The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-01

F . A. - !. < fas1 possible that. II tha case If smo eE three Alaskan pu6l.c41iQns. .aa foregoing a6no7isioa nag -o1 ee wholly cus ot p.zes. d1s so far as : Ths Miner 5s oo1ce-uei Il 5s ] mis1.-
 vure acd simple The Miner has uo1 o-lg uos showo 41y disposition n
 The 6i-4e.zou suggested by shi> WOuld ! t,4 ne7sor ot ths Alaska press b-l.
 h2s ss.GilcusIy 4voide<t anything in
 -ha Ezv Of criticism oi GovsElOr
 Eo.za.7-- that could iu>tly bs co-stru- =,5 iu.o uersco4l a91>e- l. h2s cC1ln- :75 5ts remarks e1i3-elF 70 a discussion ! ot his public aets and declarations,
 and :. most certainly will 10. te ' cl15-=sz that h= : hsigel about D!
 4ry sos. ot GiTiaItg which exeIP-s
 hin tru- s-T 7zG a.. criticism especially zs applicable 10 his official : eonduc4. But hoze-, criticism is ID. necessarily abuse: and while The
 N.-er hzs. according 10 The proper .u.srsse.4t5o1 U tie sa-3. s.g1iously z7o5 t=d abuse. .s 1sT=Ethele>s sub
 -iss sAs- me psoF1ca-i11 14s been
 yvs.1. 4-1 t is .lz.le ac-dar - in
 dsed -9u= ot Us Alaskan o5c,er1pcr- aries haTe tel. themselves prCvcs.sd
 d.syo16 th= virt1e ot silent endurance Ta5s magsz51e ~riter -Fldsntly
 fails 70 fully grasp tEe situation Ii
 any U .h= Alaskan journals hare i1-
 5ulga4 IT abuse q Governor H0gg4-. . t. is 1os a.=c2use h necessity differs
 wi,1 shaD. and A .hsg ts.iegs. with
 a large majority ot the people Of
 Alaska. oz the question Of Espsese1-
 sa..V= ho-1s g7TeE11sz1- l. i- be- cause o: h5s usuETasio1 ot The right % speak for them o1 s1as question il
 lirec1 opposition 70 their chosen E representatives. Bbo were oVerWhslul-
 i-g.v elected o7 tha. direc. issue
 because et his persistent ni.Efegr@sen-
 ,4aio1 Of the pgbiIc seutinen. in
 Alaska n -ha. question, and ghs in-
 s1ll 10 sh= iate.lizezes ot that public
 izdig.csl7 ass=s1=1 .n his evsry
 public gttssanee. because 0t the
 people ass damned sentiment and
 policy wh.ch t clearly the maiasgring 9f hl. administration and ot a u.etray-
 sl by him of the5r best welfare il be- half q interests fl nos wholly corpDr-
 ate. ss ls4s1 psre!g pres0nal and sel- 5sh Es l. for these reasons that has been. and l. being. sererely critlcis- 4d. it aoi abused, and n95 because the press and shs people are gnRilling 10 colcs5e him the right to express his
 ho1ess opinion ol the subject Of pop
 uIzr home government. or any other
 public question
 Accepting his public declarations ss truly expressive of his honest cgnvic- tions on The question of popgIsr home yoverDnent- II would be but natural 70 expecs Governor Hogg4ss. as ar honest man and official. to taGe the people far enough iDEO bis confidence sO zs Least give shsm the reasons for the faith he protesses But he does nothiog of ths kind, but apparently holding himself infzlIible ou that and evsrY other question pertaining to their present and future welfare, he lays down his ipse di1it, and demands that it be accepted. Without rhyme CT Feaso1. as final and absolute.
 k is up tO the writer quoted to counsel for brief period now with the gogesroE of Alaska The Ala-ka ] press nea5s TO advice or aGn0nision { as his hands. When is. and the { people are accorded shs cOurtesy ard \ respect due 50 is sLd them from thr ! governor of Alaska, they will nOs be tog1d lacking in appreciation, any
 more than they will continue to psFsissenslg resent the contiDgoD- and i1diFecs fnsgl.4 thus far accorded ! shem at the hands Of that official.