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Hail and Farewell
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For two years Earl N. Ohmer
served as mayor of the town oi
Petersburg. There are more
duties crammed into that office
in that time than many citizens
are aware of and as in every
other elective office there is but
little thanks for the gratuitous
efforts of the officer. Whatever
may be said, Mr. Ohmer gave
strenuously of his time and ef
fort to perform the duties of his
office. As president of the Pe
tersburg Commerial Club he has
yet many duties to perform that
will be of benefit to the town.
And there is no que tion that he
will ha /e more time to devote to
those efforts through that or
ganiza ion to further the inter
ests oi tiie town.
Enters the new mayor, Edward
Locken, upon his duties. There
are civic and financial problems
ahead of the council which will
tax the thought of that body
and its president. The present
economic condition is not un
familiar to the new council and
Mayor. He is entering upon his
duties with the determination
to curtail operation costs, con
tinue projects now under con
struction, place the industrials
upon solid operating basis, with
out adding to the costs yet at
the same time curtailing taxes
as much as possible.
It was pointed out last week
and it is a known fact that there
is an urgent demand for repairs
on the high tension line to the
hydro plant; that the gymna
sium will be a waste of material
unless carried to the point where
it can be properly protected by
adequate covering; that the de
mands of the bond issue must
be faced with serious considera
tion for the redemption re
quires action in a large way.
Mr. Locken is no stranger to
the duties of mayor and he ap
preciates the gravity of the re
sponsibility of the duties which
he is undertaking under direc
tion of the voters of the town.
He enters upon his duties with
the well wishes of the entire
community and its support to
further build up the town as one
of the major cities in Alaska.
There Were Worse Words
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“There are two theories of
government that have been con
tending with each other ever
since government began. One of
them is the theory which in
America is associated with the
name of a very great man, Alex
ander Hamilton. A great man,
in my opinion, not a great A
merican. He did not think in
terms of American life.
“Hamilton believed that the
duly people who could under
stand government, and there-j
fere the only people who were
qualified to conduct it, were the
men who had the biggest finan
cial stake in the commercial and
industrial enterprises of the
country.
“That theory, tho few ha,re
now the hardihood to profess it
openly has been the working
theory upon which our govern
ment has lately been conducted.
It is astonishing how persistent
it is. It is amazing how quickly
the political party which had
Lincoln for its first leader—
Lincoln, who not only denied,
but his own person so complete
ly disaproved the aristocratic
theor y—it is amazing how
quickly that party, founded on
faith in the people, forgot the
precepts of Lincoln and-fell un -
der the delusion that the ‘mass
es' needed the guardianship of
‘men of affairs.’
“Who have been consulted
when important measures of j
government, like tariff acts, and
currency acts, and railroad acts j
were under consideration? The
people whom the tariff chiefly
affects, the people-for whom the
currency is supposed to exist,
the people who pay duties and
ride on railroads? Oh, NO! Whar,
do they know about such mas
ters?
“The gentlemen whose ideas
have been sought have been the
big manufacturers, the bankers,
the heads of the great railroad
combinations. The masters of
the Government of the United
States are the combined capi
talists and manufacturers 'of the
United States!”
In Alaska’s fisheries it is the
ideas of the salmon monopolists,
and many of the sycophant
business men, the interests
which exist by virtue of the
labor of the hireling, that is re- I
presented at the hearings on
pending legislation in Washing
ton. In 1921 the Alaskans sent
William L. Paul to speak for
them before the Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
This year, Mr. Bradford, an op
erator of a small floating can
nery was in Washington to
fight for the continued exist
ence of his business. Two other
men cannerymen opposed the
nefarious Welch bill. The bal
ance, including the Hon. Com
missioner of Fisheries would
give the entire fisheries over to
the shore stations of the big
Combine. O’Malley refuses even
to stop long enough in Alaska to
meet with and talk over the re
gulations with fishermen. No, he
does not wish to be contaminat
ed by contact with the common
horde.
In the quotation above we in
cidentally mention that it was
the late President Woodrow
Wilson who pictured the man
ner in which legislation is se
cured and for whom.
Post Mortems
Political post mortems as a
rule are more injurious to indi
viduals and communities than
most people are aware of. They
lead to poliCical recriminations
which are spiteful and hurtful
and small. The unkind word, the
indecent word, the words cast
with the idea of doing hurt, go
on and on without end into
eternity. After they have passed
the lips of the speaker they can
never be taken back—however
much they may be apologized
for. They live in the minds of
those to whose hurt they are
used and they live as specters
of the past to remind the heart
which uttered them of the
smallness, the lack of bigness
which permitted oontemptile
v/ords to be uttered.
The past city election has been
a stirring one and a vigorous
one. There are no apologies to be
made the candidates—the Aus
tralian ballot, the last voice of
the people was used.- The maj
ority have spoken.
The future of the town de
mands that the factional lines
be eliminated—whether it be
political or racial. There is no
place in the American system of
government for the race or caste
system and therefore the con
tinued firing of prejudice thru
racial animosities) is without a
place in the entire town.
There is but one objective;
there is but one problem to be
faced; What will be of greatest
benefit to the town for its pro
gress and development. A united
and undivided support from
every section of the town, the
burying of the hatchets and the
will to progress alone will be of
benefit to the town. And it will
aid the new administration in
carrying on the work to a most
successful conclusion.
Send United Delegation
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The Women’s Primary Club of j
Juneau is taking up the cud- |
jeols in defense of their rights!
and the rights of the Territory.
The Club in Ketchikan has been
active for several months work
ing in a larger and broader way
to elect the best available ma- j
terial to office. They are non
partizan—they are demanding
protection of their rights which
the political racketeers of Ju
neau and elsewhere would rob i
them of.
The Club in Juneau is now
taking up the battle in an effort ■
to nominate and elect E. S.!
Hungerford of Petersburg and
W. H. Chase of Cordova. E. S.;
(Ted) Hungerford is not un
known in Petersburg and Wran
gell. There is nothing wishy
washy about him. He does not
play both ends to the middle in
order to secure favor. He strikes
out squarely from the shoulder
and lets the whole world know
where he stands, what he stands
for and why he stands for it. He
has crossed swords with the
Bureau of Fisheries and the
Forest Bureau. Knows whereof
he speaks when he condemns
them for the nefarious schemes
they have pulled off and still
attempt to pull of. He is being
opposed by Karl Theile of Ju
neau, federal official, secretary
of Alaska for three terms and
still looking for more gravy,
owner of a cannery and em
ploys no fishermen but uses his
trap system entirely.
W. H. Chase of Cordova served
cn the Alaska Game Commission
and for his years of valued ser
vice to the Republican party in
Alaska was kicked off and re
placed by one more servile 10
the interests of the buric rats.
Jack Davies of Ketchikan is
opposing Chase. Jack has been
in politics before and met with
disfavor at the hands of the
electorate. Outside of wanting
to go to Chicago he has not
advanced any good reason for
running for the job of delegate.
to the Republican convention.
This is a party convention—a
place where democrats have r.o
place—a place where independ
ents have no place. If Jack has
gotten religion and come back
to the folds of Republicanism,!
there has been no demonstra-!
tion made of which we are a
ware. True, the Prodigal son was
received with open arms by his
father after he, the son had
wasted his inheritance. And it is
remembered that the son who
c,ayed at home was none too
well pleased over the demon
stration made by the father who
killed the fatted calf and made
merry over the return of the
son. But it is also true, that the
son was sorrowful of his actions.
Those who have fought for the
Republican party in Alaska are
like the son who stayed at home
—they resent men wiggling in
and out of party lines and play
ing first one hand and then the
other. And Jack Davies has not
yet demonstrated to the elec
torate that he is playing the
party game as a Republican.
Comparing the records of Doc
Chase and Jack Davies, Ted
Hungerford and Karl Theile,
we cannot see how any voter
can remain consistent support
ers of the home rule idea and
give their votes to Davies and
Theile.
The combination which this
publication is supporting is E.
S. Rasmuson for national com
mitteeman, E. S. (Ted) Hunger
ford and W. H. Chase for dele
gates to the republican conven
tion, Cash Cole for Auditor. The
legislative ticket is of no im
portance in the primary this
year as there is no contest. And
we here state the definite policy
towards all those we support—
their political actions, after
election we expect them to base
upon the honest convictions of
their own mind and heart. They
are tied by no political or apron
strings.
Hoover Backs Vote Drive
President Hoover got behind
a get-out-the-vote campaign
indorsing a movement aimed at
bringing voters to the presiden
tial polls next November.
The drive which Mr. Hoover
stamped formally with his ap
proval is sponsored by the Unit
ed States Junior Chamber of
Commerce. Already it has been
called to the attention of the
governors of a majority of
states.
“I do warmly approve of this
undertaking,” the President
said. “Ours is a representative
government and it can function
effectively only when the will of
the people is clearly expressed
at the polls.”
The chief executive’s state
ment was one of his few public
references in recent months to
the coming presidential elec
tions.
The get-out-the-vote cam
paign indorsed by the Presi
dent was placed before him bv
George Olmsted, president of
the junior chamber, and Harlan
Miller, chairman of the board.
Pinchot, Third Party Stirs G.O.P.
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Political chills went coursing
up and down the spines of old
guard Republicans with reports
that Gov. Gifford Pinchot of
Pennsylvania might be induced (
to head a third party progressive j
movement.
While the practical Pinchot is
well aware a third party has
little chance of carrying the
country, his candidacy would
play havoc with the Hoover vote (
in the discontented areas of the i
farm belt.
Defeating President Hoover
for reelection would hardly j
bring grief to Pinchot, after the
way in which the administration
and the Republican national
committee sought to bring about
his defeat for governor in 1930.
Pinchot has never forgiven the
Hoover forces for that.
Ready For Fight
! At any rate the Pennsylvania
governor has already engaged
headquarters for the Chicago
convention, even though he will
not be included in the roster of
delegates from his state. If a
bolting movement should start,
Pinchot, according to reports
will gladly participate in a
rump convention, and even ac
cept a nomination for President.
The chances are, however,
that the progressives will stay
in the Republican convention
and follow the usual strategy of
fighting for adoption of a pro
gressive platform. After being
flattened by the o 1 d guard
steamroller, they will feel free
to support whom they like for
President.
Despite the fact that the
spirit of revolt is rampant, the
progressives just now favor
waiting to see if the Democrats
nominate a liberal candidate,
rather than taking the field
with a new party. If they be
come disgusted later with the
nominees of both old parties,
they might turn to Pinchot and
ask him to enter the lists.
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HOOVER IS MUM
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The most authoritative in
formation available represents
President Hoover as holding his
dry views, despite a pronounced
desire among some Republican
leaders to resubmit the prohibi
tion issue to the country.
Renewed activity over the
prohibition question has led to
many attempts to elicit from
Hoover some public statement
ot his attitude on what position
the party should take this year.
He has declined to make one.
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