Valdez Daily Prospector
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TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1912.
Democratic Ticket
For President—
WOODROW WILSON.
For Delegate to Congress—
ROBERT W. JENNINGS.
WOODROW WILSON.
The Democratic party in con
vention assembled at Baltimore,
after a most remarkable inciting,
has, on its forty-sixth ballot,
chosen its standard bearer lor
the coming campaign, in the per
son of Wood row Wilson, of,
Princeton, New Jersey.
The proceedings of the con-i
vent ion were marked with an in- {
tensity of feeling from the very
beginning, the result of a battle
royal for I tie supremacy of the
party between the conservative
and the progressive wings of the
organization, resulting in the
end in such a manner as (<> make
a clear Iin«• of demarkation be
tween the Demoeralie and Re
publican parlies.
1 lie 11 < 11111 n a I mil ol .Mr. lull liy :
I 1m' Republicans. was a victory t»I'(
I lie r »acl ionaries as represented;
!»V I lie slandpat element of that!
parly, while llial of Mr. Wilson j
represents lIn* progressive spirit
■of I In* nation.
The issues to |»e presented to
I ho voters between now and No
vember will be clear cut; they
will be such issues as most con
cern the people in their every
day lives. The old political clap
trap with which the Republican
party has for so long been fool
ing the voters, will have to give
way to questions of government
of immediate concern to our
present, and future welfare.
With Wood row Wilson as the
standard bearer of the Democrat
ic party, we will march on to a
glorious victory under principles
which mean much for the future
weal of that large element of the j
people who are compelled to toil |
for their sustenance.
The intensity of feeling ongen '
dered during the past few days i
was but the forerunner of the I
greater battle to he fought out at
Hie polls when the legions of the
privileged few will make their
last stand before the charge of
the great mass of outraged peo
ple.
Woodrow Wilson will be the
next president of the United]
States, barring death.
SOME SIGNIFICANT STATI8- j
TICS.
William Howard Tafl was 110m
inaled for President by the Re
ad ionary Republican convention
al Chicago, receiving 501 voles,
or 21 more than the majority of
delegates to the convention.
Colonel Roosevelt's name was
not presented to the convention.
Senator Cummins was not plac
ed in nomination. The only op
ponent of President Taft formal
ly placed in nomination was Sen
ator La Foil.-tie. The official
record of the roll call was:
Taft 561
Roosevelt 107
La Folletle it
Cummins 1°
Hughe.-* 2
In other words, President Taft,
running practically unopposod, in
a convention absolutely dominat
ed and controlled by his friends,
received 21 votes more than were
necessary for his nomination.
Mr. Taft could not have been
nominated had not the Republi
can national committee stolen 78
delegates that had been selected
by the people who wanted Colonel
Roosevelt nominated.
It is believed, on the strength
of this showing, that, if there are
no other candidates In the field
in November, Mr, Taft may be
elected.--Tacoma Tribune (Rep.)
BELITTLING VICE-PRESIDENCY
The Christian Science Munilor
taken Ihe American people lo (ask
for making ft Joko of tho vicc
presidency, insisting flint, "this is
a post of high honor" and thai
more attention should be paid to
the selection of candidates for
the position.
This is all right and proper
but who is the Monitor going to
blame for (ho failure of the
American people to have proper
respect for their vice-presidents?
Five former vice-presidents of
the United States are living to
day and we venture the predic
tion that there are not five men
in any state in the Union who
can name them without consult
ing reference bookR on political
history.
Explanation of the indifference
of the American people to their
vice-presidents is found in the
fact that these men usually are
named for geographical reasons
—sometimes for financial rea
sons,—instead of being chosen
because of their fitness to fill the
president's chair.
The truth of the mailer is, the
office of vice-president lias prov
cd itself time and again to be of
so great importance I bat the
light treatment to which it is
subjected, even at. Ibis late day,
must seem lo the judicious for
eign observer lo savor of I lie
sheerest folly. Common prudence
would dictate that the same care
be taken in the selection of a
vice-presidential, candidate by
each of the two great parlies than
is (alien in naming a man for tin*
prr-idency, since of the 27 presi
dents of the United Stales five
mo . reached tile highest office by
succession rather I ban by clec
ion. This is true, notwithstand
ing I hat one of them was later
ele(i cd regularly lo I he office.
A publ.e man may rightfully as
pire beyond Ihe viee-pivsidency
bul Ihe man who performs lln*
• InI ies and lives up In Ihe dignity
of the vice-presidency is filling
a part nexl lo the highest with
in Ihe reach of I lie American «• iI_
i/en, and I bat is doing very well
indeed.
The vice-president's p*isjI i«»n ;
could be made one of importance
if I hero were a more reasonable
division of the duties of Iho pres
ident . The vice-president, for
instance, might he given full ex
ecutive control over the District
of Columbia, national parks, the
Civil Service and perhaps a half
dozen other departments of gov
ernment that now demand so
much of the president's lime. If
it were understood, without any
Constitutional amendment, that
the vice-president was to have
some understudy part at tlu
White House, the people would
be quick to give more attention
to the character and qualifica
tions of the candidates named for
that office.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The supply of "mornin's morn
in's" has been cut almost in
half.
So busy was the Buffet yester
day that the till caught fire from
frirt ion.
(iovernnient employes can
rest assured of next mouth's
salary at least.
II might add In I lie gayety of
tho season if Mexico and Cuba
should intervene in Baltimore.
The real opt imist is I ho fellow
who believes there is a ghost of
a show for Taft's re-election.
The season is fast approaching
when Taft will begin to contem
plate Ihe injustice of the recall.
II must be wormwood and not
Underwood to see those southern
voles go Ihe way Bryan wishes
them.
So much has been said about
Ihe unreasonableness of women,
why not list the politicians in
the same category.
If JefT only knew his reap
pointment was coming so easily
he might have subscribed for a
few more copies of the Western
er. •
All Ihe idle men in Cordova and
Chitina have been given employ
ment by the road commission.
This is another reason why they
should vote for Wickersham.
The Republicans have for Ihe
time being forgotten their own
knock down and drag out in con
templating Ihe friendly meeting
going 011 among Ihe unlerrifled.
Should I lie DoinocralH noini
nalo Ilooaawlt, ax wan jokingly
put out yesterday the rjuoHti*»n
would arise n« to who wn« Ihc
Democratic candidate for dele
gate, JenningH or Wickeraham?
The local Democrata are try
ing to And out who double cross
ed them and gave to llarrais the
twenty odd proxies from Nome at
the convention. The Nugget
knows of only one man who had
the Democratic proxies from
Nome and he was given them last
fall—that was A. J. Daly—Why
not ask him?—Nome Nugget.
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