the P-^s3
An Independent Draper puS
lUbed - Hv at Cushman and
Bixth Street, r \ rhai.^s. I
G H II -r W>,or 1 r°F' r'
^ripunn, br lb- **&■'
teix xiiv*r»- *o ,“.u^ Xnrec H-' j
$2.00 in s lvam’ Ev the ruoiaij,]
$1.00. sloe'- espies 25c.
| r •: rv '. -rSi -
Wiii 'These Betters
Cross Jlachother.
At the time of the last cam -
t>n for Delegate we interview!
?a i. ,
u. , '•lUnas, the Socialist can l
fliaate at- . _ .
| , . Hot Springs Lane ;
Jug for the t. ,
B -eas purpose o' i
Tending out ihe tm. ..
J» regarding
—' the report hat he had .. 3.
“*ii a is
.missed from gevc-rntneut se,-jce
because he became the Social,^
candidate for Delegate.
Mr. Kraucz-.Has was perfectly
willing to show us the corres
pondence. .ILt-re w as a copy Gf
his resignation which he dis
patched to Washington immedi
ately that it Lecame apparent
that he would receive the nomi
nation. This .etter crossed the
cr.e which he ia’er received
calling for his resignation and
setting forth as a reason the
fact that he had been guilty op
“pernicious joliticai activity.''
Mr. Krauciuna informed
that he was wed Vt ware of this
tule Wbi-h is i, aded t -*> j
Vern tLe Actionc Vi feu--.u ^
ploy*ts in ^municipal, ‘ ,
territorial elections, hence his
geUing his resignation m with
the confident anowlege that it
vduld undoubtedly be caUcd for
Prom our conversation with M*
Kraucruna?, we are satisfied
that the rule is well known to
ell federal cflic a e and we also
know that in o'her parts of the
United States, this “pernicious
political activity ” is promptiv
dealt with as in the Krauetu-J j
ra-t What we don.t kn-^ i
. , aral oin j
would like to, from j
eial in Fairtia^jfiTica) a i, -'
tLis“pernutfh r-;6 i,(
tj other par's *i the|
Id in abeyance in A
:b excep* in <h«> cr.~e of the
turbulent so iftijat.
i)»at there political aetiv
<y among some fVP-ral officials!
in 1 airbanks oj, a: d before eb c 1
tion no one will den/. That toe
activity was pernicious
J>eot le assert positively. With j
this we have no coneern,but wc
are concerned that tame justice j
that was deal* out to a socialist, j
ehall be meted out to an offender!
of another roh'ficsl e’ripe,
"Fair Play is a Jewel."
The Election ;
Toe oaunic pal o{ *
Ta** la 7 I ;
toward inside"’
the plees .ite *
j.-faction oc the part >' -:
i icident to the petto iical
o vitig country, Only in • _
. .iae it was the town. /
Good busings me'- 'rom noth thf
Citi lens' hnd Bon- naer.’s t ci^t
eVt’fcd, »ir. 1 tliP o * * - *■» '
i)aa Ca laban nu'ied throucb w.rh a
oigeer vote than ever, the voter*'
-o doubt having l amed by expert-;
euce that it is almost necessa-y to
have someone there as a •‘■rt o:
chart or compass for tne£; r a i
men’s council! to eteer bv. and to
ff r bd oc aaionai sensible ar
i c-j-lihe suggestion. The c icialt1".*
i
|.lid not get very far. which to s ’tr.e
of that faith waF a disappota’m-nt
bat that feeling is not g-nerai.y
!*batcd in by those who a., ’er-tood
je ■ uble to'an liss the
.situation, Many re .sons have hern
j given for the nnsiinecg of the Bo-)
ciftllet v an ..r which are the
stampede !•.-* Fail, which drew
: heavilly on uar party, and the fact,
| that many Socialist.: betook hem
| selves to the mils at the beginning
1 of winter srd the further r^asoc
'that the party* s been torn to
some exten by dissension in the
ranks, but ‘by ',0 reason i- that
tne worke-s / this town a e nut
yet rtady to* trust the members of
their own /etas- to manage the af
fairs of tb/'^municipality.
-•■'A
ing nvo to ^ -v rom the idea
that they tht -n5' Ives, and rr.“n o?
their clas*, au f°r n thing but
hewer3 of wc X ?d clrasvers of tra
ter, at least ndJ \ participate in
eovernment furti. \ '.an to vote
like a lot ol catt.e 7 ^ough vre see
1 the fa sity o! that idea demomtrah
i ted every day in men of or.r own
stamp and k.nd risrr.g t ■ tne jcca
eion and nrsettog res; tiilhi--,
i that fr‘ ui'an Tilts holds
•; g not only in politics but in ail
i.'alks of life. Ar.d it is equally bon!
for men of the working cl-- = to get
into their beads the idea that if.
they are going to get anything in a .
political way, they mu-? get it f r
ihemstiVei, and th^t municipalities
j
. - V —— — — , ^
• » iu " hioh to l
Tne iiB'Vtjat, ie g< eral lack of
..y e lur.orv working men inj
- i c. fmyii>J.itiM' u carefully j
•« irdm-triouslv nromot-i
Jr the women’s meeting, M n >
I '« fact ail through the
iMmp.i'titn. tha point brought a "at
/cto prominence by the Business
ime,.'! and Citixeas’candidates, was
i
that the running of tht cry was s
! strictly business pr. position a act
that: n e but bus. ness men wert c j
pable f btudhi'g !t. To:s in fat®
of tLi ‘act that r ndnoting the so
cial end civil affair? of a ci is ar
entirfly different ntat'er to don
buainpas fo ■ p.-oSt, a_i in the fac<
of P, e furfner fact, tb .!, altbou^
J theT& ii no d trto cot oi ,z< vsrn
me it s i m ic* j irticij -led in a .
dominate 1 by business teen, r.'
government in Am=r .*». 1-trp- y b
!eiu-e of in"-'mptt*nee, has titcnna
io net’"" .! s indai
An>tli r no'? tf.i; w.% ‘struck anc
which pervade! the campaign t<
some extern >rus that this town be
longs to the business men and the
larger property ovuf-re and that it
was th° height of impertinence, an
czhibiti a ‘ erve for working men
to aspire toccntroi it due farce spi
rit pervades the capitalist class ev .
-rvwher?. Tt is ail right for working
men to vote, so long as they vote
“right," but right does not consist.
of voting forth rcselvse, but for the j
other fellow. In other w rda the!
working man should only assist j
the eap'tal s: class, act as Cutspaws 1
in settling l's p litical brawl- arc5
shall car: • S the spoils.
A famous ‘atp-man of England
. once exclaim I when the proposi
j iion was made to extend the fran
chise to cert, . Sections of the work
ii-g mass, “\Vi;a ! fire those cattle
the right to v re” If you do that
the country is lost.” But the pres
sure became too great and the
right to v te was extended. Still
the earth did not sink into the sex.
" A hat! the w rking man holp
’ ' od ru nr ffairs" is a rfeiL
na:.*, a r(yi :a=p of the spirit
• - • En lishman in
Making his diaxnal prediction less
th. u a hundred years ag
J ' wo*’ki 5 is g ii g to in
•-at on a jar. : a a! ja.'ger share in
Cl,nti :■ Ul'l r.t. last page.
I
LACONICS.
^ V * ictar Babin sen.
I'rape me with lib -leaf said Prudery. '
Decorftle me with epauists, sa.d Men
Clothe me with the tobee^f tigfa;,... .apg6 *aid Sin
Beck me with the garm-t.:.. 0I inm, -r,e. said Vice.
Pot eicerity’s gown upon my Voders, said £ eat
J ^ the Cr°WD °f £dsllt-v - V>w. said Dislo^tv
Cover me with the draper;--, of'lY)!aM i
(:?VA me tbe 8!aff »f tolerance, sala\ rsecutioit
Adorn me w:th <be cloak of liberty, slidTyr.ny
T^aunify me with the dre.- of doty, f-r.
' ’ one with the habiliments ofhu ;;:kV*
inen said Truth; L t me he nato' %
I
J,
To The Point
By the Mad Philo- ph r.
Be a skeptic. Put the ie?t But'
■ ember that unreasoning auipi
cior 1~ more detr:menial to the sci
lar'ty of the working-ciass than
bimd faith.
If there f? any distinction to t>*
made between tr e w< rkinz girl who
i- forced to sell herself to a man for
t«e sake of « hare living and one of
he four hundred who peddles her
•1 i to some European fool for a ti
l.,th» odds ar« certainly in /avor
f the f irmer.
Look at that tramp! Yes look at
lira! audthen look at yourself. You >
shr uph 11 a system that ptodute
3?erty stricken tramp* at the bet
mend degenerate hair-brained j
at tho top. You who
the tramp at J at the sarnej
4 m
aso benefit by hr? misery, For ti
the tramps trouid m. k» up their;
inde to work a little cheaper thar j
3u—yO0 study job men—where
mid you be.
If you have to-curse, curse not
he tramp bat the system trial pio \
luces hint. And’.a the meantime'
ike • ff vour bat to tie trump who |
s s'anding back to give you hoi e-t i
torking rmii a chance to :ke out a i
.re existence for your wile at d
h'lck'eu while thie system of exploi ,
ation is getting rotten ripe to
•' :rst.
Workers of the world unite but
not with yanr enemies.
Cooperate with those o? like in
t°reJt.
Accor line to ths*’lio)fs, the stiaw
vo’ftiken ;n :ho tederai-jan <• msis
ted of five votes for the business
men's i.eket, five vo-es for t he Citi
zens’ ticket and one vote for the f* >
ciaiist ticket. \\ e sec by these li
tures that there are ten times »s nia
,y Reiinblicans and Democrats in
j til as then* are Socialists,
Comment On Election
It is said that many votes w*re
added to th© polls of tn© two Dans
by the 'pernicious activity" of ce -
ain federal officials w'io did not
.vantto see either Dan elected.
the square real;
Buy Your Groceries j
Get the Best Goods j
right trices.
the square real
,i m 1<|t--n-— i— r- — »
YOUR CHARACTER,
talents and health con
ditions Analyzed from
Your Handwriting
T.;:r£r* ortn'-^n on PORSERIES >nd A
KONYliOUS LETTERS Tor term* Addrci
Wm. Leslie French.
q Broadway4 Naw York
Thoroughly Renovated & Rebuilt
* First Class Baths Furnished Rooms LuniUfts
J?ead>ng Hooni Writing i\Intorin!s.
Electric light and ali accommodations. The workers’ Home.
Front Street, Fairbanks, Alaska.
>. .a
Wholesale & Retail
Bread Cakes Pes
Ice Cream Parlors In Connection 1
Creek Orders Promptly Filled
2nd Av. Phone 186