The Nome nugget., 1902-09-17
GIVE TRE PEOPLE THE BENEFIT.

Recently Judge Moore, of the district court allowed small bill incurred by A. D. Nash, pro- pretor of road house on the Noxapoga, incurred in bringing to Nome Geo. A. Carpenter, the man who terribly frozen during blizzard last winter. The bill was a just one and should have been paid months ago. Judge Wickcrsham refused to pass it. however, notwithstanding the fact that the depart mcnt of justice at Washington has never refused to pay such bills when properly endorsed. Yet there large amount of the peoples money to the credit of this judicial division and which, in the order of time covered into the already plethoric treasury of the United States.
 It is to he regretted that federal officials have been found who pursue a potato pairing system of economy; and yet some of these persons, who would few dollars in order to cover it into the federal treasury would not scrupe to use any amount to their own ends and purposes. To such as these the heath comfort, safety or life of the poor musher over Arctic wilds is as chaff. Even the salaries of subordinate officials have been trimmed that few dollars might revert to the treasury and " record for economy" earned. Economy, forsooth There is such thing as false economy and Alaskans have samples of it. Efficiency in the public service is the first desderatum. True economy is best observed in the payment of liberal salaries to federal officials in Alaska, by which the government and the people who made the government, secure the best possible service. True economy is never parsi- monious, especially where the public welfare is con- cerned, and we do not think that the government o the United States expects a cheese-paring policy to be pursued by Alaskan officials There is always less extravaganza, less lying, less deceit where a liberal policy is pursued and faithful service demanded.
 We want to say right here that the people of Alaska have precious little for which to thank past admnstraton Where we have asked for bread we have been given stone; have been considered worthy of being taxed to the utmost and denied representation in congress Yet foreathers objected to this sef-same in justice, and Bunker Hill and Lexington and other battlefelds recorded their protests.
 In the brief season of summer the waters which lash the shores of this section destroy the lives of strong men, and yet such thing an appropriation of few thousand dollars for life saving service is never dreamed of. In the long winter season the snow is the winding sheet of many stout musher yet bill of couple of hundred dollars for saving men from freezing has been disallowed. And similar instances might be enumerated almost indefinitely
 Alaskans have endured this neglect quite long enough. The time for supplication has passed. Demands should be made rather than prayers | ever guided the destiny of the republic.
 The rsiner and prospector is handicapped, it seems to us in every possible way. His convenience is nothing if few dollars, which he himself pays, are at stake TIE NUGGET has heretofore stated tha: the recording districts too large especially those tguous to Nome. Nome recording district for example, extends from Sinrock on the west beyond Bluff the east. 1t is much too large and it's boundaries should be circumscribed. Why should a miner at Bluff be compelled to to Nome to search the records? Bluff or Topkok is promising section, and is growing in importance.
 The miners and prospectors should be given some sort of show, if the United States treasury is prevented from receiving few paltry dollars. This idea of making recording districts "self-supportng so that few dollars may to the government is bad in principle and perncious in practice If any one is to be benefited let it be the people of Alaska, who psy for much than they get each and every year.
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