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"To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as
nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government.”—
Abraham Lincoln
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Nome, Alaska, December iii>, 1 tilth
Tin: i:i.K<"!i(>\ retulys.
Wilson's large popular vote is the j
most characteristic feature of tmw
complete election returns that have !
been reported. ( |
That Wilson secured some recriuts j
from the progressive party, from the
republican party and from the soci
alist party (so-called) almost seems
certain. The Roosevelt desertion of
the Progressives compelled many ot
the former Hull Moosers to vote for
Wilson, and a good many republi
cans who regarded Hughes Quite
wrongly as the Germanist candidate
gratified their pro-ally Americanism
by casting their ballots for Wilson
also.
There appears to he quite a deser
tion from the socialist party stand
ard.
In the socialist party itself are all
kinds of views. There are govern
ment ownership socialists: there are
citizen army socialists: there are an
ti-preparedness socialists: there are
socialists who are pure and simple
reformists.
In reality the socialist party is a
reform party, creating what it fails
its immediate demands which are re
forms of the most bourgeois charac
ter, and which differ from time to
time in no way with sucn reforms as
ire developed by the progressive
mcmliers of either the democratic or
the republican party.
It. will be recalled that in 1912
the Milwaukee socialists delivered
themselves of the wail that Teddy
stole their policies. It need hardly
he pointed out that were they social
ists at all this wail would have no
foundation in fact. But it had. The
very policies which Roosevelt gath
ered together as the policity of Ills
Bull Moose party were the key notes
of the socialist, party's individuality.
This fact alone should have given
some, pause in the matter.
The preparedness craze which
swept over the nation following the
European war found the socialist
party members hopelessly confused
and the orthodox pacificists were at
some trouble to oust those whose
views did not conform with their
own. Stteh men as Charles Edward
Russell, as Victor Berger, not to
mention some more decided freaks,
were subjected to the discipline of
c harges filed by other members of
the party.
Some of tin* socialist party papers
were frankly pro-German as the Mil
waukee Leader, which as a German
ist paper vied with the Fatherland
in 11s praise ot such a stage ol state
;. pit a 1 i sm as* Germany had reached.
Others were not quite? so t rankly
pro-.Mly, hut they were pro-Ally
with iut perm ttinig the determinism
of their economic environment to
Inal such a candid expression.
Now with this condition of things
rampart, the socialist party vote
lost itself in the dullest political
campaign in years. And although
Wilson and Hughes failed to develop
an issue, they certainly created
enough of political confusion as to
divert former socialist party mem
bers from tin* Benson fold and take
them to their own.
The Adamson Bill saved the day
for Wiison. It secured him a Jabor
vote v.hich otherwise might have
gone for one or other of his oppo
nents. That it swept many off their
feet seems now beyond question,
and the policy of Gompcrs of re
warding friends never found a fuller
realization than in the dexterity by
which the laborite vote was mani
pulated.
Wilson is a cleverer politician
than most have been giving hint cre
dit for. His pre-election utterances
are now realized by some of his cam
paign managers who before were in
despair over such an uncompromis
ing attitude, to have been exceeding
ly shrewd and his deft direction of
legislation into important political
channels, was really the work of a
politician who could give that past
master ot' the art. Roosevelt, cards
and spades.
It was not an uncommon thing to
discover labor papers which before
had been inclined invariably to favor
the socialist party candidate, ring
ing with the praise of Wilson, and
just as the railroad brotherhood’s
republican clubs boosted the demo
cratic party candidate, so many of
the former socialist leaders came
out openly for Wilson. In those
places where the chances of sending
a Victor Berger to Congress still ex
isted. Benson found some strong
support, but where it did not, it
grew so faint that it might be said
to be fairly non-existent.
The socialist party to have justi
fied its exclusive political policy even
while claiming to represent "one or
the arms”, must have each election
shown a big increase. That was its
sole hope. When it flirted with im
mediate demands and other reform
ist measures which tend rather to
bolster the capitalist system than to
abolish it, it could only do so for the
sake of getting votes. If it got
votes, it could claim that its policy
however vicious was repaid in the
advertisement it gave socialism and
not otherwise. Hence its parlous
position when it begins to fall back.
Now Benson made no slouch of a
campaign. The papers and maga
zines tmve him unite liberal adver
Using. As a writer he has Eugene
V. Debs skinned a city block. Ben
son is a professionel; Debs is an
amateur. He toured the country
and had mammoth meetings. But
he failed to inspire enthusiasm in
his cause as the means whereby the
workers will achieve industrial
freedom.
In fact there is a marked tendency
today to rely upon the economic or
ganization of the workers as the
best means of working out their
own salvation. It would be easy
to mention a number of former live
socialist party workers who have
thrown in their lot with the indus
trial union movement as the true
means whereby salvation is to be
obtained.
That is not merely conjecture. It
is self evident. Where tjie working
I class movement shows signs of'vi
talitv and originality and hopeful
| activity is almost exclusively in the
| industrial labor organizations. They
! conduct actual fights which are ty
pical of the class struggle, and while
; it is infinitely pleasanter to indulge
in pewspaper controversies, intellec
tual discussions,parlor re-unions oi
a more or less revolutionary nature,
the real work is done on the job now
and hereafter.
I The well organized railroad
; brotherhoods wrung from a reluct
ant congress an eight hour law
| just as far as political action could
; go. and as far as a bunch of social
ist congressmen could go either. But
I the real fight for the eight hour
I day will be on the job, and it will
have to be fought by the workers
I through their economic organization.
The Adamson law shows that, and it
did more to dissipate that guileless
faith in political action which many
| socialist party men so strongly be
l fore that had manifested.
With many leaders advocating
government ownership, with others
! advocating all kinds of petty re
, forms in taxation and the like
there is no earthly reason following
I such leaders, the Wilson program
i should not also fascinate. That il
did is only too clear from the elec
j tion returns.
When Benson made his prophesy
! that Bis party vote would be twe
; million, this paper examined the
situation and concluded for reasons
j then stated that it was more likely
'that the socialist party vote woulc
! show a decrease rather than an in
i crease. The main reason was the
utter confusion upon the simplest
principles of socialist economics as
well as in yie socialist doctrines
themselves.
Wilson’s popular vote gives him
another term in office. During his
first term he was president but he
was also a politician. That was ine
vitable and we believe that what
ever lack of firmness may be noted
was due not to Wilson the President
but to Wilson the politician. There
is likely to be no third term for
him. The Roosevelt collapse has
shown him that impossibility beyond
any question. Hence he can now be
president without being politician,
and it is quite safe to say he will
be.
That Wilson will, therefore, give
the country one of the strongest ad
ministrations that has ever been re
corded seems to be assured. That,
is not saying that it will be the
best; but it is likely to be such that
this very able and this very shrewd
and this very strong man may him
self think best. No cabinet officer
will be able to control in any parti
cular. policies which may be objec
tionable to him. That is at least cer
tain to be one result of the elec
tion.
EARTHEN WARE.
Tea pots 25c. to SlrDO, Bean pots
2 qt. 50c., 3 qt. 65c., 4 qt. 75c.
Sour dough pot 1 gal. with cover
50c. All size stone jars up to eight
gallons Gurnesey ware, cook and
serve in the same dish The beauti
ful brown, white lined earthenware
used to make foods taste better and
look more appetizing. Gurnsey casse
role $1.50, $2.50 amt $5 00. Other
Gurnsey ware from 25c. up. West
Wood Colona assortment n ado by
Johnson Bros. England baker 25 to
50c., scallops 25 to 50c. Sausboats
45c. bowls 20 and 25c., covered
butter 90c. creamer 25 and f>0c
Coffee Cups $3.50 doz. Special
Johnson Bros, imported Coffee Cups
$3.50 doz. 7 in. plate 2.50 doz.
C. W. LEWIS.
Delbars.
CITY RATH HOUSE
has the largest
and only <1 feet
Rath Tubs in Nome.
No. 0308.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
In the United States Land Office at
Nome, Alaska, December 1 &, .
Notice is hereby given, that Isaac.
L. Osgood, Estate (Heirs, Cora and
Elmer Osgood and Mrs. Mamie Os
i good) By W. P. Bell and Seattle
National Bank, Trustees and Floyd
W. Osgood, By Fred. It. Cowden
their Attorney in Fact, whose Post
Office address is Nome, Alaska, and
on behalf of Co-Owner Ellis E.
Powell, has made application before
the United States Land Office at
Nome, Alaska, for a United States
i Patent for Discovery Claim and No.
1 Above Discovery on Lake Creek
in the Cape Nome Recording Dis
trict, Alaska, being Mineral Survey
No. 1175, said claims being more
particularly described in the field
notes and plat of the official survey
thereof now on file in said Land
Office at Nome, Alaska, as follows,
to-wit:
DISCOVERY CLAIM.
Beginning at Cor. 1 identical with
S. W. Loc. Cor. with Cor. 4 of No.
2 below on Saturday* Creek, Sur.
695, a fir post 4 ins. sq. 2 ft. above
ground in earth mond scribed 1-747,
4-695, 1-1175, D. U. S. L. M. No.
11 bears S. 14 deg. 05 min. E.
4110.0 ft. thence N. 20 deg. 16 min.
W. Yar. 19 deg. 00 min. E. 665.00
ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 9 deg.
57 min. E. Var. 19 deg. 15 min. E.
209.40 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence N.
69 deg. 45 min. E. Var. 19 deg. 10
min. E. 670.00 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 3 deg. 28 min. E. Var,
19 deg. 15 min. E. 317.40 ft. to
Cor. No. 5; thence S. 64 deg. 43
min. W. Var. 19 deg. 15 min. E.
3S6.80 ft. to Cor. No. 6; thence S.
45 deg. 53 min. W. Var. 19 deg. 25
min. E. 273.80 ft.; thence S. 13
deg. 25 min. E. Var. 19 deg. 05 min.
E. 400.80 ft. to place of begining,
containing 5.908 acres.
NO. ONE ABOVE DISCOVERY.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 identical
with loc. cor. on line 1-6 of Sur. No. i
7 47 No. 1 Above Discovery on
Wonder Creek and with Cor. No. 2
Discovery claim this survey, previ
ously described, U. S. L. M. No. 11
bears S. 14 deg. 57 min. E. 4771.60
ft.; thence N. 20 deg. 16 min. W.
Var. 19 deg. 15 min. E. 960.50 ft
to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 48 deg. 26
min. W. Var. 19 deg. 15 min. E.
225.20 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence N.
31 deg. 20 min. E. Var. 19 deg. 00
min. E. 269.40 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 36 deg. 42 min. E Var. 19
deg. 10 min. E. 647.00 ft. to Cor No.
5; thence S. 31 deg. 00 min. E.
Var. 19 deg. 30 min. E. 1240.00 ft.
to Cor. No. 6; thence S. 69 deg. 45
min. W. Var. 19 deg. 15 min. E.
670.00 ft. to Cor. No. 7; thence S.
9 deg. 57 min. W. Var. 19 deg. 10
min. E. 209.40 ft. to place of be
ginning, containing 16.656 acres.
Said claims are situated on un
surveyed ground on Lake Creek
about 4.5 miles north of the Town
of Nome, in the Cape Nome Record
ing District, Alaska.
U. S. Location Monument No. 11
to which said claims are tied, is a
I fir post 6 ins. sq. 5 ft. above ground
in stone mound 3 ft. high 6 ft. base
scribed IT. S. L. M. No. 11, is situat
ed about 2.75 miles Northeasterly
from mouth of Snake River and
about 70 ft. east of the Bessie road.
Is in Latitude 64 deg. 32 min. North
Longitude 165 deg. 22 min. West.
Original locations recorded in Yol.
99 Rage 445 and 16 Page 116 and
Amended locations recorded in Voi.
165 Page 225 and Vo!. 199 Pago
$5, Records of Cape Nome Record
ing District, Alaska.
The adjoining claims are: On the
North No. 2 Above on Lake Creek,
Survey No. 698 and Gold Bug Claim
Survey No. 434; on the East un
surveyed; on the South No. 1
Below on Saturday Creek Sur. No.
1117 and No. 2 Below on Saturday
Crdbk, Sur. No. 695; on the West,
No. 1 Above on Wonder Creek Sur.
No. 747. There are no conflicting
claims.
G. A. ADAMS.
Register.
Date of first publ., Dec. 20, 1916.
Date of last publ., Feb. 21, 1917.
The Rose Candy Store And
Arctic Bakery
Wish to thank their many friends for their patronage Past, Pre
sent and Future and wish everyone a Happy and
PIIOSPKF.OUS NEW YE.llt.
HEM KM BEK! We give one chanee on a beautiful Work
Basket with every twenty-five cent Purchase or paid on account.
DliAWlNG JANl'AHY 1ST, AT 2 O’CLOCK AT THE CANDY
STOltE.
PRICES AGAIN REDUCED ON
FORD AUTOMOBILES
Chassis price is now $ 325.00
Runabout $ 345.00
Touring $ 360.00
F. 0. B. DETROIT
PLACE VOIIR ORDER ROW
ALASKA LIGHTERAGE 8 COIL GO.
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| CHRISTMAS TREES
£j Make it a real Christmas, and have a tree.
Remember it comes only once a year.
Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree.
Nothing pleases and delights the children more than a Christmas
tree.
£ l)o you wish to make an appropriate present to a family? Give
them a tree.
jj A nice lot to chose from. First come first served.
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Kent Transfer Co.
General Transfer & Freighting
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Phone Main 139.
TRY
PHIL MURPHY
FOR LEATHER VESTS & COATS, THE LONG KIND OREGON
CITY MACKINAWS. HATS SHIRTS, PANTS, SHOES, UNDER
WEAR, SWEATERS, FUR CAPS, MITTS, WOOL GLOVES,
PARKAS AND ROBES.
MURPHY HAS THE GOODS
* Men’s Women’s Children’s
SHOES
Since the opening of Navigation we have received 3270 pairs
of SHOES and RUBBER FOOTWEAR. Every boat brings more.
“There is a reason”. Our prices are right and our business has
been built by satisfactory service to our patrons.
nrXPETERSON SHoYcoT
PROFESSIONAL CARR.
Dr. A. F. Heimlich
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
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Office & Residence:
OVER HILL’S PHARMACY.
Office Hours: 2—5 and 7—8 p. ni.
Phone Main 7.
John Hancock
NIGHT SCHOOL. 212 FRONT ST.
From 0:30 to 8:30 p. m.
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic,
also Art of Bookkeeping.
Terms reasonable.
I Try our Mild Cured
1 Hams and Bacon
Also our WILD ROSE LARD, made
I* from the pure leaf fat, In 3, 5,. 10 and
20 lbs. cans. ■
I Independent Meat Market |
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