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L. S. KELLER, PUBLISHER
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$ ? Nixon Waterman.
ts SEEN By A DEMOCRAT
The views of the New York Sun,
rated as a democratic paper, but never
as an organ, have from its earliest be
ginnings b?en interesting on national
political questions. Assuming, as most
anybody could : hese many days back,
that Bryan would be the choice at Den
ver, the Sun reviewed the situation
recently and, now that IJrvan has actu
ally become the tiOminee and the lines
are definitely drawn, it is worth while
to look at the oilier side as it appears
through the eyes of this authority. The
S?n says:
?'Mr. Taft, in spite of his great abil
ity and great uali:iestions for the pres
idency is anything but invincible, ex
cept as Bryan and Bryan ism makes
him so. Tbe financial, business and in
dustrial situation alone might be de
cisive against him were he confronted
with a united opposition that could
command public confidence. There is
no heavier burden for a party to carry
than the reversal from prosperity to
to hard times: but It is Mr. Bryan and
not Mr. Taft who stands In tho public
mind as the very apostle of hard times.
There can be no amelioration of the
condition of the (>oor witnout the res
toration of confidence. Thero can be
no work (or the unemployed without
the restoration of confidence. The res
toration of continence must extend to
business men, manufacturers, capital
ists, yes. even to tho corporation which
employs Urge numbers of men. These
elements, however little they may like
Tsft, are infinitely more a/raid of
Bryan.
"The busim s ar.l indjstriai situa
tion needs peac?; or, :.s Mr. Cleveland
said, it needs "reassurance.' How
many bu-in->s men l>e>lcve that Mr.
Bryan's elcct.oti would make for such
reaasuranct/ 't I' elected what could he
do during the next four years exc.-pt to
incrtase thu in>!.:strial and financial
disturbjnee? The inevitable 'onflict
between Mr. Bryan and the senate
would only add fuel to the Gre. A can
Aid with the house of representatives
would only n. i matters worse. With
a democrats pr. -ident like Gov. John
A. Johns n, who has shown that he
can work h.\rmoniouslv with a repub
lican lejisla'.^'o tor the public we' fare,
the situation would K altogether differ
ent. Mr. Bryan's elec'.ieu would only
make confusion worse con'ounled.
"Unfortuaate'y for Mr. Bryan, tho
situation it not ureatly unlike t h it of
. Hec.nnot i>cs-ibly escape from
his own record - fr ?> silver at lt> to 1,
the attack oa . the I't.ited Stites
supreme court, government ownership
of railroads, tfce initiative snd referen
dum and the long program of half
baked populistic and semi-socialistic
false reforms. If he had ten times the
virtues he possesses? and we have the
highest regard for Mr. Bryan's virtues
?he is not available in this particular
situation to represent the yearnings
and hunger of labor, the sufferings of
the manufacturer or the mute appeal of
400,000 empty freight cars.
"The very people be appeals to, the
men out of work, will discover, when
the campaign develops, the common
sense reason of the business situation
and the fact that it is fur their interest
to vote for a renewal of prosperity, for
re-emplorment, for better wages, for
steady jobs, all depending on peace,
confidence and credit, not on mar* de
nunciation and class hatred.
"The plain question, then, is this.
If hard times bccome still harder be
fore election day, who tc the man out of
work will seem the more likely to se-i
IS ALASKA 10 BE JOBBED OUT OF ITS VERY EYES?
In a brief message today the wire brings us a revela
tion of another job being put up on the people of Alaska.
The Seattle Times, a democratic paper, for reasons that may
be well understood, has been giving energetic support to
the Hoggatt nominee of the republican convention at
Ketchikan.
The Times, itappears, published what purported to be
an authorized announcement from Tliomas Cale that he had
withdrawn from the race for the delegateship, that because
of the sickness of his wife he could not come to the district
and would not on any account be a candidate. It was
made as positive an the language could make it. It appears
that the United Press -accepted this printed statement as
being genuine and sent the word over the whole district ?
and thus brought about the condition of temporary disor
ganization that was desired to be secured by the publica
tion. Now comes a spe?ial from Mr. A. ^E. Light, Mr.
C'ale's private secretary, in wliich he declares that the story
printed in the Times was without foundation and is a PAL
PABLE FALSEHOOD.
This then is the extremity to which we have come. If
it was a falsehood the Times knew it to be such. It gave
it out as an authorized statement ? and it was not author
ized. The whole district of Alaska has been tricked by an
interested Seattle newspaper. The wire tells us of the effect
of that PALPABLE FALSEHOOD on the people
of Fairbanks. But what will be the effect of today's
despatches telling them of how they have been
tricked into abandoning, even temporarily, their allegiance
to the mau of their choice. The ALASKAN will miss its
guess if this is not the signal for a rally to the banner of
Thomas Cale such as he would not otherwise have seen.
It is up to the peopl" of Alaska now to signify to the peo
ple of Seattle that ihey are capable of self-government and
that they will tolerate 110 such interference in their affairs
? that, at least, they must not be jobbed in their politics.
cure ihe return of good timet.?
"These considerations do not apply
to the strict partisans. The majority
of democrats will undoubted!*- vote for
Mr. Bryan, as they did before, just as
practically all republicans will vote for
Mr. Taft. Four-fifth-, of tho votes are
not cast for the man, but for tho party
but the arguments of the campaign will
be addressed to tho independent voters,
who hold the balauce of power.
"Eight years ago and twelve years
ago Mr. Bryan ran on three totally dis
tinct tickets. He hud three totally dis
tinct party organizations behind him.
Fie was the candidate of a great com
bine. This accounted for his large
popular rote in 1 <!>'?, although bo act
ually polled fewer votes than did the
democrats and populists in lf!)2.
"Today the silver republicans who
helped giv^ Mr. Bryan nin.' western
states in 1S9G have nearly all returned
to their old party allegiance. The very
silv?r men who contributed $2SS,000 to
Mr. Bryan's campaign fund in I are
now largely again-t him. Tcd?y in the
states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas,
North Dakota, South Dakota end Cali
fornia there is not a single democratic
newspaper of reputation and general
influence. Today the populist party,
which-s>olled over 1,000,000 vo'.es in
1892, when Mr. Bryan voted for Gen.
Weaver, and which was the very back
bone of his strength in the west four
years later, has nominated a ticket of
its own, headed by Thomas E. Watson,
very able, very keen, very bold. Mr.
Watson was the populist candidate for;
vice-president on the ticket with Mr. ;
Bryan in 1SJHJ. lie and his party \
brought Mr. Bryan 27 electoral votes '
which could not have been obtained in (
any other way. Mr. Watson is now ag
gressively opposed to Mr. Bryan. I
"More than this, the socialists have
to be reckoned with. Eugene V. Debs,
their candidate (or president to quote
his own language, 'supported Bryan in
1S'J<! and made a number of opeechcs for
him in that campaign. I was a mem
ber of tho populist party which Indorsed
Bryan.' Mr. Dobs is a shrewd, re
sourceful, effective campaigner. As
?tthe so'ialiit candidate for president in
1904 he polled 400,000 votes and e.tpcc's
to poll 1, 000,000 this year. Most of hie
votes will bo cast at the expenso of the
democratic ticket if Mr. Bryan is nom
inated. Again, the growing prohibi
t on sentiment in the south is bound tc
draw strongth from tbe democratic
party in the border states of Maryland,
Kentucky, Tennessee aud Missouri.
The possibility of Mr. Bryan's election
is an impossibility."
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YUKON RIVER SAILINGS
The result of tho observation taken
at Mooro wharf at midnight, July 9,
190$, is as follows
Temperature timoobservat'n..51 above
Max.temp.preceding 24 hours.. 01 above
Mln. " " " " ..51 above
Mean " " " " ..50 above
Barometer 23.28
Bain, s wind.
YUKON RIVER FLEET
Up stream? Whitehorso arrived at
Whitehorse ut II a. m.; Prospector
arrived at 1:30 a. m.; Dawson passtd
Yukon Crossing at noon yesterday; Sel
kirk left Dawson at 10 p. m.; Victorian
not reported.
Down stream? Casca passed Stewart
it 5 a. ra.
Next sailing? Whitehorse tonight;
Dawson tomorrow night.
Job printing at the Alaskan office.
CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE
Paid Ui* Capital : : : $10,000,000.00
Rkst :::::::: 5,000,000.00
BANKING BY M'A I L.
Gold Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSUED PAYABLE IN ALL. COUNTRIES IN THE WOULD
SKAGWA"Y BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mflr.
Ice Cream
Soda
PURE AND DELICIOUS
PLENTY OF CRUSHED FRUITS
We want you all to patronize our
fountain during the warm weather.
You will find it a delightful place
to rest and be refreshed.
wm. britt!
The Druggist.
Having completed reliable arrange
ments for an adequate supply of tho
bObt
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we offer for
Skagway Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices; ?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Uun of Mine ? 12'per ton
Wellington (Lidysmith)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size 820 per too
Prices abovd arc on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for cash. Delivery $1.00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phonos 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska
U. S- Mail Steamer
i Carrying
Passengers and Mail
Will leave Skagway Daily
at 9 a. m. for Haines
i'
Returning, Leaves Haines for
Skagway at 2 p. 111.
1 Fare one way $1-50
! Round trir) $2.50
' JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
. ELECTRIC LIGUTED STEAM
, HEATED STEAM EK
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mntl
t For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
? Hoona, Teoakec, Sitka and Wayports
| SAILS
Tuesdays 6:30 p, m.
Thursdays at 2 p. m,
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOCGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth A vo. Phone 90
I
PIONEER ALASKA LENT*.
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
. Seattle, and otber Pugct Sound J'ortw
CARRYING U.S. MAII .
Steamers of This Company Leave
CITY Of SEATTLf July 12-24
COTTAGE CIIV- July 6-18-30
Connecting with tho Company's Steamers at Seattle for San Francisco,
Southern Campornia, Eureka (Humboldt Bay) and Mexico
Ck iT Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagway
S rattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUN ANN, Goneral Passenger Agent,
112 Market Street, San Pmnoisco, Ca
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(B. C. Coast Service)
TWIN SCREW STEAMSHIP
PRINCESS BEATRICE
JULY 8-20 AIIO. 1-14-26
PRINCESS T1AY
JULY 14-25 AUG. 8-20
Leaves Skagway
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of the world and all information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of tho Fast Passenger Steamers
Jefferson July 3, 15, 27
Dolphin, July 9, 21, August, 2, 13
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfors to Victoria aud Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Franc'sco
^ 11. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone i
re -r:, - ? - i i i i iiiiiiiiwinii 1 1 ? imni mi
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No. 18
?(Daily Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound,
lut clasp.
') 30 a. m. Leave."
12 f5 p. m. "
12 48 " -n "
1 40 " "
3 20 p. id. "
5 50 Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CA.RIBOU
White Horsx
Arrives
ii
ft
ii
Leaves
No. 2. S. Bound
1st clais
4 30 p. m' n
3 05 "
2 20 "
1 45
11 40 a. n>.
9 30 "
Pasaenccrs must be at depots in time to have BaKgape Inspected and
oheckcd. inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds cf basrpape will be checked free with each full fare ticket
and 75 pounds with oaoh half fare ticket.
Throgh line from Skagway to Atlin, White Horso, Big Salmon, Dawson and
intermediate points. Connection made at Dawson with Lower River steamboats for
Eagle, Circle City, Rampart, l'anana, Fairbanks, Chens, St. Michael and Nome,
NAVIGATION NOW OPEN
Frequent connection made at White Horse between trains and river steamers for nil Yu
kon River points, including Mendenhall Landing. the nearest steamboat landing to the
Alsek Gold Fields. The following steamboats are operated by !hc WHITE PASS AND
YUKON ROUTE and are equipped with all modern conveniences, iuclfdinc steam heat
electric light and other features as afford not only safety but comfort to passengers.
WHITE HORSE
DAWSON
ZEALANDIAN
CANADIAN
OASCA SELKIRK
THISTLE
BONANZA KING
LaFRANCE
VICTORIAN
Through tickets can be purchased at Skaguay for DAWSON, 1'AIRBANKS, CHEN A
and all Lower River points.
Finely ap)X>inted trains daily, except Sunday, between Skaguay and White Horse,
carrying passengers, baggage, mail and express,
Baggage bonded through. Direct telegraphic servicc to all points in Alaska, Canada
nnd tho United states.
For Information relative to paasengo, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of tho Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. " F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska