Some Pertinent Facts
In politically speaking of a newspaper j
as an official’s “organ” is meant one
that endorses the actions of such offi
cial. A newspaper, which, during a
political campaign, champions the cause
of a particular candidate for office, is
spoken of as that candidate’s “organ.”
The Yukon Valley News says it “has
never been the organ of Judge \Yicker
sham,” still it is an undisputed fact
that the News endorses his past cor
rupt official acts in saying it “has ad
mired Judge Wickersham’s ability and
believedjn his integrity, and is fully
convinced that the good of the district
will be furtherd by his retention in of
fice.” That statement alone, without
considering what it has said heretofore,
places the Yukon Valley News, politi
cally and officially as a Wickersham
“organ.” The News also says: “No
obligations exist between the Judge and
this newspaper.”
It is a well known fact that the pro
prietor of the Yukon Valley News se
' cured a liquor license from Judge Wick
ersham which enabled him to enter into
partnership with, and retail at Tanana,
liquors belonging to a man to whom
Judge Wickersham refused to grant a
liquor license.
It is a fact that the proprietor of the
Yukon Valley News is at the present
time, contrary to law, conducting a
saloon in a tent, retailing liquors there
in, in Rampart precinct, under license
granted by Judge Wickersham in the
face of a citizens' protest. /
It is a well known fact that the pro
prietor of the Yukon Valley News de
monstrated his connection with the
Wickersham administration while a
member of the Federal grand jury at
Rampart in 1903.
The proprietor of the Yukon Valley
News was connected with Wickershams
regime for two years being a privileged
supply contractor in the furnishing of
wood for court house and jail at Ram
part.
The proprietor of the Yukon Valley
News claims to have been appointed as
road commissioner for Rampart pre
cinct by Commissioner J. Lindley Green
Judge Wickersham’s local representa
tive. Commissioner J. Lindley Green,
in speaking of the Yukon Valley News,
• says: “Our paper," and officially soli
cits patronage ior it.
The Yukon Valley News must be very
unappreciative to now disclaim any ex
isting obligations or political allegiance
to Judge Wickersham, and less worthy
than the harlot seeking new pastures
wherein to ply her infamous vocation.
In political parlance a ‘•henchman”
is one who caters to the political leader
or one in official power, receiving in
return some political or official recom
pense for such adherence. If an “or
gan” or a “henchman” publicly dis
claims allegiance to the master in time
of political agitation, it is a sure sign
of “breakers ahead.”
It often happens that an official’s in
competencv and corruption is not thor
oughly exposed until he comes before
the people for their political endorse
ment. In such cases a “henchman”
may be brought face to face with facts
of his leader’s corruption, to him before
unknown, of sufficient enormity to jus
tify and cause him, be he honest and
striving for good government, to with
draw his support and endorsement from
the said leader.
Masonic Meeting Tonight
The regular monthly meeting of the
Rampart Masonic Association will be
held this evening at the residence of
Dr. Hudgin. All Masons are invited to
e pre5 3iic. By Order.
Prospecting Upper Omega
Eddie Power and Jack Coleman are
doing some prospecting work on No. 14
Omega. About $18 were taken out of a
shaft on this claim several years ago,
and some dirt panned as high as 20c.
It is now generally believed that the
pay channel crosses the bar between
Seattle and Omega very high up, and
much prospecting is being laid out on
this belief for the winter.
McDonald & Parsons, 1 Skookum are
beginning to sink.
Pete Johnson has been spending a few
days in camp resting up after a hard
summer's campaign on Eureka.
D. McLean and C. H. Ehrhorn came
in from Hoosier today. They have
been exchanging work, last week Ehr
horn assisting McLean on Junior.
Frank & Graham and T. Lindsay will
prospect this winter around Seattle.
They will move over from Little Min
ooK shortly.
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Fairbanks postoffice entered the pres
idential class in September. The office
was allowed seven clerks.
The Valdez-Fairbanks winter trail is
expected to be in fine shape. The road
commission are expending $10,000 on a
trail between those places.
General Greely recommends that the
receipts from the Alaskan cable and
land lines be expended in extending the
present system. These receipts he es
timates at $150,000 per annum. This
plan would cover Alaska with lines in
five years time.
Judge E. J. Dawne, formerly judge
of the District Court for Alaska, has
been heard from. He has been under
indictment for embezzlement for twenty
years. He has been thought to have
been dead, but now comes forward from
his retirement in a foreign country to
claim his wife's estate.
A marten farm is the latest project
for Sitka.—Ex. Rampart has had a
marten experimental station for two
years past under the care of Dr. J. H.
Hudgin. Sitka can claim first place in
the culture of Alaskan lobsters, but we
claim the original marten farm for
Rampart.