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The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02
THE LAST CHANGE.

R. s. Mcdonald is no longer con nected with the Alaska Citizen With this issue this paper reverts to its founders and original managers The desire of those who will henceforth guide this paper through the trails to popular fancy is to give the peo- pie the best paper that it is possible to produce Progressive ideas will predominate this paper from this time on. We are not "Standpat- ters" in any sense of the word. If there is anything new in newspaper dom We are going to do our best give it to you All the news from all the world will be no more than enough for you if you are sub scriber This is the first paper under the new order If you like it let us know If you don't like it do the same. Each and every week will bring you some new and exclusive story. Each and every page will bring you some feature you cannot get anywhere else but in the Alaska Citizen.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02
USE COMMON SENSE.

The coming election will prove conclusiyely that the days of party politics are over. When you hear of the Democrats and Republicans uniting to beat any one party, when you hear of the old factions joining forces to defeat, with their joint group of men, you see the doom of straight partisanship. But while we believe firmly in the independ- ence of a voter, while we feel that 1t is but right that an American citizen should get out of his head the idea that he has to cast his ballot for certain party regardless of who the man put up by that party is. We cannot see how if the other parties unite in an effort to defeat the Socialists. anything but the rot, tenest kind of favoritism can be shown by the leaders of those par, ties who will select the men that are to represent their party on the United Ticket"
 Politics is difficult game to play It is doubly hard to play it straight. Personal feelings are bound to enter into the case, and it is no more than natural that they should But when such state of events takes place the general good of the people must bow to the political conscience of the man who is the leader of his party in the district When this happens the people generally suffer. Now all that any party can hope to base its platform on will be the ideas of all the progressive men of the territory They will promise to work for 8 railroad, for the opening up of the coal lands and the oil wells, for the construction of proper wagon roads throughout the territory, and all the other issues that will be embodied in the platform of any sane candi date or party.
 | The Socialists will have the same platform. Of course they vii claim that all those points are the fundamentals of Socialism But lei it be understood that that which benefits the people in general be longs to the people and not to 6
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

party even though that party sees for itself the glory of fathering the idea
 On the other hand. the Socialist believes that even though a China man or yellow dog headed the So cialist ticket. the Socialist would be duty bound to cast his ballot for such a candidate As long as T voter must sign pledge to cast his ballot for whom soever his party puts into the field whether in his humble opinion that man is suitable for the position or not. that voter has not the per sonal freedom that the Socialist will tell you must come with Socialism The Socialist is continually decry- ing the fact that the laboring man must always bow to the will of the employer. In their party. in the confines of their clubs. in their orders. the Socialist demands that q man bow to the will of someone with whom he may not be in accord. And if he does not do this he is not a good Socialist.
 What then is the conclusion to draw from the political gossip so far? The uniting Of the Repuhli- cans and Democrats would leave tho appointing of the chosen ones in the hands of the party leader who will play favoritism because it is but human nature to do so. If you join the Socialist party you must give up your independence as q vot- CT. you must throw patriotism to the winds and vote for any man they see fit to nominate. you must swear to vote the Socialist ticket or get out. Then let each faction in which there is a sufficient number of capable men nominate the men who in the minds of that faction arr most capable of representing th" Fourth Division at Juneau. and let each and every man who is a tru" slough and cast his ballot for those men who in his mind are best able legislation from the government
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

would as soon let us have the new as the old if we can but persuade them that we are in actual neei of a railroad. They will not stop the law on that account. If our repre- sentatives can bring the fact home strong enough to the others in the Alaskan congress and get that rec ommendation through first of all. and pass it by unanimous vote of both houses, then the men who
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

is ever to come into her own, if she is ever to prove that the confi- dence most of us have in her is not misplaced, she must have railroad.
 The fact that Colonel Goetha 5 does not think that the equipment left over after the Panama canal is completed will do, has nothing 'p do with Alaska. Let us get new equipment from the shops if neces
 sary. Congress in Washington
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

Those people in the states are surely getting to be wicked lo; New York is in the throes of a big police scandal; Chicago has been struck hard in its wicked life by the United States government: and Portland has been stamped by the governor of Oregon as hot-bed of vice and prostitution. Fairbanks. however. still remains untarnished. Wonderful, Wonderful,
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02
THE SALVATION OF ALASKA.

The home rule bill may or may not be complete, but 1t provides for the election this year of twenty-four men who will compose the Alaskan congress- Eight of these men will be known as senators. sixteen will be known as representatives From each division will go six men. Whether they be Socialists. Demo crats. Republicans, or Independents who put the successful ticket in the field; whether the men that win be party men or non-party men, the one thought that should predomin- ate their mind and govern their ton gues is this ALASKA NEEDS A RAILROAD FROM TIDEWATER TO THE YUKON RIVER"
 The vast territory that lies be- tween here and the coast, the vast CT territory that lies beyond us to the north needs demands, and must have some quicker. cheaper and more certain method of transporta- ton. To all the country. even that of the coast railroad would give new lease of life. And that new lease, that few years more of rapid development. that chance to prove | her value. is all this great territory | needs to come into her own.
 The first recommendation then that should be made to the United States congress is the construction of the railroad that is absolutely and undeniably essential to the full de. may be that to the residents on the southeastern and southwestern coast lines of this country there are bills of more importance than the one that should in our mind be recom mended first. There win be equal ly as many senators and representa- tives from the coast as from the part of the country that does not enjoy the transportation facilities oi any account the year round. The problem then that will confront the representative from this division anG from the third will be to persuade those of the first and second di vision that, all things taken into consideration. railroad is the prime necessity of this territory. The, must persuade them that with tho of the coal lands and the oil wells They must persuade them that witt the railroad will come the opportun ity to work ground in inland Alasks that on the coast would be consid cred rich, but that is now lying idle be cause of the high cost of living il the interior made so by the pool transportation facilities. Hence tho men that represent the interior o Alaska must be men who have goo, common sense. men who are goins to Juneau with the idea of gettins a railroad bill through and not witt the idea of playing party politics We must have men of force, m T who can talk and talk straight iron the shoulder. We must have mel who are fearless and men who art honest.
 The man who becomes a candidat' for either of the offices canno hope to receive any financial gail from the position. The fifteen cent
 a mile is little enough for tra: S portation, and the fifteen dollars day while the legislature is in ses sion will surely not be sufficient tt cover all the incidental expenses tha
 such trip demands. Therefor, there must be in man who ac cepts the nomination, provided h, is honest, feeling of true patriot ism. He must really love Alaska He must truthfully want to see he
 come into her own But first q all and last of all if this countr.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

thought Socialism was From the view point of the church she is doom ed 10 everlasting damnation. but from the viewpoint of the man she loves she must he heaven itself.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

Lawrence mill owners plant dy- namte." and they wanted to lay 'he blame on the employees. The wages the employees receive would can bet on that.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

Thaw spent a million and failed to prove to the satisfaction of the courts that he was sane The spend ing of the money the way he spent II proves him insane.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

That "Worker of Wonders that cant get out of jail in Chicago brings to mind a local case where the wonder of workers" is in a similar position.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02
MRS. LANDERs ENrERTAiNs.

Mrs. Landers entertained the la dies of the Christian Science church Saturday afternoon at her home on the corner of Fifth and Wickersham
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

make the laws in Washington may
 realize that all Alaska feels that a railroad is the most essential
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

A fellow Is in the hospital being treated for a blow that never lan2 ed on the man he aimed it at. It broke window. and broke a tendon the man who delivered it.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

Solomon Luna. the wealthiest bank CT in the state of New Mexico. fell into a sheep-dipping vat and was drowned. We wonder if one of the big circuses Outside will buy his body and advertise it as The Dip of Death"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

They say il hurts q Jew to give up money. Worse than that. IL killed poor Rosenthal.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

Telegraph reports from Seattle say that Potter. the noted sculptor. who passed away in Seattle the othei day. was living with a woman not his wife We hope that the wo- man was not as cold as stone to the poor fellow
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

Premier Borden. of Canada. told the Suffragettes of Canada that he could not introduce a measure in the Canadian parliament giving votes to women. Hurrah for Borden! He had the nerve to face 'em. Just think of such bravery. A true pa triot indeed.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

Cleveland now conducts a munich floor privileges is three cents. The Bunny Hug" and Texas Tommy" are barred What would such q place mean to Fairbanks? What if the clock of time should go back ? Oh, horrors!
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

There sure is some class to the statements of that "cameo-like" gypsy beauty, who claims that the law of love is law unto itself. She is surely an ardent Socialist, accord ing to the teachings of the noted divine who recently told us what he
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

Dr David Starr Jordan thinks that all men and women will have to be scientifically mated before this poor weak world can reach its zenith. For tunately you cannot find the mate of some people, and so the world will be relieved of the miniature editions of some of the bores who make life one continual line of trouble
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

We wonder if the Biblical eXpres- sion holds good in this case. The first shall be last. and the last shall be first" says the Bible Mrs. Rodg- ers,- the wife of the former presiden; of the Standard Oil company. who died there three years ago, just passed away in New York. If her husband hasn't got all the oil boiled out of him it may be true
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

Ty Cobb demands as much for his services every year as the combined salaries of the twenty-four legisla. tors who will sit in the Alaska con gress. Of course Ty doesn't get mileage on the bases he steals. and we hope the Alaskan congressman won't get mileage to make any base steals. Still Ty gets his auto and our senators and representatives have to furnish their own dogs.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

President Wheeler, of the Univer. sity of California says that the next Nobel prize should go to Emperor Wilhelm, whose greatest ambition is for peace and not for war. Yet he commands the largest standing army in the world The emperor must think mighty little of their ability
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

The deeper the. probe goes into the New York police department the more rottenness is exposed, The reason is this: In New York politics and the police force are toe closely allied Any man who makes his living from politics Is bound to contaminate even a New York po- liceman. Now don't be so anxious to go to Juneau. It'll get you sure ly.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-03-28

The public school is one of the
greatest factors in our country.
When reinforced by good. whole
some, reliable newspapers, it
gives the American child practi-
cal education. Without the aid of
the newspapers the public school
can not give the boy or girl that
degree of general intelligence
that you wish your children to
have. You can now get the
Lubbock Avalanche and the
Dallas Semi-weekly Farm News
for one year, three papers a
week. for Sl.75. Hand your
name and money to the publisher
of The Lubbock Avalanche now
and get both papers twelve
months for yourself and family.
VIII Mathis. formerly of this
city, now residing in Brownfeld
was in the city Wednesday and
Thursday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-03-28

ACUTE

ACUFF
Special Correspondence
Weather plenty cool for the
time of year.
Everybody well and doing
well.
Farmers are getting pretty
well up with their farm work.
Cattle doing very well as a
rule.
A. M. Ludeman has moved
from Lubbock to his farm where
ne is getting in several hundred
acres of land for crop this year.
Miss Fleda Burt, our assistant
school teacher, visited homefolks
at Plainview Saturday and Sun
day.
Mrs. M. +. Arnold and daugh-
ter Exa, are visiting her sister
Mrs. l.. O. Burford.
r. +. Hoops spent last week
at Fort Worth, attending the
Cattlemen's Convention.
Bro. Sanders will preach at
Acuff next Sunday.
The time of the meeting Of the
Farmers Institute has been
changed to the lst Saturday
night in April.
Chas. Graves. son Of VIII
Graves. of Lubbock, is helping
j. r. Bacon with his farm work.
o. f. Rush has put a telephone
in his house.
Cleveland Davis sold load Of
maize to Mr.. Lakey, ofLubbock,
the first Of the week.
Mesdames R. f. Hoops and T.
A. Smith. went to Lubbock Mon
day trading with Lubbock mer-
chants.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-03-28

H. A. Spencer, who is re-
siding on the Ludeman farm
northeast of town, was here
Monday, and was a pleasant
caller at this Office. He stated
to the Avalanche man that Mr..
Ludeman was doing some fine
work on his farm this year. He
is using a large traction engine
and gang pillow. The pillow is
followed by a series of harrows
all attached to the engine and
the land is left we'll pulverized
and ready for planting when the
proper time comes. They have
something over six hundred
acres in cultivation now, and
will break about~as.much more.
We can furnisls oval and
round picture l.4isstfd frames.
w. f. Robysok.a.sus 80 1t
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-03-28
Ramsey Club

Program for public meeting Of
the VIM. F. Ramsey Lubbock
County Club, TO be held at the
Court House Saturday night,
March Both. at s:15 O'Clock.
Musical program under the d.
rection of the w. c. T. u, OF
Lubbock:
Music.
Address - w. H. Bledsoe.
Music.
Five Minutes Talk F. E..
Wheelock.
Five Minutes Talk Roscoe
Wilson.
Five Minutes Talk-Geo. M.
Hunt.
Music.
Five Minutes Talk Geo. r.
Bean.
Five Minutes Talk J. X
Wester.
Music.
Voluntary remarks.
Announcements.
This meeting has been arrang-
ed especially to accommodate the
business men Of the town, and
the farmers and laborers, and
we hope to have a very large at
tendance of all classes. The
ladies' are especially requested to
be present.
JNO. w. BAKER,
Chairman Of Committee.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-03-28

Miss Amy McLarry returned
Sunday afternoon from an ex-
tended visit to points in Cali
fornia. Her many friends are
delighted to have her back at
home. She is delighted with
California and enjoyed her So
journ in tba1 state very much.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-03-28

j. W. Taylor left this week tor
Roswell, n. NJ, where he will
make his home for awhile. He
came in and had the Avalanche
changed to his address at that
place so that he can keep posted
as 70 what is happening in this
part Of the country.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-03-28

You are Il ereby notified that
unpaid taxeAwill delinquent
on and after Worf1ay /April /.
1912. w. M. ssaAx~s<City Sec
rotary. 80 1t
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-03-28

Mr. Ludemen, father Of A. NJ.
Ludeman Of this city, came in
Tuesday for a visit with his son.
He was here several months ago.
and many Of our people became
acquainted with him. and will be
pleased TO mest, him again.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-03-28

A. l.. Harris returned this
week from a visit to Houston.
Tanana Valley socialist. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 19??-19??, 1912-10-15
A CASE IN POINT.

Capitalist papers call attention to
the fact that 10000 farmers in Colo.
RADIO and adjacent states faced great
loss during the harvest period be-
cause they couldn't get 10000 men
% care for the growing crops. Al
the same time this paper points OUT
that there were 10000 idle men il
Denver who couldn't pay the fare TO
the harvest fields
This is only part Of the situation.
The capitalist papers advertised the
need OF help. and more than five
times as many workers as could get
employment went TO the harvest
fields. cutting each others throats
IN bidding for jobs. and impoyerish,
ing themselves much worse than
they were before. It illustrates the
way Of the capitalist system.
If the government had control OF
the great wheat fields and employed
men in making roads. in redeemine
land. and in other public work. it
could Immediately transfer to the
harvest fields sufficient help to meet
the need without waste and without
impoverishing the toiler TO get him
there.
If the government conducted these
things they would be self-supporting.
and the money deposited in govern
nlent banks would be available for
use by the whole people. instead of
being available for use by the banks
so it will become practical to do
Justice to all.
Tanana Valley socialist. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 19??-19??, 1912-10-15
We ARE COMING
BY Eugene v. Debs.

The march of Socialism is the
most inspiring spectacle now to be
witnessed in the civilized world. The
invincible hosts of the revolution are
sweeping aside all the barriers in
the path of evolution and with giant
strides marching toward their goal
There was a time when a Socialist
was considered a pariah and an out
cast. Today it is an honor, and the
Socialist commands the respect Of all
hose respect is worth having. The
old politicians do not love Socialists.
-or dc the great exploiting capital
ists. but in their hearts they respect
them. Not only this. but the Social
Isl movement is the only movement
II which they stand IN fear.
The hired scribblers and the re-
Iairers OF the master class are now
u-tering their poisonous screeds in
ain. The common people are com
:a- 70 know the true meaning OF
Socialism and they are ;iocking to
he standard Of the Socialist party,
the only party that has a living is
sue ii this campaign.
We are coming We Socialists are.
al along the line The Socialist party
presents an unbroken battle-line upon
which the sun of heaven never sets.
We are coming from the east and
coming from the west We are
coming from the north. and we are
coming from the south. and we are
shouting with JOY as we behold our
unvanquishable hosts of working peo-
ple. honest producers. marshalled in
battle array. with ballots in their
hands. to vote out the rotten sys-
tenn that now curses humanity and
20 vote in the great commonwealth
Of the people.
We are coming in the conquering
spirit of the social revolution. The
10y of the coming triumph is in our
hearts and our hands are clasped in
oval comradeship as We proudly
march together toward the Socialist
republic of the world.
Tanana Valley socialist. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 19??-19??, 1912-10-15
FROM EUGENE v. DEBS OPENING
SPEECH.

The Socialist party being the po-
litical expression Of the rising work
ing class stands for the absolute
overthrow of the existing capitalist
system and for the reorganization
of society into an industrial and Sc
cial democracy.
This will mean an end to the pri-
vate ownership of the means OF
life; it will mean an end to wage
slavery: it will mean an end to the
army of the unemployed: it will mean
an end to the poverty Of the masses.
the prostitution of womanhood, and
the murder of childhood
1t will mean the beginning of a
new era OF civilization; the dawn OF
q happier day for the children OF
is for those who inhabit it. and
wealth for those who produce it. 1t
will mean society organized upon a
cooperative basis. collectively own.
ing the sources of wealth and the
means Of production. and producing
wealth to satisfy human wants and
not to-, gorge a privileged few. 1t
will mean that there shall be work
for the workers and that all shall
be workers. and it will also mean
that. there shall be leisure for the
workers and that all shall enjoy it
! II wifi mean that. women shair be
the> -ccmraaes land .s equals. ef.%nen
sharing with them on. equal terms
the opportunities as we'll as the re
sponsibilities and the benefits as
we'll as the burdens of civilized life
Tanana Valley socialist. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 19??-19??, 1912-10-15
PROPS OF CAPITALISM ARE ROT
TING FASTER IN ALASKA THAN
ANYWHERE ELSE ON EARTH.

The convention held in Fairbanks
recently by the old party servitors
must prove conclusively to the work
ers Of Alaska that what Socialists
have contended for years, is now laid
bare before them in all its hideous-
ness. When Socialists told the peo-
pie dag after day, month after
month. year after year.. that Progress
sive. Independent. Republican, Dem
ocrat, Standpat, Insurgent and others
we're different wings of the capitalist
class they were derided and were
not believed. After the Socialists
had won a victory or two however
AID later won several vic
tories against a combina-
tion of several of the old parties,
there was more credit given their
ntterances. It has taken years Of
agitation in some places before the
Socialist has become strong. enough
TO force the old parties to combine.
With one little campaign We have
accomplished this result in. Alaska.
and especially in this division. It
is, WORTH while to look over the
combination and observe. what We
can. There you will see the typi-
cal Representatives of the army of
parasites that live and fatten off
the workers. There you will see
the labor fakir and the labor batter.
the cringing politician. the political
heller and the gents Who always
profess love for the worker, who
were threatening one another with
fearful punishments. charging one an
other With forgegy. All are .log EN-;
Tanana Valley socialist. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 19??-19??, 1912-10-15

bracing one another in great love
feast, because they see looming up
all around them the Menace of So
cialism.'' The two greatest props
of capitalism, the Republican and
the Democrat parties are so rotten
and decayed, even in Alaska, tha!
the capitalist system has nothing to
support it and must fall like any
other mighty weight from which the
props have rotted under.
A. C. X