The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-23
WICK ATTACKS
ARE ANSWERED
BY DELEGATE

Before a good-sized audience at the
| Empress theater last night Delegate
Charles A. Sulzer spoke for two hours
in behalf OF his candidacy in the com
ing election as the Democratic nomi
nee for the position which he has
filed during the past year and half.
. His audience was sympathetic and
greeted the telling points which he
T made against his opponent with laugh
ter and applause
In introducing Delegate Sulzer
Mayor W r. Hillery made a neat
speech in which he admonished the
voters of Cordova and vicinity to con
slider we'll the merits of the different
candidates and to vote for the one
who would best further the interests
of Alaska and especially of Cordova
and the Copper River valley.
As was to be expected the charge
of James Wickersham that Mr.. Sulzer
was a German and Stacker" oCCu-
pied good portion of the speakers
tempt to work up feeling against him
at different points in Interior Alaska
by intmating that he was a prO-Gcr-
man. and how. when he was brought
to task for this. had rctortcd that he
he had not accused him of being pro
German, but that he was a German
the son Of former soldier of the Ger
man army.
Mr. Sulzer Indignantly denied this,
and showed that his father, when a
mere lad of IS, had joined the revo-
! lutionists in Germany in 1S48. and on
the failure of the revolt had been
| compelled to escape from Germany
had married ana raised a family of
seven children As showing the
/ Amcricansm Of the offspring Of this
father, he pointed out that three Of
| them had volunteered in tho Spanish.
| American war, and that Two of the
brothers had given their lives in de
Tense of their country in tn" Philip
pines. He himself had NOT been called
upon for foreign service in that con
hict
rs to the charge that he was
Stacker" he pointed out that as dele.
! g2Ic in congress from Alaska. and his
| scat hcin" contested by WiCkcrsham,
he had been OF the opinion that he
could do more for the country and
| for his constituents by remaining Il
his post of duty. But" he inquired,
what has WiCkorsham done to help
win this war, that he should talk of
'2lackcrism' on the part of others? ?"
He answered his own question by
st@ting that although there wcs plenty
of means by which the former dele
gat" could have helped to win the
war he had devoted his entire enc.
rics to hampcring his tthc dclcratc's)
movements and had done not one sin
gle thing to help win the war.
Wickcrsham' attempt to gain credit
for patriotism on the strength of
members of his family being in the
service reminded the speaker of the
man quoted by Artcmus Ward during
the civil war. who was so intensely
patriotic that he was willing to offer
up all his wifc's relations on the altar
of his country
Wickersham's propcnsities as a
fighter" We're dwelt upon by the
speaker, and he rccountcd the numor-
chs controversies that had been
feature of the stormy career of Mr..
Wickcrsham while in congress. Hell
made the point that so busy had the |
former delegate been in lighting"
officials with whom he had dealings |
n Washington that he had little
time to devote to the interests of his |
constituents. and that these suffered
in consequence.
Mr.. Sulzcr took up the fisheries bill
and explained the measure he had in
trodrCcd in congress. He said that
primarily the fisheries should be conf
, tTollcd and regulated by the territorial
legislature, as being better acquainted
with the needs and requirements of
this important industry. The taxa
tion should be by the territory alone
and the proceeds thereof should all
be turned in to the territorial treas
ury. The bill as drawn had been
n tentative one for the purpose of get
ting the matter before the fisheries
committee of the house at the earliest
possible moment. He had invited
criticism of the measure and would |
be pleased to take up any suggestions
that would make the bill better ac.
complish its purpose Of protecting and