The Ketchikan miner., 1908-07-04
WEAK APARTMENT

The Alaska contingent. while in Seattle cu it's return home from tri- Iumphant conquest of a recognition by
 the Republican National Cony entiou
 aud of irona seat at the pie counter, expected to be furnished forth by that ] body for the special pteferment oi l Alaskans seeking federal appoint ments. gave out and caused to be her.
 aided in advance Of their home-com- ing, al assertion. based upon state ments imputed to leading members ot con- gress, that 1t will be useless for the people of Alaska to send any per son as a delegate to the House oi Rep 1 resentatiys unless that person be tag ged nith the label of .he majority oi
 that body. This of course was meant. l and is now being used by the nonp par
 tisan press of the territory. as an ar- gumeuG in behalf of the election oi ! 3Ir. Ccrson at the coming election as l the candidate Of the so-calied regular ! territorial convention. but, being
 wholly absurd and illogical. it will
 necessarily fail of it's purpose. The assertion is an unjust in patalion up
 on She character Of congress itself, n
 that it is 3 reflection upon the hones-
 ty. fairness and sincerity of purposs of it's mem bership. whatever may he
 its party alignment The dear people
 have been addicted. in times past, to
 making sudden changes in the poi!ti- cal complexion of the lower House of Congress, and it is not among the im- possibilities that the House to which
 our next delegate is to be chosen may
 be q horse of an entirely different col
 or to the one 3Ir. Cannon now rides
 rough shod over the country. But
 should that even come to pass-were it a perfectly well assured fact that the next House of Congress will be Democratic, an atgment of that kind m behalf Of Mir. Roman as against Mr.
 Corson or any other candidate, as del- egate. would be just as illogical ana absurd as that now put forward as reason why Mr. Corson should have
 the preference because of the fact that
 the Republicans have a majority in
 the present congress. of which MT. Corson. if elected will not be | mem
 her.
 Looked at from any point of view, the argument, If as such 1t is intend
 d. can have 10 effect upon minds other than those incapable of reason ing, since il. is inconceigable that tine majority in congress, whatever iG may be, gili.i eiuse to consider any just demand preferred on behalf of |. hole people for the mere reason that their direct representative does not wear q party label wholly to the liking of the 1 na jorIty. 1t must be remembered ] that q territorial delegate has TO vote 1 in the House of Representatives and, l consequentiy, has nothing to trade up- l on as the means of securing legisia 1 .ion for bis own people, and has, there fore, nothing 10 offer as an induce | nlent for the support he desires other | titan the merits of the cause he advo- ! oates. He can present such measures for which he desires recognition of the i House, and TO matter what hIs party { predel:c ions, can no do more-than 10 submit them to the candid considera- tion and decision of the members of the House; and t is maniiestly unfair to prejudice that body on an implied charge oi party prejudice and injus- lice.
 II the suggestion Of tbe Dreferencs for Mr. Ccfson, because 0. the present composition of the House Of Repre- sentatises, has any special signid- canoe, why may it not apply with