Douglas Island news., 1920-09-03
OPENING TALK
 OF CAMPAIGN
Speech of Hon. George B. Grigsby Del ivered at Juneau August Y, l92O
 Account of Stewardship
-Nr cha0rma6. Ladies and Gent

men or Juneau.
 ar has heen quite a while since J have had ocrls.on to aldrcs Jn- re,r audience It was u 1916 that | spoke lo you Iu sunnort oi One can- I.Ir-, rr our esteemed and lamcntcd friend Nr su'lar Charley su.tef
 who ua. rut only one ol Che best and rre.t friends and gentlemen trrf rrar lived but probably Che best u.r-alc to Congress chat Ans kt ever haI Tonight am 'abor.1F urI.r One d.I.0u.ty ot talking about mt.eIt n subject that am not used fn. hut rs cannot -ct anyone e.so t. ia n lor mc it seem. as though J rng. got tn blow my own horn ai frr.r.n t..s campaign. and am Eo- Ir- .n throw mrI...E t1 Che winds and t.I ruu what good things J .r.r .h.r. mta.. You Cau gather fr.t ! ru te.n you here quite a vr.. .m moo going Co 'cl you am. nI mp mrI.. because tnat would t..r var n.r. forever wIl leave frrt tn my .n.m.ca- thcy can to.l ,or any Ih.t you don't already t-.. but ho.or. bcy do lo'l you Ia.uro you that am uot a particle uar. tf.u my enemies make me o1r and rrah.h.y no. quite as bad lt J ann r.mrr.I tn Wash.rc-on again ] tr.rt | win h. .o busy wiN sot rid nf .r my nur. aaI my enemies won't r... rurrrur fo say about mn. rm unt going ro ta.N much about thc opposition candidate io- r.e.t fIdII wouldn't tcII you arg.hu- good about him he viN hsy, to tn Chat los himself ' am ro.ne to .cI you ahou, hts faults and ttlt may somewhat proract Che meeting.
 E Uatvc-B0m American
 Nr. ladies and gentlemen. m v..u .. tr. turmoil uc havc had In roHf.. m. .r four years and One
 scandal. r h.eI official circles. anl Che ..rrn.. Joke that Nls played nnnu ....- Hr.U.HrI N| Na.InH m uI- H.e d. nm hororci and respected Governor for Nrc years l man who wa. no. orcn .n American citizen, lt ...ms .o ma that It is Incumbent upon rr.r oIn..Ir,e tor OIIcc at I.r.. for nm oTcc ol Che dignity oi One oTe. 70. Delegate fo Conercs and r.HhrH'v a candidate for any c.he- or..e ..o tel his right name. erI n uH.. part ot Che United sInI.. T.. un. born or .f rc wasn't born m m. United states. to tcl his h.rhnr.. and where he became a citizen rl .ne United S.afes and o IuHI ..ra n. tH. outset chat my right pom. |. t.r one ! am now running under. and wa. born In Che territory of u...a n Isrf. n n Ittic com- munIr consisting ol military bare rack. and surrounded by Indians mnr. m. I. hostile and ! have been surrounded rr Indians more or less ho.... over since and in ,hat place , b..nm. 0. age. and saw Che torr. tory admitted ae n state Ny brothers and and mother arc living ft.r. r.t nr. con prove was born m tra. town whenever it k h.oueh. u question.
 Spanish War Veteran and Laborcr
 ht Oh. ar. ol -I ! was admitted to fHe u.r. and have never been Iu Che nerirnu.rr or n iau n Che spring o. IsHe ] enlisted u tac Spanish u.r and served In Ch.ch1- mru-.. after tn. war tried to rrac- U.c low m Chicago. but weut able .r. fn. probably n One fact that .Hes .|r. HnI cat my ability. so ! Irf.I -" u.H mining camps won't to Joplin. Missouri and worked a. n minor m IHc zinc mines tor a year, worked r rr orc sampler and on railroad r.Ir. harvested In har- vet Zelda. and worked In br.ck- yards. strung telephone lines. and worked in .c houses. went fo rr.p- n'. Crook. co.ornIn. and worked In n runre mrr. und also .n Butte. W1ntnr. haFc done almost every krI or r.rI manual labor except U.Hn. .r hluhul and ! may do that .r an ar-ht a political los- or br being te.oltel at tls elcc- ao1
 Represents Entire Territory
 Nou. um mo. mentioning thoae experiences. ..t..s and gentlemen. as -or.ur.r- my special qualifications for rHne tr. orIec or Delegate Co Crr-r rput In three years work r- at .hr.c different kinds of man. u.l occupations bcrausc ] bad to mn.c n Utr-. and Iam simply mon- t.rr.rr f.e ..t In order to account f1r tn.a .rrre years of my lie. not n. n.H .n. nm. n any degree Co rrnre you n Congress any more 'u,cU r.nrr het .n coming h coH- act u.ut various e'aee. of people ] might have better knowledge ot my ....oH-mar lnaa otferV rise would hove iat am not appeal nE I1 labor 1s a class n th.s cam- ra.su. nor lo any other c'aes. and no candidate can bc sincere who