The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-19
WICKERsHAM- M-"QUITTER," NOT "SCRAPPER. J

Wickersham who had already disappointed prac- tcay all classes of his one-time supportsrs, has fin ally disappointed that class of them who admitting that he trouble-maker, unfair vindicaive, selfish and steadfast for any principle policy, still for him because they said he fighter They would declaim at every opportunity that Our Jim" would scrap anyhow But he left Alaska the City of Seattle the worst discredted "quter who has played part in Alaskan political his tory.
 Wickersham running tie with Delegate Sulzer last fall because Aaswan voters were away from the Territory in the service of their country. Since then he 1atnched carefully planned attack on Secretary Lane and the Alaska railroad and thereby created that is vital impor- tance to the people of this Territory.
 The attack was designed to the Territory and the people of the country by the It worked out accordngsto the approved Wickersham political methods His leter-a letter long that it took the Seattle Post-Inteligencer four days print twas written early in January. Copies of it planted with his friends in various parts of Alaska for pub lication when he should touch the wires The signal to explode the mines given last March, and forth with the nondeserpt Wckite press famed Seattle to Nome.
 The sober, earnest developing population of Alaska resented the attack, and Republican organizations throughout the Territory that never again would they support Wickersham.
 Then came the death of Delegate Sulzer and the call for special election. This would have been a signal real fighter go before the people most concerned and fight to decision the that had been created red-blooded American would have welcomed the opportunity to make good his attack the Cabinet officer Particularly would he have sought this opportunity prove that he was right at this time because of the circumstance that so many Alaskans who not here in the Territory to par ticipate in tbe very close contest last fall here and anxious to vote upon the question whom shall represent them in Consyeas
 Instead of meeting the issues he had created and facing the people whom he represent in Con gress, Wick stealthily combed the Territory for technicalites upon which hang a claim to salary for representing people whom he knows does not want him as their spokesman and then he sneaked away without having taken the people into his con- fdence or consulting them anything
 And to make matters worse, Mir. Grigsby the nom inee of convention of the Democratic party party of Secretary Lane whom Wckersham had attacked and the administration which is in control of the country, challenged Wekersham battle before the people of Alaska He dared him submit his charges and proofs and claims to support to those whose in teress are involved He double dared him let the people of Alaska decide as to which of them they wanted to represent them in Congress
 The alleged fighter" swallowed the challenge. He remained silent. He said word in defense of his position. He quietly packed his grip deserted the Territory. in which he has spent time except as an offce-seeker for ten years. and its issues.
 Let us hear no more of Fighting Jim" Evermore let him be Jim, the Quitter."