The Alaskan., 1926-09-10
MIR. MURRAY'S LETTEE

Iphip is not the business of the Times. His vote Is his own to cast for vhomsoever he chooses, and 1t Is his privilege also to engage actively in the campaign on whichever side he please; it is even fair in politics as Eplayed nowadays, to make use of lpersonal correspondence for cam Ipa!gn purposes. But it occurs to IThe Times that MT. Murray exposed himself to criticism when he defer red his declaration until after he had been safely nominated. Repub- ican supporters of MT. Sutherand who helped to nominate Mr. Murray will be inclined to question his polit- ical integrity because he permitted it to be assumed that he would be a part of the regular Republican tick ct, instead of making his position clearly understood by seeking cleo Ition as an independent.
 But if he appears to have pack cd water On both shoulders" during tho primary campaign, 1t cannot be lsaid of the Cordova candidate that he has not endeavored recently to make his position understood.
 His letter appearing elsewhere in Itoday's issue of the Times should re- move from the minds of those who read it, uncertainty regarding his latitude.
 l Ostensibly written as a personal note, but in reality prepared for public consumption, the letter smacks of political trickerv to get free publicity. If that is the way it was intended, it has gone over big, for the letter has made almost the complete rounds of the Alaska press carrying Iits belated message into every community in the division, and beyond. But it's publication is jus tifed in a way, because the letter contains statements of interest to yoters on both sides of the political fence and it is passed on to them by the Times for what they can get out Of 1t. Anchorage Times
 The letter written by. MT. Mur- lay was published by every paper l in the division. The gist of which was condemnation of Delegate Suth- erland for his placing before the Senate Committee on Judiciary evil dsnce and af1davits that discredited the nominees for office in the Terri tory. The records so sunk to high teaven that even the late Sen. Cum mins, regular as he was, went to the President with the request that the names be withdrawn. When this was not done some of the Senators seriously talked of impeachment proceedings.
 Through the entire political pro- poganda the alleged independents declare only that Alaska has been 6efamed and that there must be a
 'whiteman's party. We wonder if said party is like that one when a certain legislator in the presence of Governor Scott 0. Bone and other nice ladies of Juneau, vomitted on the floors of the legislative halls; or perchance it will be with certain editor who staggered up the streets of Wrangell taking more than a half of the side walk; or per chance it will be with that one who found that he was being "bilked" thirty dollars the case and got up a party to save that much of his le- gislatfve salary. All for the sancti- ty of the ballot. Such trickery as Murray pulled off is typical of the so called independents.
 ! What say aside from "Get some ono else than Dan, anything even "squawman" what kind of a pro- gram does this great independent party of trough feeders have. Lets