The Wrangell sentinel., 1953-11-06
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As You Like It


 As You Like It
 Over the nation the Democrats were beginning to live again. The black cloud of Republican victory last November was threatening to tighten up. A few weeks ago a De- mocrat was elected to Congress from a district in Wisconsin which never before had elected a Demo- crat On Tuesday of this week New York and New Jersey responded.
 In B.g Town't mayorality race Democrat Robert Wagner. son of the famed late Senator Wagner, fa- ther of the Wagner labor act, was elected mayor of New York with more than 100000 votes over his closest opponent. Over on the Jer- sey side. they elected Democratic Governor and a Democratic Con gressman. the latter first Demo- crat elected from the district since it was created in 1892.
 In Virginia, stalwart conservative Democrat Senator Byrd rolled his man into office as Governor of the Old Dominion state. In upstate New York. Republican Massaehus- etts and Connecticut, Democrats captured more than their share of mayorality and other city office seats.
 Leonard Hall Republican Ma tional Chairman. was quoted in these words: As of today, We are in trouble politically.
 Different in Alaska
 But it was different in Alaska, and on a different premise. Here in the Territory the Republicans were taking advantage of last years victory and apparently had the wholehearted support of the Eisenhower administration.
 When Republican Gov. Heintzle- man was able to get the Interior Department to advance $250,000 for a works program in Alaska to supplement the exceptionally poor fishing season on a share and share basis with the Territory, Interiors Assistant Secretary Ralph Tudor declared Heintzleman to have done the impossible" and in glote to Alaska's Delegate to Congress, Del mncrat Bob Bartlett. pointed OutI that he thought the Governor wasI doing all that was necessary tol handle the distressed situation in the Territory. From the White House, the Delegate, who had sought an audience with the Presi- dent, was assured along the same lines but, of course, a meeting might be arranged when "conven- tent"
 John L. Farley. director of U. s. Fish and Wildlife, probably gave more than a hint of an answer to the overall Alaska picture during his visit here last Sunday when ill reply to Q question relative to fish trap elimination he said, well, of course you are a Territory" -.
 Meanwhile, it appeared that Gov. Heintzleman had taken the play a. way from Delegate Bartlett and La bor Commissioner Henry Benson in being first to aid the distressed fishermen" Bartlett and Benson had a meeting with loud public cIamor for the unfortunate. The Governor had tripped back to Washington and had come up with a quarter of million dollars to get the ball rolling, language any bodV can understand
 The Governor probably has in way committed the Legislature to come up with half the amount, or $125,000, but it was equally prob able that under the circumstances any Legislature, either Republican or Democratic controlled, would back him up to the hilt. It was All kans for Alaskans and party didn't count Republican Gov Heintzle- man apparently had taken that famed Democrat Andrew Jackson's advice and gotten there first with the most
 ESC Troubles
 The Employment Security Com mission, the department that pays out the money when you haven't got a job, is having one of those lingering financial headaches which has beset most people at one time or another its outgo is getting to be more than it's income. Most people do something about it, such as cutting down on outgo. ESC isn't so fortunate. It's outgo is fix ed by legislative action, also it's in- come. Meanwhile, its job is to try