Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-06


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 Gov. Brady, the chief executive of Alaska, was passenger on the Al-ki last Wednesday, The boat remained in the city for some time and our pco- pie all had an opportunity of meeting him. Gov Brady has lived in Alaska for about thirty years and We are safe in saying that the district never had d better friend. The people should be thankful to Mckinley for giving uS a governor who k SD well informed of our wants and so jealous in demanding legislation to further her interests. We hope the time for sending carpet bag goVernors to Alaska has gone by
 Gov. Brady k more than fifty years of age. little less than the average in heighth. well built and appears to be of robust health and possessed of q most vigorous constitution. He is a pleas ant talker and uses the plainest Ian ellage. but which imprcsses one as com ing from man of ability.
 The News man Was the first one to engage him iu conversation. lie knows many people here and all were eager to shake him by the hand. but neyerthc- F- off and completing our interview.
 "Govtrnor. how did you find thing. al the national capital and what pros poets are there for Alaska legislation:' asked the New. man.
 Well, at present, everything is over shadoWed by the war and during such times fl k a difficult task to secure any leriSlation. however important But am inclined to believe that congress will do what is right One great trouble k the eastern people know nothing of our country and then the fact that we produce no revenue is strongly against us
 But" said the News man, don't we pay some S2j0o0.oO q year internal rev enue lieenseo:'
 Yes" he replied" We do contribute some in that way but how much am just now unable to say
 In mentioning the subject of the civ il political code. reported by the com mittee. the governor said he thought it would be passed by congress but not this session and that an increase of judges would also be part of the Alaska legislation.
 Gov. Brady is a temperance man. but that Is too mild. he is q prohibitionist. real live prohibitionist. and radical one too. but the Gov. never allows any single idea or belief to get the better of him and while he believes in temper ance and prohibition, he knows that it k no good for Alaska. That prohibit ion has been such an utter and sorrow ful failure that good sense and judge ment will keep any one living here from advocating il. He has been quo ted in other papers as being in favor of high license, and the News wants its readers correctly informed on all sub jec;s. so Chat question Was opened by asking the Gov. if he had been correct ly quoted as being in favor of high license.
 "Yes," said the governor. "I am in ia vor of high license for Alaska, but in doing 50 am fighting some of my best friends, who don't understand Us or our country. Prohibition has been thor oughly tried here and do not hesitate to say that it k impracticable. l have explained this matter in Washington and if anything will prevent Us from getting high license very soon. it will be on account of the coming congress- ional elections. Many congressman who are in favor of d high license are afraid to vote for if on account of the prohibition element in their districts, and they are being overwhelmed with letters and literature from prohibition ists who are making strong fight to keep Us under our present law
 Gov. Brady also said that congress he thought would give Us a delegate in congress soon, and that he saw nothing discouraging in the future for Alaska The Gov. was accompanied east by his wife. but she remained and will return to Alaska later on. \ bright, sweet faced little girl and a boy no less attrac- tive. the governors children, were with him. X large crowd had gathered around Us by this time and our inter view closed.
 Mr. Mckinnon, Capt. Wilson, MT. Cochran and number of other citizens then proceeded to have a talk with the governor Mr McKinnon doat lay claims to being an orator, but he acted as chief spokesman for Fort Wrangel with reference to defending the city against the charge made against her people by collector lyey, in the Seattle Post-lntelligencer of June 18th. He started in on a good lively gait and gradually warming up to his subject, he made the words 'hum,n metaphori cally speaking.
 Why said Mir McKinnon, ''the peo pie of this town would never allow any man or set of men to draw d gun, or resist an officer of the. United States and the charges made by Mr. lvey l., 1,