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CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, JAXTAKY H.TmsT
BUNGLING LAWS.
The law known as Chapter
48 of the Session Laws of 1017,
Territory of Alaska, is another
good sample of poorly drawn
legislation. The last legisla
ture made a mistake in the1
eight hour law, which shows
criminal lack of foresight, and
in the law providing for prim
ary elections they show a care-'
lessness and a desire to shove
the burden onto somebody else
that condemns everybody who
voted for it.
Section One provides that
“candidates for the office of
delegate to congress from Alas- \
ka, and all candidates for the
office of attorney general for!
the Territory of Alaska, or for
any other office created by act
of congress or the legislature!
of the Territory of Alaska,1
from and after the approval of
this act, shall be nominated by,
direct vote of the people.” Just
think of it- Tin* legislature of
Alaska providing how candi
dates for offices created by
congress shall be nominated.
<)f course they did not mean
what the provision says, but'
they should be able to frame
their statutes so as to clearly
express what they mean.
Section 2 provides that all
candidates for the legislature
and road commissioner shall
file their nomination certifi
cates with the clerk of the
court This is in conflict with
Section ( )iw* udiieli tlitO
all candidates for offices creat
ed bv act of congress or by the
Territorial legislature shall be
filed with tin* secretary at Ju
neau. The legislative offices
were created by congress and
♦ lie road commission office was
created by the legislature.
Furthermore it is un-Ameri
can to require a candidate for
office to pay a fee for privilege
of aspiring to a legislative posi
tion. The law should lit* such
that any man may aspire, while
as it is now, many nu n may be
deterred from running for of
fice, as they might not be able
to afford the loss of the nomin
ation fee if they should be de
feated. Even though the maxi
mum fee is only $40.00, this is
true. The richer a man is the
easier he can be a candidate
and this is at least opposed to
the spirit of the federal consti
tution.
Further on the man who
drew the act got lazy and stat
ed that the secretary of the
Territory should be empowered
to draft proper rules and regu
lations to put the act into ef
fect. l b- also, evdently contin
ued to have that tired feeling,
for he says existing laws on
election shall be used “to as
great an extent as possible, and
whenever feasible.” As he
puts the elections in the hands
of the commissioners, one com
missioner may differ from an
other as to whether any partic
ular law is “feasible” or not.
Hence we "may have elections
under this primary law con
ducted under different regula
tions in the several commis
sioner’s precincts. Maybe the
secretary did not care for the
privilege of drafting rules and
regulations to carry this law
into effect- Anyhow he seems
i
t
to have passed it on to the com
missioners, so that each com
missiwer can do about as he
pleas® Instead of doing as
the legislature empowered him
to do and draft necessary regu
lations he says to the commis
sioners to enforce the primary
law by the aid of the laws pro
viding for election of delegate
to congress etc., and lets the
commissioners draw up the
regulations and enforce any
particular law which they may
consider “feasible.”
For instance, the commis
sioner is required to give notice
of the primary election under
the existing law not less than
thirty days before the date of
the election. The primaiy act
states that candidates for of
fice must file their nomination
papers at least sixty days be
fore the date of the election. A
candidate may not know of the
election until the notice is pub
lished. If the commissioner
waits until 30 days before the
election to publish notice, the
prospective candidate would
find himself too late-to file
nomination papers.
Other instances might he
pointed out in which this law
shows the hallmark of hasty,
“let the other fellow do it,”
legislation. Enough has been
said however to demonstrate
that tin* legislators evidently
went to Juneau for some other
purpose insead of drawing up
laws suited to the Territory of
Alaska. The people of Alaska
are to blame in some respect
for they selected the legislai
ors, but can they be blamed
for believing that their selec
tions would at least tend to
their duties faithfully, and not
adopt any measure until after
full consideration. It will he
interesting to watch the way
this primary law works.
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PATRIOTIC SERVICE.
The National educational
association headquarters calls
attention to the fact that dur
ing the great period of stress
through which we are now
passing educators should see
to it that schools are not ex
ploited. Many patriotic organ
izations are springing up all
over the country. Each is in
turn demanding service from
the schools- Some are proper
ly organized for service and
have legitimate ends while oth
ers have not. Of the latter class,
the army and navy bazaar,
with headquarters at New
York City, will serve as an ex
ample. A recent investigation
in the New York courts reveal
ed this fact. The gross receipts
of the bazaar were $71,475.93
and the net amount used to
furnish “comfort kits” to sol
diers at the front wag $754.9(5.
Most of the money received
was paid out to high salaried
officials and for other ex
penses.
Teachers and school children
are patriotic. However, it is
well to know that patriotic en
deavor serves a legitimate end
before exercising it. Much is
being demanded and will bo de
manded from the schools.
There are three government
approved, legitimate, non-sec
i
tarian organizations which the
schools should serve to their
utmost capacity. They are the
American Red Cross, the Food
Administration, and the Y. M.
C. A There are no doubt other
meritorious organizations but
in many instances they simply
duplicate tin* work of one of
the three named. At the pres
ent time if the schools of Alas
ka serve well these organisa
tions, they will be undertaking
everything that they can well
accomplish. From time to time,
“Liberty Loan” issues will be
before the people of this Terri
tory and on those occasions the
! schools can and should render
every assistance possible
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CORDOVA
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Phono 101-3. Phone 182
Machine Woifc of all Kinds.
Blacksmithing, General repair
ing, Horse Shoeing. Oxy.Uely
lene Welding and Cutting.
HARMON MACHINERY
BUILDING
Cordova, Alaska.
Out of Town Joba Given Strict
Attention.
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PATRIOTISM AND YOUR
POCKET BOOK
are appealed to in the new issue of War-Savings Certificates
which we now have for sale- During this month only the
Certificate Stamps will cost you but $4.12 each. In February
they will advance one cent each increasing each month the
same amount.
I Four dollars and twelve cents at 4 per cent compounded will
make your Certificate Stamp worth $5.00 on January 1,1913.
Children can get these Certificates by purchasing Thrift
Stamps at .25c each until their $4.00 card is filled. No taxes
of any kind on these. For Thrift Stamps, Certificate Stamps
or information apply to v .
Bank of A laska
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i 11 1 NORTHERN LIFE District Agent, Cordova
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MEET ME AT
The HORSESHOEi
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE
Where We Can Always Find Our
Friends.
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Finest Billiard and Pool 1 ablet In ;
Alaska.
BEST GRADES OF STANDARD
BRANDS OF CIGARS.
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The Red Dragon
CORDOVA, ALASKA
Headquarters of Cordova
Chapter American Red Cross.
Club House founded in 1908
by Episcopal church. Open
from 1 p. m. to 10 p. in.
REV E. 1*. ZIEGLER
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LOGGERS, ATTENTION!
We pay $10 per thousand foi
spruce logs and $9 for hemlock,
delivered.
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COMPANY
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portant in iull dress.
Lee us make vour dress shirt
faultless.
We pay special attention to
this work.
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Work Called
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