The daily Alaskan., 1914-09-08
ANALOGY

The Juneau Daily Empire, while accusing Us of not adhering to the text in our discussion of the fitness and our advocacy of the candidacy Of James Wickersham for re-elec- ton as delegate to congress from this territory and our contention that what he has done in the past what be is doing now and what he promises to do in the future, en- titlss him to the undivided support Of the people Of Alaska, regardless Of their political affiliations, side steps the issue and in lieu of show ing us wherein we have erred and wherein Mr. Bunnell is better quail fled to perform the duties deTolYing upon an incumbent Of this respon- sibIe position, would have us believe it necessary for the dele gate to congress, in order to put through legislation, no matter how urgent or needful it might be- to be thoroughly en rapport with the administration, notwithstanding that President wilson and a demo- cratic congressional majority have already declared to the contrary by the endorsement and adoption or the measures presented for their consideration by Mir, Wickersham.
 If, as we are led to believe by a perusal Of the article in the Daily Empire above referred to, MT. Bunnell's sole claim to considera- ton by the voters Of the territory is the fact of his being close to the administration, it is poor staff upon which to lean, for, if we are not much mistaken, in g talk before the territorial democratic convention which was recently held in Skagway MT Cheney, the democratic nation al committeeman, stated that GOV. Strong, a democratic appointee, while in Washington 8 few weeks previously, had urged that special legislative measures be passed for the relief of the territory from the dlrefuI straits into which it had been plunged by the enac:ment of s Set of unconstitutional laws by the intelligent" members of the first territorial legislature of Al aska and that Governor strong, re gardless of his strong leXcuse this pun, as there is no disrespect intended for our worthy executiye) pull, could do nothing.
 To cllnch it's arguments against the need of Mir. Wickersham being shown any gratitude by the people Of Alaska for his unselfish efforts In their behalf and to gloss oyer the base ingratitude 1t would be for them to turn him down at the coming election and to put in a man who has done nothing for the territory except as It was directly beneficial to himself, the Daily Em- pire goes on to say:
 The cases are not analogous
 at all
 Judge Taft rendered excel
 lent service to the people of the
 country as gOYernOr-general of
 the philippines. Yet, received
 the vote of only two states for
 president in 1912. Did the peo-
 pls show ingratitude or lack of
 appreciation of the former ser
 vice?
 Gen. Grant rendered his
 country such service during the
 Civil war as it is given few peO-
 pie to render his people, yet
 he was defeated by his party for
 q third nomination, and Cleye-
 land, a member Of another po-
 nical party, was Rresident
 when Grant died. Did the peo-
 pie of the United states show
 lack Of appreciation of the
 great Grant?
 Col. Roosevelt did his coun-
 try notable service as presi-
 dent in several directions, yet
 two years ago his country
 men cast more than 2,O00,OO0
 plurality of theit votes for
 Wilson against him. Was that
 ingratitude?
 No; if the people of Alaska
 owe Delegate Wickersham any
 thing let them. pay it-let
 them build monuments in
 every town, if necessary
 but let them choose to repre-