Iditarod pioneer., 1911-11-11
POLITICS. OUTSIDE AND INSIDE

few days ago there occurred in Outside com munities the election of officers for the administration of public affairs and columns indicate that consider able changes have occurred in the personnel of different local administrations Prior to these elections there took place primaries at which nominations made and put in the field to lead their respective parties either victory defeat.
 These respective steps in the orderly administration public affairs have followed for many years In Alaska they have invariably proven failure in every respect The local primaries have been held behind closed doors on many occasions those who ought to have called them afraid out and look their opponents straight in the face and they waited the publication of their call until only few hours left iii which to make preparations for o posing them Such has been the usual pursued and after such primaries were pulled off there just many Democrats voting for Republican candidates there Republicans voting for Democrats The time seemed to have arrived for general aaround swapping of horses
 From the standpoint of the political scholar such state of affairs must appear shockng But is not half bad looks. Politics make strange bedeows the poets have sung and they make still stranger combinations. But while the politicians are busy these days the sleepng They have their open and eye never closes, and they have arrived at period in the history their country when they believe the time has come to make little investigation Of existing conditions their own account and not take for granted erthng which they may read in the Congressional Record or in the party news paper And what seems to be happening ill the Outside world is that which happened Alaska years ago. Ever since the election of Tom Gale and Frank Waskey Alas ka first delegates it has been apparent to machine po clans that party lines lines in Alaska that the everv day. ordinary man does not give continental what political afation candidate another belongs to; his only sire is to find out the particular individual for election the Pioneer the voters of Alaska have been hitting the nail the head Republicans have been busy bringing to bear with them the administration in general and federal officials ill Alaska in particular. They have one way pointed out to them and that the straight and path whether they
 like it or not-and usually they say they like it. There exceptions to this ue as there to every rule and there number of officials in Alaska who vote just as they damned please. Bravo for them There is still hope Other parties have chosen little qualified for the posi- ton they aspred to- and such have been discovered by the voters in due of time
 It is yet too early to predict what is going happen in Alaska. Already leading Republicans and Democrats are looking forward to the call for holding primaries which delegates will be eected-or perhaps appointedto attend the several conventions at Juneau at which di dates for delegate to congress will be nominated and dte gates chosen to attend the national conventions to be hd next summer Here anxousy waiting for the time when may send somebody from dtarod to represent Ill Southeaster Alaska and perhaps at the national vention next summer Meantime anxious be- come acquainted with WOudbe candidates They want to apply the yardstc to them and discover much ayor dupois they encompass Let them out, that we may get ready.