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WEDNESDAY, OCT. «.), 1012.
MEXICAN "PATRIOTISM."
Mexican patriotism would ap
pear to he largely a question of
jjraft. Al heart the average Mex
ican appears to be very much
a bandit prepared lo go in any
sort of a venture provided there
is a chance for loot. This spir
it seems l<» pervade the unhappy
republic lo the south of us from
the lordly hidalgo to the lowly
peon, and at the bottom of prac
tically all of the revolutionary,
movements that have been of such
frequence occurrence in Mexico
Jias been found the desire of
s«»me leaders to exploit I lie coun
try supported by the desire to
loot upon the part «»f the com
mon people.
Diaz fared well through liis
long career of i*n 1«*. Maih-ro lias
soon lo it that as a result of his
successful revolution his family
has become enriched or at least
well cared for at public expense,
while according lo the revelations
of Campa and other rebel lead
ers Orozco has risen from a low
ly position of a mule driver until
today he is possessed of millions,
while his lieutenant, Salazar, is
little less wealthy.
It is not strange that Mexico
should be a land of loot and graft,
of popular rights, and consequent
There has always been a denial
of popular rights, and constantly
before the eyes of the people have
been examples of greed and graft
upon the part of their leaders,
(liven a rule of justice and the
sway of high moral principles,
and doubtless within a generation
or two the Mexican people would
rank as high not only in intelli
gence bill in moral qualities as:
any other people on earth.
There has been a marvelous
transformation in the character
of the Mexican peoples who liavcj
come under Ih•> operation of
American laws ami of American
institutions through the annexa
tion of Mexican territory to the
T'nit.ed Stales, and il would al
most appear thai not until the
beneficent sway of America should
be exerted over Mexico will the!
people of that coumry have an
opportunity to develop in self
government and in an apprecia
tion of what constilules a real
people.
BUREAUCRATIC GOVERNMENT. ;
Tin* recent action of Coiiiniis-}
sioiicr Valentine of the Indian «»f-1
Hi**' in ordering thai religious garb!
Khali n«>1 lie worn in Indianj
.schools, \\i 111 o 111 lirsl liasiiiK re-'
ccived permission of his inline-1
dial*' superior, Ih•• secretary of!
tin- inlcrior. or of tin> president.
M'rM's I • • rail ill I I'll I i< >ti I" I In* vex-1
ali"»iis and danger* «• f bureaucrat- I
ic I'll If W h it'll has been Ion often!
Ihc rule in nur government. Tin*
many ills from which Alaska lias
sulTered from I he hands of Hie
Kovernineuf, have in most cases
had I heir growl li from some order
enieualing from a bureau chief
or were Ihe direcl result of a fad
disl wishing lo lesl bis theories
on ii people so far away from Hie
seal, of government, as not to be
able lo help or protect themselves.
That a bureau chief may lake
action in many instance* in\o|v
iug matters of grave importance,
without thejfanclion of his super
iors and often in violation of law,
is something I tint Ihe average
American can regard with com
placency.
The people of Alaska will re
member the orders of vast im
port that were issued by Clifford
I'inchot as head of Ihe bureau of
forestry. II is remembered thai
absolutely without, warrant of law
Mr. Pinehot withdrew from en
try vast tracts of land and there
by sensibly retarded Ihe devel
opment of the territory. It is al
Bo remembered that bureau chiefs
have ruined business men through
a denial of the privileges of the
mails without first having proven
that such privileges should be
withdrawn through an action in
the courts; it is also known of
financial institutions which have
been wrecked at the word of a
bureau chief, while neither the
men involved nor the public were
allowed to know what it was all
about.
There is grave danger in plac
ing immense power in the hands
of a few men whoso acts are al
mosl impossible of review, and
Ihere is nol a single right of the
.citizen that would not be imperil
ed through bureaucratic rule. In
the light of history, both in our.
own land and abroad, I he sugges
tion of Mr. Roosevelt that the
questions of tru Is and monopo
lies should be 'handled by a bu
reau or commission instead of
by I be courts acting under Ihe
laws enacted by congress would
appear lo be mischievous if not
positively dangerous. If I lie trusts
are a menace to Ihe nation then
I hey must be handled by Ihe
courts under clearly defined and
easily understood laws.
When the president found it
proper and advisable to check bu
creatic rule in the case of Ihe
Indian commissioner is a good
sign I hat Ihe evils of bureaucracy
are recognized; that we should
place an important function of
government inlo the hands of a
bureau or of a commission when
its acts would not al all times be
clear to the public or guided by
sharply defined law, would be to
strike a blow at Ihe fundamental
doctrines upon which our form of
government is based.
EXPLAINING HIS VOTE.
If il should become the prac
tice upon the part of I lie citizens
lo explain why they will refuse to
vote their party ticket straight,
there will be such a deluge of ex
planations as would cause the or
dinary man to believe that no
parly has acted wisely in the se
lection of its candidates, and that
in effect, there is no longer any
such o thing as parties or party
lines.
There was a time in the history
of American politics when the av
erage citizen felt It incumbent
upon him lo take his neighbors
into his confidence whenever he
believed that good cause existed
why he should not vole his party
ticket, in that time parly fealty
was looked upon as a mark of
honor and lo refuse lo support
thai party ticket was looked up
on as treason which required an
explanation.
Times have materially eliang
ed during the past few years ami
today Hie man who voles a
straight parly lickrt now feels
that some explanation is due lo
the public. The day when party
Ifally was regarded as the su
preme lest of honor and honesty
has gone and today fealty to
principle and to the country a* its
interests might be affected by
party success or failure is the su
preme test.
Tlii' American people are doing
Ilieir own thinking more than Ihey
ever liave before in the dictum of
parly cane,uses or parly coiivcn
lions is today but lillle regard
ed, il is no longer sufficient lo
say that a man is a Republican
op a Democrat lo commaml I he
Voles of I he elecloralc.
II is I In- ras liiiian who will
base his predictions as to the
outcome of ih«* coining election
upon i lie result.* of elections that
have gone past. When I wo men
moot one does not hear argu
ments as lo politics of some
certain candidate, hut instead one
hears tnlk of personal Illness of
candidates mid I lie possible in
terests thai are ptanding behind
the candidacies of the several men
mentioned for public office.
Parly lies rest lightly upon the
average American citizen today
nml I lie fact thai a man has al
hecn a Democrat or n Republican
is no indication that he will vole
either tickc now.
The averoge voter is not seek
ing to explain why he docs not in
tend to vole I he straight parl y
ticket, in fact it is probable that
he average voer has not ns ycl
fully made up his mind just what
sort, of a ticket he will vote, the
only thing of which he is abso
lutely sure is thai he intends to
vote according to bin convictions
and lo his best judgment regard
less of whether his choice shall
fall upon men of Ihn pnrly wilh
which he has heretofore been af
tlilinled, or whether he will sup
port men of opposite political
faith.
If every man who intends to
exercise hi« choice and to vote a
J,8plit" ticket should And it nec
essary to hire a hall to explain
his position, there surely would
be a groat boom in rentals in
the state of Montana during the
next month or two.—Billings Ga
zette. • v
Representative Longworlh says
tie is Republican, but he wants
it understood that ho is also pro
gressive in spots—about enough
to insiiro his being invited to
Thanksgiving dinner al Sagamore
Hill.
WIiimi il is all over, what crowds
they will be able to get al the an
nual banquets of the Sons of the
Mexican Revolution!
George S. Rankin, and A. Klstler
of the Cameron-Johnson Mining Com
pany, returned to the states on the
| Mariposn. They hope to spend four
| or fivo months in Valdez next sea
son.
TIDE TABLES
Wednesday, October 9.
High tide, 11:13 a. ni.
Low tides, 5:02 a. in., 5:25 p. m.
Thursday, October 10.
High tides, 1 l :49 a. m.,11 ::»8 p. in.
Low tides, 5:10 a. m., 0:03 p. in.
Friday, October 11.
High (ides, 12:22 a. in., 12:22 p.m.
Low tides, G:l i a. in., G:i2 p. m.
Saturday, October 13.
High tides, I :0i p. m., 12:55 p. in.
Low Ii«los, G:i5 a. in., 7:25 p. in.
NotiCb of Annual Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Iloyal Devel
opment Gold Mining Company will
he held at the office of the com
pany on Keystone avenue (Eli
Larson's residence) on Monday,
October 14, 1912, for the purpose
of electing a board of directors to
serve for the ensuing year and the
transaction of such other business
as may come before the meeting.
Meeting at 8 p. m. sharp.
JOHN EKEMO, Acting Sec'y.
Limited amount of treasury
slock of the Royal Development
Gold Mining Company for sale for
5 cents a share. Money to be used
for development work. Inquire of
John Ekemo, or phone James Pat
terson, 202.
Cable Office Hours.
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
.. m. and 5 to 6 p. m. !
Postofflce Hours.
Week days 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 noon
to 2 p. m.
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MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VAL.DBZ, ALASKA '
Rmpoktb OH MlNMB
Patmht Suhykyb
Qbnbbal Mining B noinbaaino
Phonb No. 10a
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Hps I'honc. IR9
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Mori every Tuesday cvenlm: Bt 8 o'clock in
Katrle Hall AH members miuestfd to at
tend . D. II. SLKEM. ArtlcChlef
Valdes I/Odge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday In
each month In MoKlnley Hall VlKl'ora always
welcome.
_ _ James II. Pitten ^..W. M
C. C. Reynolds. 8ec
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O.F.
VlBlUnir fcnd local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their daido with the
vildn Odd Fellows' Club. Itouular
meetings, first and third Monday.
Call on P. 8. HUNT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDEZ AKR1K Wo- 1*71
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Lean Men
Tall Men
Short Men
We invite each and everyone of you to
visit our store and inspect our large line of
STEINBLOCH
SMART CLOTHES
MEN'S SUITS
arriving on every boat.
Prices from 15 to 35 dollars.
NOTIOE.
Is. hereby given that the lax
roli-' for 1912 is in the liands of]
the town clerk and is open for in
spection. The Common Council
will meet in the town hall as a
board of equalization on Monday,
October l ith, between the hours
of 2 p. m. and i p. m. on the fol
lowing Tuesday, October 15th,
from 2 p. m. till i p. m., and on
Thursday, October 21th, from 2
p. m. till \ p. in.," to examine I lie
assessment book and equalize I he
assessment of property in I he
town of Valdez, Alaska.
RANDALL E. ASIIHY.
Town Clerk.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passengers to all parts
of the Interior. General Trucking
hid. Wood, „ » Proprietor
McKlnley St. Valdez
lis-up Horn
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CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Ingram & Bush Dealers °
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regala EL S1DELO, Senator*, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Rein. Victoria, Qelmonico BELMONT, Monarch
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Banking
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s* blum a ©•
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