The Alaska citizen., 1914-09-28

IF Mr.. Wickersham is so conf
dent of winning. why is he spending
so much campaign money here in
Fairbanks, his home town?
If more people in Alaska would
spend as much time and personal
efforts in boosting Alaska as does
Falcon Joslin. its development would
be materially hurried
EVEN the great war that is being
carried on in Europe, is not attract
ing the attention of the people of
Fairbanks from the issues of the
present political campaign.
FEDERAL officials in Fairbanks
are becoming scarce. The judge and
the marshal have gone Outside, and
the district attorneys office is TO
be vacated to make room for new
man.
IF General Villa, who has started
the new Mexican revolution, were
in the north of France just now, he
would probably soon get enough
war experience to satisfy him for a
few years. His little side-show in
Mexico will be hardly noticed until
after the European war is ended.
1T should be remembered that if
Mr.. Bunnell is sent to congress as a
delegate from Alaska, he will not
go there as a man without party,
but he will have the support of the
administration. and thus will be in
position to obtain for Alaska favors
that a bipartisan can never expect
to receive.
THE people of Seward recently
celebrated the ninth anniversary of
the founding of that city. On that
occasion, the pioneers who came there
to found the city, were the guests
of honor. 1t is certainly a worthy
idea to celebrate the citys birthday,
and Fairbanks and other municipali-
ties of Alaska would do we'll to
adopt the same custom.
WHILE the direct primary cleo
tions that are being held all over
the country are not electing people
to office, they show which way the
election will probably go by the
large Democratic vote that seems
to be in almost every state The
primaries are indicating the support
that the people of the country will
give the Wilson administration
JAMES FISH. member of the
Republican central committee at
Valdez is organizing a Republican
club in that city. In regard to the
organization of the club, the Valdez
Prospector states that similar clubs
are being organized in Cordova and
Seward, and that they plan IAN ac-
tive campaign this fall" AS the
Republicans have no ticket in the
field, and as C. E. Bunnell is as
sured the support of almost every
body in those places, it is to be
presumed that the Republican clubs
will give him their aid.
NEXT to the railroad legislation
the most important bill presented to
congress concerning Alaska is that
which is being argued there now
relative to the leasing of the coal
fields of the Territory. But Mr.
Wlckersham, the delegate to con-
gress from Alaska, is not there to
work for the peoples interests in
the matter. Instead he is spending
his time campaigning for reelection.
He would earn more votes by attend
ing to duty than by telling the peo-
pie of Alaska what good official
he is.
THE Spasm has undertaken editor
tally to fight for the candidacy Of
James Wickersham. The Spasm can
not be blamed for supporting Mr.,
Wickersham, if it's editor is really
sincere in the matter, but from the
fact that the Spasm has been in
dustriously fighting Mr. Wickersham
in the past. it is evident that its
support of the independent candi-
date is promoted by something more
than the sentiment Of right or wrong.