CHEERING FOR
CHILRERG
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hour plank and territorial plank and
miner's Hen law, and one said with
grent firmness, "He is only • bidding
for the miner's vote; what In - does ]
he care for the miner after he gets
elected? He doesn't represent us."'
Again a voice was heard to say, “Yes,
Ronan will give us an eight hour day.
he will; he will give us a six hour day
twice a day -Corson’s name was
not mentioned during this Chllberg
rally on the Wlckersham special.
As the train returned to Nome I was
filled with admiration for the rugged
Independence of the Alaskan miner. He
asks no odds of any man. He Is look
ing for the paystreak of Alaska’s pror
gress and prosperity, and his bratjl
and brawn will find It. He Is Justly
suspicious of any and all candidates
backed by corporate greed, knowing
that while corporations may be neces
sary under proper control, still they
are not to be entrusted with the Im
portant duty of choosing our delegate
to congress. It is said that corpora
tions and trusts have no soul, and to
be without soul Is to be without heart
and conscience, and therefore It Is rea
sonable to assume that their political
hirelings and minions are of the same
stamp—birds of a feather. The miners
are of a unanimous opinion, that Jo
seph Chllberg is a man whom they can
trust absolutely and that whatever he
doe3 or does not do, he will not betray
them, but will ever seek that which
will be for the benefit of all the peo
ple and the miner In particular. Above
all he will not consent to send- ariV
man as delegate to congress who will
sell the birthright of Alaska to the
Guggenhelms and the Havemeyers for
a mess of pottage.
CHARLES ELLIOTT RYBERO.
Hear the truth about the mud-eling<
ere. Eagle Hall, Monday avenlng.
CORDOVA WIRE
SAYS OUTLOOK
FAVORABLE
Conrad Freed!ng, mayor of Nome,
has received a telegram from H. P.
King, of Cordova, Coraon's stronghold,
which reads as follows:
Cordova, Aug. 6-7-8, 190*.
Conrad Freedlng,
Mayor of Nome.
Am having Chllberg ballots printed—
District being stumped for Chllberg—
Polls will be watched—Outlook very
favorable for Chllberg.
H. P. KING,
Ex-Mayor of Nome.
The above telegram comes from a
former citizen of Nome, who, as Is
well known, was prominent In local
affairs. He Is an old politician from
Nebraska, and a republican. Just
think of It! A staunch republican, and
a politician at that. Identifies himself
with the labor candidate and his cam
paign In the very city that Is conceded
to be the Corson-Guggenhelm strong-,
hold.
Now that the very stronghold of the
Corson-Guggs has surrendered, the
Wlckersham - Havemyer citadel Is
doomed. In fact that Chllberg rally
on the Wlckersham special last Fri
day night showed that the victory fpr
Chllberg Is practically complete. These
gifted hirelings of the trusts cannot
fool the intelligent and Independent
workingmen and citizens of Alaska.
They know that the only candidate In
the present delegate race, who really
stands for Alaska and Alaskans is Jo
seph Chllberg, our next delegate to con
gress.
RALLY AT LITTLE CREEK
A Chllberg Rally will be held this
evening at the Little Creek Roadhouse.]
Good speakers from both miners and
ettizens will address the audienee and
the miners on the creeks will hear an
expose ot the Wlckersham-Corson
Have-Gugg frameup.
Granite Mining Candles are the beat.
JOS. CHILBERG
Labor Candidate for Delegate to Congress
Joseph Chilbarg, who was unani
mously nominated by Local No. 240 W.
F. M., as candidate for dolegato to con
gress on the' labor ticket, was born of
Swedish parents in ths stats of Iowa
iiTlMO.
Tie oamo to'the Pacific coast in 1871,
And north to ‘Alaska in 1897. Hs has
boon a working man nearly all his life,
having boon at different timas farmer,
railroader, grocery clerk, miner and
prospector. 8ince coming to Alaska
he has followed mining and prospect
ing principally, but for a year past he
has boon in the tea and eoffee business.
Ho is a member of the Nome city
council, serving now his second term,
being elected last time by an increased
vote, and was second highest on the
list.
He Is spoken of as the economy
member of the council, and did much
Tthe last year to put Nome on a cash
basts by assisting in running the city
in an economical manner, thereby re
ducing the warrant Indebtedness from
S4S.QO0 to fG.OOO. This, of course, is
immaterial to the working man, who
pays comparatively little of the taxes,
although he produced the wherewithal
for all payments, but it is an argu
ment In Ms favor with all business men
to support this man who has resolutely
opposed graft in every form.
Mr. Chllberg is a member of Igloo
No. 1 Pioneers of Alaska. He is also
a member of Local No. 240 Western
Federation of Miners, and has in many
ways been identified with the labor
and economic movement for over fif
teen years.
He tpe freely endorsed the labor
platform submitted before his accept
ance by -the miners, and on pledging
nis support thereto he .was unanimous
ly notnlhated to be the candidate on
the labor ticket to congress. Every
working man who believes In an eight
hour day and who Is concerned in the
betterment of his class will give Mr.
Chllberg his hearty support, Irrespec
tive of the union to which he belongs,
and he will receive at least three thou
sand votes from the working members
of the Western federation of Miners
In Alaska.
PLATFORM.
At the special meeting called for the
purpose of selecting a candidate to rep
resent the working class in the Min
ers’ Hall on Tuesday, June S0t the fol
lowing platform was accepted and
unanimously endorsed by the miners':
"We oppose special privileges being
granted to any individual or corpora
tions that destroy ' competition,
and our aim Is to encourage
l he enactment of such laws as shall
lend towards the betterment of labor
conditions, and the development and
uplifting of all the people of Alaska.
Therefore we desire the enactment of
laws tocover the following resolutions:
FIRST—Territorial form of govern
ment for Alaska under which her cit
izens may enjoy that degree of free
dom in the administration of their af
fairs to which all Americans are Justly
entitled.
SECOND—The establishment of an
eight-hour day throughout Alaska.
THIRD—The abolition of the asso
ciation claim.
FOURTH—A law limiting the use of
power of attorney for staking purposes.
FIFTH—A mines regulation act and
the appointment of mining Inspectors.
SIXTH—A revision of the Alaska
code.
SEVENTH—The enactment of such
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laws as will protect our Inland and
coast fisheries.
EIGHTH—The Improvement of the
mail service and better rogds and
transportation facilities throughout
Alaska; the betterment of our educa
tion system outside Incorporated towns.
NINTH—A laborers' and mechanics’
lien act, making wages a"" preferred
claim and superior to all othef debts.
TENTH—The encouragonflnt of all
legitimate railroad construction.
ELEVENTH—The establishment of
light houses, life-saving stations, buoys
and beacons on shoals and rocks along
the coast of Alaska.
TO ALL ALASKA
To the Miners and Workingmen of
Alaska and the members of Local
240 of Nome.
Gentlemen.
In response to your notification of
my nomination as your candidate for
delegate to congress from Alaska, I
wish to say that I accept the nomina
tion, and will stand squarely upon the
platform adopted.
1st. Territorial government Is, or
will be, one of the greatest benefits to
the common people, provided they con
tinue to exercise their right of going
into politics and show sufficient intelli
gence to stick together, thereby getting
control and passing such laws benefi
cial to labor as the organic act will
permit.
2d. A law establishing an eight
hour day can only benefit the working
class, hence no main who Is not a mem
ber of that class will honestly advo
cate Its passage. I certainly favor the
passage of such a law.
3d and 4th. The adoption of these
two recommendations would then con
fine the locating of any public lands,
mineral or otherwise, to the Individual
locator, thus putting us all on an equal
rooting In securing mining ground or
any public lands. This has been a
hobby of mine.
5th. Mining lnspeajtbrs to safeguard
the lives of the miner Is an absolute
necessity, and I have been a strong ad
vocate of the passage of such an act.
6th. That the Alaskan code needs
revising Is apparent, especially that
portion relating to cities, and I, as one
of Nome’s counctlmen, have assisted
In trying to bring about such a re
vision.
7th. The protection of our fisheries,
one of Alaska’s wonderful resources, Is
of the greatest Importance to the fu
ture development of Alaska, and shall,
If I am elected, receive Immediate at
tention.
8th. The improvement of our mall
service, better roads, and more efficient
schools are certainly laudable demand-*
and receive my hearty approval.
9th. That the laborer, who produces
all wealth, should be entitled to the
flrst chance of securing pay for ser
vices performed cannot be gainsaid,
hence this clause receives my approval.
10th. That we need railroads can
not be denied, but in the granting of
franchises to corporations, the best In
terest of the masses should be guarded.
11th. It cannot be denied that our
shipping is In sore need of protection
In the way of more light houses, buoys
and life saving stations, along our vast
coast line, and it is of the greatest Im
portance, to the end that life may be
more secure, that this urgent want be
supplied.
These are a few of the many needed
reforms in the Interest of the common
people that I shall demand at the hands
of congress.
Tours for the rights of the common
people,
JOSEPH CHILBERG.
OUTLOOK AT
COUNCIL AND
80L0M0N
A letter from Mr. Nelson, of Council,
states that Chilberg has a great many
supporters there and that he will carry
the district by a majority over all the
other candidates in the held.
A warm Wlckersham supporter from
Solomon, who requested us not to men
tion his name, stated frankly that the
people In and around Solomon were
strong for Chllberg, the miners' vote
being solid for him, and that any re
port! to the contrary were false.
A letter was received from Mr, W.
B. Baton, formerly president of the
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Miners’ Union here, and who has been
In the Kougarok district since early
spring, in which he says: ‘There Is
nothing else to It; everything here is
Chllberg.”
Don’t fail to hear the Wickereham
Corson frame-up exposed Monday ev
ening at Eagle Hall.
FRANCES L. BROUS
Trained Nurse
Pennsylvania Hospital
Lamb'a Hotel Phone No. Black 179
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Cabinet Work a Specialty.
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