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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-03
Reasons Why iIson ShouldBe Defeated

BECAUSE, to cite Representative Fitzgerald, Democratic Chairman of
the Appropriations Committee of the House, during his administra-
ton the Democratic Congress has been the most extravagant that
has ever met in the capital.
BECAUSE he insists on his shipping bll-an indefensible piece of folly
which would destroy such merchant marine as W e now have.
BECAUSE, although he says che kept us out of war" the story of
Mexico, San Domingo and Hayti refutes him.
BECAUSE he runs anti-clmaxes. He marches in only to march out
again.
BECAUSE he signed the seamen's bill, which practically has wiped out
shipping on the Pacific Coast.
BECAUSE he attempted to scuthe from the Philippines and was defeated
e%s q i t bss House, ea'F'0"' democrats NJ voted with the A'pu0i'-
BECAUSE he appointed as Secretary of State William j. Bryan after
denouncing him as a pest who should be knocked into a cooked
BECAUSE he made possible Villa, murderer of men and despoler
of women, and Cawanza, the fatuous and futile "First Chief"
BECAUSE Wilson's text book craftsmanship and grape-iuice diplomacy
have made the United States a international laughing stock.
BECAUSE he appointed Observing Democrats to the diplomatic corps.
doisplacing experienced men at a time when it was essential to the
foreign trade and honor of the United States to retain competent,
experienced men.
BECAUSE he is incompetent aapt. to lead, and vas like a weather vane
BECAUSE his "onetrack mind" has too many turntables.
BECAUSE he lifted the embargo of arms sc that the Mexican despe-
radoes have used American ammunition to murder American sol
diers and civilians
BECAUSE the promised "ptHess publicity" has been replaced by private,
appointed by President Wilson without "the advice and consent
BECAUSE .sssisE from he Ff tss mot 35n'slf 50 rapidly that the entire country is
BECAUSE he is for free trade, direct taxes and an empty treasury
the same old Democratic trinity.
BECAUSE if the Payne-Aldrich law had been in operation in the
last nine months of 1915 we would have collected SOL $50 161 more
than We did under the Underwood law. It would have met the
treasury deficits and have avoided war taxes The foreigner selling
BECAUSE during the first ten months of the Wison-Underwood law
there were more unemployed being fed by charity than during
any ten months in our history, excepting under the Wilson,
German act
BECAUSE Of his inconsistency on the immigration bill. In his His
tory of the American People" vol. 5, p 23, he wrote: "The Chi
nesew ere more to be desired as workmen, if not as citizens, than
most of the coarse crew that came crowding in every year at the
Eastern ports"
BECAUSE he has not reduced, as he promised, the high cost of living
but has actually made it higher. =
BECAUSE he was pledged to a single term by the Baltimore conven-
ton, but before the type wa cold he was building up his fences
for another.
BECAUSE, although posing as a advocate of civil service, every act of
his as President in connection, with civil service has been adverse to
its principles, obstructive and destructive of it's bonafde practice.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-03
Reasons Why Hughes Should Be Elected

tBEcAUsE he stands for Protection, Prosperity, Preparedness. and Patri.
BECAUSE he will not permit partisanship to triumph over Patriotism
BECAUSE his speech of acceptance expresses his desire to cooperate with
BECAUSE he will command the respect of Europe and Asia and win
the friendship Of Latin-America.
BECAUSE he will never by proclamation deny the right of Americans
to pursue their business in other lands under the protection of the
BECAUSE he will not repudiate the American flag in any land.
BECAUSE he will not put action into words, but words into action.
of justice and dignity is upright and straightforward, is an incon-
testaole master of judicial matters, and always translates his words
BECAUSE he is a strong sure, courageous man, with a cllear-cut program
carry 1t out and bring to our country self-respectlng peace and
BECAUSE as Governor of New York he has already proved that he
dared to do the RICH. thing, and is prepared to further do and dare
BECAUSE he is not a dreamer and not a gutter.
BECAUSE he is a firm friend of preparedness for the United States
BECAUSE Al TYi he w will Pr not burdens US s% with war pD tanes in pA time of peace.
BECAUSE we need a tariff not founded upon free trade, nor for "reve-
nue. only but to protect American labor and American industry
BECAUSE tlPR Ef he di is Il yrs eS4Rs5tlGn A of the [9rel Hs policy will be ~Ame,ics
first, America Efficient
BECAUSE he can be depended upon to keep platform pledges.
cheap manufactures of Europe after the war.
BECAUSE he is the chosen head of a party which has long fathered
all great constructive legislation which experience has proved to
be wise and which has invariably been opposed by the Democratic
party.
BECAUSE a business man is going to be especially needed in the next
few years. In consequence of the European wr a tremendous read
justment of the worlds business is ahead. The United States must
less. It must not have a President with IN unframed business
mind, ever changing. MI. Hughes made a remarkable record as
to see all sides of a question. Not from him, as from Wilson, will
be heard any declaration that he will hang business men "high as
Haman" if they do not agree with him.
BECAUSE he is a man Of forward vision, of practicabilty and frmness,
not a lei rhetoncian and theorBt.
BECAUSE he stands for the protection of American lives and property
abroad as well as at home.
BECAUSE through him the whole nation will be in the Government.
1t will not be ruled by one section, nor by one man.
BECAUSE he is for an effective, not an msound and sham system
Of rural credits to help the farmer and for a wise conservation of
natural resources.
BECAUSE he is for a Federal workingmen's compensation law suitable
for the employees of the Government, and those employees engaged
in interstate commerce and subject to the hazard of injury.
BECAUSE he favos investigating before legisating.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-03
HUGHES EPIGRAMS

America will not hold her own by
defamation"
"We should have investigation be-
fore legislation, not legislation before
investigation"
IF you go through the Democratic
platforms for the last fifty years you
will feel as though you were walking
through a cemetery consecrated to de-
parted constitutional theories"
Sc" do not covet power; power
means responsibility. 1 do not covet
honors; 1 have enjoyed great honors.
l simply desire to serve the American
people,"
81 do not want office simply for the
sake of holding the job"
"We've got to get we the idea that
ANYONE is good enough for a job in
this country"
81 want to see our public admins
tration an honor to American ability"
Let our w%atchword be America
trained to do her BEST"
"When America hesitates the work
ing man Is apt to lose his job"
"The Republican party in its policy
does not depend upon a foreign war
to save this country from disaster"
weakness breeds insult insult
breeds war. Honest, firm, consistent,
determined defense of known rights
establishes peace and respect through
out the world
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
FISHERIES TAXES

Of course an effort will be made In Congress to pass such legislation as will prevent the Alaska Leg lsature from levyng taxes on the fisheries product of the Territory Secretary Of Commerce Redfield Is of record as favoring such procedure. and bill recently introduced In the House Of Representatives has, for it's purpose this very object Whether tho Territorial Leg lslature has the right to Impose Other and additional taxes on the salmon cannery output Is before the Circuit Court of Appeals for its decision; and 1t would seem that there was iamenable lack of good taste on the part Of the promoters of the b in thus rushing before the Congress- Either the Territory has. or has not the right to tax tho cannery products and un t decision is reached by the Court the matter might well have remained without the halls of Congress-
 As Alaskans. we have no doubt to what legis- latve body should exercise the taxing power the fisheries of Alaska: and we believe that. in levyng such taxes the Legislature was clearly within its right It will be admitted that dual taxation Is obnoxious yet if the fisheries of Alaska remain under the control of the Federal government the power to tax should be vested tho Territory and not in the Con- gress Our fisheries are an important resource second only to our mineral output and 1t is but fair and just that the privileges enjoyed by their expoiters should bear reasonable tax It is also evident that. the
 fisheries belong to the Territory they should be con- trored by the Territory
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
Nor 4 LUxURY-A NECESSITY


 In opposing the emergency appropriation of two million dollars for the continuance of work the Government railroad In Alaska Representative Gilet of Massachusetts permitted his parsanism to outrun hls Judgment when he referred to the reilrOad a Democratic Luxury" thus attempting to inject partt san politics into It. The construction of the railroad by the government has not heretofore been considered altogether as partisan project The bl authorizing
 It's construction met with bitter opposition on the Demo cratic side of the House and warmly championed by some Republican and Progressive members. That tho building of this Alaska railroad project initlat ed by the present Democratic administration is true but In fairness 1t should not be forgotten that com mission appointed by President Taft in 1912 reported favorabv on government system of railroads for the Territory It was. Of course. Democratic admnistra' ton that has made the building of government sys- tenn of railroads in Alaska possible and. that ex tent the Administration credit or censure. according to the point of view alike of Democratic and Republican members of Congress- If the railroad sys- tem should up to the expectation of friends and sponsors there is small doubt that will be cassed as Democratic failure Instead of "a Democratic lux ury" but the friends of the project satisfied of It's soundness in all respects and they believe that even those who so streuuousy and no doubt honestly. Op- posed l ID OouSEtcas Wlli eO ot0 -eo "S4e" N respect their opposition.
 Senator Nelson of Minnesota opposed the building of this railroad not because 1t was athered by Demo cratic administration but because he s he stated unaterably opposed to government ownership and op- eraton of railroads So is former Speaker Joseph c. Cannon but his opposition this railroad h doubt partisan nasmuch as he never has, at any time shown any interest in this Territory There others. of all parties who do not view government ownership of rail roads with favor surely they free to view this question from their several points of view Senator Nelson for many years has taken kindly and active interest in Alaska and all that appertans to It's pro sress and developments and 1t is certain that his oppo sition to the railroad project and the appropriation called for was not based upon partisan politics
 SIr Gillett however. seems to have seen. in the remark quoted above. opportunity to discredt the Democratic administration. but judge the remark did not take him far nor will 1t get him much credit or fame and he no doubt simply voiced the selfishness Of the East And 1t has been plainly in evidence that money expended west of the Mississippi river for public purposes is counted by certain eastern and southern members Of Congress. as wholly wasted. They need 1t at home out are not wise enough to see beyond the confines of their immediate sections
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
AuMoR OF THE pAY
Luke McLuke Says:

The highbrow8 arc having 8 dis- cussion over how long @ honeymoon should last. A honeymoon lasts until she discovers that he is nothing but common orSinary man and he dIs- covers that she Is nothing but a com. mon ordinary woman.
 When @ woman goes around with Q sad. hopeless expression. on her facc, you can't tell whether she has lovel and lost or loved and landed him.
 The ostrich has remarkable stom- ach and mighty little head. And also there are plenty of human ostriches in the world,
 4 thin woman can pine away and look pathetic. But when fat woman tries 1t she merely looks aos ii she had the cramps.
 They say that practice makes per. feet. But a tobacco chewer can shoot juice at spittoon 800 straight times and not hit 1t once.
 Once upon q time there was man who got mad every Sunday morning because his wife wouldn't 60 to the church with him. All fairy tales be- gin with once-upon-a-time.
 It might be possible for man to fool everybody, but 1t Is impossible for him to please everybody.
 Before he gets her. she is 300 or mora tipes sweater than sugar. Al. ter he gets her she is 300 times sour. CT than vinegar.
 The Department of Agriculture an nounces that there arc few farmers who are good judges of calves. That's no joke. It takes a city feller to know what's what about them things. There hain't no street cars on the farms.
 The women folks imagine that their husbands put in most of their time flirting with girls. Don't worry. A girl never wastes any time posing be. fore a married man.
 The man who gouges his fellow all week and then goes to church on Sun. day and sings Heaven is My Home" is going to get a jar when old St. Peter scratches out the "aven" and in- serts "ell" in place of 1t.
 When Q girl doesn't like the young man who persists in calling on her, she doesn't have to lie and send word that she Is not at homo when he calls. All she has to do Is to eat nice big raw onion and so down and meet him. He won't come back
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
AN EPIC OF FAILURE
Chicago Herald)


 General Sir Ian Hamiltons report of the abortve expedition in the upper parts of Galipolli Peninsula will be read by the British people with mingled pride and sorrow There is enough of the heroic in the de- ills of that terrific if unsuccessful struggle 10 furnish material for noble epic And the final fail ure of the high hopes which based upon 1t can dim the luster of this record of bootless bravery
 The main trouble with the campaign. to judge from General Hamtons report. was that 1t royalty fought but democratcally conducted. In the pro- tests hesaons and the finally fatal delays of the gen. erals not to mention the nadequacy of arrangements as to water artillery and supplies, see the democrat ic conduct of a war-and incidentally ourselves-as in mirror. But the men fought royalty There was nothing inadequate in their part of the business What they told do they didor they died trying to do It.
 It Is difficult to resist the conclusion that com manding general of greater power-a man with will Hike dividing spear'-might have made a success of the expedition At one time 1t seemed very near success The landing a surprise In the retro spect General Hamilton holds that f the generals had realized that the Turks disorganzed as they were and had promptly pushed forward at any sacri- flee the might have been different But the Eng fish lacked Grant to move immediately upon your works"
 The great enterprise ends as a heroic "mighthaye- been." It is a great chapter In the history of people, but a painful in the history of war. To Britons or long time the places where these misadventures befe will remain in thought "the lamentabe coasts where walk the frustrated ghosts"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26

tude Is wholly cancelled any case subsequent thanks to the newspaper is the last thing thought of though beforehand there was no stone left unturned obtain the favor
 Why do those who have everything to gain from newspaper seize every opportunity rob 1t of it's good name to disparge and decry It. to make It tar get of yillfcation? Why do they continue to mpute the lowest and most sordid motives to It's promoters? Why do they not accord clean and dignted newspa- per- as a valuable ornament and asset of the commun- ity the right respect and charity they would give to an honorably conducted mercantile establish ment trustworthy lawyer. faithful doctor or eonsecrated pulpit mnisteryf
 Newspapers are fallible because they are put to- gether by fallibie agencies. They are human. and it Is human to err The reporters have neither the hands of Briareus nor the winged sandals of Mercury they are not omniscent. omnipresent Editors of like passions with other mortals and sensitive to abuse by letter or telephone They not quite blind to the act that the critscm eyeled the form of what they writo is frequently lterate and Rot" is weak an swer to carefully wrought expository argument. Ed tors resent so any other man might an aspersion on personal honor.
 The newspaper merely asks the recognition of the right to live and let live that It freely comedies to every one of its readers It does not seek to take their daily bread out of their mouths to rob them of good name to deprive their lives of happiness and ighta It would like friends but for the truths sake. it must Incur enmites and then In taking sides on an important question of public interest 1t must n evitaby run counter at times to the beliefs and the wishes of those with whom 1t Is pain to disagree But
 newspaper has duty to It's readers that is above per sonaltles or partlsanshp any selfish consideration and that duty the reader is and the same thing with the obligation to be fearless and to be true to smite hard when justice and right require. no matter who is wounded or what powerful interest complains There are newspapers whose blood runs pale and thin with cowardly opportunism and contemptlble syc- ophancy But men who conduct write for an honor able Journal would as soon sign away their souls to the devil as sell their pens suae the voice within
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIP

(Letter to New York World)
 The menacing epidemic of grip that is sweeping over the whole country can by simple measures be stopped.
 In 1888 the late Dr. Carl Seller, one Of our eminent practitioners wrote prescription for a mucousmem brane antiseptic which proved most potent The Medi cal Record printed 1t in February of that year Immed lately all of the manufacturing drug houses put the re- cipe into tablet form and today 1t s prescribed with certain notifications, by many and throat spec alists.
 All that one need do to be fairly immune from grip and its frequent follower pneumonia. Is to spray the nose and throat thrice daily with a solution of these tablets Dissolve four alkaline and anttsepuc tablets in table glass of boiled water Add eighteen drops of spirits of camphor Put in clean eight ounce bottle Pour the solution into strongy-spray ing atomizer until 1t is half full Standing erect with the nozzle the atomizer parallel with the floor and with the opening of the nostrl pushed upward by the nozzle-so as to throw the spray backward and not toward the rear of the nose-spray until the liquid felt rickle into the throat from the back of the nose Then blow each nosril out separately without compression. Spray the throat
 The grip germs and the pneumonococci gain en- trance only through the membranes of the nose mouth and throat. When these get below normal re- sisng power fall easy prey the trouble makers The is natures air filter and when in good condi- ton it arrests disease germs Thus 1t is essential that keep it nearly up to the top notch of efficiency as possible. Also 1t is important that breathe only through the nose, never by way of the mouth.
 In large number of cases "a cold in the head which usually is the precursor of grip when 1t is ep demic can be ahorted by this spray.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
THE POWER OF THE PRESS
Philadelphia Ledger.)


 The man in the street on the train at the club, after dinner Is fond of his cheap and easy fling at what he styles the waning influence of the press Amid impressive silence to some soco-erary assemblage he announces over the top of collar that the old days of innexible integrity and personal accountability in journalism are forever at an end The newspapers corrupt and venal You trust line. They are under the advertisers golden thumb They run just to make money for proprietor whose escutcheOn is the dollar sign They have no conscience, no Ideals, no ethics The highest bidder can pervert prevent the news and taInt the editorials and command the poices and every editor has his price, and each re- ported is ready to be suborned
 Yet every man who seeks a place in the of publicity comes tries to shout for little louder than the rest in the newspapers ear He seenades the sanctum with every trivial detail and wants 1t all to go in The remainder of the paper is mere spaceiiI ing junk it seems; this mans darling enterprise is Of transcendent importance Perhaps he brings you letter that must see light Leave out word a line or few lines or his incidentally precious presenta ton or make single misprint anywhere. or minute mssatement of fact and even though his purpose have been completely accomplished by the publication he is aggeved and to feel that the debt of gra
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
NEW MANAGER AT oRcA

Capt. S. Pederson, who was in the Orca cannery last year has been trans ferred to Shakaan, near Wrangel and he will be succeeded here by Charles Nichols of the Nushagak can nery. John Gilbert, the old book-keep- CT will return here.
 It is understood that the company contemplate some big improvements at Orca during the coming season, when 1t hopes to put up a record pack.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
Hln sanItv EntabIIahed

A Philadelphia paper tells the story of two rival delegates at political convention in one of the Western states who got Into a serious person al dispute.
 "Oh, you're crazy" shouted one.
 I'm not crazy" denied the other.
 But you are crazy" vociferated the first.
 q can prove that I'm not crazy, and that's more than you can do" came back the rejoinder.
 Lets see you prove 1t then?"
 Whereupon the man who was ac- cused of being crazy pulled from an inside pocket the discharge papers from a nearby insane asylum.-(The Youths Companion)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
Juvenile Prophet

Some day, my son." remarked the patronizing gentleman. "you may be president of the United States"
 Not a chance" replied the small boy. But the time I'm old enough to get in politics women will be running things. Tell 1t to sister, (Wash- ington Star)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
rbe sbortest pay.

Mother. what is the shortest day of the yeari" asked little Alfred who was studying his lessons.
 December 21. l think but ask your father, to be sure" replied his moth CT.
 December 26 is the shortest day in the year." affirmed Alfreds father, who was just then reckoning up his Christmas expenditures est. Louis Post-Dispatch.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26

After all 1t needed cold snap Ike that which pre- vailed for the past week to teach us that this section of Alaska Is not exactly within the banana belt For years past the winter climate here has been uni tormiy mild that we had begun to boast loudly about the entire absence of cold.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
Anxloue To Suit.

"Norah." said the mistress to the new servant" I've always want our meals served promptly on time; right on the hour"
 ~Yis, mum. An if miss the first hour shall wait for tn next?" - Birmingham Age.Herald)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26

It is curious thing how all these folks who are 30 sure of their individual superiority certain that they could make fortune and achieve success any where and at any time are always the most insistent upon the continuance of system of special privilege and advantageto protect them against the fair com petition of their interiors"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-26
Merely a Bait

q see that you are warning against speculatlng."
 'I am." replied Dustin stax.
 But, don't you profit by specula- ton of others?"
 "Of course. My warnings won't stop em. They'll merely think I'm envious of their superior smartness and want to keep from taking money. -(Washlngton Star)