The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-11-03
BOYLE CHARGES
DELEGATE WITH
DUTY FAILURE
Declares He Is Responsible
for the Menace Of Mass
Voting in Indians.

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mass voting, decla:ed by him to be
contained In the POLLING Of hundreds
of Indians In Southeastern Alaska
and the probable aextension of such
"a practice throughout the Territory,
was laid squareiy at the door of
Delegate Sutherland by Frank A.
Boyle. Democratic candidate for Dele
gate. in his talk before a Douglas
audience Saturday night slf the
claims Of canGidates&ain the Suther
land Paul ticket are well based that
the Territorial Legislature has no
authority 10 pass 0 Literacy Test
Law. then Mr.. Sutherland has failed
in his duty to Alaska in not get
ting Congress to pass such law"
he declared.
Democratic candidates who spoke
at Douglas where Mr.. Boyle and
James ]. Connors, candidate for Rep
rescntative. N. o. Hardy. another
candidate for the lower House, was
on the platform but did not speak.
The meeting was presided over by
Nels Anderson, Frank Bach, pioneer
Douglas citiscns was the second
member Of the Douglas committee
on the platform.
Delegate Ignores Douglas
In opening the meeting. which
was attended by fair-sized crowd,
Mr.. Anderson said Last Thurs
day evening when the candidates
opposing those appearing here to-
night spoke hcreA we heard of only
one thing-how We can catch the
most fish and preserve them, but
nothing about mines. 1t was the
same as ii Dnuslass didut exist We
are a mining community and miners.
Today there are many improvements
that could be made on Douglas Is
land If We had the proper assistance"
He quoted from the Delegates
Douglas speech to the effect that
during the past year the Federal
Government expended $7.O00,000 in
Alaska, of which $1.400,000 was for
roads and trails. Not one dollar
of this read money was expended
on Douglas Island, nor have we ever
had any OF 1t, he declared. He
pointed out the needs for a road
or trail down TO the Nevada Creek
section. one to the property of the
Douglas Island Mining Co.. on which
Douglas business men have expend-
ed considerable money in prospecting
and initial development. A petition
for a trail there had been absolute
ly ignored, he asserted.
Mr. Anderson regretted the abb
sence of Henry Roden, Independent
candidate for Attorney General and
declared. He is entitled to the sup
port of all miners" 81
Literacy Test Main Issue
Mr.. Connors, who spoke first. told
his hearers that the, Literacy Test is
the main issue OF the present cam
paign. The Boyle ticket, he said.
stands squarely for q literacy quail
fication for voters, while the oppo-
sition Is against 1t in some COM
munities and pretends to be for 1t
in others. w. l.. Paul and his asso-
ciates. he added. takes the stand
that they should be allowed TO vote
every illiterate in Southeastern Al
aska. 81 take issue with him. He
can dictate the votes of hundreds
Of Indians who cannot even read
the ballots and by the power OF their
vote run the Territory. He can
cast 1000 orip1 1889 votes while the
ordinary citizen has but one" he
declared.
He referred to a recent statement
made by Paul that 1t was not the
present intention of the Indian lead
crs to force the school issue. Paul
was talking in Douglas. not in kake,
Hoonah, Killisnoo7 OF Bayview, ne
said. when he is talking to the
Indians ne tells them something
altogether different. He not only
tells them that they have right
to free admission into Territorial
schools but also that the Indians
have the right of admission to the
Pioneers Home,' to draw pensions