Valdez Daily Prospector
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Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollar per Monih: Twelve Dollarn per Year
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1912.
REPUBLICAN PROGRESSIVE
CONVENTION.
On Wednesday next the pro.
gressive wing of tin; Republican
party will assemble here for (he
purpose of nominating a delegate
to congress, ami fleeting dele
gates to the Republican national
convention, which is to convene
in Chicago next month. Already
there has arrived in the city a
number of distinguished gentle
men from other portions of the
territory, whom, no doubt, our
p- oph% with their proverbial hos
pitality. are entertaining in a
manner befitting llieir promi
nence in the civic life of this
great norlhland.
Willi!.' opposed l<> I lit* llrpuh
lican parly under whatrxrr vo|e_
catching alias il may In* travel-'
itig tii)11«*r. I hf Prospeelor .joins
in llir welcome. believing 111 a I
those who will assemble here aro,
working I'M* I lir lu's I interests ofj
i>ui- ii"i-llii'i'it Inntif. however mis- j
taken Ilii-y may In* in Iii• • means
'isril !<> allain I In*ii* nul-. Thrj
prrsonncl •>!' lliis rims fill inn an*.
;i( h-ari. ami in lad. K«-1• 111>Ii —
• •ails wlni liml il difficult. il' nut
■ mpn>sili|i'. hi a 11' igd 111 • r cast «»11"
parly -hackles. In their iniilsl is
a sprinkling of I tcinncral s. or
iiii'U win i -ii i Ii'ih mi i i la 11' 111 «* 111 — |
selves. from force <>l lialiil. nr
perhaps. because iln'ir forebears
liclii'M'il in tin* teachings of.
Thomas .IcflVrson. or worn op
posnl tii- tii«* rim I Pal i/iiiy IcmliMi
ejes of tin' srlinol taught liy Al"\
:ini|i-r llamillon. Mere. however,
in llir north this olio podrida of
non-assimilal ivi> though! w.ill join
m noiiiiiialing a t ii*k<*I on llir
hypolhesis thai il is hrllrr lo he
in I In* llaili's of mir's own uiak-l
ing lhan in llir Paradise engi-j
nccred hy tlit* olInT frllow.
This country is ^nvrrnrd hy j
political parlies ami llirnuglij
I lie so organizations wr arr rn-|
ahlod lo accomplish llir rmlsj
sought for. We niusl .judge llir:
political parlies hy thrir I real-,
inenl of mir welfarr ami llieirj
acquiescence in otir.insl demands.'
The convention which is lo as
semble. in this eily on W'eilnrs-1
day next will no doubl, nominate j
Judge Jainrs W'iekcrshain as del
egate lo congress, and will rn-t
dorsr ('.o 1 o11r 1 Hoosevcll for the'
president ial nominal ion. 'l itis lat
ter position Ihry will hr coni
prllnl lo assume if lliry hope for;
any recognition al llir hands of(
!hr naiioiial 11<*pirIdii-a11 parly.
What has Theodore |{oosr\e|| ,
ever don;' for Alaska? Why
should any Alaskan jiivr him any;
support.' K.vrrv ill from which,
Alaska is now suffering came'
from llir adminislral ion over!
which Moosrvrlt prrsiih'd. I>ur-|
ing llir seven yrars of his iuriim-'
hancy in llir executive chair.;
Mooscvidl suspended an act of;
congress to unlawfully |jr up our'
coal lands; hr crealed \ast areas
into forest c'si'i'M's. ostensibly to'
presrrvr I lie luoislure: he re fus
ed lis aulomuy: hr classed Alas.'
ka as a dislrirl and deprived us
of llir hrnrlils of Ihr ill I r I'-sl a I e |
commerce acl : he protected I lie 1
hrar and nrglrcled llir people; ill !
fad Theodore Hoosevcll has'
wrought uiraleiilahlr harm to Ihr'
people of ihr iiorlli. from which
they will not recover for many
years lo come.
« II I- IM'\«i||i| f 1111- 11 IHMTSl SI 11*11 llfi :
any loyal Alaskan fan nivo!
his support lo llonsevell, ami vol j
fhi' convenlion lo moot hero this;
week will kiss llii' hand Mini;
"Binol•• Ihent. This inconsistent ;
condition of affairs is directly duei
lo Hi** non-part izan spirit «of
Alaskmis, centered in I ho "Wirk
M-shani movement," which realiz
es il< impoleney, ami is now seek-!
itiK Hi'' »i<l of one of lh«' jrrenl
nalioual parlies.
Tin* sooner Alaska works in
harmony with the national t>em
oeralle parly the quicker will the
much needed aid he xiven us. The
individual ambitions '»f a cili/en
or neI of fili/ens should lie' as
miuuhl compared to Ihc common
pi km I of nil.
NOT A DEMAGOGUE S TOY.
It i< tin* hahil |o denounce pre.
cedent. Il i* the cuslom of (lie
mi I h ink i ii tr lo sneer al ancestry
and h> ridicule history. It is Ihe
woiil of the very, very proffresnive
In jeer nl wlmlovor is divnifled hy
years, ami to scorn the aecoin
111 is li ii it'll I s of our fathers and
I heirs as though I hey lived in a
barbarous age. Particularly are
the precedents as laid down by
the courts held in contempt, and
legislative action as young as 25
years is subjected to the ridicule
of high school and young? college
students engaged in the dangcr
uus sport of muckraking.
This is nil a part of llu1 present
disregard for institutions estab
lished that we might' enjoy our
I a ore liberties if we had not be
come blase over the multiplicity
of them. The church and the
family, as well as political al
i fairs, are suffering from the
same d'srespocL Wilful sons and
daughters miprht logically be ex
pected to result from parental
denunciation of authority and
governmental restraints. That
we already have the results there
can be no gainsaying.
Clourt precedents. family pre
cedents, indeed, all precedents
have a most important hearing on
lifi*. The. scientist, physician,
lawyer. engin'eer, editor, ami in
fact all men expert in Ihi*ir linos
of endeavor, rccn^iiizi' this t<> In*
Inn*. Only I In* uncxperl ami the(
niiIhinking «l«»ny il. Those things
hallowed h\ years of r«*v»,i,«*nI ob
si'i vance hy our ancestors *!•*—
serve Ibought till consideration,
ami limy slmuhl m»| I»«• allt>rt'«I by
impulse Hi ii* made llm toy of 111 • ■
demagogue.--Tan una News.
Partially Inm. brother. ami yd
there are many precedents we
ran willi safely pari from. Tin'
lioilinp of herelies in oil. for in
stance. Tlnil good <»I<I New Kng
laml custom of huriiing wilehes.
can well lie oinilleil from our rur
rii'Uleui: -lull ing the hallo| box
es has no longer a plare in our
political flliies: \oling the in
itiate^ of prisons ami poor houses
has eea»et| |o lie niee; the Austra
lian hallot is preferahle to llieohl
style tirkel which pave the voler
no proleelioii: the direct primary
i«*also faking a strong hohl on
III." people whose will it express
es. instead of that of Ihe bosses.
Yes. precedent is .a good thing
from which to ilraw lessons ami I
of|en to avoid. I.ike a Inioy. it :
often marks Ihe presence of a*
dangerous shoal in Ihe sea of i
life, ami gives us warning loi
keep far l'» the leawnrd. Wore
We lo follow precedent there!
would vet remain lords and]
serfs. War or peace would rest
with the whim of a single indi
vidual: crime would he cheap al
the price of absolution. In fact I
precedent is largely the anthesisi
of progress and is largely quoted!
hy the political bosses in lliej
hope of retaining their waning)
power.
A NATIONAL DISGRACE.
The campaign heing carried on j
by ihe President of the 1'iiited
Slates ami his opponent. Ihe e\_
presidenl. is a national disgrace,
ami should meet,, with the swift
disapproval of Ihe people. There
was a time when those who
sought Ihe honor of Ihe presi
dency conducted a dignified ram.
painu, making known their poli
cies in letters lo friends or gath
erings of prominent men, or from
addresses delivered from their
door steps.
II remained for Itryau, TaTt and |
Roosevelt I •» degenerate I In* |»i*i*_ J
convention campaign into a sal-!
urnalia •»f blackguardism and
almsr. throwing |o the four winds
I lie dignity and high purpose
winch should cloak Ih«• expres
sions of those who seek fIn* rhii'f
magistracy of Ihc nation. There
lias lieen ii Well deljned Illovemenl
wilhin Ihe past few years lo dig
nify lhe political roslruni hy sane
and earnesl discussion of issues,
and appealing I• • Ihc intelligence
of Ihc voters rnlher than their
passions, resulting in campaigns
being carried on in n higher
plane, Ihus imparling a greater
educational value in each suc
ceeding appeal,lo Ihe people. The
past sixty tlays has witnessed a
discussion carried on between the
president of Ihe 1'nited Slat"* and
his predecessor in office, which
brings a blush of shame lo every
right thinking American, no mat
ter what may he his political
faith. If one-half of what either
of these pro-lagonisls say of the
other is true, then it. is patent
neither is tilled or entitled to the
highest office in Ihe gift of the
I American people.
I II is lull natural lo presume
i thai tin1 president, of the. United
stales was at least a gentleman,
and yet, neither Ihe present in
cumbent or lie who seeks l<> be
come his successor, have acted
tin' port of gentlemen since be
ginning Ihe present campaign.
They have lowered Ihe dignity of
the office which I hey have tilled;
I hey have subjected our people
and our Republican form <>r is'iv.
i*ruiii<*iit to tin* contumely of Eu
ropean nations; I hey have lower
('(I our sense of I In? dignity which
should cloak Ili«* executive of a
Ki'eal and powerful nation.
From a parti/an spiril \v«' can
hut hop«' for tli»* nomination of
Tall or Rooscveli by I ho Republi
cans, IiiiI as Citizens of a great
democracy, we must of necessity,
feel thai both Taft and Roosevelt
haw proved wanting in all those'
essentials which «o to make up.
U leader of an intelligent ami
enlightened people.
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The ruinp Democracy is to have!
a daily paper in Fairbanks. It
is said it will be printed in Eng
lish.
That slory about Ciilmorc hav-l
inn been in the penitentiary is all
wrong. The "truth is he Came
near getting there. J
Arizona will shortly have thcJ
opportunity |o recall that recall
of 1'residcnl Tafl's, exercised
just prior In tin* admission of
Ihi' Valentine stale.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
II. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
Sundays two shows at 8 and
9:15 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.
and
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.
LA TOUCHE & PECK. Mora.
Office Smythie's Tailor Shop I'hone"102
Service lo All Part* oi Town. 'Call* Answered Promptly
Banaeu Coef ideatia!
House and Carpet Cleaning
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM, E. M.
VALOEZ. ALASKA
Reports on Mines
Patent Surveys
Qenesal. Mining E nqineerino
'Phone No. t03 |
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Olllct! in Harrington lllilir.
on Water Front lies- l'hone. I>*9
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CAMP VALDEZ No. 10 J
A -O*
Meet every Tuesday e\*n1nfr tfl 8 o'clock I if
Katrle Hall-. All members requested t» at
tend D. II. SLEKM. ArtlcChlef
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No 168.
Free and Accepted MnsonsI
Kcittilnr Communications first Wednesday In
each month In McKinley Hull. Visitors always
welcome.
James II. l'ntlerson..\V. M
C. C. Reynolds, Sec
1.0.
O.F.
Visiting anil local Old Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings, first and third Monday.
Call on P. H. HITNT. Secretary.
FOE
VAI,DK» AKltlK No. 1071
Meet every Friday, Rn. m. Ktiirlc Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing btit beat. material* med.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
All klnd« of Taken, Pirn, etc.
* made to order
WOOD HENRICH, Prop..
COMMODORE McHIE
Recommends following the new regulations
laid down by the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor regarding the equipment to be
carried by all motor boats
The Commodore Says It Pays To Do So
We Carry a Full Line of Equipment as Follows
SIDE LIGHTS
FOG HORNS
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
BOW LIGHTS
BELLS
SPARK PLUGS
WHISTLES
BATTERIES
SPARK COILS
And Everything to Equip Motor or Row Boats
KATALLA GASOLINE
Copper River
Draying Co.
l-'roi»rhtin*.' anil i>ussenir«?rs to nil jmrts
of tlie inieriir. General Trucking
Wd. Wood, * - Proprietor
McKinley St.* ValJe*
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When In Seward Stop at die
COLEMAN HOUSE
•GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Scwaro, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON:
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, fimbalmerR
Funeral Directorh
Ron* M8 GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Convenience*
Good Tiir niirrrT G ° °d
Goods lilt DOrrtl Goods
[[ Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ Tll/ID 17 D an<^ Building
Puget Sound JLUlVlOILIv Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Price# Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
CJc
Tairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
"[Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers °
Just Arrived Direct from the|
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal. EL SIDELO, Senators, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Rein* Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
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general
Banking
Business
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' CAPITAL f> 2. O O. OO U.u_
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rear of
mercantile
department
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