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PLATFORM OF THE
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
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Elective Territorial Officials for
all major offices.
2. Separation of Territorial offices
fr .m federal offices.
8. Equitable taxation.
4. Tvap tax based on catch.
5. Discriminatory (ax on non-resi
dert fishermen.
6. Repeal be Congress of Section
27 of the Jones Merchant Marin *
Act.
7. Community Property Law.
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A Consistent Platform
The Republican candidates have
had above platform, working foi
and supporting it when Democrats
wore fighting it. For several years
the battle cry of the Reublican can
did: tes has .been .ALASKA FOR
ALASKANS; FULL TERRITORIAL
GOVERNMENT; ABOLIS H M E N T
OF ALL FISH TRAPS.
The Democrats have been hard
put on their program of defeating
Dan Sutherland. Real planks the>
had none. Realizing the weakness
of their platform, they have adoptee
the very Republican program whicn
tbej have been opposing from the
platform, press and from persona)
contact.
They have switched to wie Repub
lican platform because they think i»
a good way to catch votes.
George Gt-igsbv received $6 00
from the Alaska Packers’ Associa
tion to censure Alaskan's votes. ‘ 1
never received a cent from the can
neries,” he •said. He wras an agent
for Hie Alaska Packers’ in an elec
tion at one time.
(•RIGSBY FAVORS GLOBING OF
PRINCE RUPERT MARKET
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George Grigsby, in his speech a
thy MacGregor Theatre in which h<
naks the citizens of Petersburg tc
vote, said not one word relative t'
future effort to close the open port
of Prince Rupert. He was sp icific
ully challenged by Delegate Suth
erland to state his position on this
important question.
'A b^n Dan Sutherland spoke ir.
Pe:ersourg, he read a portion of Mr
Grigsby’s statement in which he
Mr. Grigsby favored the closing ot
Rupert. George talked of every
.uher subject .about it and around
it, but never said one word in de
n1al. It is therefore proper to chal
lenge his position. As opposed to
• e closing of this port we have the
record of Delegate Sutherland whc
wi h the assistance of representa
tives of the Fishermen’s Union from
Ketchikan and Seattle, wherein he
went right down the line and defeat
ed the pet measure of Ketchikanites
and Seattleites. And we have his
further promise that he will continue
to tight to protect those interests in
th“ future if the matter is evei
brought to life again.
The Republican platform, nation
al or local, is pledged to the doc
trine of protection—the Democratic
National platform is opposed to that
loctrine. And Mr. Grigsby commit
ted himself irrevocably to that pro
gran for which reason he refused
to commit himself directly. But as
he declared four-square for the na
tional platform of his party, he com
mits himself to casting the Alaska
halibut fleet to the tender mercy
of Seattle Spirit.
A vote for Grigsby is a vote for
hari-kari for the halibutmen. A vote
for Sutherland is a vote for protec
tion and prosperity.
A BACKWARD GLANCE %
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In 1906 there was no Prince Ru
pert, aside from a fisherman shack
or two. A short while after the
railroad terminus was built there.
Before it became an open competi
tive market for Alaska fish, Alas
kans shipped their fish to Seattle
and sometimes got as high as \
THItj-hi CENTS A POUND. When
grauon down, ii' shipment were large
n ugh, the fisherman had to send
.roiiey to the broker to pay freight
m shipment. He was lucky if he
uroke even. Talk about the three
aid inonte game—the old gambl
ing sharks were Sunday School pik
ers n’ongside of the lishbroker of
tile .
Ask some of the old timers who
shipped fish 20 years ago if that is
11wc 'lie truth. If it isn’t we will
v.st our vote for George Grigsby
an 1 if wre are right you vote for our
man.
Then Dan fought in Congrfess un
i! he secured the open competitive
market at Rupert. For which rea
son Petersburg and Ketchikan are ,
on the map today, especially Peters
burg, for it was primarily a salmon
ovvn until the open port made pos
sible freedom from the clutches of
the greediness and dishonesty of
jf.fattle fish brokers.
n,bpn Carl Strong of Ketchikan
went to Washington and tried to
steur. the closing of Rupert but
Dan was on the job and defeated his
refarious purpose.
When you cast your vote and
hink of casting it for George, think
on these things. He is committed
■ o a pro; :■ u to do it age " t
ou on a closed port basis. Good
for beattle, but we are not building
up Seattle, we are interested in
1 uilding up our own communities.
“I AM REPUBLICAN”
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Bo soys the little fellow running
Hie- P-P. plant down the street.
He has so declared himself on nu
merous occasions.
A cat on a tin roof could not hav^>
been busier than Jawn W. when the
Democratic candidates were here.
He was tacking up signs, running er
rand , riding to Scow Bay and was
« flunky firstclass for them. He
wilt come out in his sheet as the
rr^at defender of the rights of
democracy, damn autocracy and the
domination of one-man rule and con
trol of ”1,000 votes.
Jacky knows which side of his
broad the butter is on. “I am a
Republican” — “We are—” et ce
tera “ah scatter at ’em.”
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CANNERY MONEY
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George Grigsbv, by direct accu
sation, inference and innuendo, de
clared that the candidates on the
R '.uMican ticket are tools of tin
ca .nerv and trap interests.
When George made that declara
t> n he knew he was not emulating
1 ° great namesake, the first George
Father of our country. And he knew
that he was qualifying for the Club
p '.e famous by Teddy Rooosevelt’s
thing sarcasm—the Annanias Club
By so doing, Grigsby uelittled
nimsre f in the minds of his hearts
h r vending false statements which
ho could not prove the verity of.
.
What George Was After
Alter his candidacy was made pub- j
1! . George made a trip to Seattle, i
That is of record in the steamship J
cilices.
tie went the rounds of the can
erymen soliciting funds to fur
th- r his candidacy. They would
not contribute one cent so he re
t tied to Ketchikan and asked Les
ter O. Gore, cannery attorney and
srid to be candidate for judgesh p
of 'be First Division, and asked him
to solicit money from the canning
uuerehs to further the campaign A
G.- irge B. Grigsby, democratic can
choate for delegate to Congress.
Mt Gore refused to do so, for Gor^l
is a “republican” and might be
r.-med judge for the first Division
\Vhich all made Grigsby sore and
s >"picious in general. Having no
other legitimate excuse, he now
foams and froths with his accusa
i<»-s until he almost believes it*
'.iu.elf.
WHERE HOES YOUR PAPER
STAND?
• f you are a subscriber or con
i t. reader of The Alaska Fisher-1
m\n or The Alaskan, you know we
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have stood for the protection of the
fishermen and fought for it consist-'
rii'ty. We are not all things to al'
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r.cL—changing with the winds and
■ In? mg hither and yon with the fl !
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annual tides.
A great many of Petesburg’s hal
.bnt men are outspoken in their sup \
port of Jawn W.’s paper. Let
h, who will read and digest this.
Ti;e Alaskan and the Alaska Fish
en mm stand squarely for or agains
rv problem which presents itself
It it is right in principal, even tho
at times our pocket book's are hurt
bv the position. If wrong, we are
ready to stand corrected. We do
i oi straddle any fences, political or
fin i.' v ial or moral.
Which brings us to the fishery
pr-dlems. We have been, are an l
will remain against traps. Oir
pcr'le have been most hurt by th
destructive system. Others of like
Whoring class also feel the pangs of
v <n by their lessened earning pow
er.
'.Ve initiated the fight against th
pernicious and wanton destruction
and waste of herring which was lat
Pi :aken up by Dan Alstan and car
ried through the Petersburg Com
me cial Club to other like organiza
tion^. We learned of the wasteful
practices now admitted by the U. S
Fmreau of Fisheries before anyone
ga,e it any thought. And we are
~s determined as ever to put ■such
wasteful institutions out of Alas
ka waters.
' ve have stood for the “open port’’
of ’Wince Rupert for it is our cer
> i‘.n knowledge that Petersburg and
ether fishing communities had n>
development until Dan Sutherland
f^ugnt for and secured the “open
Pa* t.
Last week when approached on
the subject, Jack hawed around
and spraddled all over the subject.
When finally cornered, admitted he
was in favor of the “closed port.’’
as against the interest of Jack
Scboettler and principal and the in
terests of those who support him, he
favors the principal. That is what
The Alaskan terms “doublecrossing
bis people.”
GRIGSBY-FRAMEUP
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Last year 4was organized in Ket
chikan the United Sons of Alaska
by John W. Frame, erstwhile Repub
lican National Committeeman. The
fundamental principle of (lie organ
ization being based on home rule
and the Controller Bill.
To let Grigsby join, the bars of
partisanship were withdrawn.
Gr’esby entered into a deal with
Frame whereby Frame was to swing
the Sutherland and Republican votes
to Grigsby for control of the organ
ization. The rule of majority in the
constitution of that organization was
one .'hat would permit of machine
polities and directed vote.
An organizor was sent to Peters
burg where he organized a “fort”
with another at Scow Bay. These
gave fheir proxies to Frame and in
their convention a fight for control
took place. The Republicans re
fused to permit their funds and po~
Mtical strength to be used to fur
fhe political schemes and chicanery
I;f Frame and Grigsby. In spite of
instructions to the contrary, Peters
burg’s proxies were used. But the
ctrenuous fight, left the Grigsby
’rowd too weak‘»to carry on. They
save up the ghost and began fight
ing among themselves.
Tie Republican supporters of Dan
withdrew to the side and the organi
zation has been alive only in name.
The U. S. A. Bulletin is no longer
logger published by the United Sons
but appears spasmodically under the
direction of John Frame.
Over KGBU, Grigsby spoke in fa
vor of the Controller Bill, hijg speech
being published in the Bulletin. Now
he reverses himself calling it all
“batik” the Bill and speech both.
THE LEASEHOLD BILL
Thfe pewee editor, political) cham
eleon that is all things to all men,
claimed through his paper that Wil
liam Paul way a double crosser.
Grigsby in his recent speech, by in
ference and innuendo, made the
same allegation. Basing his’ argu
ment from the fact that Judge
Wtckersliam wrote a letter and a |
proposed bill published in The Alas-1
ka fisherman last January.
During the past winter the Can
nes were reported as lobbying a
|bil! which would give perpetual title
to holders of trapsites. To defeat
this action the bill was Written by
Indec Wickersham as a compromise^
measure. It was printed in The
Vlnska Fisherman. Later on it was
’rged by friends that William Paul
assist passage of the measure before
Congress. He went to Washington
out talking the matter over with
friends of Alaska, he received as
surance that no hill giving perpetu
al right to trapsites would he given.
Having this assurance he returned
home.
J .As all other dead bills, this mea
sure went to the waste basket only
to be resurrected as a false cam
, aign issue.
The bill is as dead now as George
will be after November 6th.
■si PI*<)RTIXG LEGISLATIVE
TICKETS
What is the logic of candidate
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Gr gshy condemning Delegate Snth
rlund for supporting legislative
°ard'da-os.
If it is wrong for Sutherland so
'•) do,it is also v/rong for Grigsby,
if =t is right for one it is right for
he riher.
The reason for supporting R^
P” jlican legislative candidates is to
secure enough votes to pass the
Controller Bill over the Governor’s
voio if necessary. To get enough
vothr to insure passage of the bill
to 1 ax alien or non-resident fisher
I men . Lack of support from the
I w outward districts defeated such
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I PETERSBURG, - - ALASKA
progressive measures at the last le
gislature.
Grigsby fought the Jones Bill and
proposed two amendments. He
defends himself in a characteristic
way—lets another do it for him
from Washington.
Not one word in defense of his
and pacific letter in which he ex
plained that he would not oppose
Senator Jones for the exception to
laska in the provisions of the
Jones Act. Rather only the dodg
ing of a clever lawyer.
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Arctic Hotel Petersburg
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Resident
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