. It is therefore, to bo expected that tho gang
should be strongly inclined to view George’s chances with discolored vision.
It is doubtless natural enough for the political rogues to favor their own ilk. ;
The main point of the matter is that their views concerning the Grigsby
outlook in this locality are so far from being fixed in a justifiable groundwork
of fact as to be utterly worthless in estimating just where Mr. Grigsby is going
to »?et off at with respect to the Second Division, when election day rolls
know nothing concerning George's prospects with respect to the
other Alaska divisions. What, the sentiment of tlie people of the First, Third
and Fourth Divisions toward his candidacy may be we have no positive means
<-f ascertaining, but wc are sure that in this division, where he is known per
sonally to almost every individual, there are few outside of the machine cle
ment who would not feel that they were prostituting their most sacred princip
les by favoring him as a candidate for the high office of representative of the
territory in congress. George lived with us for years; shared in our communal
life, filled some of our inditieal offices and grew well known to nil of us by
reason of. long association. And we have watched his political career and
a< tivities since his famous flop into the ranks of Democracy until he .attained
i is present place on the political ladder, with the interest born of personal
acquaintance. To us he is not an unknown quantity. We have watched
every foot of his progress and have noted every crook and turn he has made.
Hence we feel justified in believing that we know George and his political ways
pretty well. And the result of the knowing is that it is very unlikely that ho
will receive the votes of any in this division who are acquainted with his pol
itical predilections and propensities—unless it be those of the supporters of
the notorious mai bine, who by reason of being sadly lacking in a proper quality
id appreciation with respect to moral attributes, as has been well demonstrated
b.v their political acts, are not at all particular as to who they vote for as
long as the candidate hears the mark of machine approbation.
» George, under other circumstances, might be regarded as a promising
candidate for Delegate to Congress. But George’s political acts and affiliations
hove been of a character to place him beyond the pale of further political!
recognition by anyone holding 1 lie faintest regard for clean politics. The at
titude of the average citizen i»f Nome, his former home town, discloses clearly
that there are few or none outside of the machine followers who are in any
degree appreciative of George’s political virtues. The attempt of the machine
bunch to make it appear that he stands high in the regard of the people of
the Second Division by wiring the machine mouthpiece in Juneau that he will
carry the district by a huge majority, is the veriest buncombe. Laying aside
all other failings, the fact that George is a machine man and one of the leaders
of the prostituted branch of the Democratic organization is alone sufficient to
damn him in the eyes of all in this district who hold a. fair regard for decency
and cleanliness in politics. Judging by the sentiment we hear expressed,
George will not carry.tho district by any sort of a majority and will prob
ably not get a dozen votes aside from those cast by the motley scattering of
political scalawags who compose the local branch of the Democratic machine.
Georges political misdeeds are too well known here to invite any other pros
pect.
jonrs, the Ketchikan candidate and the only opposer «»f the wily Mr.
• Rigsby, is unknown here, hut, if we mistake not the attitude of the Nome
voters, there is every prospect that lie will he the choice of the majority of the
citizens of this locality who appreciate fair play and a square deal in political
matters.
To the mind of the average citizen it is a matter of choosing between
one who is notorious for political misconduct and one who holds no political
i ci ord at all. It is probable that every conscientious voter in Nome will as
sume the view that the election presents the alternatives of either choosing a
man w' > is a leader of the reprehensible gang which is seeking to debauch
Alaska in the interests of its supporters and who, if elected, will undoubtedly
t use all of the prestiage and influence of his office toward assisting the mu diine
t > irrevocably fasten its slimy grip on the territory; or of choosing one who,
although politicaly untried, comes before the people with clean hands and the
endorsement of the unionized labor of the Territory.
Their choice in such ;i situation will undoubtedly favor the candidacy
of Jones, who whatever his capacities or lack of them, at least does not boar
the mark of the machine and will probably use his ilowers ns tfeYegate tn
furthering the interests of the people instead of those of the machine gang.
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