The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-21
WOMAN s APPEAL
To Be DELEGATE
To CONGRESS

eohSFess from Alaska is 4. j. Holmes
of Nenana, who has confidence in her
own ability and has sent out the fol
lowing unique announcement of her
candidacy;
Il have desided to enter the po1iti.
cal field friends who have knowen
me for some time are partly respon-
sible for this act, but not entirely for
my aspirations were tending that way,
for | thought and think now can be
of benefit to the people, of Alaska :;
at least | shall exert my all in there
behalf, whether am selected as there
representative or not.
| Some may think I am incompe-
tent to fill the position to which |
I aspire-Delegate to congress-be-
cause l am A woman, If women are
capable Of controlling by franchise
to choose the representative, at least,
when men have so pobly placed with
in her reach the guiding staff-the
ballot box.
my efficiency may be at fault when
| am tried but | can assure the peo-
pie of Alaska, that my energy will
not be.
Il am not a candidate on the re-
publican, ticket, because I do not
think the republican party as A
standard represents the full and
whole interests of the people, aspire
to represent
Il am not Affiliated with the Demo
cratic party, simply, because that
party has shown that Gators to the
individual politician, first l am A
candidate for the people, believing
that the people should govern them
selves in every sense even to the
smallest appointment.
81 can not, and will not promise to
use my influence in any measure that
is not commensurate with the inter
ests of the people, who are striving
to build this new empire, Of which
we are all SO proud.
my platform is the foundation on
which I stand, and If | am chUsen to
represent Alaska I shall stand out
for the things there in embodied, If
| am chosen to represent Alaska re-
CARELESS of any intimidation orr pres
sure that may be brought to bar as
| influence against it, az | believe It
contains the paramount question that
should be taken into consideration
Legislation for class, has proven
that such legislation only benefits the
class for which such Legislation is
enacted and not the men, who
pierced; the goIidwinds and broke the
trails A crost AIaska's breast.
'1s it time to- take executive power,
from the hands Of the ring politicians
think SO! for that reason am de.
| sirous of trying to crumbIe that wall
that seeming phalanx-that has sol
long retarded political liberty, that
| legislation with out corruption can be
had.
| 81 am the friend of the politician as
I am the friend Of the layman, but
carpet-bagging has well served itc
purpose but 1 shall if chosen be the
/ pan taf Two nf t1tc yo;o
well as the representative of the lay
man.
81 am sure that political rings will
| ignore my appeaIe and efforts and.
| doubtless work against me, but as the
people; are fighting the present war,
for Democratic freedom, and liberty,
for the soul OF man, and not the po-
litical, ring, should not the people be
given an equal chance for political,
liberty, with out the cost Of blood?
"a perusal of the platform on which
l stand will enable the honest pros
pector the rancher, the business man,
and the daily laborer, to answer the
above questions, and are not the in
terests of all Identical?
IF elected, l will not be the repre-
sentative of any incorporation, but
for all of them who do business in
the territory OF Alaska-not of any
individual, but for all individuals. who
toll and mOil for the equal interests
of the unit and the masses.
IF you can consistently assist me
in any way to attain my goal, I will
pledge my honor to try and benefit
your interest, what ever that interest
may be-"