The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-27

too many carpetbaggers relatives and wasneo Republicans in office"
 It must be admitted as a colorful sentence, but what does it mean? A carpetbagger, of course, is assumed to be an individual who comes from the out side to a lucrative public post in Alaska But can Mir Mccain be assuming that Judge Trutt his op- Donent who has lived more than 30 years in Alaska is a carpetbagger2 Are Governor Troy, Frank Boyle oscar Olson other Territorial officials carpetbaggers Of course not and Mir Mccain would be Ine last man to say SO Relatives naturally what virtually every man. woman and child has, so MT. Mccain didn't mean anything special by that word
 But what in heck is pink washed Republican,? It may be assumed to be Republican who sees some merit in New Deal policies but MT. Mccain has told us he believes that the Roosevelt boost in the gold price is a fine thing and public ownership of public utilities as practiced Ketchkan and in the Ten nessee Valley is proven success. But we are con- vnced Harry is not ''pink-washed Republican
 The answer of course is generalities; blanket in- dictment due to the lack of facts and concrete pro- gram for constructive improvement
 And while MT Mccain talks about pink washed Republicans" it is interesting to turn to the record of his opponent, Judge James s. Trutt The Attor- ney General does not have to dwell on words that leave the voter baffed He has only to point to his record in office an administrative one by the way, and not legislative post.
 When Judge Truitt assumed the duties of the office of Attorney General of Alaska, March 1933 delinquent tax roll presented of approximately $2O0 000 part of which was delinquent for four years The Judge set about reducing that roll and has been successful through suits persistent for nal demands and settlements out of court in reducing the tax roll to a minimum and in replenshing the Territorial Treasury n the approximate sum of $3OO OOO which amount also includes escheats. At the present time there three escheat suits pending and one to be filed representing in all about $12O0O.
 Of the many suits in which the Territory has been either plaintiff defendant during MT Truitts term of office, not has been lost nor has the Territory been required to pay costs account thereof
 Immediately after the 1853 Session of the Terri toria Legislature attempt made by some 500 nonresident fishermen (resding in California; to invadate and declare unconstitutional our license taxing statute By injunction suit these non-res- dent fishermen sought to prohibit the Territorial Treasurer from collecting this nonresident tax, or, if collected prior to the settlement of the from paying out the taxes, which amounted, under the Statute to more than $13700O That was tried and won the non-resdents appealed it and the Territory won again thus validating the Statute, tainng the money collected and making it obligatory for all nonresident fishermen to pay in accordance with the requirements or be prosecuted Had the plaintiffs been successful in that case the Territory would have been required to grant to all nonresident the privileges granted to resident 
 Another suit filed to enjon the Territorial Treasurer from paying out of the Treasury the sum of $34O0Oo appropriated by the 1893 Session for the benefit of the Pioneers Home. widows, orphans and indgents. That won in the District Court, was appealed and again by the Territory. Had the Territory lost that case the doors of the Pioneers Home would have been closed the payments to Pioneers mothers widows children aged and indi gents would have been forbidden
 These are facts as revealed in the record. No generates pithy phrases to camoufage the issue there What a contrast with the wordy general in- dictment which we find coming from Republican sources for lack of a concrete and definite program