The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-08
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 come a menace to society" by ham, merlng away day after day for some thing it knows nothing about that The Empire had impeded the passage Of remedial legislation. by the Terri torial Legislature. by soaring them. buiialoing them and bulldozing them Delegate James Wickersham. Alaska's delegate to Congress. spoke to 9 pack. ed house in the Jaxon Rink last night. Judge Wickersham opened his de- nunclation of The Empire almost a moment after he had been introduced by Mayor John Beck. Tho speech lasted for two hours.
 "I am appearing here tonight be- cause of @ sense Of duty. he said. "It is my duty to work with the Legisla- ture in the framing Of laws to develop our Territory. and it is the duty Of the Legislature to work with me. We are employed as Alaska's attorneys. II we ian to do our duty then we would be open Co criticism
 The delegate declared further that his appearance on the platform was due to % peculiar condition in Alas ka." He charged that Q campaign had been launched in Juneau for the pur pose Of building a political machine to hamper the delegate" and further that the campaign had been pounded SO hard that its weight had now spread au over this section. and its influence had become tremendous.
 'I am in favor of and have always been in favor of full form or Terri torial government for Alaska" he said. "I want it. and John w. Troy. editor Of The Empire. who originally coined the phrase. wants it. too. But aii Mr. Troy has done is to talk. The Dele gate charged that Mir. Troy was being
 paid for it." and declared that Mr Troy had done nothing to contribute 60 the development Of Alaska
 He charged further that 'the per sistent drumming on that coined phrase has bewadered men with the result that it is now hindering the pas. sage of legislation in the Territory
 The Delegate was applauded when he declared. When it gets so it clogs the machinery or legislation. l feel that it is time that the Delegate from Alaska should speak out"
 Judge Wickersham said Alr Troy was one Of his friends. and that he was one Of MT. Troy's friends. "He is a iaw-abiding. loyal citizen. the Delegate declared. "but he Is like horse. He has one idea in his head and he won't get it out He doesn't realize the harm he is doing in this He characterized Judge Robert ". Jennings and Mfr. Troy as -reaciionary Democrats.
 Judge Wickersham spoke ot his fight for the organic act which gave Alaska the Legislature. ''A Democrat ic Congress passed it after a Demo cratic committee had ratified it (the Home Rule Bru and the same Presi- dent that had opposed it, signed the blu" ne said.
 'Tho question is Who is right3,' Delegate Wickersham continued. 'Is this campaign stopping the wheels of legislauon7" He declared with em- phasis that it was. He accused The Empire Of having ~howled" at the or ganic act ever since it became law.
 Delegate Wickersham maintained that be had stood for a full form Of Territorial government for Alaska. with as few limitations of power. as he could get He took credit for getting the Legislature without any aid. or thanks from any of these gen tlemeu who are now howiing their heads oig.
 After he had asked What is a full form Of Territorial government for Alaska" Judge Wickersham said that Mfr. Troy had one definition. that an. other man had another definition. and so on. "No two Territorial Legisla- lures were ever ruled by the same limitations. and no two Territorial leg islatures ever had the same powers. he said. and. continuing: 50 there Is no such thing as a full form of Terri torioi government"
 Addressing bis remarks to the Leg islature. and he said he hoped they were all present. Judge Wickersham said: It is none or your business what @ SuI form of Territorial govern ment is. il is the business or Con- gress. He broke into his~argument wilma further griiling of The Empire which. he said. had "bufiaioed the Legislature by Mr. Troy's constant pounding Pessimized. minimized, bull doed and bunaioed. were among the words Judge Wickersham used. "It is now Q public menace" he contin- ued 'It is my Judgment that Mr. Troy and The Empire today are the greatest menace that Alasia has"
 He said that Governor Strong was "ldnd. good man. and my friend. There is nothing be would not do to help the Territory be said "but he has heard this wall every day, that you can't do this. and you can't do that. for SO long that even he is buf- faloed.
 It was an editorial from The Empire