The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-04-21
Phone 262 Phone
For Governor
MAJOR J. 2. a. STRONG.
DEMOCRACY OR sOSSlSM?

De MOCRACI OK BOSSlSM!
President Wilson is slowly and
carefully making the appointments
tina, are his to make. and With.
the ueNt few weeks " Il. after the
more important offices have bee,
filled come To those in thar Part O.
ALASKA RuoHn a the Fourth iu3ioias
district, which happens 20 IL along
the Tanana and Yukon valleys
IHs1c are several Offices TO bc filled
here ut this time. one OF them being
that of marshal Some time dur NJ
the present administration President
Wilson VII also lac called upon ta
appoint postmaster district a
torHey ard judge.
From the saeeu, nomination o
Major strong il would appear tina
the present adm ni<'ration wishes L
aaao.rr The candidate that IS mos
favored b the people. and not The
candidate ef the bosses. The Pres
dem. however cannot know who III
peoples choice ar taEoritcs are IN
les theg get tose'her ana commit
r.aa.e 'be5r sentiments to him
Individually He=can eell or head
OF here AKA rst the action Of lie
aasae#. las the echo will never re-
sound against tin dome Of the capiio'
unless united AMI it, ho3g We send
on cur appeals.
4 is customary in politics The az
HajHfm"aas viii yer4 probably h,
those candidates thai are PICKED
our and backed by the party II pow
cr. which al present happens to l.
Democratic
Al the last meeting OF the Demo
cratic club in this city a resolution
vas introduced that would give the
club the authority to endorse or re
joct ang candidate presenting him
self or being presented for office
his was made II order that all the
Democrats Of the Tanana might
hatp voice in Tie choice Of candi-
dases.
II that meeting. after much dis
cGssior i Vas deemed advisable TO
Lay the matter over until the nex1
meeting. which will be held romor
row night at Harmonic hall A fun
membersh p is requested as the
resolution will then either be ae.
c5ated or rejected.
Regarding the resolution just a
word as TO whether or not it should
he passed
Early last fall after President VII
son was elected and even before
election wholesale endorsements
We're the thing of the hour. every
body in town either endorsing or
looking for endorsements themselves
The chairman and secretary OF our
Democratic territor al committee, the
servants Of the party. without CON
srltiag their constituents. led tn
craze of endorsing and affixed their
official signatures to the petitions
of personal and political friends
without knowing the will of the
local down river or creek Democ-
racy. They forgot, momentarily, or
all together intentionally or ignorant
" that they were representatives
of The party and not the masters.
After they haa endorsed several
persons and We're reprimanded By
one OF their associate committeeman
for their hasty and iIl-adyised az.
ton. tor the sake of harmony" they
agreed to make no further endorse
ments without consultation of ali
the local territor al oommitteemen.
They may have intended TO keep
faith and live up to this promise
and then again they may not have
had any intention of carrying out
their promise.
Be that as it may. everything ran
along smoothly until the resolution
was introduced at the last meeting
of the club, then in furry both
Clark and Davidson rushed back to
their old methods and endorsed Lu-
Their c. Hess for district attorney
and Wallace Cathcart for postmaster
without even mentioning the fact
to their brother committeeman Ro-
ran. The odd part of these last en-
dorsements is that it is generally
conceded around town that Mr..
Hess. although an honorable and es-
Unable gentleman, is Republican
and hardly entitled to Democratic
patronage That would seem the
last straw.
The rank and file of the party
We're never consulted. but on every
occasion, in a manner that would be