The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-31
WICkERSHAM - "QUITTER," NOT
 "SCRAPPER"

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 Wickersham, who had already dis appointed practically all classes of his one-time supporters, has finally dis appointed that class of them who, ad- hitting that he was trouble maker, unfair, vindicative, selfish and never steadfast for any principle or policy, were still for him because they said he was fighter" They would de- claim at every opportunity that Our Jim" would "scrap' anyhow. But he left Alaska on the City of Seattle the worst discredited "quitter" who has ever played a part in Alaskan political history.
 Wickersham came near running a tie with Delegate Sulzer last fall because so many Alaskan voters were away from the territory in the war service of their country. Since then he launched a carefully planned attack on Secrtary Lane and the Alaska rail road, and thereby created an issue that is of vital importance to the peo- pie of this territory.
 The atatck was designed to set the territory and the people of the coun. try by the ears. It was worked out ac- cording to the approved Wickersham TSe 11k% n lot so long that it took the Seattle Post Intelligencer four days to print it. was written early in January. Copies Of 1t were planted with his friends in various parts of Alaska for publication when he should touch the wires. The signal to explode the mines was given last March, and forthwith the monde script Wickite press famed from Seat tie to Nome.
 ulation of Alaska resented the attack, and Republican organizations through out the territory announced that never again would they support Wicker sham.
 Then came the death of Delegate Sulzer and the call for special cleo tion. This would have been signal to a real fighter" to go before the people most concerned and fight to a decision the issue that had been created A red-blooded American would have welcomed the opportunity to make good his attack on the cabi- net officer Particularly would he have sought this opportunity to prove that he was right at this time because of the circumstances that so many Alas kans who were not here in the terri tory to participate in the very close contest last fall are now here and anxious to vote upon the question as to whom shall represent them in con gress
 Instead of meeting the issues he had created and facing the people whom he seeks to represent in congress, Wick stealthily combed the territory for technicalities upon which to hang a claim to salary for representing a people whom he knows does not want him as their spokesman, and then he sneaked away without having taken the people into his confidence or con sulting them on anything.
 And to make matters worse, MT. Grigsby, the nominee of convention of the Democratic party, the party of Secretary Lane whom Wickersham had attacked and the administration which Is in control of the country. challenged Wickersham to battle be- fore the people of Alaska. He dared him to submit his charges and proofs and claims to support to those whose interests are involved. He double dared him to let the people of Alaska decide as to which of them they wanted to represent them in congress.
 The alleged lighter swallowed the challenge. He remained silent. He said never word in defense of his posi- ton. He quielty packed his grip and deserted the territory. in. which he has spent no time except IT an office seeker for ton years. azd its issues,
 Let us hear no more of Fighting Jim." Evermore let him be "Jim, the Quitter." Juneau Empire.