The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-10-13
EDITORIAL MMENT

threw spell over of his opponents. He held big
meeting and Dr. Dagge chairman of the Democratic Club
introduced the Delegate and he drew in his audience such
men Judge Brown a Democratic appontee and Chas b.
Heron, chairman of the Republican Territorial committee
When James the Terrible reaches Cordova of the officers
of the Democratic Club promise into hiding They
determined not to be caught.
The Nizina district little placer producer The
several operators in there don't think anything of taking
la few hundred thousand dollars.
IF the human learns the obvious lesson from the
will be compensation But the lesson equally obvious
before the the prospect not wholly encouraging
The ordinary bank carries 100000 gems' says
daily Not having of verifying disprovng this
statement, give it to you as it was given to us.
Plenty of self confidence all rgh-but you lose
anything by listening to well-ntentioned advice
Thos H. Holland has just returned from campaigning
trip to the westward He found many old time friends and
received many of support in his candidacy for
Representative And that it should be for Tom of
the square of the Copper River country which section
certainly entitled to representation at Juneau.
It's peculiar how many wealthy women so almost naked
The question to who the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative johnson to relieve the clam owners IN Alaska from
doing their work for 1914 causing much inquiry
Delegate Wckersham denies the report that he the author
of the
candidates for the lower House Of Representatives But
that contingency has been avoided through the action Of
Socialist friends They have selected R. E. Hegner and d. NJ
Lynch
When the devil is to pay he always applies at the most
inopportune moment.
If Congressman Johnsons bill passes and allows the
assessment work mineral claims in Alaska for the year
1914 to be done next it will still permit large
holders to retain valid right to claims upon which otherwise
they might not do the assessment work this year.
Fortunately Clifford Pncho is not member of the United
States Senate to prevent the opening up of the Alaska coal
fields And again fortunately is reported from Pennsylvania
that his chances for getting ookn to the Senate from that
state have gone gimmering.
Berlin has the French slowly beaten and the Russians
killed and captured by the hundreds of thousands Perograd
the other hand has the Germans and Austrans steadily
thrashed If these capitals keep the armies will
be constructlvely annlhated
After the final passage and signing of the Alaska coal
leasing bill and the granting of few claims to lccators
expect to hear the final announcement that the Alaska
Syndicate is to build branch line railroad to the Boring river
fields this early spring
The obstinate resistance Austria is putting up against
the Russian advance that presented by its ambassadors and
press agents They positively refuse to yield nch and
might be kened unto of the retired" politicians in
Cordova.
small thing is often big nuisance-the FREELY for
instance.
For time it looked as though there might be dearth Of
Legislative candidates. in this division, but later returns
indicate that there will be about four for That four
candidates for the Senator to be elected and about 6
asprants for the four places the House be filed Thus far
Cordova has two candidates for the Senate and for the
House. while the interior has asprant for the Senate and
three for the House
Kelly of Pennsylvania in Congress says that every public
official public servant and when he refuses neglecs to
the interests of the public he should be driven from the
place he has dscredited If that doctrine applied to
Alaska there would be lot of federal officials looking for
jobs
Those conclude to see America first will only gain
patriotism and instruction but they will find it much safer
And they Alaska they will experience much more
interesting and profitable trip.
Of course the cable had go down just when all Alaska
listening with patience to hear the result of the first
championship game of the world s series of baseball
An ambition to do certain things is interpreted by some
people to be loud and sstent call to that work The eaven
is working among Alaskan candidates. y
Japan went to war with China in 1894 with Russia in
1904 and with Germany in 1914 1t would be wise to let the
next stretch of peace last say Is years.
The Alaska coal leasing bill has had circuitous route to
enactment but under the watchfu of President Wilson
is safe to predict that it will very ''arrive''
War may be hell but it starts lot Of people the
to paradise
The most acute yegh sometimes generously fails to