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Publishing Company, at Petersburg, Alaska.. Entered in the Post
Office in Petersburg as Second Class Matter.
Subscribtion Rates:
The Alaskan, six months, $2.50
The Alaskan, per year, $4.00 Louis F. Paul, Editor-Manager.
Wiiy the Proposition, Eddie
Eddie Morrissey, editor of the
Ketchikan Chronicle approached
william L. Paul, not long since
and in the course of the conver
sation which ensued said: “If
you will support Smith for Ter
ritorial Treasurer, we will sup
port your entire ticket.” Paul
refused to bargain away the
interests of his constituents in
crder to secure political favor.
Just what is there about this
office of treasurer that had the
political highbinders of the Ter
ritory so fearful of the defeat of
Mr. Smith? With every ounce of
its strength, shown by pressure
from various angles, the elec
tion of Mr. Smith was the goal.
In the audit of the books of
the Territory, the treasurer re
fused, as did the Agricultural
College officials, to allow Auditoi
Cole to audit an account that
runs into a sum exceeding $100
000. s -
.Did a casnier refuse to allow
an audit of the books of his
bank, the directors would im
mediately go to court to secure
an order for the audit. On the
face of the opposition to an aud
it, which onposition is supported
by the Governor, Attorney Gen
ual, Treasurer and President of
the College.
The officials now fighting to
prevent ar» audit must stand
ready to meet the accusation
that there is a graft going on or
place the books in ttie hands of
the auditor. The day of reckon
ing is fast appoaching. The mills
of the gods grind slowly but ex
ceedingly small.
Queer Bedfeliows
A local fisherman was heard h
say ‘I voted for Rustgard, Knighi
Breuer, Cole,, Gardner, Scott
Paul, Noland and Sommer.”
What a combination. Put ii*
to one pocket four bits only r
let the other fellow take out a
dollar from the other pocket;
beg a friend to disarm an enemj
and furnish the enemy with
which to fight the friend.
This man who is quoted above
is reputed to be a man of consid
erable thought and experience
That he would vote for Sommer
a fisherman of independent
thought and vote for Scott the
tool of the bosses seems rather
the act of one who knows noth
ing of politics.
Hate, His Reason
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a iittie nincompoop wno does
not drag as much water as a two
by four declared: “I am against
the whole Wickersham ticket be
cause Paul is on it.”
This would be politician gov
erns his political actions by his
likes and hates. Such principles
as effect most people have no
place in his political orbit.
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Disgraceful Americanism
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A Juneau business man visit
ing in a meeting of the Peters
burg Chamber of Commerce, was
heard to say: “'Well, I suppose
you Norwegians will give Rust
gard an overwhelming vote.”
The scheme for which Rust
gard was made a tool was made
clear in that statement. Last
November while the writer was
in Juneau he was told that “the
Norwegian vote for Rustgard will
counterbalance the Indian vote
for Wickersham and the Demo
cratic vote will swing Rustgard
into office.”
So-called 100-per cent Ameri
can Legion members, other so
called patriotic citizens used this,
disgusting, disgraceful, un-Am-!
ericman argument to win votes
and to carry the election.
Not many Legionairres fell for
this nefarious scheme and those
who did exert their influence
in that way have done this or
ganization an incalculable harm.
A harm from which it will not
recover for many years. Such
members having violated the
basic principle of that national
organization, should be booted
out of the organization.
We were never so proud of be-11
ing a citizen of Petersburg than1!
when in no uncertain terms thej]
voters refused to be used as po
litical tools for unprincipled and
)! scheming politicians.
Both Ends to Middle
C. T. Gardner, Republican
i nominee for Senator and Allen
, Shattuck, Democratic nominee
for the same office are supported
I by the same political faction. It
i makes no odds to that faction
vhich one is elected as they are
of the same political principal.
The fishermen whc voted for
Gardner will wonder why they
are unable to secure the legisla
tion they want from men oppos
ed to them and condemn their
friends for not securing their de
sires. The Federal Brigade sits
back in Juneau and thumbs its
nose at the fishermen for falling j
for the political buncombe of the j
Old Guard.
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A group of Rustgard support
ers talking with our Reporter
asked him point blank: “In event
Rustgard wins, will The ALAS
KAN support Rustgard or Grigs
by?” As the voters decree that
we need not answer that ques
tion, we turn it back and ask the
Quizzers: Now that Rustgard has
been defeated, will they support
Wickersham or Grigsby? Then
will they do what they expect
of us or are they governed by a
different set of rules—rule hard
and fast for us and stretchable :
as a rubber band for them Come i
now, good Republicans, what is i
the answer.
The Indian votes “enbloc” and j j
“Paul dictates the way the In-i
dian shall vote” says the opposi-1
tion. How can they explain the1
KLawock vote which gave about
a third of its full strenth to the
opposition ticket despite the fact
Paul was there right at election
time supporting the whole Wick
ersham faction? Come now, put
away that old saw and give the
Indian with a mind of his own
and intelligence enough to know
what he wants.
There was one blank Republic
an ballot cast in the Petersburg
precinct. That voter might just
as well have stayed home in bed
as to waste good paper and the l
time of the judges. *
“Hank” Grindrod was the last |
Republican to call for a ballot |
and he took the last official bal
lot allowed this precinct.
Four honest to goodness De- ]
mocrats. The Alaskan is proud
Df these men who are game
enough to stand up in their own]
primaries. I
..With twenty-three precincts!
out of forty-eight, at this writ
ing, Wednesday afternoon, there
is indication that Keller, Cole
and Smith will carry the elec
tions; Paul Johnson, Winn of
the Rustgard factionanhgh i j
the Wickersham faction and
Scott of the Rustgard crowd will
be nominated.
The local vote for PPeter Som- !
mer was a compliment that is
indicative of his character and |
justice.
.. The Rustgard campaign com
mittee marked sample ballots
for Breuer for Commissioner of
Education and failed to mark for
Peter Sommer. Then they talk of
loyalty. Loyalty in their lexicon
means what they can gain for
themselves, personally/
Peter McCormick of Wrangell, j
former Representative indicated
he would file as an independent
candidate in the legislative race.
This puts another phase on the
race for senator in event Peter
oecides to swing in as Senator ■
State Control Fisheries
An advertisement in the Chi
noow, (Wash.) Observer, brings
attention to anyone concerned,
the fact that on the 21st of April
this year at a stated hour, the
| Washington State Director of
Fisheries and Game would be in
bis office to “meet with ANYONE
in the fishing industry who may
have any matters to bring to his
attention at this time.
“To expedite the handling of
any problems which may be brot
before the Director, it is request
ed that the substance of the sub
ject matter be presented, be in
writing, properly signed, and
forwarded to this office prior to
Saturday, April 19, and in the
event that it is impossible to do
this the subject matter in writ
ten form should be handed to
the Director on the day of the
hearing.
“The purpose of this meeting
is to adjust existing difficulties
in fisheries regulations, no dras
tic change in policy for the en
suing season has been contem
plated at this time.”
AS IT SHOULD BE
In state control of fisheries
as pointed out by the Director
of Fisheries and Game in the
State of Washington, anyone
having a suggestion that will be
of benefit to the Commission or
vho might have a grievance, be
it real or imaginary, has the
right to be heard by the Director
of that Commission. This is a
result of that branch of the state
government being under the
elective control of the voters.
Compare this with the system
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• be real nice to him and to ge
' down and crawl up to his Ma
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l make a living wage from th
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people of Alaska and not to th
■ |packers; to crawl to him and i:
5 humble supplication beseech c
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I salmon that we might no longe
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; FISHERMAN EVEN PRETEND
: TO FISH LEGALLY and the ON
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: Alaska is the fish trap.
i Territorial control of Alaska’
• fisheries is an objective, th
promised land of all seeking th
, votes. Watch the nomniees ge
[ on that bandwagon and remem
- ber the one bunch will promis
. their support with fingers cross
i ed and will do all they can to de
■ feat the measure. The othe
i nominees will work their head
j off to keep their promise. Tis al
I ways so.
Deaf, Dumb or Blind
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The halibut fishermen are dea
dumb or blind.
Not all of them, but quite i
few.
They do not understand thal
solidarity is the only thing thal
secures to the laboring class anj
benefits from the employers
; We illustrate with the herring
fisheries. The past year has seer
more shortage of herring for
bait than at any time in the his
tory of those fisheries. Boats
were tied up for days at a time
with the herring fishermen go
ing hundreds of miles to gather
in a few barrels of herring.
This conditions was predicted
in 1923 and 1925 by Representa
tives Charles Ferguson and Wil
iam L. Paul. They made effort
o stay the wasteful production
of fertilizer by the reduction
plants. They incurred the en
mity of the Governor’s Office,
the Bureau of Fisheries and the
big Packers, but persisted in
objecting most strenuously to
the system which only meant the
destruction of not only the her
ring fisheries but also the king
salmon and halibut fishing.
Without herring for bait the
halibut industry would be as pro
fitable as a store without groc
eries.
Courts
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Judge Sterns in a recent at
tack against Senator Dill of
Washington, for his fight against
the nomination of Judge Parker
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as associate justice of the Su
preme Court said: “We think
we have the only system on earth
We have the worst. “Our sys
tem of nominating and electing
judges is an abhorence.”
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As an example of the disrepute
into which American courts have
fallen, Stern declared that an at
torney recommended for disbar
ment, on account of his attacks
upon an Oregon Supreme Court
justice, stood a strong chance of
being nominated for governor of
the state to the south, as the re
sult of prejudice against the
courts.
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.. Eminent authorities have con
demned our entire judicial sys
tem. No less person than the late
Chief Justice Taft, spoke of the
judicial system in the most de
_j rogatory terms.
e | The abuse of the courts to pay
_ i political obligations, thereby se
- | curing appointment cf mediocre
r and on occasion men illy trained
s for that office, has been a source
_ of great evil. Such appointments
too often led to the blindfolding
of justice.
..Other writers and authorities,
and no less person than Richard
f Washburn Child, point out
the fact that the district attor
l neys have even greater oppor
tunities to pervert justice and to
make possible the violation of
all laws by its system of legal
technicalities.
.. The Prohibition Acts are de
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