The Nome nugget., 1901-11-27
REFLECTIONS. ON MUNICIPAL POLITICS.

 |. we dd not .showsthAt any great principle is in- yelved in the municipal election that is to take place next Saturday. With some people it' is. expected that the support of newspaper is to be gained by the.candidate giving the paper little printing or showing favers of some other kind. The average politician" no matter whether he be resident of Alaska of the States of thisr Union reckons more or less newspaper support to hep him attain his ambitions. As rule, he is the one who profits rarely the newspaper. Its support is expected, in many cases, as a matter of course The party news paperis expected>to support the party candidate,
 But in Alaska whare there is but little politics it is different, but still too many men think that, for semereasou other -dafnable quite likely to them selves only, they should be- boostedb by every news paper of the.bailwick upon any and all occasions.
 newspaper, nnless itbe organ which some rich man syndicate {or.their convenience, is much'a business enterprise as is that of. the man who conducts grocery, a hardware, dry goods orany other kind of store. The newspaper mans goods cost money, the same do those of the grocery man .or the dry goods man. heempleys skilled abor aad.pays better wages, ruls, than those paid in most linesof business; he acts as buffer between centending factions, especially ina small community
 like Nome tprints the news exploits the resources of the country is loyal to it, not because he loves it, but because it is tohis interest and the interests of the other who embarked in business enter prises. He is seldom knocker, and always a mar tyr; by many he is denominated a sucker These are the 'wise Mikes" who foregather in every coun- try. If the newspaper man tells the truth he is called liar; f by chance, he should make rais- statement, ten to 1t is accepted. as- 8 profound truth.
 There at least one, thausand 1nsn in Nome *he think they can give the men who conduct news papers pointers that would if follewed lead them fame and fortune. Nearly every man you meet thinks that he could give "the editor" cards and spades and then beat him in the management of a newspaper. they were ever totry it they would in brief time arrive at the conclusionn that all martyrs were not burned at the stake Some die quietly with their boots of, and give no sign ofrepentanee.
 Seriously. no man, that is few men, would go into agrocery store and after having bought a. pound of butter would ask the grocer to give him of asparagus on the strength of having purchased a Brick of oleomargarine. And yet, as every news paper man in Nome knows, if lie were to tell the truth, >constructivsly he is asked to- do this same thing every day.
 We don't blame the people; we do blame the asinine stupidity, tho weakness and perhaps bob tailed greed of the newspaper people themselves. As
 rule they always hold -four fush" while the un- sophisticated gentleman blows seyenely into thsiront office and>sells the ganga nice-looking gold brick
 We are not kicking /, we simply lamenting gp here Boring coast surrounded by icebergs and aaohotony, must at times give.vent to his feel ings.,.
 AAnswkpaper is.ene of the least n1escerary of in- stitntions, but 1t gets credit for the virtue. We don't know that it asks any. A reputable news paper which has the interests of its constituency heart must of necessity be loyal to it's community It has principles to be bought, sold bartered; itmust, to be respected, stand for the good cf,the majority. It probably will receive few thanks forthe sames but peradventure it will have the ap- pFoval of it's conscience And there is sch thing as "newsp4per conscience"
 And now tho NeecErahas only this to sayin con. elusion :: An election isiu,pending We are boost ing no candidates CT any special interest simply be- esuss we danot see any yi*al principle at stake. If tha people ef tas community dnt care to elect the bsst nosn to@edaoe, will take our medicine along Nth thtcthsts fot the misdeeds of the men wo,may b> elscteds:
 Some of tho a,st, whoare in the field stand for Nenest and economical government in fact most of them do Special interests not represented to any alarming extent of the candidates 80 far as we know, is 8 looter grafer. Ask yourselves and we appeal to the business community who pay the