Iditarod pioneer., 1910-12-25
TWO VIEWS OF
 RECENT EVENT

Delegate Wckersham the speaker at meeting in Juneau recently while Washington amusing read the accounts of this affair in the of that place The Record has this to say about it:
 Delegate Wckersham holding combination poit- ca meeting last night at Eks ball. secured crowd denounced Alaska officials and the President declared press subsidized and proposed Val for of Aska Nothing from the Record.
 The Dispatch however gives its readers full follows:
 The largest gathering history Elks hall greeted Hon James Wckersham delegate was introduced by Mayor Valentine last night to make his address Every filled and those standing hall to the outside steps, Among those large the Island Silver basin other outside
 In introducing the delegate Mayor Valentine
 gum shoe appontee but the elective apponee Washington of the people and for the people.
 Delegate Wckersham in bis address continually ap auded told of the attempt defeat his reelection headed by the GumshOe Governor Tmhorn Politician and Weeping Maor How letter had been published broadcast signed by toured the territory but had arousng people public duty and his election the result corruption fund of $000O raised subscribed by every large est in the territory.
 The speaker said Ias1ts,o R.q1oliarn" voted for Garfield his first candidate and had always voted for the Republican presidential candidate proud of the Rpub party by American he Republican, and when any branch of that party against principle for the Interests then he affiliated with that branch of the He yielded this principle set o
 Referring joint debate with distinguished Mr. ShackefOrd Fairbanks, like the Johnson Jeries fight In the the stage and around gathered the tca fans But said the speaker when the round closed the Pride of Gasneau channel hanging the his tongue sticking and he got back his mouth again until the counted and all over This sally crowd wid with applause which continued several minutes
 Referring the debate Nome the speaker said he faced different of opponent; Fink did mad and lose good taker but the result majority for WicBersham at the polls both the other candidates
 Referring his trip to Washington the delegate said the fight but begun That the Weepng Major Richard had declared the Interests going the Beverdge bill through in the last 9ody of the present congress- He wanted Alaskan to write member of protesting
 The speaker reced the history of the seal the salmon and the attempt to take the and coal and nothing the way permanent development the territory He said that Alaska getting about the deal as Windy " dog Out in blizzard and starving Windy " cut off the dogs and made soup The dog rewarded getting the bone end tail used soup. That said the speaker what Alaska getting from the seal and salmon and would the copper and coa the Morgan syndicate did face laws checking their greed.
 speaker wanted railroads built by these people, but he wanted them regulated by laws He favored the opening of the lands but wanted monopos He against which locked the coal and forests from the people Alaska which the big Interests gobbe
 hands with him. and nearly 300 remained for the dance until midnight The reception and dance of the successful events held in Juneau.