The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09

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 ModcSty never was a virtue which Wickcrsham could claim. So it was only natural that he should have com pared the wonderful work he himself did in congress with that done by Delegate Sulzcr, to the disp1ragemont oc the llftC~, of course. l have not looked up the matter myself, and therefore ca nnot vouCh for the state mcnl made to me by d prominent Democrat. who said that in Wicker shams first term in congress he se- cured tac passage of on" bill. and that the act in question had not. so far as he knew. eyer been invoked in the courts. Wickcrsham admitted that Sulzer had secured the passage of two bills at a time when the legislative department of the government was almost wholly monop0lizcd by war measures. But the speaker attempted to minimize tn" importance of these by saying tnlt one was to allow tn"
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 Governor Thomas Riggs came in for d large share of abuse and ridicule at inc hands of the Republican candi- date for delegate. He called him lit t., ICmm, Riggs which undigniticd IIpclht.ou for the incumbent of the honorable office of governor of Alaska he evidently expected to be taken for humor But the audience could see nothing humorous about it. lie ac cused Gov crnor Riggs of having wasted the governments money while serving as member Of the Alaska or yince.ing commission. Mir. Riggs not being q candidate for office before the people, it is difficult to find any excuse for this tirade, other than the natural propensity of Wickersham for roasting" somebody. He repeated the charge made at Anchorage. that Governor Riggs had made of his off cial tour of the territory a campaign n behalf of Delegate Sulzcr. totally ignoring Governor Riggs public denial of this yarn. In matter of veraCity the public will undoubtedly take Gov ernor Riggs word in preference to that of Wickersham, especially in view of last nights performance.
 Mir. WiCkcrsham made a great dis play last night of his loyalty to and for President Wilson. Two years ago, when President Wilson was struggling with the great pre-war problems; when his courageous path was bcsct by intrigue and treason; when war was imminent and loyal supporters of the administration were not SO numerous as they are now, James Wickersham declared his op- position to President Wilson. after nounced himself as a Wilson Pro grcssive." He stumped the coast sec tion of Alaska at that time denOunCing President Wilson and the Alaska en- gineering commission thereby losing the support of many of his staunChest friends, and consequently the election. He even took fall out of" Secre- tary of the Interior Lane, of whom he now speaks so highly,
 What is to be inferred from this change of heart on the part of the perpetual candidate? Nothing more nor less than that the astute politi- elan sees chance to curry favor with the voters by appearing to support the President at time when to do otherwise would be unpopular.
 One of the most cunning of Wick ( sham's fahriCatl0ns was his relation of a now version of the Strong incl, den;. He made it appear that the former governors downfall WIS broCgh. about by his refusal to issue ;hc certificate Of election to Sul2e. - that he was blackmaiiei. in fac;
 Wick kprShIm'S rTpat a1miration for Strong dates from the time when the latter, in utter disregard of the law and the advice of the duly-constituted iegIl adviser of the executive. issued the certificate to Wickersham. To hear Wickersham tell it, the man who for years had illegally held the posi- tion of chief executive of the terri tory was n much-abused man instead