The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13

A is a citizen and an Alaskan. what particular reason Is there that he should get the job. and not a. other; did he need the job morn than any one else? He who had a good berth last summer and a. soon as the river opens up Wi go back to his position on ths boat Did he need the job more than a roughneck who was digging holes all summer in Tolovana try ing to develop the country and nine times out of ten luck was against him, and now he is broke and looking for work. and needs 1t bad. Why didn't you appoint worthy roughneck to that position Was MT. A broke? We don't know but if he was, which we doub. very much, because officers On steamboats are employed by the year, but if he was broke he must have squandered his money in rot ous living. Was he even then en- titled to that position more lhan a roughneck who staked not oult his money out his time-hls all - for the development of our country and went broke thereby. Don't yol think yourself, your Honor, that q roughneck should be considered also. when there is position open:
 Does your Honor say that you could not find roughneck who coIld fill that position so well as Mir. A: Might not quite so well, but We think you could find someone who would do 1t in pinch.
 Has your Honor forgotten tta, you were on Dome creek working in the mines once yourself? Pet remembers you and sticks by you yet. You were a roughneck then. Since your appointment no doubt you think that you are the best clerk of the court that ever hap pened-perhaps you are. Cant you recall some one among your then associates who had gone through similar grammar schools, graduated out of similar high schools, perhaps universities, like you did? Don't you think that they could brush themselves up a bit and be nea"ly as good a clerk in the land office as you are the clerk of the court? And did you actually think that you could not find one this side of the South Sea islands who COulc fill the positione
 Don't you think yourself your Honor. that man who is blazin2 trails, digging holes, trying to de velop the one maiu industry upon which this country subsists, is more of an Alaskan than a summer bird you think that you would serve the public better by giving honor able assistance-means to earn an- other grubstake-to one who is de veloping the country, putting the money back in development, rather than to him who is perhaps sending it out to the South Sea islands?
 While your Honor worked for tho Independent Lumber Co.,, did you not get instructions from the head of that concern to favor the friends and customers of the company? Ii there was any hauling of lumber or logs, no doubt at all the com pany's friends got the work-every- thing else being equal. Why have you forgotten your business sense now when you have a government position? Who are the country's mainstays? Upon whom does th' country depend for it's development? It's prospectors and miners. Not taking away one iota from the i'm portance of other vacations of life, nevertheless the prospectors and miners-in this country at least are the governments best friends and customers-so to speak. Why did you overlook us when there was a position open and we needed 1t?
 From whatever angle we may looA that action of yours, your Honor with the assistance of your for mer chief, in appointing MT. A to that land office position marks you as a violator of your Democratic principles-if you ever had any violator of your pre-appointment promises, and using your govern ment position not for the public good. It must be a private snap.
 We'll. MT. Editor. l wrote you the arguments which Dick used in ia vor of the resolution. I would like to tell you what Dick said about the Hon. Marshal and the Hon District Attorney and how he con, nected them all together in the same ring. But as this letter is rather long and perhaps not very inter esting to you I'll wait until next week.
 Yours respectfully,
 ROUGHNECK. Road Commission