The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-26
STAINING AT eNATs

There seems 70 OS ULspSsA'ASH NS"H st Junesu to create feeling against Mr Gale because of bis failure 10 stop there ou his way east. The Junesu Record-Mfuer, commenting editorially upon the matter says:
 "Mr. Gales hSSty passage through JuneSu was something of 8 shock. Of course we all realized that is after cleo tion and We knew, ,oo, that he was in a hurry, but he liked us so much before election that some of us had come to believe that he WAS interested in this section to the extent that he would stretch s point to learn something Of our desires and to become better ac' uuasnted. But he WAS in too much Of 8 hurry. Even those little official court sslss that are extended by men tn the government service hsd to be omitted in or5sr that he could confer with Mr. Wsskey, who is at Seattle" ." And some more in the same vein,
 Ip it's news item chrOuicljug MT. Gales passage through the the town the Record Miner says
 "It was a matter of some comment. about town that Gales visit here did not include calls upon either the gov srnor or secretary oi state. What little time Gale had st his dispossl was devoted to his constituents. Both Gov. Hoggatt and Gen Distin met Ihe dele gate at the boat, but he had 10 time to discuss the affairs of the territory
 The Record-Miuer's scarcssm is en- tirely ,uucslled for. It too much re- minds one of the old saying about swsl- lowing came)s snd straininE at guats,
 Let us note the facts Nr. Gale had been more than a month on his way outside. Upon bis arrival st Sksgway he received s cablegrsm from Mir. wAskey which informed him that the Nome delegate waE st Seattle waiting for him. Mir. Gale will take his seat iu congress December 1. 1907, more than 8 year hence. He will have more op- portuuitiss to see the people of South eastern Alaska before the beginning of hi, term of oHice.
 Mr. Gale stopped st Skagway for several days because be was invited to stay here. The Arctic Brotherhood of this city had prepared to give him 8 reception. Members of 8 committee met hiu at Wbitehorse and invited him to remain over. He had intended tax ing the first bost out, but could not very well disappOiat people who gone to such pains to show their confidence in and their friendship for him as had the people Of Sksgwsy. As it was the schedule of the boats kept him here longer than he expected to remain.
 Mir. Gale expressed to many people here his disappointment, that his num- erous delays had made it.impOssible it for hiu to stop st Juneau or Ketchiksn Or bis sOrth h,un7 rriD
 The charge that Mir. Gale did not call ou the federal officials Is worse than childish. There is no law of etiquette of courtesy or of anything else that would make it Mr. Gales duty to call ou Gov. Hoggstt or any other official while bost upon which be was psssin 2 through the town Fss making 8 short stop. The fact that Gov. Hoggatt and Gen. Distin called upon Mr. Gale at the boat shows they understood what WAS required lot better than some of Mir. Gales critics seem to understand, They did as 1t vas their place to do Mir. Gale was not in town long enough to return the calls.
 If Junesultes do not want to be known as lot of country jays they vii rot say much more about this incident,