The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-24
Contribution
WORTH READING
HAS BEEN MADE

Through the mail yesterday there
was received the following contribu-
ton, which, in view of past events, is
herewith published, caption and all.
WHY WE ARE FOR HIM.
Mr.. understands able and eloquent
lecture at the Auditorium has earned
for him our ardent support
We are for him!
Why?
Because he invented Alaska.
! Every man possessing a grain of
common sense or decency, after hear
ing him lecture, must acknowledge the
/ righteousness of his claim
Only the jealousy and envy Of DEM
ocratic federal officials, their Grass
stupidity and partisanship, has pre-
vented him from claiming a patent to
the whole territory from Barrow to
Ketchikan. OF this we have been con-
WINGED by the facts adduced by him
| in his lecture.
Only very small part of what is
due him for his unselfsh devotion to
the interests of Alaska has reached
his pockets (via federal treasury
! What reward was it for his self-sac-
rifce in withdrawing from the prac-
tice of law in Tacoma to administer
justice IN Alaska, that he should have
only IS years salary out of the U. S.
treasury?
Think of it! Only 10 years-some-
times drawing down less than $4,000
a year-sometimes $500, with but
small opportunities for guilds pro quo
and perks"
BY every rule of gratitude and right
he ought to have a patent to Alaska.
He also should have conferred up
On him title of nobility.
Such Heroism! Such Devotion
Such Selflessness.
Great Gods, Alaskans, how can you
be so obdurate? Can't you see what
he has done for you!
Let us then be up and Doing, unless
we would be done!
Let us secure for him a patent-a
patent of Nobility-a patent as Lord
of ST. Michael-Duke de Nome and
koyukuk, Count Of Chicagoff, Pribiloff,
and the further Seal Islands.
Are these honors not due him?
Who shall say him, Nay?
In order to test the patriotism of
our readers we append a petition to
the Commissioner of Patents, asking
for our fellow patriot the honors due
him and his plain and legal 1--WE had
almost written "regal") rights. We
ask all Fairbanksans to sign-sign
at once and return to this office copies
of this petition.
Petition for Patent.
To the Honorable, the U. S. Commits
sioner of Patents:
NOW come your petitioners, many
and various, humbly but honorably
representing and petitioning, seeking
justice, to-wit:
WHEREAS, One, James Wicker
sham, humble s9rvitor of the people,
did, on or about December, 1899, in
vent, devise, discover and disclose a
certain new and useful region, where
Ct since and thereafter the name and
lame thereof mas become universal
and widespread: to-wit: Alaska.
NOW, THEREFORE. We, the afore-
said undersigned, your petitioners, do
humbly but fervently beseech, pray,
petition, exhort and beg that, under
the powers conferred upon you by the
Constitution and bylaws, you do now
CONVEY, by letters Patent to, up
c n and in the said James Wickersham.
his heirs, assigns, devisees, ct al, ct
ct, a lib, all our Right, Title and In.
terest in and to
ALASKA, including tundra, niger
lead, placer, swamp, quartz, farm ana
i.reside, cabin, bungalow, tent and
trap-EVERYTHING ELSE.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD like
Grim DEATH until death do us part,
forever and Aye--AMEN.
P. S. (meaning please subscribe)
And while you are about it why not
onfer upon him these titles:
JAMES I; Baron Barrenoff, Duke of
iditarod, Prince of Pribiloff, Count of
-<etchikan, Emperor of Eagle, Sui
tan of Susitna, Gazabo of Gibbon,