The Chitina leader., 1912-04-13
FOR REMOVAL
 UNWORTHY OFFICIALS

aI henuecOlI poSitiFe ueCidfdtiou was made against U. s. Commission CT Healy and Deputy Marshal Brown. A petition was signed by 67 of the workingmen, asking for the removal of Healy and Brown. It set forth the following:
 To All Concerned:
 It has been the inalienable right of Americans, a right guaranteed un- der the Constitution and held invio- late and unabridged to the present day, to protest against tyranny, mis- rule and corruption wherever and whenever they appear. It has also been an inalienable, unquestioned right of all citizens to protest against tue continuance in power of unwor- thy public officials. The recall" a measure -"of the people, by the peo- ple and for .ne people," now obtain Ing in many states, places the power of removal of unworthy officials with the people, realizing that all of ficials in a democracy are and ought to be the servants of the people, and directly answerable to them for .-.eir official acts.
 For four long months, the citizens of the Chitina precinct have protest ed by all lawful, fair and open methods against the continuance in office of two notoriously unworthy officials, U. S. Commissioner M. R. Healy and U. S. Deputy Marshal J. L. Brown. Protests against their lawless, tyrannical, un-American acts have gone unheeded, petitions praying for their removal resulted in campaign of intimidation directed against the signers. Believing that the principles governing free coun- try should apply to this section, and also believing that the oppression, arbitrary abuse of power by these two officials is not only detrimental to this section as whole, but is positively dangerous to the welfare and well-being of hundreds of peace able, law-abiding American citizens, we again protest against the contin- uance in office of these officials, and submit the facts in the case to the judgment of the people of Alaska.
 How greatly a measure such as this is needed in the Chitina pre- cinct, a precinct cursed, blasted and withered by the blight of certain vi- cious appointees to prositions of trust and power is evidenced by the following facts:
 In regard to the present U. S. commissioner, M. R. Healy:
 He is an alien holding office un- der the American flag and sitting in judgment upon American citizens.
 (Report of Cordova Grand
 Jury, Nov. 2s, 1911.)
 He has required excessive bail and imposed excessive fines in direct contravention to Amendment VIII. of the Constitution.
 Ceases before Commissioner
 Court, Sept, 1911.)
 He has denied the right of the people to be secure in their persons, etc., against unreasonable searches and seizures, in direct contravention to Amendment ". of the Constitu- tion.
 (Healy vs. Dr. Chas. Thom,
 Dec, 1911.)
 He has grossly insulted peaceable American citizens, who have at- IchpIcu tO uO UuSlueSS Wltu tue SOF- ernment.
 (Healy vs. John Amber, Jan., 1912.)
 He has made threats as to the punishment he would mete out to certain individuals in case they were brought before him in his official capacity.
 (Healy vs. Wm. Tibbs, Aug.
 1911.)
 He has grossly discriminated against the working men, the back bone of the community, in the col lection of taxes.
 (Poll tax records for 1911.)
 He has endeavored to persecute, intimidate and drive out of the cam munity all who have signed petitions