The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-25
THE ELECTION AND WHAT MEANS THE
EMPIRES INTEREST.

The Empires interest in the Territorial election
which will occur next Tuesday is exactly the interest
of everybody who lives in Alaska and expects TO
continue living If Alaska is well represented in
Congress and her affairs at home are well admin
stered The Empire win benefit Just everybody else
If she is not represented and her affairs not admin
isered The Empire will feel the pinch just as
everybody else. If Alaska should progress and be
prosperous The Empire will progress and be pros
porous If times should became hard and the Terri
tory recede The Empire will suffer just all other
business institutions in the Territory. The Empire
has considerable investment in Juneau and one OF
the largest payrols in the city Its welfare is con-
nccted very closely with the welfare of this com
murphy and the country upon which 1t depends lor
trade and growth
III is not strange, therefore, that politics is
means to end far The Empire is concerned
The end is adequate representation at Washington
good government at home and all that will con-
tribute tc the welfare of juneau and Alaska
The Empire has supported the Wilson Admins
tration because 1t has believed that its policies have
counted for the advancement of the country and of
Alaska Taking into account the circumstances that
during the first four years of the administration
Alaska VAS represented in Congress by Judge Wick
ersham that thereafter the United States entered
with: all her might into the greatest war in the
history of the world taking very important part
it. and that the and the establishments have
occupied the main part of the time and thought o.
the country for nearly four years, The Empire be-
lieves that distant history will concede tina
remarkable things have been done, not only for
other sections of the country but for Alaska,
If there should be a change in party control
through the election next week The Empire hopes the
administration may do even better for the coun-
try Alaska than the present has done. If
1t does "cll, it viii receive the same hearty
port from this paper that the Wilson administration
has received
1t is in this attitude toward politics and public
that The Empire has ged urges
the reelection of Delegate Grigsby and Attorney
General Murphy. Ielegate Grissby has made good
in very large way Alaska's representative in
Congress. He has made friends for himself and
Alaska among Senators and Representatives, and
leaders of both the Democratic AMI Republican
Parties, He has not permitted politics-party. per
sonal, faotional sectional-to interfere in the
slightest manner in his efforts to do the right and
best thing for Alaska. lie has proved his ability.
his knowledge OF Alaska, his earnesness, his energy
and his adapubility. He has got results He has
shown Shy right rule for measuring service that
he is peculiarly qualified for the position which he
holds
On the other hand The Empire believes measured
by the rules here laid down, that Mr. Sutherland
is wholly untitled account Of his entanglng
political relations, his temperamental qualities and
mis- lack of ability represent Alaska in Congress
properly At least, it IS admitted by those who
supporting him. he is not nearly well qualified
as Delegate Grigsby is.
Measured by these rules, The Empire believes the
people of Alaska would make very serious mistake
if they should choose Mr.. Rustgard to be Attorney
General. The facts concerning his career in Alaska
that have been printed-and his radical So
calisc tendencies, his disposition measure every
thing from the standpoint Of his personal interest
his lack of understanding of all things American
totally unfit him for public office.
And yet further, Delegate Grgsby is running for
reelection on platform that is constructive. lie
favors bringing the fisheries and same questions and
other problems Of government to Alaska for consid-
Grafton and solution. MI Sutherland has not a
single constructive idea in his program refuses to
discuss fun Territorial form OF eminent or the
Development Beard idea. lie says there is no use
in trying to get control over the fisheries and the
game. and therefore he fayors hattering and fawn-
ing before the bureaus.
The issues OF the Alaska election, therefore, are
wholly different from the questions which divide the
political parties in the States. As well measure the
candidates by their complexons the sections OF
the country from which they hail by their