The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-25
EDITO ORAL CO M MENT


of fellows Alaska who expect office favor under
the present Democratic administration will find themselves
embarrassing position when it to taking decisive
sides when the political contests next There
many opportunists who would like fall the winning side
grave reverend essayst depores lack of leader
ship Legislatures and municipal bodies What's the
when there is really surplus of absolute rulers the
outside?
Chicago has written little book entitled "Great
Men and How They Are Produced Curious that the OF
Alaska great appears
Reports continue to percolae through from various
that Col B. F. Mard of Valdez would be willing to
represent Alaska at the national capital With the experience
terms Senator Juneau many consider that he is
qualified go step higher In politics he is Republican
But is stated that Delegate Wickersham is also of that
political leaning And there's the rub For if the Delegate
wants that nomination will require somewhat of fight to
get it away from him.
In Southeastern Alaska both sides of the liquor question
are conducting their campaigns through the advertising
of the newspapers That is the modern and progress
sve method that has superseded the reaconary methods OF
vote buying and intimidation.
The Fairbanks Citizen says t is rmored on the streets
that Delegate Wickersham in his old home this
for the purpose of fixing up his political fences in view of
securing the nomination of the Republican party at the next
delegate election
Our old friend ''Doc'' Cook promises to climb Mount
Everest If he does he had better take facilities along for
bringing back his records He little shy them after
scaling the dizzy heights of Mount Mckinley in Alaska.
The outlook for the gold output in the Tanana Valley for
this year half bad With three million in placer gold
and half million in quartz the estimated cleanup will be
gratifying to the people who still pin their faith to Fairbanks
which is the center of all that interior country.
Delegate Wickersham believes in keeping up with the
So the other day he packed his bag and started
off on mush to the placer fields of the Toovana
Some of the vaudeville stunts that pulled off in
Corova to have competition But it is to be by
real combination of artists who make all their living in
tanning the people, We fear that they will set example that
admission to some OF the present free official shows
admssio nto of the present free official shows.
The Seward Gateway is not inclined to be critical but
occasionally refrain from calling attention Of
the piccadies of the Town Council In recent article
the subject is dismissed in disgust in the following words:
Even if the council majority has to bring hvpocrsybut
then let thattoo much space has been wasted
And BESIDES there many big and things inst
claiming attention. Guess that's about the ~ treat
peanut politicians the public realizes such action
has been wished bought, them Municipal elections
a
The slogan for the Cordova peace to be
boyco persecute prosecute all who do not fall into the
harmony line marshaled by the representative citizens But
the general public only smiles at the desperate straits of the
econsttued BOSSES for they have fully realized that the
people are the real factors who must be consulted
Discovery by the Bureau of Corporations that the dssou
ton of the tobacco trust has benefited the public particle
chiefly interesting implying that there idea
where that it would.
In all this admirable cleanup industry it is said to be
curious psychological fact that is tendency of house
holder peer particularly the fence into the neigbor
back yard.
Cordova is devoid Of workmen out of jobs and now
towns called upon to furnish the
men to keep the interior copper mines running.
Col Roosevelt proclaimed William Barnes corrupt
political boss He proved it and made Barnes pay $4,000
more to impress the fact on the entire country.
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