The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-07-01
WICk'S GROUNDS

The grounds upon which W 1CkerSIam bases his contest for the 1918 Alaska delegate election will be found in the news of this issue of The Citizen. It is believed that the list is complete for if there were any offenses left in the political category, we are convinced that this man, who sees in Alaska nothing but a dependency for himself, would have included them along with the rest he names.
 The charges contained are characteristic of the man. Pharisaically praying 70 Lord, l thank Thee that | am not as other men," he imputes all manner of evil to his fellow man. The voters are weddings who can be lntimi- dated, fools who are COerced, ignorant who are deluded, save those who recognize in him the future salvation for Alaska The election officers are feOnous and the federal officials from clerks and district attorneys to judges are corrupt o Alaska, to what a depth hast thou fallen since the days of the Barnette re- eime and the Horseshoe Corner deal when Judge James WiCkersham the modern Daniel, occupied the judgment seat and dealt out jus tice according to HoyIe and other noted pub lishers
 In one thing alone is he moderate in his contest. He claims to have been elected by about 500 plurality. With more than 5000 votest cast for his opponent, it must be con- Ceded that he did well in not wanting at least one-half of them thrown out.
 He charges that Mir. Suzer threatened to move the post office at Copper Center which he says lost him ten votes. Mir. Sulzer is dead. He is unable to defend himself from such a charge. He makes personal charge against a man whom all Alaska knows to have been an honorable gentleman and whose memory will be respected as such by future genera tions. The Citizen doesn't believe that Mr. Sulzer made any such threat and 1t is positive that the friends of the dead man will com pletely refute the charge. This attempt to stain a dead mans character should be resented by all Alaskans.
 All the matters brot up by the contest will be investigated in due time. But 1t will take much time. MT. Wickersham says all summer will be needed to take evidence, then time will be required for briefs, and more time for hearings. It will easily take year to con- Clude the matter.
 During this time he wants Alaska to be without representative. Just why he doesn't want MT. Grigsby seated, unless it be per sonal matter, is hard to determine Certainly 1t would not prejudice his case before con- gress. It would not cost him cent nor de- prive him of one dollar in salary or allow ances. Regardless of whether or not Mr. Grigsby is seated, Wickersham cannot be ur- til the contest has been decided in his favor probably never In other words he wants Alaska to be without representation in con- gress for at least twelve months just on his own personal say-so.
 In direct contrast with his assertion that the special election was not legal he served notice of the contest upon Mir. Grigsby when the latter arrived in Washington last Satur- day. If he knew that Grigsby was not en- titled to the seat, if the special election was illegal he would not have any reason for no- tifying Grigsby If the latter is the man upon whom service in the contest may be had, then he is the only man entitled to be seated until decision is made in the contested case.
 The service of notice of contest made by Wick proves that he knows that Grgsby should be seated. But, og-in-themanger-like, he would have no. one represent Alaska if he, himself, cannot be that one.
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