The daily Alaskan., 1912-07-05
EDITORIAL P AGE

W. A Gilmore. who Ueoeutly changed his attitude ju rcgard to home rule principles as represented by our Delegate James Wtckersham, and aCCc7,od nomination at ;hc hands og the Hoggatt~Shackjeford Eauc. vlu h, hC0C Saturday tO present hts arguments fov e)CCJioR. TAOSc arguments U1l consist ot vcadiug personal letters rom NIT. WjckerSham who formerly supported the candidacy @. N~ Gilmore. Gil mC0c Wiu Say that WicScrSham doesn't stick by his friends and he will flourish these letters to prove it He will use Inc old worn out bunk about the administration not being in sympathy with wicker sham He will revert 10 the three term he0esy and Jo everything that the Alaska Packers and other cor po-aJious can think Of To destroy the popularity oE tho present dele gate.
 As for W5cke-shau sticking by h5s friends. he has stuck by every friend as long as that friend was right He never has uo- never will follow friend into corruption or graft When Giluo0e accepted the. nomination aJ the hands CT the old gang that has always opposed the. progress Of the No-Jhland. he was. no longer a suend Of wickersham, nor Of Mask Then WickerSham deserted him just as the great. body or home lovers will desert him on election day.
 Regarding thc sympathy Of the administration The admiuiStra- tion under the advior oJ HoggaJt and Shackleso-d has always onTos- cd AIaska's progress To have its sympathy means Jha, OUT delegate must he a jumping Jack which tho corrcuatious can make 5.E by pull ing political strings We don't wan; any sympathy unless that sympathy IS right
 N- WjcSevSham has toGEh; all the combinations ot g-aG, and pol ittral alliances that could he for mulare5 by SAackleford and his he1sh-ca He has gono ,o a con r-,ss ur.rS- minds were po5Soued by ~1>-e77g$oa,auoa. and 10 p-g>.6sr; who vas hostile. We sent him rAe7g to secure a home rule lau lie went into the hjEb places and told them that a sang ot thugs were beiaE maintained iu Washing ton Jo throttle Alaska lie was 50 bold that uc feared for the re suits He d55 no, have the sym pa,hy o5 the corporations, but he. had something better, he had the sympathy oS the hiEh minded, true lovers oS justice both ia the -e7uhl5- can and the democratic parties
 What has been the 0esult,
 Today James WicEe-Sham has Seen his hfu raSS the lower house. . He has seen 5g go to the senate committee and come hack with a favorable report and but for The political conventions which prevent . ea the business ot congress for the past tuo weeks. the Wickersham devsed home rule bin would De in . the hands oC the president today for his signature.
 NIT. Wickersham is iu Washing ! ton fighting to the last ditch for the passage or that hill IJ is al i mCSt a law. The battle is two thirds won. He is the general at ] the front working for Alaska and l neElect5nE his political interests al home for the sake CT all oE us l While he is there making the great ] est single handed fight that ever a 1 human beiaC made. a pack ot poll ] teal EraFyers are running through l the territory srabhjnE him in the back Men who are not it to hlacSen his shoes are blackeuinE his ! character. He has fought the good . fight He is mental giant com pared to any of the NyEmies who are opposing him. Alaska was scarcely mentioned except as al land of snow until James Wicker eN.-, v-s-F r, ,~,rr-ezs and now the whole world is thUcbSiUE with interest over our unbcunded pros ppcts which he has uncovered 10 their knowledge
 Think CT these things when would Ne-delegate GjluoUe flcUviShes hts letters and blUbbers out Shsckle- ford eacende~ed arguments