The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-27
DANGER THREATENS

T., ,.iow of inc possibility, at least, of the Re nub,icans carrying the National electoh next '"t crave responsibility devolyes upon thoae io " looking citizens ol Alaska who are members oi the Donublican Party The Wickcs, combination oi professional politicians and those inflicted "lth chronic grouch, aggregation whlch Has oeeh iien ing the Republican Party, progressive deVeiopmeh' and constructive policies in Alaska for ten years, and the Socialists and certain elements or laporng mon are working in more less close combination for the purpose of capturing the Republican organl- zation in Alaska
 The Wickite leaders in this movement are not at all interested in making the Republican Party useful organization for the public good. They desire to use it as vehicle to carry them to power and they want power because power to them spells op- portunity shake the plum tree and to punish thei' enemies and all who are engaged III constructi'e ue veopment in the North. To this end they are flrt- i,g with the Socialists They believe the Socialists are against the present administration because 1t has been democratic rather than communistlc, ana they are making all sorts of promises to the Social ists only to get their votes.
 The Wickites have stood for any policy in Alaska that is in favor of labor. They not at all constructive in any line. They play horse with all problems and issues, connive at a condition of chaos, try punish all who have no votes for their professional politicians and bend all their energies o win elections. That is the end of it all-just win ming elections That is the only use they have for the laboring people and the Socialists They want help to win elections. They won many elections in Alaska and they never put over thing for laborlng men or anyone else. They took it all out in talk They attempted to settle single issue. They want to keep all the issues alive to help them win and yet elections
 Wickersham in Congress for nearly decade yet the fisheries question: the transportation prob lem, the matter of self-goyernment only just talked about In the days of their power the Wick ites had the to propose legislation for the remedy of anything And, not only that, but Wickersham has labored in Washington in season and out to prevent anyone else from accomplishing anything for Alaska When he Delegate to Con- gress he opposed the efforts of Gen. Richardson then head of the Alaska Board of Road Commission CTS, to serve Alaska, and when Delegate Sulzer in Congress he hung about the, Capitol and House Office Building, working with Congressmen and lob byiss behind closed doors wherever he could mbush from which to operate to prevent the Dele gate from doing good His great desire was to pre- vent anything from being settled that might live tc serve him in his desire to win elections He would therefore, do nothing himself, tried to prevent others from accomplishing There is nothing il common between the Wickites and the Socialists ex. cept their opposition to the constructive in the Territory. but Wickites know there would be not tho slightest chance for them to win the Republican or ganzaton much less the next election, if they did not have the aid of the Socialists. Therefore, the promises.
 The Wickites might hoodwink the Socialists ant minimizing elements of the working people. There In the grave danger to Alaska, and between Alasks and that danger stands the progressive deyelopin.
 
 Republicans of the Territory To avert it there mus be organization and cooperative effort the par or those who desire that the march of progress il the North be not stopped.
 The announcement of candidates before the Re publican primaries in Alaska include almost com piete Wickite ticket Dan Sutherland, Wickit henchman has announced his candidacy for the Re publican nomination for Delegate to Congress- DO sition for which he is utterly unftted: Charles E Heron, the Seattle promoter and stock seller wht happens to own newspaper in Alaska is slated fol National Committeeman and Judge Wickersham him self 10 be delegate to the Chicago Convention N, place here for the Socialists laboring element The hohors are for the politicians However ii is . combination for support of which bids and prom ises are being made to aborng men and Socialist, on the one hand, while efforts are being made tf capture fisheries support and the transportation peo pie the other hand.
 The lineup is one that the people of Alaska can and will defeat if they take the interest in their public affairs that all good citizens should take The responsibility is the Republicans of Alaska to prevent them from capturing the livery of that party in which to sordid and vengeful pur. poses If the Republicans should win the National election the organization of that party in Alaska is very important to all the people of the North
 Vie Berger will be Congressman indefinite