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Horae, • Alaska, under the Act of March S, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, July II, 1010.
THK POMTICAL SPHINX.
If Hughes can only keep his mouth
Phut until November he may secure
the votes of every one who wants
to see Wilson defeated. He was
chosen because of the fact that no
one in the rank and file of the party
•was expected to know anything
about him, for the rank and file
of the republican party can be ex
pected to know little about anything
and to fall an easy victim to full
dinner pail and prosperity slogans—
he was chosen because he could be
expected to rally the votes of “hy
phenates” whom Wilson had offend
ed—he was chosen because he
might be anything even while he
was nothing. In a word he appeals
to ignorance and can be relied upon
to obtain the votes of ignorance ana
for all the difference if an Amer
ican sphinx were possible it were
as well nominating as Hughes.
But certainly it is the exposure
of the vacuum of capitalist politics
when a man is chosen because no
thing is known about him.
PAKADHS AND KNIdSTMKXT.
Complaint is made that while
thirty thousand marched in the
.Seattle preparedness parade, only
twenty four could bo got to enlist
for service on the border in the m-i
Jitia.
The Times of Seattle wonders
'That’s easy. Men walked in the
parade because they were told to
do so by the Boss. But they were
not all militarists.
Almost everyone is willing to
htmtle on the other fellow into
war. The men on the sides of the
street always chearcd the trampling
feet. The women that had to do n j
lighting always were down on the
slackers and hugged the uniforms.
The band sounded good any way—
hut fighting, actual warfare with the
chance of getting slaughtered even
the preparedness boosters then want
the other fellow to got.
What man has the interests that
Hearst has got in Mexico? What
papers urge intervention and war
«s do the Hearst papers? But
who imagines that Willie will go
lo war when it is declared.' William
wants the other fellow to do his
lighting, and knows that he can get
him if he keeps up the agitation
long enough.
WAR SCARES.
When the Mexican war scare was
at its height last June, the inter
ventionists injected the Japanese bo
gie to make it good and strong.
They wanted to stiffen the dose. A
Japanese fleet was in the ottlng; it
was ready to land troops to support
the Mexicans—this was published as
an unquestioned and unquestionable
fact.
Thereupon the American floet got
busy and Admiral Winslow advised
the Navy Department that after a
personal inspection of the entire
west coast of Mexico he was in a
jjosition to deny that there was
any Japanese fleet hovering around
in that vicinity.
The Mexican situation and the
cold blooded, deliberate manner in
which lies were promulgated to ex
cite the people for the express pur
pos of exciting a war fever should
have discredited the American news
agencies for ever. If it has not done
so, it is simply because those who
read do not reason.
1I>EADS.
John Ruskin, and he's a beautiful
•writer, once beautifully wrote: "The
entire object of true education is to
make people not merely industrious
but to love industry—not merely
learned but to love knowledge—not
merely just but to hunger and thirst
after justice". It sounds very nice.
But does anyone believe it? Not a
one. Education—true education, is
for the purpose of making money—
not merely making money but to
love money—to make people possess
industrial power. And every person
seeks to get educated In that
fashion Sometimes it lands them
in the iinancial magnate class
sometimes in the senate, and occa
sionally in the penitentiary.
A QUESTION OP FORCE.
Now all kinds of wiseacres are
philosophizing over the failure ot
| the Dublin revolt and its sadness
as a failure. The Dublin revolt
failed for the very reason that as a
display of force it could not with
stand a display of greater force
j That's all there is to it. The folly
of it all was in thinking that Goo
| or Justice of the Cause have any
thing to do with revolutions. Wc
] observe the pathetic letter of the
Leader Pearce to his motner, writ
ten the night before his execution,
approvingly quoted. There is no
reason why. The man failed of his
purpose and his followers as well.
They were not strong enough ana
their first duty was to have discov
er that before making the attempt.
Political iniquities are cemented,
Alas, by the blood of uninformed or
self-deceived zealots.
ONE ISSUE.
Americanism is to be the issue of
the coming campaign and whichever
' of the two—Wilson or Hughes —
I can force the country to believe
they can work off the biggest chunk
of this will be the winner. In the
, meantime while politics is turned
into metaphysical channels, the
i more material facts of the social
: problems can be the better forgot
ten. Foolish like a fox are these
capitalist parties.
HIS APOLOGIA.
William Jennings Bryan speaking
before the St. Louis City Club tolu
i the members that he knew one man
who knelt down and thanked God
when he heard that he (Bryan) had
, been defeated. And he was perfect
ly sincere. And he knew another
I man who when he came to his final
1 accounting said that he had done
only two really fine things through
out his life: he had been a con
sistent church member and he had
voted against Bryan. He too was
sincere The trouble with such peo
ple, Bryan said, was that they d*dr.'t
understand government and they
didn’t understand him.
An ambiguous explanation. But
why in both cases did Bryan con
nect the worship of the deity with
their opposition to him. Is it poss
ible at least that they understood
God?
A DISCOVERY.
The Russel Sage Foundation found
that Springfield Stores paid the
girls between four and six dollars
a week. It was an important dis
covery. So far no Foundation has
attempted to discover how the girls
lived on the wages. That's anothjr
and a grimmer story.
ECONOMIC BOYCOTT.
Every old weapon that capital
ism denounces as unfair in just and
iniquitous capitalism itself uses—
upon the other fellow. Just now
over in Europe in the greatest of all
commercial wars they are trying to
show that violence and violence
alone is worth a continental in sett
ling disputes, that courts of arbitra
tion, mediation and other means are
only antiquated buncomb while the
machine gun, the dreadnaught, the
submarine and the howitzer are the
real things. Now the Allies are talk
ing “after the war”. And thoy pro
pose what? Why an economic boy
cott of the Teuton nations. Just
in the same papers and by the same
persons who condemn the use of the
boycott as criminal and iniquitous,
we discover a willingness to en
force it in order to achieve what
ends may not be achieved by direct
violence. Hot stuff these days for
the high minded supporters of the
system.
GOING DOWN.
These are days when the work
ers are supposed to be revelling in
the pride of employment and in an
embarrassment of high wages. Look
at the increase they got in the
steel industry, says one. Look
at the high wages they are paying
longshoremen, says another. Look
at the tremendous increase that ha3
been given in the munition works.
Yes, look at it all and then turn to
the very latest reports which show
that the costs of living have in ten
years gone up fifty per cent. Going
up are wages, did you say? Going
down, going down is more like it.
If a dollar will only buy today what
fifty cents bought ten years ago,
you can’t figure out wages in term?
of dollars and cents and maintain
the correct relation. That’s obvious.
THK ANCHORAGE TIME8.
When Herron was eliminated from
the scheme of republican things,
they evidently reckoned without
their host. Acquiring the Anchorage
Daily Times, he nailed Roosevelt
and Wickersham to his editorial
mast, and proceeded to announce
that his paper was not political.
Now the Anchorage republicans
have endorsed Wickersham, de
nounced the Seward Convention and
the Times is the delegate’s avowed
champion for re-election. Just a
few years ago, Herron came to this
neck of the w'oods endevoring to
alienate the Wickersham stalwarts
from the faith, and now he turns
upon his own neophytes. Who was
it said politics makes strange bed
fellows? But Herron is happy!
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Moonlight Spring Water. (Boil
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To the Public: —
We have just finished stock tak
ing, and find that we are heavily
overstocked so are making enorm
ous reductions in Hardware—as
much as 50% in certain lines. Not
withstanding immense advances out
side, especially in Hardware ana
Metal Goods, we are still selling on
the basis of goods purchased the
past two or three years.
We will sell for cash only at these
prices, and for a limited time, until
we bring our stock down to the re
quirements of the Camp.
If you have an order to be filled,
let us figure on it; we can save you
money. We have proved it oj
others, we can prove it to you.
DARLING & DEAN COMPANY.
WATCH US GROW.
Arrived at HOLT’S CASH STORE.
New Sewing Machines.
New Stoves and Ranges.
New Crockery and Glassware.
’I have also purchased a full line
of Gents Furnishings (Drummers
Samples) on Sale this week % off.
Also Carpet, Rugs, Linoleum,
Matresses Hardware, Tinware etc.
No war prices here. To busy to
mark up Goods.
HOLT'S CASH STORE.
.upshrdl shrodi shrdlsh
Tel. Main 90. 411 Front St.
The House that Saves You Money.
FOR SALE:—2 Room Cabin close
in town: Apply this Office:
I SEATTLE I
Barber Shop!
FIRST CLASS SERVICE. *
Next door Miners Restaurant gj
JOHN H. NICHOLAS. I
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tween St. Mieliaels and all "J*
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OX STEAMER UMATILLA: CAULIFLOWER, GREEN PEAS,
CELERY, RHUBARB, GREEN ONIONS, CABBAGE, CHERRIES,
BANANAS, PEACHES, PLUMS, WATER MELONS, TOMATOES,
CUCUMBERS, HEAD LETTUCE.
Mollers Grocery
211 FRONT STREET PHONE, MAIN 86.
Steamer Arctic
For Speed and Comfort take the Strm. ARCTIC for York,
Tin City, Lost River and Teller. For Information call up Al
aska Lighterage A Com. Co. or
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JULY 12.
AUG. 3RD
AUG. 29TH.
SEPT. 23TH.
OCT. 23TH.
SAILING FROM
SEATTLE.
JULY 20TEL.
AUG. 15TH.
SEPT. 11TH.
OCT. 7TH.
SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
P. J. O’CONNOR, ALASKA L. & C. CO.
Commercial Agent, AGENTS
Front St. and Steadman Ave. At Dock.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP Cl.
S. S. VICTORIA
LEAVE SEATTLE:
JUNE 28.
july as.
AUG. 23. pi
SEPT. 18.
OCT. 15.
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JULY 11.
AUG. 7.
SEPT. 5.
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VICTORIA LEAVING NOME JULY 11 AND AUG. 7 will
call at Setvard, Valdez, Cordova; Steamer will also visit Cole**
bia Glacier. At Cordova steamer will remain long enough to al
low excursionists time to make special trip out over the railroad
to Miles Glacier, from Cordova the Steamer will return direct
by the outside route to Seattle.
R. A. Carroll, Agent, Nome
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We have reseived on the
Umatilla a nice line of
SLICKFR COATS before
buying see
Cheap John Store
ONE PRICE TO ALL. TELEPHONE MAIN 48.
Kent Transfer Oo.
General Transfer & Freighting
float & qh
Phone Main 139.
MR. MINER
For Hose, Tents, •
and Canvas, See
PHIL MURPHY
MURPHY NAS THE ROODS
WE CAN DO IT,
For flint class work and gronyi
delirery ph me Mats 1A1 assl tbs
People’s Steam Isumdry *U1 ell
and get four laundry.
HP. J. WHIJAMMIK Prop
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