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The political situation in Al
aska presents a rather anomal
ous aspect. There are three par
t ies in the field; Republican, Dem
ocratic and Progressive Demo
crat. For delegate, the Repub
licans have no candidate except
for tlie endorsement of Mr.
Wickersham by the divisional
convention at Valdez; the Dem
ocrats have named Charles Sul*
zerof Sulzer, Alaska as tin ir
standard bearer, while the pro
gressive Democrats have also
nominated Mr. Wickersham.
In territorial affairs each party
has named a l ull ticket of four
candidates for assemblymen and
one for senator. The Copper
River Valley Ins two candidates
lor the assembly; Jos. H. Mur
ray of Nizina district who is the
candidate of both the Republic
an and the Progressive Demo
crats, Mr. Tom Holland has been
named as the candidate of the
regular Democrats. It is prob
able that all of the tickets will be
cut, as under the present elec
tion law, the Australian ballot,
the names of all candidates ap
pear on one ballot- and the aver
age--Alaskan will undoubtedly use
his judgement in selecting the
best men on the ticket regard
less of party lines. While such
a system of voting is not looked
on with favor by the machine pol
itician cuts but little ice in Alas
ka and that good horse sense is
more to be depended upon with
the ordinary voter, than the dry
and dusty platitudes promulgat
ed by political conventions under
the name of party platforms.
Nearly a billion dollars of the
bonded debt created by the C’vil
War remains unpaid.
American interests and invest
ments in Mexico are about one
and a half billion dollars.
To succeed Justice Hughes on
the Supreme Court bench Pres
ident Wilson has sent to the Sen
ate the name of John Hessin
Clarke.
Hetty Green is dead. She left
$5,000 to her son-in-law and no
thing to charity or public insti*
tuitions though her wealth was
about one hundred million dol
lars.
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“Hyphenates.”
President Wilson in an address
declared those citizens who place
America second and give first
allegiance to Other Lands will
not be tolerated in this country.
Also the two principal political
parties refer to such citizens in
their platfoams. The President,
nnong other things, said; “Am
erica must come first in every
purpose we entertain. Every
man must count upon being cas'
'out of our confidence, cast out
even of our tolerance, who does
not submit to that great ruling
principle.”
<. oionei ltooseveit, in a maga
zine article, elaborates his ide i
of “no service no vote,” It is
Ins idea that those who will not
volunteer to train themselves for
the nation's defense should not
have the ballot.
If I were selling prunes or peas
Malarnoot salmon or Switzer
cheese,
I’d study these and know their
grade,
And classify them in my trade.
And if I bought a stock of
shoes,
If vici kid or kangaroos
I’d know their quality and
class,
I’d know they would or would
not pass.
When to a customer I’d spiel
I’d make a friend with every deal.
If selling goods for Pickeler
Heinz
I’d know his 57 kinds
And not hand out the Libby
brand
Or substitute the beans he can
ned.
A merchant ought to say he
knows,
Not merely say he thinks,
His honor gets in crooked rows
His business gets in kinks.
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