Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-20
TRUITT RELATES
Continued from Page One

T. Into SerV1ceable and equitable code and that it has succeeded thus far is evidenced from the compara- , lively small amount of complaints
 with basis of fact to sustain it
 that has arisen as a result of the
 administration of the law. It must
 be remembered that in many in
 stances the scope of the Legislature is limited by reason of the Ogranic Act or Constitution of Alaska, which is composed of more"DON'TS
 than DOES", still there remains
 much to be done, but proper Legis-
 lation is not the work of snap judg-
 ment or personal wishes but the re-
 suit of thought. study and a review
 of the results obtained in other Jurisdictions under simular circum-
 stances.
 There is no question that much
 remains to be done and it is one of
 the paramount duties of the in
 cumbent of the office of the Attor-
 ney General to work with the Leg islature in a spirit of harmony to
 this end. I have for some time be- lieved that our probate law needed
 attention but I do not believe that
 MT Rustgard has found the pana-
 cea that will bring about the mill
 lenium in this regard. AS l say there is room for improvement
 here, put there is some quest If as 1 to whether the present law with proper modification and additions 1 is not preferable to a radical de- Ipartment. However, there are many other important changes or in- stances of a needed change in sub stantive and adjective law laws that require amending to broaden CT contract the existing statues, but the office and duties of the Attor'. Iney General of Alaska in these matters should be so administered as not to swallow a camel and strain at a gnat."
 "Cne of the blanks in my plat form, or reasons why seek election at the hands of the voters of Alas ka is, that I believe that so long as the Organic Act shall remain the Constitution of Alaska, that all laws enacted hereunder by the Territorial Legislature, and approv- led by the Governor, should receive lat the hands of the Attorney Gen. eral such interpretation as will support and give effect to the in tent, objects, aims and purposes of the enactment, without regard to the particular district or division applicable. This the present in- cumbent has not done but on the contrary has usurped the functions of the courts and has in two spci- fife instances nullified the wishes of the people of Alaska as expressed thru their duly elected Legislative Representatives I refer to his de- cision in the MatanuSka road case and in the case of the subsidy of a small boat to serve the isolated communities on the Cook Inlet country. I have good reason to be- lieve that his attitude in the case Of the administration of the Pioneers Home has hampered the beStoWing of the benefits of that law on more than one worthy pioneer who has earned his degree of "Sourdough" several times over by his earnest work in blazing the trails which we of later generation are now able to travel in comfort. A narrow, picayunish interpretation of the law in a frontier country can undo | the earnest efforts of the majority [ and nullify the best intentions of broad minded constituency.
 Another one of my reasons for entering this race is: I believe that the primary factors in the develop ment of the Territory are schools, roads, and trails.
 Now, this plank in it's reference to schools, taken in conjunction with the plank in the paragraph
 just above regarding the proper in-
 depreciation of the laws, is the bas-
 is for my stand when say, be-
 lieve that our present Agricultural |