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REPUBLICAN TICKET
For President—
WARREN G. HARDING.
For Vice President—
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
For Delegate to Congress—
DAN SUTHERLAND.
For Attorney General—
JOHN RUSTGARD
For Senator—
E. E. CHAMBERLAIN.
For Representatives—
A. E. LATHROP
JOS. H. MURRAY
R. E. ELSNER
A. H. FRAME.
For Road Commissioner—
NO COMPROMISE WITH NATIONAL
MISMANAGEMENT
The remark is sometimes made
that the Republican party should not
depend upon denunciation ot the short
comings of the party and administra
tion in power to bring it to victory.
It is true that criticism, to be of value
must be constructive. But sometimes
the most constructive thing it is pos
sible to do is to arrest destructive
forces already in operation. When a
house is on fire the paramount issue
is to put out the fire. Nobody wants
to stop to look over the blue prints of
the architect who says he is ready to
put up a new structure in place of
the old. The principal issue of the
campaign of 1920 is the comparative
ability of the party and leadership, to
run the government, and an essential
part of the argument is a complete
comprehension of the extent of the
break down of government under the
present national administration.
The Republican party cannot safely
leave to the radical elements of the
country the task of criticizing and de
nouncing the mistakes made and the
wrongs committed, especially in war
management by the present national
administration. Failure to severely
criticize the outrageous waste, if not
downright dishonesty, which has char
acterized much of the mismanage
ment of the business side of the war,
would be taken as a confession <:f
sympathy with a betrayal of trust
which makes the blood of every
worth-while American boil in contem
plation of what was done, in many in
stances with the money collected
from the American people through ap
peals to their patriotism and their un
selfishness. Moreover, failure to char
acterize strongly such transactions as
the purchase of one branding iron for
every two horses owned by the gov
ernment, is a failure in loyalty to the
country. The Republican party must
make it clear in this campaign that it
is in sympathy neither with the offi
cial incapacity, or whatever it was,
that permitted the government to be
swindled, nor with the cupidity which
took advantage of the nation’s neces
sities in time of war and dishonestly'
made away with hundreds of millions
of dollars collected from the people
in the name of patriotism and altru
ism. It is such betrayal of public
trust, such exploitation of the nation
at. a time when four million men were
being asked to give their all that the
republic might endure, and millions
more were scrimping and saving and
sacrificing that these soldiers might
be properly fed and clothed and
armed, that more than all else tends
to break down the faith of the peo
ple not only in the government but
in human nature. With such wrongs
as these there can be no palliation in
the minds of those who really love,
and desire to serve this country.
^s a matter of public duty, as well
as of party expediency, the attention
of the American people must contin
uously be called to the fact that the
present national administration, at a
time when the very fate of the nation
was at stake, filled posts of high re
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sponsibility with incompetents, and
that as a result the people are now
being taxed to pay the interest on a
debt that is perhaps twice as great as
it need have been if the administra
tion had not deliberately proceeded to
treat the American dollar as if it were
worth thirty cents. This waste,
whether the result of criminality or
mer stupidy, did not win the war;
it would have lost the war if the war
had lasted as long for us as it did for
the allies. Let it not be understood
that the nation and the people can
thus he imposed upon and that those
who commit such outrageous wrrongs
can get away with it without censure,
though they may escape the punish
ment that is their just due.
It is not surprising to note that
after the experiences of the past few
years the people of the country have
not the old time faith in the promises
and programs of political parties. It
wrill be the duty of the Republican
party by actual performance to re
store the faith of the people in public
leadership. The Republican national
platform wisely refrained from prom
ising that it would quickly get back
the country to normal. It called at
tention to the fact that where such
chaos had been created, the job for
the wrecking crew was a huge one,
and that all any political party could
safely promise now was to halt the
destructive influences now in opera
tion, and make a start toward prac
tical reconstruction.
The Republican party will be re
turned to power because the peo
ple have experienced the present na
tional administration, and their recol
lection of Republican days gives
them reason to believe that Repub
lican supremacy means a better or
dering of national affairs. The more
the light is thrown on the astound
ing, the almost unbelicveable story
of national business mismanage
ment under the present national ad
ministration, and the more the Re
publican party gives the people to
understand that it has no sympathy
with them, the more certain the pros
pect of Republican success in Nov
ember.
“The shrine of government is in the
communities of the land, near to the
homes that have given service and
sacrifice,” Governor Cox wired Sena
tor Robinson. But Governor Cox’s
platform pledges its removal to
Switzerland.
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Secretary of War Newton D. Baker
has issued a statement praising the
“executive efficiency” of Governor
Cox. Doesn’t Mr. Baker know that
the country is getting weary of his
idea of what constitutes “executive
efficiency?
William Allen White says the coun
try is “shell shocked.” Shocked by
the shell games that have been
worked on them by the publicists
who talk about “idealism” and
“vision” and the like while putting
things over on the people.
President Wilson speaks of “the
necessity and permanent value of
keeping the word that America has
given the rest of the world.” The
trouble with Mr. Wilson is that
while there are seven letters in the
word “America,” he sees only one of
them and that is the letter “i”
when he talks of the promises “we”
have made.
The circulation of the Dayton News
of which Governor Cox is owner and
publisher, is nearly 40,000 whereas,
the Marion Star, owned and published
by Senator Harding is given a circu
lation of only about 10,000. How
ever. Dayton has about five times the
population of little Marion, which to
an extent may be regarded as sat
isfactorily explanatory.
Ohio has had five presidents in all,
but they held office only a total of
a few days more than thirteen years.
William Henry Harrison lived exact
ly one month after taking office.
Garfield lived about six months, and
McKinley from March to Sept. 14 of
his second term. Hayes and Taft
were one-termers. Virginia’s five
presidents were in office thirty-six
years, only one, Tyler, serving a
single term.
Governor Cox says he prefers
the “golden dawn of tomorrow” to
the dark shadows of yesterday. You
really can’t blame a Democratic
president for thinking about the
things that never will happen rather
than the occurrences of the last
seven and a half years of Democratic
control of the country, but the Amer
ican people are in the cold grey dawn
of the morning after and are unable
to appreciate Mr. Cox’s sunrise stuff
at present.
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SHORT-ARM JOLTS
Some Paragraphic Pointers Full of
Humor and Philosophy
If you get coaled now, you’ll not be
cold next winter.
Rather coincidental, that the first
wife 01 Gov. Cox was a Miss Hard
ing.
Perhaps all of Russia’s troubles can
be traced to the “she” in Bolshe
vist.
News that the Bolsheviki have
crossed Bug river shows they’re out
of bounds.
A lallapaloosa is a girl who can
make a deaf and dumb man yell
“Oh, you Kid.”
Mr. Bryan will now divert his ener
gies from rocking the boat to rock
ing the candidates.
After due consideration Candidate
Debs has decided against any cam
paign tour this year.
Mr. Debs will conduct a front cell
campaign unless interfered with by
the prison authorities.
“How do girls keep so cool?” Get
one between you and the sun and
ycu’ll find the answer.
Russia has laid down peace terms
for Poland; the same kind the tiger
lays down for the lamb.
Reduced to simple terms, the race
this year is between two printers
to see who shall preside at the “pi”
counter.
Still another point of similarity be
tween the two candidates—a small
one to be sure—is that both have
middle names.
Biographers of future presidents
will chronicle that they were “born
of poor but freckled parents in the
state of Ohio.”
Remember the old days when the
law of supply and demand prevailed
and “bumper” crops meant cheaper
prices for consumers?
A New York man was killed a few
days ago going down the Horse
Shoe falls of Niagara in a barrel. He
was the father of eleven children,
which might mean that his trip was
successful.
Europe should make up her mind
that the United States cannot keep
her in the style to which she was
accustomed before the war.
A skillful lawyer and an accommo
dating bunch of alienists may se
cure a verdict of temporality insan
ity for murderer Wanderer.
Doc Simons, who is Germany’s chief
representative at the Spa, didn’t quite
have his own way about things, but he
gets a lot of notoriety w'hich is al
ways dear to German statesmen.
Sleuths have found a lot of liquor
at Atlantic City. If sleuths can find
it, it may be argued, other people
certainly can. So Atlantic City will
continue to be a popular wet resort.
LABOR SHORTAGE
The labor shortage has never been
more acutely felt in this district
than at the present time, declares
the McCarthy Weekly News. Cop
per and placer mining and the Fed
eral Road commission work are all
being held back on account of it.
We do not say the government
should adjust the wage scale, but
the cost of supplies must be reduced.
For instance, sugar, which is a com
modity every man must have in this
climate in some form or other; at the
present price no property owner can.
ever entertain an idea of making
higher wage as an inducement to
labor.
Until supplies are more normal
there is little hope of better results
for employor or employe.
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS
The announcement that a third poli
tical party has been formed and nom
inated a man by the name of P. Chris
tensen as its candidate for president,
elicits but one comment, “Who in the
devil is Christensen-”—Douglas News.
The rising commercial barometer of
Anchorage is evidenced in the activ
ity displayed around the mercantile
establishments. Merchants generally
report an increased trade over last
year and arc preparing for an equally
active fall and winter trade.—Anchor
age Times.
Secretary Paynne in a speech at
Anchorage stated that the government
was willing to go 50-50 with Alaskans
in building railroads to the mines,
either coal or lode. Here is a chance
for Valdez to get a railroad through
to connect with the Copper River
railroad through Thompson pass. The
necessary fifty per cent demanded
could be raised in a few hours here.—
Valdez Miner.
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The Alaskan Engineering Com
mission’s magnificent three story
building in Seward is to become a
monument of uselessness. Chairman
Mears arrived in Seward late yester
day afternoon and immediately gave
notices to all officers and tenants of
the building that they must eject
themselves the first of August. The
forestry department must find new
quarters; E. R. Tarwater, who has
been one of the parmanent commis
sion officials, in the disbursing de
partment, must trek to Anchorage;
the hospital will be closed. Dr. Romig
moving back to his old offices on
Broadway, and the building is to bo
closed up so that everything and
everybody possible, can be taken to
Anchorage, notwithstanding that the
census was taken last January and it
will be ten years before another regis
tration of population is secured.—Sew
ard Gateway.
President Wilson having sufficient
ly recovered to call the Republican
national convention weak, dishonest
and unpatriotic, his followers are
justified in believing that “Wood
row’s himself again.”
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
SUMMONS
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division.—Louise
Dorothy Hegg, Plaintiff, vs. Roy Ed
ward Hegg, Defendant. No. 1047.
Summons.
The President of the United States of
America, Greeting—To the Above
Named Defendant:
You are hereby required to appear
in the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, within thirVy
days after the completion of the pub
lication of this summons, to-wit, within
thirty days after the 12th day of
August, 1920, and answer the com
plaint of the above named plaintiff in
the above entitled action, wherein said
plaintiff prays that she be granted a
decree of absolute divorce from you,
the said defendant, forever dissolving
the bonds of matrimony now existing
between you and said plaintiff.
And unless you so appear and
answer the said plaintiff will take
judgment against you for want thereof
and will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in her complaint as
hereinabove set out.
The date of the order for service by
publication herein is June 30, 1920, and
such order was duly made and entered
and filed herein on said date.
The date of the first publication of
this summons is July 1st, 1920, and the
date of its last publication is August
12th, 1920.
Witness: The HONORABLE FRED
M. BROWN, Judge of said Court and
the seal of said Court on this 1st day
of July, 1920.
(Seal) ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
By Thos. S. Scott, Deputy.
Donohoe & Dimond, Attorneys for
Plaintiff.
First publication, July 1, 1920.
Last publication, August 12, 1920. j
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