The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-09
wIcKERsHAM INCONSISTENCIES
lValdez Prosnectorl

wiekersham says HE was -the author of the Alaska railroad bil Senator Chamoerlan says MioH e ersham had nothing to do with the bill and that It was written and introduced by him. Ine congress sional Record gives the bill Chamberlain's
 Wickersham stated at Ketchkan that he did not know whether he was a Republican or not At Pet ersburg he said he had been a Republican ALI ms
 wickersham told the citizens of Ketchikaq that he would help them hold their fisheries. At Peters burg he said he would DO NOTHING to take the fisheries from Prince Rupert
 Wickersham was elected as Delegate for every Division in Alaska He has consistently worked against Valdez and her interests the past two years
 Wickersham claims that he is saving the Terri tory for Aaskans His home is maintained m Taco ma and if he is defeated he will resume his residence there.
 wickersham told the committee Investigating the fisheries trust that certain companies were iootng certain Alaskan rivers of their fish. When the com mtee called his attention to the fact that of the companies he accused had moved its cannery he had to admit that he did not know 1t.
 Wickersham made the statement to the same committee that Alaska had a poll tax when the committee told him the tax had been repealed he again acknowledged he didn't know
 Wickersham claims that on the 26th day or June he made a speech on certain topics on the floor Of the House The Congressional Record oi that date shows that he made NO speech whatever put smpy asked extension of his remarks printed in the hec ord and left the hall
 Wickersham is Haunting letters from Washing ton Unions telling what he has done for the labor ing men in Alaska. Why doesn't he get the labor un- ions of Alaska Co tell what he has done? Why so
 
 Ask the Ketchilan fishermen what they consider he has done for them. Get the Federation of Miners in Alaska to tell what he has done for them There Is not labor union man in Alaska who will support Wickersham on his labor record with the possible exception of the l. W. w. organization at Anchorage
 WickersAam told Juneau he could not get a bil through Congress to bond the town Juneau sent a representative to Congress and GOT it right away;
 Wickersham promised Nome harbor several years ago. end repeats his promise each campaign. Has he got it attempted to get it?
 Wickersham states that he has been fighting the corporations He claims to have been Republican all his life. Did you ever see a Republican who was against corporations?
 Wickersham is Tacoman with all his interests tied up in Tacoma. Can he serve Alaska and Tacoma at one and the same time?
 Wickersham claims to have the interests Of Fairbanks at heart Why the Commercial Club forced to sent him telegram warning him that his efforts in Congress were injuring them? Why should he wish to injure any part of Alaska.
 We might du page with facts concerning things Wlckersham claims to have done for Alaska and which the Congressional Record shows he has NOT done.
 We have Wickershams word on the one hand and the printed of the Congressional Record on the other hand.
 Which will you take?