Douglas Island news., 1920-09-03
Opening Talk
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 to bo attached to chem thoro Is Co some. of course. but i0 others lhoro .a mol hut as Attorney General and adviser of tho legislature ! felt it my duty to aaist tho members in preparing thoif blls for Introduce tIon and did so. and worked hard and faithfully at lt during Che gcs- aous Of tho legislature. and hayo mover been accused mo matter what o'so hayo boon accused of of not having been a competent and laIlh- ml onIcial on that capacity in act ] cam say Chat as to my whole 1licIaI carcor modciy permitting Thero are people horo .u Juneau who knew mo In N0mc many of them ] have bcon In political nehu Of one kind or another ever since ! went Go Nome. ] have made many enemies; ] have bcon attacked I'm Che ncWapa- pou-aud n some very scurr.iou8 newspapers and thc people with whom ] have been associated politi- allvhayc bcon attacked ln thc nows- napcm in % very scurIious manner but .o fr ' am proud t0 my no newspaper and uo individual has eyer accused me of not being com- potent Co perform Che duties of tho ouice ! occupied. or with any ncgli- souco u 0uIco. of mallcasouco In of- flee. and ihcy have never even hintod Chat over did dishonest or dIs- honorable net ln oGicc since ] have been Iu Alaska. and J hayc 60 right lo feel proud of chat record
 Charges of Opposition
 The wou. thing Chat has been said about mo s.ncc ] camo Go Juneau h chat hayo boon hooked up with a crooked. rotten. graitIng political machine Democratic icft that out consisting of Tom Douohoo. Che National Committeeman. and al Che Judges iu Alaska. particularly Judge Icm.ne who is one Of Che chief villains iu tho drama bis United States C0m.asi0ncr Mr. Burton, Che Custom Collector. Mr. Troy and Stroller Whltc. Bn Caacy. Jim Mc- Clo.kcy Jim Conn0u. Jerry Mur- phy. and other very wicked iudiyid- uaIs but I'm an thcsc newspaper at- ucEs as regards thcsc gentlemen J have never seen a line in any paper which h.utcl at any one oi thcm ever having officially committed @ d..houorablc or dishonest act. or Of having been guilty Of maIlcasnco or uonloamuco or mIsicaanco In onIcc. and ! have como to Che conclusion that their principal crime is staying u oI.cc V thcy would get out Of ogIcc tbcy would mot bo chased as crooks and criminals they would at lcast rank alongside Of John Mar Hal and John Rutgard, Eddie Rus .Ii Charley Horror and Emery Val- nUuc Dan Sutherland and James W.ckouham.
 Hungry for Office
 Now. horc is group of iudivid- mIs to whom thc government of thia territory should undoubtedly ho on- trusted John Marshall John Ruat- gard. Eddie Russell Charley Heron. Emery Valentine. Dan Sutherland
 and James Wickorsham You sec smt at One bottom and creep up. and have named as fine a bunch Of .urcho1is m ever infested thue bIoak and barren shores. Scratch Che hcId ol any of thcro gentlemen and you win run across a acab la- bc'cd. disappointed O0icc-sockcr DO and those .cahs are not going to heal up Thoy are dissatisfied since Che recent developments in Che history of .Hc Republican party In Alaska, and thcc gentlemen arc breaking away from each other. they sccm to have rroat admiration for a gentleman by Che uamo of Jack Mcbride. down hcro In Che hardware store. who. It socms. I'm caso Of Republican success. on which thcy base thc'r hopes of political prolcrmont win have some thing to say about Che disposition of Che DIums which win faI from tho political tree. and lt is a wonderful thing Go sec how they dis1H0ciatc themselves from one anothor-tho di- yorcc business is going on very rape idIy In Chat Ht.lo cotorio ] have just referred to Dan Sutherland has mo use for WIchcnham WIckouham wouldn't open his head about Dan publicly for anything in Che world
 and Wick and Emery Valentine havc fallen out Eddie Russell had to takc his Dispatch out to Semitic for is health. and Charley Heron sent his son hero Co run dccon. newspaper - and thoy an hay. broken with ono another. but they arc an very friendly to Jack Me. Bride
 In Event of Republican Success
 Now. iu case oi Republican sue. cess for which do not look -I can get along with Jack Mcbride bc cause 1T ] would bo elected Dclceat, fo Courrre. and Che administration