The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-03-02

scurity if in one term he did not do more, than all Wick had done in his several, the territory would gain by the experience. It may be harder to get MT. Sulzer n than to get MT. l Sulzer out and wise in their expert. ence of removing Wick's strangle- 1 hold on the job with political bars, ] legal jack screws and other complex machinery, they came to the con- clusion that they would rather con. tinue experimenting with the man | that was almost ready to let go than start in giving another one the same cinch upon the position.
 The Industrial Worker believes that much more would have been gained had Mrs. Lena Morrow Lewis been elected It would be a wei
 come relief to find one in such DO.
 sition who has definite views upor
 legislation and who is now perpetu-
 ally keeping an eye on Alaska ana
 an eye on Seattle for the work that
 has to be done in Congress, anG
 while Mrs Lewis may not have ob-
 tained many votes relative to the
 full total. she at least obtained the
 votes of those who know thcr OWL
 mind and are not lost if they
 haven't some political idol stradd-
 ling their backs.
 The socialist party candidate ill this electon at any rate is in less painful position than the democrat She has no friends to h"rate that they failed to work for her; none
 Of her own party to accuse of 'e- ce;t: none of those whc owe their
 positions to the party to accuse oi
 going about double crossing in a
 style that is almost scaHdalOus in its proportions of party disloyalty. She
 has to offer no excuse for defea,
 and no explanations how it happen .. ed. and she can as her party can eventually look forward t1 the time
 when an educated workin.; class vii , not be misled by the syren voices o1
 clever politicians, but will vote as .. the capitalists vote, according to the
 dictates of their own class interest L It is impossible to close these re
 marks without expressing a modi o cum of sympathy for S'l.er. iha :, he is a wiser man no" may bt = doubted, but that he is a saddel l man for this experience cannot b' o questioned.
 We suspect that he will look to
 wards this division not withou
 hurt feelings. Here in this strong
 hold of Grigsbyan democracy |. which returned the democratic can
 didate for Attorney General witt /, such large majority to office. whil
 voting for Wickersham, it does lool a suspicious.
 There was some one played the de
 licate and artistic game of doubl cross in this section beyond perad . venture. They divided their vote :, And while loyal to one candidat a side tracked the party leader for |, mugwump!
 It is extremely embarrassing t' !, say the least, the position in whicl |, the unterrified find themselves. l , is one that will bear lot of eX . plaining and explaining the expla o nation. It is sadly serious ant i. seriously saddening. But one can not blame the democracy in the res :, of Alaska if it point the finger o democratic scorn and unterrifie' |, contumely upon this fickle sectioI Y, of the Territory.
 That the Second Division is il V. bad for some time with the rest ma now be laid down as certain. It ha V betrayed the party. It has deceive' . the loving attentions which tn s party delighted to shower upon it ', and it is no wonder if Sulzerial ,r enthusiasts in the glow of thei o righteous scorn would demand o subdivision of the territory int i, two sections leaving this alone il :, it's deceitful glory to mourn its out P. cast lot
 Such may we'll be the price fo
 preferring Tweedledum and Tceedle If dee.