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COMMUNICATION
Rampart, Alaska. June 1, 1906.
Editor Alaska Forum:
Having been asked the question by a
number of citizens: “What is the Re
publican Territorial Committee for, and
how is it created?” I deem it my duty
to thus partially enlighten those not
familiar with such political matters.
* The Republican party of the United
States is governed by a National cen
tral committee, consisting of represen
tatives from each state and territory,
who are chosen by the state and terri
torial conventions. The National com
mittee manage the party’s national po
litical affairs, and promote the good of
; the party. The Republican party is
represented in every state and territory
by a local Central committee, the mem
bers thereef being chosen every four
• years by the state and territorial con
vention. The committees so chosen are
legally recognized and endorsed by the
* party ’s National convention at the time
of nominating their presidential candi
date.
It is the duty of the Central commit
tee in each state and territory to guard
the interests of their party, and pro
• mote good government. Each member
has a sacred duty to perform, and in
honestly working for the welfare of the
party he must necessarily work for the
interests of the people. Should an of
ficial become corrupt, or, being incom
petent to discharge the duties of office,
the committeeman, knowing such,
should endeavor to have the incumbent
removed from office, such an official
being an injury to the party as well as
' a disgrace and hindrance to the gener
al public.
The Republican Territorial Commit
tee of Alaska consists of nine members
who are chosen every four years from
the body of the district by the territor
ial convention, at the time of selecting
delegates to the National convention.
Hie different precincts, as such, are
not represented on the Central commit
tee; the committee members are elect
... ed by vote of the convention, and not
by the precincts. The Republican Ter
ritorial Committee authoritively repre
• sent the party, and are non-f actionable,
with the exception of being opposed to
graft and- corruption. The members of
the committee are working for an hop-,
3 est and clean administration of civil
r
government, thereby furthering the in
terests of the people as well as pro
moting the good of the party.
A committee member may be accuffed
of negligence, and of fostering corrup
tion among federal officials, thereby
becoming an enemy to his party, but
the vindictive howl against the commit
teeman by corrupt, convicted and con
demned officials is prima facie evidence
to the contrary.
Whenever dishonest officials are hunt
ed down and brought to bay, they, like
all criminals, attempt to defend their
corrupt virtue, and call upon their co
operators and sympathizers to rally to
their support and help crush the accus
er. Honest officials court a thorough
rigid investigation, but corrupt and
grafting ones fear the rack. Public of
ficials are servants of the people, and
are responsible to the people, and the
party in power, for their official acts.
The Central committee, acting in a su
pervisory capacity over its party, are,
in a measure politically responsible for
the official conduct of the party’s stan
dard bearers.
Feeling satisfied with thfe progress so
far made on behalf of good government
for Alaska, I remain,
Frank D. Wells,
Territorial Committeeman.
The travelling public, now compelled
to use the old ’97 trail from Hunter to
Little Minook since the destruction of
the Little Minook bridge, are indebted
to John Stanley for blazing and cutting
out the almost obliterated trail.
1
J. W. YOUNG
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