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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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THE VICIOUS PRIMARY SYSTEM
The evils of the primary system were
forcefully shown in the recent primary in
Pennsylvania. The successful Republican
candidate, Representative Vare, announced
that it cost him $71,435 to win the nomina
tion, and he did not get a majority vote at
that. Gov. Pinchot spent $43,767 for the
distinction of being last in the race, and
Senator Pepper expended $2,500. Repre
sentative Phillips, who ran for the guber
natorial nomination and finished fourth;
was out no less than $91,000. These sums
represent only a part of the enormous am
ounts spent at the promary.
It has been remarked many times that
the standard of public servants has deteri
orated since the primary system came into
being. Many, if not most, of the public men
of today are strongly opposed to the pri
mary. The late President Harding, in speak
ing at a Lincoln day dinner in Washington a
few years ago, denounced the primary as
undemocratic, wasteful, impractical, and
unnecessary. He declared that it opened the
way for corrupt practices and that it did i
not, as its supporters contended, reflect the.
true sentiment of the voters. The primary
system has provided opportunity for men
wholly unfit to serve the public to force their
way into office.
Not only has the primary lowered the
standard of those who fill public offices, but
it has led to numerous charges of corrup
tion and has cost the taxpayers a great deal
of money. It means, in fact, that the elec
tion machinery must be set up twice every1
election year, which, of course doubles the
cost to the state or district. The old system
of nominating by state convention imposed
practically no expense upon the taxpayers.
Delegates to these conventions paid their j
own expenses. Candidates could not spend
great sums in securing nominations by con
ventions without being found out; and laws
against corrupt practices are more easily
enforced under the convention system than
under the primary system.
No candidate should be compelled to run
twice and pay great sums for campaign ex
penses. First rate men will not do it. They
prefer to remain in private life. The coun
try has been deprived of the services of
highly desirable men because they would
not and could not compete with unscrupu
lous rich office-seekers in primary cam
paigns.
The primary is a nuisance because it is
practically a duplication of the fury of an
election campaign; it is a menace because;
it opens the way to corrupt use of vast sums
of money; it is unwise because it tends to
put inferior men in office. It should be
abolished.
Gold nuggets worth more than $100 were [
found in the stomach of a bunch of turkeys i
being prepared for market at Oroville, Cal.
Fish about eight inches long, without fins
or scales, were taken from an artesian well
near Bellingham, Wash.
Cannibals, too, appear to have a consum
ing love for their fellow men.
FOR OLD GLORY
Seward Speaking:
Make your plans
now to spend the
4th of July in this
He-Man’s Town.
THE BIGGEST DAY’S CELEBRATION
EVER PULLED OFF AWAITS YOU
The Famons
Marathon Mountain
Classic
(Seward’s Spectacular Annual Event)
SHE’S A PIP !
ATHLETIC EVENS OF ALL KINDS
Snre! There! he a ball game
And a Smoky Smoker
Take home a prize; there’ll be lots
SIDE SHOW ENTERTAINMENT
Dance the whole night thru
One round of pleasure and a good
time guaranteed.
Under the auspices of the
Say YouU
Be Here.
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COKRINE GRIFFITH
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THE
Marriage Whirl
A drama of mivcs mini marry in Ha Me—* ho set
a reckless pace, and call for faster, faster, fas
ter music. while iazz hands moan their absent.
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THE SCREEN DARES SHOW FT !—AND
CORRINE GRIFFITH MAKES IT REAL !
Corrine Griffith Prodoctwns. lnc^ presents it:
adapted from the famous stace play
“THE NATIONAL ANTHEM"
_By J. Hartley Manners
with an all-star cast inchichnc
NTTA NALDL RENNET HHARLAN AND
HARRISON FORD
Directed by AI SanteH
—SPECIAL MUSIC— —SPECIAL Ml SIC—
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