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Publishing Company, at Petersburg, Alaska.. Entered in the Post
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'I'he Alaskan, per year, $4.00 Louis F. Paul, Editor-Manager.
“Public Service Ticket,” a Misnomer
“Let us eliminate from the le
gislature the would-be-political
bosses whose personal aspira
tions for political power direct
all their so-called public service.
“Public welfare suffers when
class or race prejudices are ap
pealed to and exploited for po
etical purposes.
“Alaska Natives cannot vote as
dictated by one man and array
themselves against the whites
without injury and discredit to
themselves.
let us elect the following can
didates for the House and get
public service without private in
trigue to secure personal po
litical power.”
This so-called “public service”
ticket then proceeds to endorse
the Republican ticket and to
eliminate William Paul by seem
ing to support McCormack.
When here the other day, P.
C. McCormack said: “I am not
fighting anyone or endorsing
anyone. I am getting a little fur
running my own little campaign.
This so-called ‘public service
ticket was printed in Ketchikar
while Peter was down there. W(
have his word that he is noi
party to any fight against “any
one.” We do not want to be
lieve that he willingly permittee
his name to be used as it was o:
that he is so gullible as to fal
for such a race prejudice appeal
A race appeal is all that tick
et does do.
Evidently those who sponsor
ed the so-ealled ‘public service
ticket are ashamed of it for thej
did not put their personal en
dorsement on the ticket. Jus
one of those bastard childrer
whose father was a man only b]
accident. One of those creature;
that have saffron hues all over
from top to bottom.
Were they MEN they woulc
give their name to their child.
OPPOSED BY INDEPENDENTS
Bulletin Number One of the
Independent Voters’ Legue
of Juneau.
“The Independent Ticket,
-ponscred and supported by the
Independent Voters’ League of
Juneau and similar organiza
tions throughout the Territory,
is opposed to opening the Pio
neers’ Home to Indians and to
pensioning Indian women and
men for these reasons:
1. The Territory’s industries
cannot stand a rate of taxation
which would be necessary to
provide finances for such addi
tional expenses; and the mix
ture of whites and Indians ir
the same institution is morallj
and socially wrong in both theo
ry and practice. And the Con
stitution of the United States
provides liberty and justice for
all.”
We pledge ourselves, if elected,
to protect the Territory from
such an invasion as that pro
posed by the Indian political
organization.
T. A. Marquam, for Delegate
to Congress.
Allen Shattuck, for Senator.
They Want to Split the Fishermen Vote
George Grigsby frankly admit
ted that his party was working
to split the Republican vote. In
fact, without a split there was no
chance for election of any on
that ticket.
They fear most, for his ability,
knowledge and character, Wil
liam L. Paul. Because of his
parliamentary skill, his rough
and tumble quickness at meet
ing the enemy and negating
their efforts or defeating their)
nefarious purpose, they wish to'
defeat him. The slogan is “Beat:
Paul, fair or foul, beat him.”
C. T. Gardner is the next on
the legislative ticket whom they
fear. Tom is not so easily be
fuddled and he does not blindly
follow the dictates of the Empire j
crowd so he is not as acceptable '■
as Allen Shattuck. Allen as)
chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee invoked the
disgust of Joe Murray and others
of the House to whom he (Al
ien) looked for political direc
tion.
The rest of the ticket matters
not so much as the Democrats
believe that without the leader
ship of Paul and the support of
Gardner, the First Division re
presentation will be too weak to
be dangerous.
The man whom they fear for
his fearless independence is thej
present Auditor, Cash Cole. They
are unable to dictate the policy
of his office and they know that
they can handle Tom Gaffney
whose entire record has been re
actionary and subservient to the
dictates of the “gang machine”
sponsored by the Empire and
the Democrats of Juneau. The
endorsement of Gaffney by the
Empire and the Empire has nev
er been the “friend of labor” is
sufficient condemnation of Tom
outside of his record.
Judge Wickersham and Mr.
Grigsby have both spoken to the
voters of Petersburg. More than
past records is required of thei*
next delegate to Congress from'1
Alaska. Sterling character, de-'1
pendability, reliability , fidelity
are some qualifications which 1
James Wickersham cannot be *
accused of not having. Judge t
Wickersham is recognized as be- u
t- ing the head of the Republican
ig ticket and is not being laughed
n at by his constituency or by any
10 of the voters for any moral, or
n mental disability. His record
,as public servant or in private is
above reproach in every respect.
1- This is more than the Democrat
ic leaders will grant their own
h candidate. Even the late “Strol
ler” White did not endorse
g Giigsby.
rl Walstein G. Smith, Treasurer
0, has the confidence of the elec
torate and of the banking ch
icles. His office has been con
n ducted without reproach and he
needs no furthr endorsement for
his record speaks for itself. As
y, compared to this is the appeal
e; of Mr. Hardcastle of Ketchikan.
e: Outside of wanting the emolu
® ments which go to this office, we
cannot point to any reason for
his being elected as Treasurer.
Joe Ulmer, for Highway En
gineer, is welknown throughout
the Territory. He is a qualified
engineer. Against him are Hesse
of Ketchikan and Johnson of
Douglas. The split of the De
mocratic vote between Hesse and
Johnson will send Ulmer in with
plenty of votes to spare.
The qualifications of the two
,j candidates for Commissioner of
• Education have been set forth
by Mr. Karnes of Ketchikan and
Mr. Keller, Republican of Ju
neau. Mr. Keller has standing
in “Who’s Who in the Education
al World.” He has a record of
much accomplishment. He has
built up a fine school system in
in Juneau and will work to put
the Territorial school system on
the same high plane. Mr. Karnes
incurred the wrath of Mrs. Carl
son, member of the Ketchikan
School Board, for making a po
litical jaunt, ostensibly under
the excuse of attending the
American Legion convention at
Anchorage. When Karnes refus
ed to stay in Ketchikan to at
tend' to his school duties, Mrs
Carlson refused to give her sanc
tion to his political trip. As
between the men, judge who will
be most conscientious >n keeping
;he office of Commissioner of Ed
ication out of politics.
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Grigsby’s Charge Not
True
In his speech in Petersburg, as
elsewhere in the Territory, Mr.
Grigsby charged that Mr Wick
ersham and Mr. Paul have col
lected money to finance a suit
against the Government for dis
position of rights and posses
sions without due process of
law. That they are appropriat
ing this to their own use.
This matter lies in the hands
of a committee composed of F.
Johnson, Klawock, R. Young,
i Sitka, Peter Simpson, Sitka. L.
Shotridge, Sitka and F. Mercer,
Juneau. Neither William Paul
nor Louis Paul have any connec
tion with this committee. It is
proposed that if and when the
| pending bill to permit institution
j of said suit be passed, then this
,committee is to organize and
j each member of it shall be given
j certain areas in this Division
I and they shall canvas every per
|son of Indian blood to contribute
ten dollars to cover all costs of
jthe suit from collecting the
1 money to paying expenses of ail
witnesses in the case, in Alaska
or at Washington. Frank Mer
ger started to solicit subscrip
tions to the fund at Sitka, An
goon and Hoonah. Objections
were raised that he had not been
authorized by the board of di
rectors or by the executive com
mittee of the Grand Camp so he
was asked to desist and to re
turn the money to the donors.
, Nor is there any evidence in the
| office of Grand Secretary, Treas
urer or President that any mon
|was raised or turned over to
'Paul, Wickersham or any one
I else.
Mr. Grigsby’s charge that Mr.
Paul and Mr. Wickersham were
getting rich on the donations
(from the Indians is a wild dream
Phat might have originated from
an over dose of the white mule
that may be so easily obtained by
those who care to do so.
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A Befuddled Mind
“All the time I was in (Con
gress! he claimed I was out. He
had the right to appear before
any committee and was present
during the hearings in the Se
is.nate on this Jones Marine Bill,”
t-Jis a statement from transcript
><of George Grigsby’s speech.
n j “But there is one other accom
L-'I plishment that exceeds all of
;e : these: I succeeded in keeping
J Judge Wickersham out of Con
gress from the time I went there
until two days before Congress'
adjourned,” which statement is
also from a transcript of the
same speech by George Grigsby.
>r| Our minds are not befuddled
s(With moonshine or anything else,
tl (But it appears that this smart
i. (lawyer was contradicting him
self as to who was in Congress
ncm 1918 to 1920.
Where Was George?
When the Jones Marine Act
was before the Senate, George
Grigsby sat back in the commit
tee meeting and said nary a
word. The Record shows that
Judge Wickersham opposed this
bill as being discriminatory and
infair to Alaska. George “who
succeeded in keeping Judge
Wickersham out until two days
before Congress adjourned” was
in the hearing as delegate from
Alaska and spoke not one word j
for Alaska. Why? Wickersham
who was in the same bearing as j
a private citizen, protested.
Grigsby charged at that time
that Wickersham was attorney
for the Canadian lines and for
that reason opposed the discri
minatory section.
When the Jones Marine Act
came before the House for hear- I
mgs George Grigsby WAS in ;
[CALIFORNIA. We stated in j
kindly terms recently that he, j
was “sick.” His own friends do |
not use that term—they arenot; !
ro kindly.
Alaska cannot afford to have
a representative in Congress who
will be “sick” or any other name
for it when important measures
come up. They want a man of
the character shown in the life
3f Judge Wickersham. Which is
plenty good enough for any Ter
ritory or State.
Contradicts Himself
George Grigsby charges moral
turpitude against Mr. Wicker
sham or Mr Paul for their part
in drawing up a proposed trap
leasehold bill. He declares that
Wickersham sold out for $8,000
land Paul sold out for $6,000 and
I betrayed their constituency
| when they drew up this bill
j which he refused to discuss
thoroughly and frankly,
j Immediately upon his return
! from Washington, where he held
a spurious certificate of election
, issued by the infamous Troy
Smiser-Jennings machine in
Juneau, Mr. Grigsby was ap
pointed attorney for the Alaska
Steamship Company. This com
pany was and has been one of
chief beneficiaries of the dis
criminatory section of the Jones
Marine Act. George does not
deny that he was so employed
and became thereby a bene
i flciary of his own silence when
the bill was before the Commit
tees of Congress. Publicly and
privately, Mr. Grigsby has re
fused to discuss this remunera
tion for his service as delegate
[to Congress.
The voters can weigh in their
own minds as to who betrayed
{his constituency. The men who
j frankly presented a proposed
.bill, published it and invited
!suggestion for improvement; ad
imitted being paid for their ser
vices as attorneys and w7ere open
| and above board in the matter,
jOr the man whose silence was
made golden by being made the
:paid attorney of one of the chief
beneficiaries of the Jones Mar
ine Act. Nor has George told the
voters how many thousands of
dollars this position, secured by
his silence, has brought to his
bank account. Oh, no! Forget
about little Georgie whose every
act is honest and without re
proach but you must damn
Wickersham and Paul for dupli
city. Queer logic George and his
friends put up. All three men at
tornevs-and all three being paid
for their services. On the one
hand a reward handed out on a
platter; on the other hand, strict
and open business closed upon
receipt of the fees charged.
What difference does it make
if Wickersham received $50,000
or $50 for his services if the
“warring interests” felt that his
legal acumen was worth that to
them. And the same is true of
Paul. Did these men try to “put”
the proposed bill over without
letting the public know it. Did
they act in a surreptitious man
ner, did they deliberately try to
deceive the voters, then it would
be a different matter. That is
the difference in the acts of the
two parties—George evaded the
[issues when he had opportunity
to protest; he WAS in California
when the House Committee on
(Merchant Marine and Fisheries
held hearings on the discrimina
tory act. He was in the assembly
(When the bill was passed. He says
I now he “had twenty minutes to
'talk on the subject but he was
not given opportunity to speak.”
Since when has the House of Re
presentative refused to permit
Alaska’s delegate a hearing in
Committee hearings on a bill
.vitally important to the welfare
of the Territory? “I was not gi
j ven opportunity to speak” sounds
j worse than a lame excuse. It
(does not sound true. In fact, it
| sounds more like a deliberate
j prevarication.
MR. BOYLE POLITICAL
TRADESTER
Mr. Boyle filed for Delegate to
Congress on the Democratic Tic
ket the year that Tom Marquam
f of Fairbanks filed as an “inde
pendent.” Mr. Adams of Nome
also filed that same April pri
mary. Mr. Adam’s filing was
made in all sincerity and he
made an honest effort to se
cure the election. But the Demo
cratic powers that be declared
ihat he was not to be the candi
date for they had centered their
hopes on Tom Marquam. Adams
was defeated by Mr. Boyle.
The whole plot was unfolded
when Mr. Boyle withdrew his
name from the ticket in order
that Tom Marquam might have
the undivided support of the
Democratic Party and the reac
tionary Republicans. They could
not control the primary but by
political trading they could con
trol, in a measure, the candi
dates. Tom went to the electors
in November and was sent to the
political sticks. But Boyle had
saved the time and expense of
making a campaign in which he
did not have a chance and he !
fooled his constituency.
“All nations are not capable
of enjoying liberty; the same,
nation cannot support it equal- !
!y at all times.”
/ solicit your vote on my record which has been con
sistently progressive and fair to labor in all legisla
tive matters in my experience as representative. I
favor fair workmen’s compensation laws If elected
I will work for a control of the trap system and to
curb abuses of the herring resources. I favor taxing
ALL non-resident fishermen. Pioneers pensions; ade
quate appropriations for schools to secure greater re
turns from investment. 1 will work for the best inter
est of Alaska. A Republican in politics circumstanc
es forces me to to appeal to you as an independent
but regardless of party label, if elected / will vote
as my conscience dictates.
Peter C. McCormack
Independent candidate for the le
gislature as representative
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