The Chitina leader., 1912-09-17

Ye gods, no! The made SterneI
stuff He addressed public letter. and demanded of the mis-
guided teachers bill of particulars He wanted to know
'.why am unworthy of support? and 'why, if was OF
vile character and such standing that deserve to be de-
feated for Judge and ''what immoral, illegal dsreput
able conduct have been connected withe etc. And then
furnishes the Association and public his estimate of
himself, as follows:
I am the only candidate upon the ticket for
Judge who has record of continuous practice in all
the courts for forty years
1 am of the most exemplary habits of any
upon the ticket
never took drink of Intoxicating liquor in
my life
l do not tobacco in any form.
I do not bet gamble upon any game.
I have visited disreputable places.
l have never played game of cards in my life.
I have all my life, attended strictly to my bust
and been digent student of the law.
I member of the First Presbyterian Church
of Seattle.
My father and my fathers family for generations
were leading members of the Presbyterian church,
occupying the responsible position of elders
My mother and my mothers family for genera
lions strict members of the Methodist church.
The father of my wife the Rev. Dr. Fresh
man, of Canada, Methodist minister
My brother-in-law is Dr. John Pierson, former
presiding elder of the Methodist Church of Cncn-
natti
I don't know in the state of Washington
of cleaner habits and of more exemplary moral life
than myself.
I stand Al in the legal profession.
am member of nineteen different fraternal or
ders in this city.
But after the Judge took the Association and the
dear public into his confidence he failed to inspire any great
degree of confidence and again. and for the steenth time
he went down to gnobe defeat But he will arise again
And the peculiar thing about is that Judge Humphreys
just about all those things that he he u.s. and the people
know it. But the Judge closes his eyes to other things that
the dear people with clear vision While he is regarded
fairly harmless vet they know that in his political manipula
tons he does not fail to to the tricks of the trade they
know that he poses the champion of the people order
get their votes they know that he tries to name the popuace
against their favored neghbors; they know that is his
and vanity that prompts him to his frequent candidacy
they know that at times his sincerity be quesoned they
know that there has been popular demand for him
they know that such little support he receives because
his prouse advertising in trying to work up sentiment fo
himself
In other words the know lot about the Judge
he won't learn But he is only type that is found il
every community including Alaska. During the former days
convention the Judge thought the other boses al
conniving against him. But since the Australian bao
system permits him to submit his the people direc
he knows that the fault is with them yet hoping that
day they will have awakening And at the time he
mains true to his party principles and after every personal de
feat turns in and contributes by voice and money
of the who has defeated him. And again say
Judge Humphreys is of many excellent parts-and
cuiartes he is the kind that the people don't
public Office.
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