The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
SOME HATCHERISMS AND
 SOME COMMENT THEREON

OVWL | JUNEAU, April 14-To the Ed itor-Mrs. Hatcher insinuated that the liquor interests were responsi- ble for the proviso in the Sulzer full Territorial form of government bill which provides that the Legis- lature of the Territory cannot re peal the prohibition law passed by Congress but may submit the ques- tion to the people of the Territory at any time in order to get an eX- pression of their sentiment on 1t for the information of Congress. She complained a great deal be- cause the bill seemed to be stronger ] against gambling than prohibition | and concluded that it was because i've are not fighting against gam bling" She said, also, that when questioned regarding this matter MT. Sulzer said "they would not let me do it."
 Of course there was no truth be- hind any of these insinuations. MT. Sulzer wrote Mrs. Hatcher that the proviso permitting a referendum to ascertain the sentiment of the peo- pie of Alaska neither added to or de- tracted from the bill, because the Legislature could do that if it desired in any case. He told her and the House committee that he was not interested in the proviso anyhow, and was very willing that it be stricken from the bill that is before the committee. He said, speaking to the committee, that prohibition had come to Alaska to stay, that the people favored it and the officers of the law are enforc- ing it. and it is and will be the law of the land.
 Jennings and Governorship.
 Mrs. Hatcher thought she had unearthed something dreadful when she said that she had seen the ap- plication of Judge Jennings for ap- pointment as Governor. of Alaska
 It was published far and wide that Judge Jennings consented, at the earnest solicitation of those who wanted a strong and fearless Ameri- can in the Governors chair, among whom was the recently appointed Gov. Riggs, to apply for appoint ment as Governor. It is also well known that he did not want the appointment that he was among those who solicited MT. Riggs to be- come a candidate, and that when he learned that Mr. Riggs would ac- cept the appointment if it were ten dered him, he immediately ceased to be a candidate for the appoint ment.
 Just Like Lloyd George!
 Mrs. Hatcher compared MT. Ma loney, Gov. Strong's spite-candi- date for Delegate to Congress, with David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of Great Britain.
 Fine!! To whom does the men, tion of Maloney not recall the pol ished orator, the great master O. English, the scholarly lawyer and economist, who is everywhere re- garded as the greatest British states man?
 All Same Kaiser.
 She said that she had given ur Eastern engagements to lecture on prohibition in order to come to Alas ka and assist to break up the "dirty political ring in Alaska, and she intimated that God and Jesus of Nazarene were with her in the fight
 This is unfair. The Kaiser has first call on this sort of campaign ing He is the one who first claim ed to be in partnership with God.
 Makes Eyes at Riggs.
 She filed claim on Gov. Riggs and insinuated that he and the Dem ocratic organization had nothing in common. Other tactics of the Wickersham ring disclose a purpose to capture Gov. Riggs.
 After doing all that they could to prevent his appointment and then his confirmation, whipped to earth at all points, they have set out to win the Governor. It's like the bushwhacker leader during the Civil War who was told that large body of enemy troops were in the neigh borhOOd and that all the roads were blocked so that there was no chance of escaping them. The bushwhacker sent out trusted lieutenant to in- vestigate, saying "go and count l 'em, and if they ain't too strong we'll attack 'em; if they are as many as they say, we'll jfne 'em."
 For Wickersham.
 She said if MT. Sulzer had re- fused a certificate of election he would have been the Democratic leader now without question, or competition. That is it. The ob- jection is that he is in Congress. If Wickersham could be Delegate to Congress and run things, there would be no interest in Democratic leadership. Wickersham in the saddle is what Mrs. Hatcher wants. Her interest in the Democratic party now is to destroy it so that W bat p,ou koolx tn Cnn-