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THE CONFUSION OF COL. HENRY
Henry Watterson says the average
voter cares nothing for the future
but only the present; that "Bryan's
campaign was the best ever made."
Are we to understand from this that
Mr. Watterson looks upon Mr. Bryan,
or his policies, as "the future ? " If so
it is not so very long ago that Mr.
Watterson himself cared nothing about
the future Indeed was very outspoken
In disavowing the future. The "aver
age voter" seems at least consistent,
seems to know what he don't want as
well as what he wants? In which
regard the "average voter." just the
plain average voter, appears to much
better advantage In the discussion
than does the kntgbtly colonel.
And the further we follow the
argument the greater the advantage
of the "average voter." Mr. Watterson
seems to assume that it is only neces
sarv to put up the "best campaign"
in order to bring the average voter
into line. Is not thts to laugh ? It
is. indeed, a high compliment that
ihe doughty colonel? without meaning
to do so ? pays to the average voter.
"Tae beit campaign ever made," la
without avail in turning him from an
opinion which he formed twelve years
ago.
TUFT ON PARTIES
When you have popular government,
the only method by which it can be
carried on is by a system of parties lo
which the members of the parties
sacrifice many of their noo-essential
views, and agree oo a few great prin
ciples.
Mr. Talt thus stated clearly in one
of bis New York speeches the real
s.reogth of the republican party. Re
publicans Jo sot always agree on minor
questions; but tbev have never failed
to agree on fundamentals, aud for that
reason chiefly the party, when In power
h<s been ab'e to administer public
atTairs in efficient fashion.
The statement lays bare also a dem
ocratic weakness. Democracy is dis
cordant. Democrats are not agreed
even on fundamentals. Mr. dryan's
attempt to combine innarmonious anil
condictiog elements and Interests
simply confounded the confusion of the
party dominate I by him. No good c*n
come out of this babel of many tongues.
The nation's progress, peace, pros
perity and safety depend oa the organ
isation and oider of republicanism.?
P.-I.
If .Mr. Bryan MUST be a president
then by all means let him have that
presidency of Harvard which has
kept the world in a sweat of anx
iety for so many years. The pre
sumption is ? since nearly every man
of note has been designated as his
successor ? that President Elliott is
about to resign. Mr. Bryan would
certainly be a great advertisement
for Harvard and since "theory" is all
well enough at school it may do no
harm to allow htui to spin it out to
rlie boys and allow them to work out
the practice to their satisfaction in
the crush of experience of after life.
The knocks they get in doing so Is
only a part of the game. However
it is to be said that if the Bryan
theories are to be successfully un
loaded upon Harvard students they
will have to forget a lot they have
learned from the present president,
for they fit together very like the
dispositions of a cat and a dog.
If it is true that Secretary Root
is scheduled to resign as such to ac
cept appointment to the supreme
bench then the places of Root and
Taft have changed completely. It
was Mr. Taft's ambition to be chief
justice of the supreme court
and Root was scheduled for the
presidency. Things have shaped
themselves differently ? or perhaps
It Is more certain to ?ay U&ve been
shaped differently by Mr. Roosevelt.
However, The Alaskan, without ape- j
clal knowledge In the matter, would j
Just here place a copper on that
prophesy. Mr. Root Is much more
acceptable as secretary of state than
ad chief Justice of the supreme court
Brilliant and capable as he Is there
are objections to him for that Job.
It la rather a good joke on those
Fairbanks newspapers that smarted
the straw or moot election. After
quarreling bitterly through the Wlck
eraham campaign they all got together
?three of them? and whooped It up
for Taft. The vow atood Bryan, 571;
Taft, 3T& And to make It worie
they who cast the big vote for Bryan
are going to send him a souvenir
which will form a bit of news when It
gets out there ami causes the thing to
be remarked over the entire country?
"Alaska in the democratic column."
Gentle reader, there Is In operatloo
in the Alaskan office, one of the most
marvelous machines of modern times?
a Mergenthaler linotype machine. It
doesn't think. No. Bi t no one looks
at this machine whoiloee not marvel at
the thinking that mast have been done
by the man who evolved it.
The skating rink is a very excellent
idea but It Is contingent upon the
weather. We have such "beastly warm
weather" here in Slcagway.
ft took Maryland a long time to de*
clde where she was at In the electoral
oollege.
Thank Goodness, Mr. Goodwin and
Miss Goodrich are married.
The expected ha* happened In new?
paper circles In Juneau.
FROM "THI HERMITAM."
1LOVE the*, thou brown. homely, dear
old earth!
Teach mo thy wlodom; Ut m# learn
the flower#.
And know tha rock* and trees.
And touch tha ?prints of all thy hidden
90 wort.
Lot tho itlll sloom of thy rook faatnessea
rail deep upon my epJrlt till tho voice
Of brooks b*oom? familiar and my heart
?Wlth'joy of birds and winds and aU the
hours.
Unmaddened by the babble of vain men,
Brlcc thy inmost oenvcrse to my kan.
?Edward Rowland 8111.
WHALE BLUBBER
FOR HERS
Id the summer of 1897. when the
revenue cutter Thetis sailed for
Point Barrow, she carried with her
Annie Kodluklu. an Eskimo girl of
more than usual capability, who had
just graduated from the Carlisle In
dian school with honors. Annie an
nounced that she was going back to
reclaim her people from their old su
perstitions and crude practices and
to carry to them the message of re
ligion and civilization. A great fu
ture was prophesied for her, and
much good from her work among her
people was expected. Last August,
when the Thetis returned to Point
Barrow, the officers were interested
to learn how Annie was progressing.
They found her returned to the
ways of her people, to their diet of
blubber, their odd manner of dress,
and all their native ways. Her edu
cation seemed to be the least of her
concern, and so far from carrying the
lessons of civilization to her people,
they had succeeded in causing her
to harken to the call of the wild. It
is rumored in social circles among
the Eskimos that she is soon to
marry an ordinary native and give up
her training, her ideals and her
dreams. ? Douglas News.
A. G. Maddeen, who has been in
the Innoko district this summer, says
that the region has all the features
of a good placer field. The forma
tion is slate, and many of the miners
who have never had experience in
any diggings except the mica schists
of Dawson and Fairbanks do not like
it. Supplies laid down on the creeks
cost J400 a ton. However, old tim
ers are said to like the camp, and <
for a reason that is somewhat pecul
iar; the medium of exchange is gold
dust
CALM AND CLOUDY
1 : ? ; ; i
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The result of the observation t alt on
at Moore wharf at midnight, Nov. 8,
1008, la aa follows
Temperature time observat'n.37 above
Max. temp, preceding 24 hour* .41 above
Mtn. " " " " .36 above
Mean " " " " .39 above
Barometer 30.20
Cloudy and calm.
This being a holiday- Thanksgiv
ing?over In Yukon, no weather report
came through today.
ALL ALASKA IN A LINE OR TWO
The Sentinel estimates that Wran
gell citizens have bought *10.000
worth of gasoline engines In the last
two years
? ? ?
On Sunday, Octtober 4, a loose
horse at Sitka dashed into a party
of little girls returning from church
and trampled one of them beneath
his hoofs. Inflicting Injuries from
which she died.
? ? ?
W. S. West, superintendent of the
Wild Goose Mining Co., says that
winter wages at Nome will not be
more than $3.50 a day and board, and
that there aro plenty of men anxious
for Jobs at that.
* ? ?
The business men of Nome have
organized a mining exchange for
the purpose of advancing mining In
terests of the section and Imparting
reliable information to any who may
wish to learn of the country.
? ? ?
The members of the Prince Rupert
"Society of White Pioneers" take
an oath before a justice of the peace
not to employ Chinese or Japanese,
nor to vote for any seeking federal,
provincial or municipal honors who
does.
* ? ?
An all-American road to the Forty
mile from Eagle City has made It
possible during the last summer to
secure for the merchants of Eagle
City on the Yukon river a considera
ble portion of the trade that for a
score of years has Kone to Fortymlle,
on the Canadian side of the bounary.
? ? ?
The last chapter of the Bruner
railroad war was enacted at Valdez
last month, when Judge. Reld threw
the riot cases arising therefrom out
of court. The ground given out for
the dismissal of the case was that
the men, though guilty, were simply
acting under Instructions from their
employers, against whom there Is no
"legal evidence."
When Mrs. Chas. Freas died at
Fairbanks some time ago her last re
quest was that her body be taken to
the states for burial. lu the per
formance of this sad mission her hus
band was accompanied by a faith
ful collie dog who stood guard over
the remains of his mistress all
through the long journey, refusing to
eat or to allow strangers to approach
the bier.
? ? ?
Had It not been for a hitch in the
proceedings which are being carried
on in Chicago, whereby the Hubbard
Elliott properties on the Kotsiua
river, in the Copper river district,
were being transferred to a holding
company, at the head of which is
the banking house of Baron Hirsch,
railroad engineers would have com
pleted the survey for a railroad from
Valdez to Kot6lna this summer. The
$40,000,000 has been subscribed and
the company is ready to spend $10,
000,000 next spring. ? Douglas Island
News.
Winter evenings made delightful
by good reading. All the best and
latest books to be found in my cir
culating llabrary. W. W. Boughton.
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TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No- IS
(Dally Exoept Sunday.)
Wo. 1. N. Bound
let class.
S 30 a. m.
10 (0 p. m.
11 00 "
11 30 "
1 30 p, m.'
3 45
Leaves
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White Horsi
Arrives
Leaves
No, 2, S. BounC
1st clan
3 20 p. m*
1 45 "
12 42 "
12 10 "
10 25 a. m.
8 15 "
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150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with eaoh full fare tloket
?.nd 75 pounds with oaoh half fare tickev
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Skagway to Atiin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson anil Intermediate Yukon River 'Points.
The new placer cam ps in the Alsekand Kiuane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, when|navigation is closed, daily trains will continuo running between
Skagway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will bo maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson' and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located in the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quaitz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou.
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