The Chitina leader., 1913-12-09
POOLING THE VOTERS

editorial that apeared in the Cordova Daily Alaskan con corning the value to the territory that would result II man like Falcon Josln Washington the deegae to Congress- Our contemporary says the article IS all right and the candidate is all right but then goes on to express grave doubt the possibility of elecg man with such unsesh and high minded principles IS possessed by Mr.
 oslin his fights beement of conditions in Alaska The insists that the voters of Alaska have been imposed upon long that they getting used to and rather like it. the awakening must and will me and possibly this is the Certainly better of bringing about could be adopted than by presenting to people such man Falcon Josn Possibly he could not be elected We rather think he could providing he could be induced the and make the kind of fight for himself that he making for Alaska during the past few years. The News-Miner pays high tribute to Mir. Joslins worth, follows:
 There isn't reasonable doubt but that Falcon Josn easily Aaskas foremost citizen in enterprise unsefishne and intelligence In opnion there be two views of his ablty-no other in Alaska out of 1t could represent this territory in ably and we'll could Mr. Josn It would be worth millions of dollars to Alaska to have Falcon Josln its official representative Wash ngton St he could not be elected what's the of sacrificing best material
 'Neary sixteen years of close study of the men of the North has convinced thoroughly that in questions of public moment you fool them easier than you any other people know of earth They easily fooled that there times when honestly believe they banker after the experience and out of their to bump against it. There vein of in their natures and they like think that there vast wide and deep conspiracy foot among the rich of the world to rob them of something they do not possess but which residence Alaska entities them possess when shall have been discovered cred Every railroad builder shelter builder mining operator in their opinion must be in cahoots with this unknown and unocaed force which after the ebood of the Alaskan for 1t takes money to build railroads and smelters and to operate mines and all moneyed members of the organization of hghbnder whether they real phoney moneyedmen. Falcon Josn able to build little stretch of railroad here He has not been able to make pay and probably will beat least he cannot how he He will have to borrow money this pay the interest the bonds which brought the money which built the road He poor having only his salary to live upon yet because he is connected with the Panama Valley Railroad every Alaskan believes he is rich man and hand in glove with the Guggenheims none of whom he knows personally and that whenever he wants money all he has to do is wire Guggenhem and it is forth coming. Consequently, he has chance of election in Alaska because he of the rich and monopostc cassn the opinion of the people,
 'This is Mr. Josn's fault The sentiment has been created against him by the who would profit most by the discredting of all other able Alaska-the who remains up mostly through his ability down the reputation of other and at the time fill the people with his stories of the awful fight he is making protect them against bugaboo which of his consuc hon. However made, 1t exists and make head way among such people with such handicap Not thousand in Alaska reads the higher order newspapers and magazines Not in thousand in Alaska receives the reports knows what is really being in for against Alaska, who is doing it. They content to take jokers word for it. and maintain the joke at Aaskas expense, although the joke them They nothing better than they getting their troubles and removed what would they have to worry about?
 We would like to see Falcon Joslin in Congress- He could and would do for there than other living man. Still haven't belief that he could be elected and we would hate to see him sacriced.''
 President Wilson is making good the prediction that the present national administration will do something to open up Alaska And after the passage of the railroad bill look to legislation that will permit the development of the coal fields.
 And the of Alaska will have opportunity to register for municipal elections We shall then expect great improvements n-everything.
 The real stampede to the Chisana and the Nelchna will not start until after the first of January Then watch the future milonares come
 The folks of Cordova keen on clubs We have musical cubs walking clubs, bridge clubs poker clubs gym clubs, and there is talk of organizing shoveng club It is said that the strongly favor the latter
 That Delaware congressman who quotes the Bible in the attempt to justify the whipping post be ignorant of