The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-20
GOV. BRADY
 IS ARRAIGNED Serious Charges Made
 Against Him. IS EXPLOITING ALASKA Sensation in TranS-MiSSiS-
 Sippi Congress. F. B. Thurber of New York Defends the Executive and Demands an l Investigation of the Charges
 of Fletcher.

St. Paul, Aug. 19.-Serious charges against Governor Brady of Alaska were made in the Trans Mississippi Congress tonight by Donald Fletcher of Seattle, who asserted that the Governor was the exponent of policy of oppression and repression and was the active agent ot the great commercial companies in de- laying self government, while they gob- bled up the best of a magnificent coun- try.
 He took issue with Governor Brady's recommendations in his last report to Congress for full extension of the land laws to Alaska. asserting that the recom- mendation had an ulterior purpose and was in the interest of the powerful in terests dominating the territory. Their application, he charged, would be inter ninably delayed by quibbling and tiilibus- tering in Congress.
 Then would follow years of waiting and waiting, continued the speaker while his bosses would go on gobbling up the best of that magnificent country. worth many times the entire national debt And that is part of the game.
 ri had been consistently an enemy of the territorial government for selfish aims
 As soon as his address was completed, F B. Thurber of New York, presented resolutions demanding an invesugauon of the charges. He took exceptions to MT. FIetcher's strictures upon GoVernor Brady, declaring that he knew the latter well, and that he did not oeneve TOT moment that his actions were dominateo
 ell Ch
 MT. Thurber created stir While oe- 1iver,nr a comprehensive address upon the cattle industry, by asserting that after three months investigation ne mas been unable to substantiate the charges that there is beef trust Ills oplhioh was that the large increase in cost or all meats Is due to natural causes peel prices having been advanced by the Iali- are of last years crop and the conse- -,,ort increase of cost in fattening cattle.
 After speaking exhaustively Of the pro oass hv which beef cattle reach the butcher shops. MT. Thurber asserted that there was no meat complne' ournher of the delegates took Issue "ith MT Thurber on his question and the ois cussion was quite animated for some tune
 At 10 o'clock this morning the Mississippi Commercial congress was called to order by President I
 Delegates arrived yesterday ana carry to- 6av and representa- tatives of the entire West were rresent Tt the openlng
 The jurisdiction of the Trans Mississippl Commercial Congress includes the states of Arkansas. California, Colorado ldano Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska, Nevada, Loulsi- ana. Minnesota, Missouri. North Dakota Oregon. South Dakota, Texas, Otah' Washington, Wyoming. Arizona. Indian
 1 ka. Hawaiian Islands and the Philip pines
 In outlying the work of the Congress for the present session, President Smith said: "'TShe object of the Trans-M Missis- sippi Congress is to crystalline the opin- ions of the Western country in regard to the matters of national legislation ana bring them before Congress in such manner so as to effect the greatest good.
 So far as I know. there is no particu- lar topic for discussion other than what may be brought up in individual delega- tions.
 An effort will be made at this session to bring about a consideration of diff ferences in the West.
 "There is now a Mining and Live Stock Congress an Irrigation Congress, Good Roads Congress- all operating In har- mony. but separately. The idea that bet
 
 centration of these is becoming more and more widespread and it will receive care full consideration at the present session.
 The Congress was opened with an invo- cation by Archbishop Ireland. after which addresses of welcome were delivered by Governor Van Sant D. W Lawier, on be- half of Mayor Taylor, F.. c. Stringer for the Commercial Club and Rufus Hoya, Minnesota Vice President of the Congress. S~t... Ia. MT m then responded on behalf of the delegates and the morning session closed with mu- sic.
 Owing to the non-arrival of some of the speakers who had been placed upon the program for this afternoon hession, a number of changes were necessitated
 Col Ed F. Brown of Ashen Colo, read a paper on Mines and Mining, in which he urged the Congress to take measures to secure the creation of a governmental department of mines and mining whose head shall be a member of the Presidents Cabinet.
 E. R Moses of the Executive Commit tee discussed the proposition to maintain 8 Secretary of the Congress at Wash tngton whose duty it shall be to advance trans Mississippi interests of measures bending before the National Legislature by which they may he affected
 The afternoon session was shortened somewhat in order to allow the delegates to participate in a steamboat excursion.
 Tonight the subject under discussion was Alaska and among those who spoke were Donald Fletcher of Seattle and J. A. Ivey.
 New Orleans wants to entertain the Congress in 1903 and a strong delegation is in attendance to present her claims
 One of the principal speakers a tomor- rows session will he J. J. Hill. President of the Great Northern, who will discuss the question of trade with the Orient.