The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-26
WOULD PUT "WARD HEELERS'' ON
GUARD
GUARD

The fttle coterie of politicians who seem to be
running the juneau Republican Club are estopped
from talking machine" "spoils," least They
have branded themselves all over the Territory of
Alaska as spoilsmen and ringsters.
According to the kilograms they have sent out
the Territory in the name of the club and signed
by it's own officers they admit that they demanded
that the several candidates for Republican National
Committeeman Sign A PLEDGE that they would
**** work with Dan Sutherland" and recommend
for appointive offices only $3.50 ACTIVE REPUBII-
CAN WORKERS" They admit that they had FOR
MALLY REPUDIATED" Mr. Mcbride because he did
not sign this pledge.
Here is a plain admitted purpose to form
working political machine out of the appointive of
fees of the Territory and with Dan Sutherland the
Wickte manager in many campaigns as its boss
They ask only that Republicans be appointed
but they ask that ONLY WORKERS be appointed
And the of the word ONLY makes the demand
include all offices that filled by appointment.
Yet these politicians talk of Democratic ma
chine"
Is it wonder that the Ketchikan Republican
Club formally declared
: Whereas, said resolution is repuSnant to the
history and enets and traditions of the Republican
party is also repugnant to the public sentiment
now prevailing throughout the United States in re-
gard to the of conducting political cam
paign by candidates for parties nominations end
candidates for election to pubic offices, and
whereas, is the belief of members of this
club that if similar resolution should be adopted
by the next Republican National Convention, respect
ing appointments by the President in the event that
Republican party regains control of the execu-
tive branch of the government that the adoption of
such a resolution would overwhelming defeat
of the Republican party at the next election, and
probably its dissolution, and
Whereas we also believe that the said resolu
ton adopted by the said Juneau Republican Club
is not representative of the sentiments of the Repub
cans of Juneau precinct of any other precinct
of Alaska, but is the product of small coterie
of political manipulators. whose interest in politics
is entirely commercial and
WHEREAS, IT is ALSO THE SENTIMENT
OF THIS CLUB THAT ANY CANDIDATE FOR OF
FICE WHO APPROVES OR ENDORSES SAID RESO-
LUTON is NOT A FIT PERSON TO HOLD ANY
OFFICE OF TRUST OR PROFIT IN THE GIFT OF
THE VOTERS OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
therefore
BE IT RESOLVED That the Ketchikan Repub-
Republican Club when it insists that the only active
Republican political workers be recommended for
offices
such PRACTICES HAVE BEEN CONDEMNED
BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY FOR THE LAST
FORTY YEARS AS BEING UN-REPUBLICAN AND
UN-AMERICAN, AND PLACES PREMIUM ON
WARD POLITICIANS
Do the people of Gastineau Channel, who have
always responded to every call for decent govern
ment, and patriotic want to turn the affairs of the
Territory to this bunch of politicians. who seek
to force, through coercion and threats and of
the club, candidates for high office to SIGN PLEDGES
put only ward heeers ON guard in this Terri
tory?
The Empire believes the Republicans of Gastineau
Channel. and elsewhere in Alaska clearly
and reason as periodically the Republicans of
Ketchikan have and reasoned. II believes they
will defeat Mr. Heron and his gang