The Nome daily nugget., 1912-07-18
WicRgasHAM's COAL BILL.

the big stick proved to he nothine more than a stuffed club. at the Chi Cagn convention. and the home rule biu Is losing its force. now that lt ha. left the house SO our delegate politi elan was obliged to get busy. and in trnduce another In the coal bill rr- gently introduced wiCkersham Is giv- on credit for having solved the prob lem of the coal situation in Alaska His following look upon this measur, as a psnacea to the ills of the terri tory. never for a moment giving credit to the man as a past master in the same of playing politics
 Of all the politicians Alaska has produced to date. men forcing their way 10 the front. attaining success purely upon their own merits. with out the aid of extensive financial hacking. all eoneede the palm of vie tory to our present delegate. for ns has won out against grrat odds with the whole power. ot the so called Doc Httcal machine against hin.
 In Alaska 1t IS not >N much ,ae ms ehne as the votes delegates or caudi dates need ia securing fhe election Conditions were ripe in the past two elections for wicsersham 70 slip ir under the ropes Not so this time. for the fellow helping Co make the under tte rope" route possible is in tho running himself. and will block any such move.
 When it come. right down to ma chine politics we have no such a thing in Alaska There are as many Vleker~ham supporters holding office today as those calling themselves reg lIars Just so long as political lead .r- attempt to adjust the machinery with a trip hammer. smashing parts night and left. constantly introducing new and fureign material. instead ot retaining parts already worn smooth bt''it'N ituuNibb tue iii'tl'l'' Just ~ long will Reorganization. lack of in terest fighting from within and other ."unteracting effects necessary to success be cropping out
 We have every reason 10 believe our present delegate was wise 10 the ft,t ef the regular nominee. W. A Gilmore. having every vote in the Third division. with a resemblance If a majority attached to 1t, under lock and .ey. the combination of the safe being with The Nome candidate, and something had 10 be done. and quick ly to offset this gaiu-hence this won eerfu coal bill
 The bH will get no further than the house. but our past master at the game of politics has won his point secured his free advertising through The press. and perhaps won a few votes In the Third where the coal lands are located, but We even have our doubts. for Gilmore has been over the ground, talked to the miners and claim owner, direct. telling them what he was gong to do when elect ed and with his convincing manner has won over the voters To his course SO this little political sop held out to them iu the way "f 4 bin will be like the seeds falling upon fallow ground
 our delegate holds the record in the house for introducing bills during his term of office. and fl a subscriber can call attention to any particular bill calling same by name, giving right off the reel any one passing, redounding 10 the good of the territory since he has been delegate. they can put 1t all over the writer by being more wide awake
 We recall the miners lienn law, and that certainly did more 10 kill off the development of the country than any other one thing Alaska has expert enerd The litigation and claim jump ing periods did not lock the safes and force the bankers to throw the key into the ocean like the miners lien bill introduced by the delegate. for that measure not only protected the miner bur the country was protected as well from exploitation. No person will have the nerve to admit the min TT was always beaten out of his wage before the passage of that bill. and many will go of record right now they have seen more laboring people de- prived Of their hire since it's passage than before it went into effect.
 The coal bill was introduced for a purpose and having served that end, il will rest in peace forever, so far as the delegate is concerned