The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-09-08
WARMING UP.

The republican rally may not have been an over enthusiastic meet ing. but it was interesting; and it was especially interesting in the de liberate and entertaining attack which Geo. D. Schofield, republi- can candidate for territorial Attor ney-General, made upon Geo. B. Grigsby democratic aspirant for that honor.
 Probably it takes a lawyer to eX- pose a lawyer; there is an analogous proverb to similar effect familiar to all; and the public can now await with rising anticipation MT. Grigs- bys opinion of MT. Schofield. It is certain to prove as interesting and as entertaining.
 The political rivalry which is en- gendered in these campaigns have at least the merit of developing franknesa upon the part of oppo- nents. They discover Tor themselves the pleasing duty of disillusioning the admirers who burn incense at the altars of their rivals.
 One can readily understand Judge Schofield's political position. He finds his opponent Grigsby with a number of followers laboring under the obsession of minimizing adcra- tion. And he pereeiyes that it 's a pleasant and patriotic duty of his to speak with perfect frankness upon some apparently forgotten incidents sn his rivals official career. EXhu- unation of past careers is always in order at election time and the cam 4aign is a sufficient permit for this cadaverous work And it is | re, markable thing that ghoulish as may be thought by some this GUS tomary procedure, none enjoy It more than the audience except per haps the political dissecsor who with oratorical scalpel subjects the hap 1Cy. career before him U ruthless di, section white he dem ;NstrA.cs its in-favored organic structure to a delighted public.
 When Grigsby, flush with the hope of victory and proud in optimistic egoism hears about his friend Schofields able presentation or some facts supposedly long buried and supposedly long forgotten, in all probability his heart will warm towards his rival but with unthank- Sul indignation, and he in his turn will feel it his duty, as patriot and embryonic statesman above the cur rent of human friendships, to sub- feet MT. Schofield's professional career to hte same sort of ruthless analysis, and place before another charmed public an aspect Of that record which has quite escaped the observation of MT. Schofield himself. And he will aid the public inspec- fion of certain novel features which might not contribute to any such extended plane of praise as MT. Schofield, placing his own public career before his audience Wednes- day night, carefully indulged in.
 This interchange of political amenities is known outside the le- gal and political profession as wash ing dirty linen, and for so unplea- sant a procedure it is wonderful how the public enjoys it.
 Judge Schofield may not have known it, but his address when he sailed into Grigsby's official career in this community was vastly enter taining. While his audience listen ed unappreciatively to his perora- lion upon Alaska's future greatness, they devoured everything he said about Grigsby with unsuitable greed. They hung upon every word. It is a peculiar trait of our very elevated plane of civilization that while we would scorn to be witness to bloody gladiatorial combat such as disgraeed Rome, we can listen with joy unconfined to one political opponent pierce his adversary with no less deadly and far more venomed weapons than those used by the men about to die and who saluted Caesar.
 It is therefore that one can feel safe in saying that the public is now settling itself to look forward to the return here of Geo B. Grigsby so