The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-20


cratic candidate for Delegate to
Congress, smashed away last night
in a talk over KINY at Federal
officials who he charged are at
to control next Tuesdays
primary election and trying to
shove weak candidate down the
threats of the people of Alaska in
order to "wrest the control of the
from the people and
place it in a few hands at the top"
The Ketchikan attorney left little
unsaid in his 15-minute barrage.
Indicating that events of the past
few weeks haven't set well with
his idea of the American principles
Of a free electorate, he shouted.
Would Tell All
IF I am successful in being cleo
ted as your Delegate to Congress I
am certainly going to say a few
things about what has been going
on here in Alaska!"
Ziegler urged all Alaskans to turn
out to cast their ballots in next
Tuesdays election to do their
share In electing officials who will
do all they can to halt-bring an
end to-this hateful bureaucratic
rule by directive, regulation, regi-
mentation-this democratic and
UNI American attempt to create in
America and in Alaska a system
Of government not by the people or
for the people"
He warned his listeners to do
away with the dangerous attitude
that the liberties and rights of self
government which I'VE enjoy or
are supposed to enjoy under the
constitutional system of the United
States will endure forever
like the hills, and the stars and the
oceans-no matter what we say,
think or do."
He pointed out how other demo-
cratic nations throughout the world
in the past Is years, with legislative
assemblies unwilling to legislate and
control executive aggression, have
given way to dictatorship and mon
archy.
Attempts To Control
He charged the executive depart
ment with attempts to control all
branches of government, adding
you see how it is attempting to
control next Tuesdays election, to
coerce the people of Alaska into
casting aside the right of free bal
lot, the only weapon with which
the people can control. 81
Why, is the Interior Department
SO interested in electing certain
persons to offices in Alaska?
Why is the Governor of Alaska
taking such an active part in our
election" he asked.
People ali over the Territory
have been asking me the same
question: he said. II am going to
be frank with you. The only rea-
son that these persons are attempt
ing to tell us how we should vote, "
he charged, lis because these per-
sons seek to control our Legisla-
ture. to control our right OF self
government.
Here In Alaska" he said, I'VE
feel acutely the restriction of the
peoples share in purely local gov
eminent.
Bartlett. Is Bureaucrat
THE Governor of Alaska, your
retiring Delegate whom / support
ed when he ran for election, and
the Department of the Interior are
telling. you that, you should elect
to Congress my opponent, Mr.. E. L
Bartlett.
why? Mr.. Bartlett, himself, has
told you why and I quote him--He
admits. In a speech at Wrangell
that I am a bureaucrat - He
admits it,
D1scounting appeals that Bartlett
would make a better Delegate be-
cause he is lin on things" in Wash
ington, ziegler stated that "all over
America the Bureaucrats are being
ousted from office. The people are
fed up-stuffed on this diet which
Is 80 hard to swallow. The Con-
gress which convenes in Washing
ton after election is going to play
a different tune.
Only by sending to Congress a
man who will join in this march
back to the true American form 81
Government will Alaska benefit, :
he said. Il would enjoy very muct
representing Alaska. in this"
States Position
ziegler said that he does not have
the support OF the Governor or the
Secretary Of the Interior. Il do MOI