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A short time ago J. J. Crossley, Re
publican, for six rears or more U. S. :
Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Divis
ion located at Fairbanks, sent in his re
signation to the attorney general at
Washington to take effect immediately
or upon the appointment and qualific
ation of his successor. R. F. Roth’s
name was sent to the Senate for confir
mation. to be approved by the Judiciary
committee of that body. A few days af
ter the appointment of Mr. Roth a pet
ition was circulated in Fairbanks and on
the creeks, unknown to Mr. Crossley,
soliciting signatures to send to the at
torney general at Washington, D. C.,
requesting that J. J. Crossley be retain
ed in office until his term expired. A
counter petition was started apparently
by the Democrat politicians soliciting
the signatures of “Lawyers only,” and
the gentlemen of the Bar responded
with a will,---all the first class signed
except Louis K. Pratt and Luther Hess,
an 1 the second c’ass and so on down the
line. The Republicans were there Tozier
Marquam, Clegg, and others—this is off
year for the Republicans,—and having
no candidate in the field, and no cam
paign fund to distribute among the
laithful, they, no doubt, felt lonely and
figured they had to endorse somebody,
oO they endorsed a Democrat. lirwin,'
another Republican, it is said, signed
both petitions, one to keep Crossley
in and the other to p u t Roth in. Guy
should know that it would he imposs
ible for Roth and Crossley to get along
together. And Crossley goes right on
and draws his salary under a Democrat
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ip administration. “’Tisn’t right! ’Tisn’t
fair!l”
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THEOPEN FORUM
Where Everybody Can Express Their
Opinions on Matters of Public Inter
est, Past, Present or Future.
Tarns to Socialism
Editor Alaska Socialist
_ Toni McGowan was one of tli e attor
neys of tlie looted Washington-Alaska
Bank before and after it closed its doors.
John A. Clark, his partner, is a member
of the Democratic campaign committee.
Both were active in their endeavor to
suppress the investigation of the bank.
And was it not John Clark-who went on
the witness stand at Valdez and testified
that he affixed his seal and subscribed
his name to a blank affadavit and that
the officers of the bank who signed the
affadavit did not really swear to its
truth although Clark certified as a not
ary they did.
E. W. Griffin was also in the bank
deal. He bought a draft for twenty
thousand a few days before the closing
of the bank which draft was not pre
sented in time for payment at Seattle.
The loss fell on Griffin or should. Not
so, however. Giiffin made “arrange
ments” with the two receivers who ap
parently were acting under advice from
McGowan and Clark, and sometime af
ter the bank closed received back his
money. The depositers lost this sum. It
should have been distributed among all
the depositers. That was high finance!
About here it is known as a gang stunt.
What kind and how many similar stunts
would McGowau as Territorial Senator
and Griffin as Member of the house if
elected, pull off in the Alaska legislature
The records of the past are what we are
to judge of the future. Griffin is also in
She liquor business. The illicit Indian
traders down river and at Ruby are said
to obtain much of their liquor ot him
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and his partners. He doesn’t want the
laws enforced any more than McGowan
does and everybody knows how “Tom”
feels about enforcement of law. A nice
pair to Send to the legislature. No won
der Bunnell went home disgusted. He
soon saw what he was up against. Anv
one associating with that crowd and a
few more of the spoilsmen and grafters
who now call themselves Democrats is
up against the same thing. The people
will not be fooled forever.
As for Clark he is still acting as a
notary public. Probably there is not
another state or territory in the union
in which the governor would not have
immediately revoked his commission.
It has remained for Governors Clark
and Strong to endorse John A. Clark’s
action by allow ing him to retain possess
ion of his notary’s commission. Repub
licans or Democrats—Democrats or Re
publicans it is the same old gang all of
the time supported by the same source
and guided by the same influences. Un
der the circumstances is it any wonder
tiie wage worker turns to Socialism for
relief.—Ri'.FOR-MfiR.
Editor Alaska Socialist:
B’ gory, th reglar Dimmycrats in th’
foortli joodishul d'vishun are hovin a
divvil iv a toime this campaign, vvid
black Raypooblican howldovers up an
th Tanana river an the Yukon disen
franchoisin th faithful an pooulic opin
ion demandin thot th bosses substitute
th Australian ballot fer th good owld
Tammany style which was used to nom
inate politician Brooks, jist because
they’re doin th same iverywhere else in
Alasky, ai b' me sowl as if thot wasn’t
throuble enough th’ News-Miner, an
howldover Crossley goes an gits th off
isliul ongan’sgoat an b’ hivins tli whole
thing is bawled out, th thried an thrue
are c'manded t’ shtond showlder t’
showlder an throw th rascals out! An b’
th howlj- saints, t’ cap th cloimax if th
Wick offishul organ doesn’t butt iu agin
an constitute th Times th Dimmvcratic
offishul paper. Troth an bad cess t’ all
buttinskis, sez oi. B’ jabers, this ilhc
•hun ’ll be th grandest Alasky’s ever
seen since th days iv honest Tciu Cale
th prospictor an Murane th Nome law
yer! Th town is pilin up wid candy-dates
already au did iver yez see so uianv glad
bonds? Faith ail there’s all kinds an
c’ndishuns iv polytisliuns; yez’ll find
thim whisperin in ivery cigar store an
nook an cranny, dodgin thru scidedcors
an talkm confidential loike, on th street
corners. Shure yez’ll meet CaLylian iv
vrywliere an wbiniver oi look it thim
pktoors iv big Dan wid that Mona Lisa
smile, oi think he’s wmkin —faith Dan
has.tli divvils own wink, ye can heat it
click. Shure an did yez see th offishul
ballot? Shure an ’tis perforated loike a
bank check, jist give th ballot a twitch
an presto* in one hand yez liov a stub
wid Bunnell’s name on it an m th other
hond yez liov th Dimmscratic ticket.
B’ jabers it looks loike a thrick ballot.
B’ th powers but there ’ll be some queer
ballots used at Fairbanks tnis illicshun,
oini aftlicr thinkin.
Fairbanks, Alaska.
Oct. 14th, 1914.
Alaska Socialist,
Dear Sir:
It is onty a snort time now
before the camp will regain its equil
ibrium, from which it has been rudely
shaken of late b}' the tumultous noises
raised by the numerous politicians who
the nooks and corners of our fair land.
It’s "back to the farm” for 1113113* of
them until the "Call of the Quail”
warns them of the coming of springtime
again when tlmy can sall3' forth once
more. The Callahans, the Bunnells, the
Brookses, the Burnses, and all the other
self-sacrificing gentlemen will be re
i meiiibefed onh- as 1'also-raps,” in a
short time. The treatment that societv
neeus can be worked out by none of
these gentlemen. Not one of them is a
capable surgeon (which is needed) to
treat the political and economic ills that
affect ns today. They are, one and all o
them “medical fakirs.” They are al
ready to administer a dose of pills which
tl>e patient loes not need, and to receive
a substantial fee in return, which would
only enrich tlie fakir, and prolong the
sickness of the patient. Down to the
scrap pile with all political medical-fak
irs.
Yours
INDUSTRIALIST
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