THE ALASKA SOCIALIST
AN INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST
PAPER, NOT SUBSIDIZED BY
ANY POLITICIANS.
Issued by Socialist Publishing Co. at
Fifth & Lacv Streets, Fairbanks, Alaska.
A. KNOWLES Manager.
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Published on the Fifteenth and
Thirtieth of each month*
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF
THE WORKERS OF ALASKA AND
ADVOCATING POLITICAL AND
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
STORIES WE HAVE HEARD BEFORE
There are three candidates for con
gress in the fielb, four for the senate,
and twelve for the Alaska house of rep
resentatives. According to the tales that
are being told by the friends of the re
spective candidates, the}’ will all be el
ected. It is impossible for them to lose,
but, ,ive have heard these same stories
before. Six candidates will be success
ful and tliirrteen will be buried by the
political gravedigger. From Martin
Harrais down to John Conna, the lieu
tenants of the various factions are heard
on every side proclaiming victory each
for his respective brand, because, in
politics, there are jobs for the faithful.
EVERY HAN HIS OWN OPINION
The scurrilous and unwarranted attack
on our popular district attorney on the
eve of his departure for the outside by
Caskey in the Citizen, seems to be be
ginning to react. Casked quoted Cross
ley as having said that Roth would
make a good district attorney. Crossley
called up the Democrat boss (to be) and
requested that he he not misquoted. J.
H., however, thought he would make it
go, and printed it. Crossley called up
the evening paper—the News-Miner
and denied the statement as quoted in
the Citizen. Caskey now in his last issue
turns loose the vials of his wrath, and
the people, to show their appreciation
of Caskev’s criticism, are circulating a
petition to send to the attorney general
asking that Crossley be allowed to serve
liis term out. The people here know
Crossley, and the attack made by Cas
key—■what does it show? It simply
shows the vindictiveness of Caskey—the
result of Democratic training—to the
victors belong the spoils. We, the Dem
ocrats, though in the minority, are in
power, therefore, the offices belong to
us. If Crossley had said that Roth
would not make a good district attorney
there might have been some ground for
argument. What he did say was that he
would leave it to the people of this com
munity to decide whether Mr. Roth had
made (after trial) a good official or not.
He was willing to leave it to the people.
Caskey doesn't seem to like that kind
of reasoning.
On the other hand, there is no reason
why M. Roth should not make a good
district attorney, unless it be that he
might keep bis ear too close to the
the Democratic bosses, McGowan and
Caskey, in which event he would surely
suffer shipwreck.
The emancipation of the working
class must he the class-conscious work
of the working class.--KARL MARX.
What The First Legis
lature Accomplished
at Juneau
I
The above is what the first Al
aska Legislature accomplished in
the way of passing laws for the
benefit of the working man. The
horny-handed son of toil is going
to vote for his friends again in a
short time. He should pick live
ones.
The other day the writer was going
along Second St. in the Town of Fair
banks when one of the leading attor
neys of the town hailed him as follows:
“Say, young fellow, was it you that put
in that blank space in the Alaska Soc
ialist entittled :‘What the legislature
did!’ Well now, that was a good one!
But you made a mistake. Here is what
they accomplished. Put that in your
paper! ’ The following is what he hand
I ed to the writer:
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BURNS Lgislaturo InGram Juneau
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Remedy-?!?-;:-,,?
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The Clans Are Gathering
From Near And Far
From near and far. for the past week
or more, the different political chief
tains have been gathering in Fairbanks.
Election day is dvucving near and the
forces must be recruited. Promises of
reward, in case of victory, must be made
jin order to get recruits. Instructions
! have to be given to the various party
lieutenants. Precincts must be looked
! over. Results of previous elections have
| to be compared, all, all this is done for
j the good of the people—just as they did
I in Ancient Rome:
“Then none was for a party
Then all was for the State,
And the great man loved the poor man,
I And the poor man loved tl»e great,
j Then lands were fairly portioned
! And spoils were fairly sold,
j The Romans were like brothers
I In the brave dais of old.’’
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Sour Dough
Express
HACK, Day & Right.
Wood for Sale. Call up Sour Dough
Office at M. A. PINSKA'S.
Onward, Christian Nations,
Making evermore
Costly preparations
For murdering by War.
Battleships, Torpedoes,
Armor, Guns and Shells;
Anything for slaying foes
The Promoter sells.
Newspapers lor lying
When the truth costs dear;
Fools to do the dying,
Patriots to cheer.
Rulers, Priests and Preachers*
Hypocrites galore,
Praying to the Prince of Peace
For Victory in War.
Ex.
The Soldier
v '
It’s fried eggs and bacon
And bacon and eggs,
A broken old jawbone;
A dent in both legs.
And “hang you, you critter,
Per /Inn that way.’’
A snuff of gun powder
And then through the fray.
Then dodgin’ a bullet
And duckin’ a ball,
And watcliin the sucker
That’s next to you fall.
Then back to yer quarters,
What’s left of yer hide;
But then yer far better
Than those who have died.
The bill o’ fare changes.
You eat beans and pork—
Yer lap is yer table,
Yer fingers yer fork.
And there on the soggy.
Old ground you can squat,
To rise the next morning—
Go out and get shot.
Then ipside the wagon
That’s made for the dead,
Your bullet- holed carcass
Is stood on its head;
Till some one has mercy.
Or just ’Cause you smell,
Like every good soldier,
You’re shipped off to hell.—Ex.
“What are they moving the church
! for?’’
| “Well, stranger, I’m the Mayor of
these diggin’s an’ I’m for law enforce
i ment. We’ve got an ordinance what
i says no saloons shall be nearer thau 300
■ feet from a church. I gave ’em three
days to move the church.”
The contented people are mostly to be
found in cemetries.
i Dunning letters are seldom lost in
the mails.
j Pay day comes more slowly than rent
I day.
If making money was as easy as mak
i ing love, we’d all be millionaires.
Some self-made men look as though
, they had run out of material.
' Will the Bull Moose part}’ nominate
Roosevelt again.
j “Will they? Do you think they want to
i smash their partv ?”.
! . \
Mrs. Lincoln
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