The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-10-05
Phone 262 Phone
OUT WITH THE FOLLOWERS.

Republicans who have been eating
Republican pie, are now deVourlhs
that which belongs to the Demo
Gratis. 1t would seem that when
men have had their share OF good
thing. they would be satisfied to
let others have their just dues but
not so with the average Republi
can holding office in Fairbanks
Although the Democrats have been
in power for nearly two years the
courts in Fairbanks are still in the
hands OF the old Republican guard.
The Republican judge. clerk and
district attorney are still drawinS
their salaries under Democratic
administration The district attorney
has been dismissed. but he and his
friends are making hard fight for
his retention.
II is high time for the Tanana
Valley Democratic club to get busy.
II the members OF the club go at the
matter with any show OF vigor it Is
quite certain that the day for Re
publican holdover monopoly will
soon be at an end in this city.
A few kilograms OF remonstrance
directed in the right way, signed by
the Democratic club, would soon get
results. What right has District
Attorney Crossley to aspire for a
continuance of his job, when he has
already had nearly two years more
than he was entitled to- Common
justice demands that he be removed
without any hesitation. and re-
sponsibe Democrat put in his place,
What right also. has Clerk Nc
Bride to hold his job and keep in
office lot of Republican deputies
Is it fair to the local Democrats
that Mcbride should keep on indefn-
itely holding a job that by right Of
precedent belongs to Democrat?
Here is real work for the local
Democrats to take up at once. The
whole greedy bunch of Republican
office holders, deputies and all. should
be forced to move out and give place
10 men who are entitled to the jobs
And while the Democratic club is
after the removal of the district at
torney and the clerk Of the court.
the matter OF having a Democratic
judge appointed should not be over
looked. There has been no effort
TO have the judge removed, as far
as can be ascertained. This has been
due also to the inactivity Of the To-
cal Democrats, who seem to have
been overlooking their rights. Demo
Gratis who are real Democrats should
be willing to see that the spoils of
office, to which they are entitled
are handed over at the earliest pos
sble moment. This should apply
not only to Fairbanks. but to every
other part OF the Territory. also
In connection with this subject
it will be we'll to call attention to
the class Of Democrats around Fair
banks, as well as in other places
who affiliate themselves with the
party organization, but fail to sup
port the party nominees.
These same gentlemen call them
selves Democrats, but If nominations
are not made in accordance with
their personal desires, they assert
that they will support another can
didate. Such men are Democrats in
name only. They are in reality non
partisans. and have no moral right
to claim affiliation with party that
they refuse to support.
There is but one safe and sure
rule in the management of all or
ganizations, and that is rule by the
majority. Every sensible man must
agree that it is the duty Of the min
ority to submit to the majority in all
questions relative to the organiza-
ton. This policy is carried out in
voting in lodges in all matters, and
it should apply in just the same way
to party organizations. The man who
deserts his associates because they
outvote him, is not worthy of being
affiliated with anyone in any cause
Thus. the men who claim to be
Democrats, and. because the party
failed to endorse Wickersham, offer
him their individual support. are no
more entitled to call themselves
Democrats than are those men who
are affiliated with some other party
Such men should be weeded out OF
the Democratic club, and should be
kept out OF It.