Valdez Daily Prospector
ITIIMSHKD BY THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
TKIIVS
Odc Dollar i»t*r Month: Twelve Dollars iicr Year
SATL'HhAV, JI NK 15. 1912.
ROOSEVELT'S DECLARATION.
"On the fourth of March next,
I shall have served three and one
half years, and this three and
one-half years constitute my first
term. The wise custom which
limits the presidents to two terms
regard the substance and not the
form, and under no circumstances
will I be a candidate or accept an
other nomination for president."
Three years later, on December
11, 1907, he reiterated his dec
laration in these words:
"I have not changed and shall
not change the decision thus an
nounced."
THE "CONTEST" PROBLEM.
Weeks ago I hi' ll>'|Mih| iciius of
Colorado elected < 11 ■ 11' — ! 11 es l«» I III*
'till i>uiaI convention. yet certain
iloosevH I |'ii|lowers «'f Ilia! state
have served nolice I hoy w ill con
test. A meeting is I• > he hehl I<•
>HcC| a "en|ile>| ing" delegation
111 a I will appear al Chicago and
demand 111• * seals «> 1' those regu
larly elected. This is «>111\ one
of numerous I'acls about tin'
campaign thai indieale its revo
lutiouary character.
II' some of the Southern stales
conventions were railed under
tin' direction of Ornishy Mellarg,
a Roosevelt manager, weeks after
the regular delegates had hern
Heeled. "Contest inn" delegations
were chosen and they, presum-l
ahly. will appear al Chicago.
The pnldie has noticed that
nearly all the contests have been
brought hy Hoosevell men. (if
'lie 2<irt filed with Hie secrelairy
■ f the national committee 225
were hy Hoosevell and ."Ir» hyTafl
Vol lowers. II would not In* safe
to contend that .justice in these
-onlesls is all on one sid.». Par
' isan Idas makes il diffieull some
limes to ;ret al the facts. Yet
there are dittos, stich as
Hint now proposed in Colorado
mil such as were carried onl in
Florida and some of tin* oilier,
Southern stales, that prove Hip
existence of a plan |o challenge
ill parly rules and pr'cedents.
It is no answer I<» say thai the
dcclion of delegates t.• the Re
publican national convention in
the Southern stales has been dis- !
graceful. The methods were the
same as they were four years ago
and previously. Col. Hoosevell
was the beneficiary of those ;
methods. and when criticisms,
were raised four years ago lie1
wrote a letter to Win. Dudley,
Koulke in which lie said, in sub- :
stance, thill the conlusling dele
gations ill thiil time rgnu
i/ed by men considered until for,
olfjciiil appointment. There is j
need of a change in the system,
yet that does no I. in any sense
justify such irregular proceed
ings as have been al templed. j
In I lie mid>l of political ex-j
'•it f me til it appears Dial effort, is
being made to justify disorderly;
;iml irregular procedure on the
ground thiil only in that way rani
ilie will of the people ill this time
be e|fccI tinted. A serious condi-,
lion confronts the Republican !
parly «111• I calls for cool-headed
thinking. i
If IIV 11»» means follow* 111 ;i ( |
because many contests are)
brought there is .j11hIicr» in nil of
lliriii. It lias looked for snino
liiiM- as if I lie contests were ho- ;
mg brought on the assumption!
that, such a course wouhl prevent j
regularly elected delegates from
having a vo|»» in I lie nationnl con - ;
> .'ill j♦ • r_i during temporary organ-]
i/alfon ami would I urn control
over to the >ifI«• lluil stirred up
most contests, Such a violation I
of justice and fair dealing should i
not he permitted.
Tin? inovcincul in Colorado to
send on a contesting delegation
do sell oil the eve of the conven
tion, weeks after the regular del
egation was elected, well illllS
Irales the revolutionary charac
ter i.f the campaign and indi
cates n rulo-or-ruin purpose in
the minds of many thai will at
leiid the Chicago convention.
OHIO'S "BIO 8IX."
The selection of six delegates
nl large from Ohio with instruc
tions to support President Tafl
at Chicago is a bl<>w lo the Hoose
ne11 forces, solely on account of
! tin* voting strength of the dele
gates in a contest that is very
close. The method of their se
h't'lion, however, is just another
illustration of the desperate sit
uation of I he Taft forces and
their determination to force an
unwelcome candidate upon the
Republicans of the country.
Colonel Roosevelt carried Ohio,
| the president's home slate, by
[more than .'10,000 and should be
toil it It'll h> the delegates at large
iand would have had them had not
(the Taft machine, in control of
'tlii' slate organization, unseat
| ed enough Roosevelt delegates to
tin- slat" convention lo give lliel
I President a scant majority.
If the choice of I lie delegates j
i at large had been loft lo I he pop-|
ular vole of llu' Republicans of
I lie stale I hey would have been
all for lloosevell, by a large ma
jority. If lite selection of the
"Big Six" had been given lo the!
majority of the Congressional!
districts I hey would have been f« »r |
Roosevelt by an even wider mar-i
gin. If tIn* deb-gales at large had
been chosen by a convention all
uf the delegates lo which had
been elected al popular primaries. |
willi every man clearly designated
as for Roosevelt or for Tafl, I here,
could not have been any oilier re_ I
sull than I lie election of six ar-j
ih'iiI Rooscnell. men to speak for
Ohio as :i whole, at tin.' Chicago
Co|| venl ion. ]
These fuels cannot lie denied.'
They sland oul in the clearest
possible relief. || is on) of I lie j
• pies I ion lo pre I end lli.il lliere is
lack of evidence |o support,
Ihroii^h political trickery, lh.il
In* could no| win i i a fair light al
the polls.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
'I'Im* business men (if r.ulia :ip- |
paivnlly look upon Uncle Sum as I
the real wliit«» man's hope.
One nf tin; crying needs of Yal
<!••/, just now, is for more opti
mal* ami fewer knorktimisls.
There are people who pratel
glibly ahuul policies, when llieyi
aiv familiar alone with (he game. j
A Pennsylvania man claims l«»i
have discovered on his farm wa-;
h'r Rial is worth #<» a pillion, j
Kircwalcr?
Sonic men are horn liars, some {
achicvc efficiency a.s liars and j
sonic liccome press agents for!
llm slaiiilpallers.
Practically all of the oll'ice-;
holder.-* are hillcrly opposed to
the hraml of recall that most of
them expect to get on election day
this veal*.
Col. ItooseNcll denies the re
port that he is addicted (<• strong
ili-ink. For the life of us we can
not imagine what substitute the
Colonel is using.
We wonder if the friends of!
Ii.dfie Wirkersliain are willing to
-iaml mi the record made hy our
delegate to congress in the mat
ter of the Yaldez dike bill?
"Pciuisy|\ania's New Bosses"
is the title of an editorial in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. Pol
itics in'Pennsylvania appears to
be just one boss after another.
•'Whither are we drifting?"
asks a magazine writer. We pre
fer not It I ourselves until
a fie, the Mrs! Tuesday after the
lii'st Mi>nda> in NovemlcM*, I HI..
Tin* I'.nhan in^nri'.M'hM wlm art*
loudly iniirlnjiniii^ Iheir !•»
shed llioir hlood in I h«• cause «»f ■
lihcrly limy mhhi )>p tfivpn an up- !
poi'lunily lo loll il fit 111«> ma-!
lines.
If canned, I In' amount of homo
r»11•• \vp will gr| from (lie SpimIp,
wli 1*11 we lin\«• passed Mii'mukIi Hip
retorts i>f IIh1 <• unKcnlmiins ami
JMi eanners, wouldn't pay fur one
si ereolypcd affidavit.
I'llil(ix«iplit,r a'ml erudite, i rii/,
Yogi's, has mil Imm'ii much in evi
dence thefrt* past. few days. II ifi
thought Im is making Ills loilct
for ifio rccoplfon f»f Hip Socialist
speaker, who is lo visit Valdez for
a few days.
A Vienna iloclor says beyond
oil question il is possible hy a
lissnp grafting process lo grow
I wo people together.. For Hip
purpose of experiment in this
Hup may we suggest ilm name
of William Howard Tafl and
Theodore HoospvpII ?
K\ory lime an official of (lii»
Copper lliver road is flred it i.
given out (liiil I Ik* management
«»f Iho road is adopting a broadc."
ami more expansive policy, which
means, wo presume, that there is
.-.oir.c.hii.K in siglil which tlicy
ha»'e not already acquired.
•\<»\v, let lis see; we helieve j|
some lime hack since our dele
Kale to congress undertook lo
hav<* a law enad-'d permitting I lie
extension of the town limits so
as lo include the liescrvation
within I In* municipality. That
hill must have died in the dele
gate's private pigeon-hole.
SELLING OUT our stock of
millinery at cost for next 3D days.
Mrs. S. E. Cileason. 7-1
If you want >our iurs rcpolr
ed see Silverman, phone 198.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. 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 TOUC1IE & PECK. MUr».
Office Smytbie's Tailor Shop I'bone 102 !
Serricc lo AU Part* o( Town. Calli Aoswcrrd Promptly
Buiaiu Confidential
House and Carpet Cleaning
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
ftmromra on Minima
Patknt Surybvb
Genkbal Mmino Enoinkmbinq
'f*HOMB No. 103
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Ties- Phone. 1W)
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evenln# at H o'eloeU in
Kb«1c Hall All members request* 11° at
tend D. II. SL.RRM. ArticChief
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Ketnilar Communications first Wednesday In
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
•Tames II. Patterson,.W. M
C. C- Reynolds, Sec
1.0
0. F.
Visitinjr and local Odd Fellows nre rc
rtucstcd to register tholr mime with the
Vuldez Odd Fellows' Club. Ketfular
meetintts. flrst and third Monday.
Cull on P. S. HfTNT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDCZ A Kill K No. 1971
Meet every Friday, Hi>. m. KniMe Hali
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing bnt best materials uned.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
AH kinds of Cakes, Pies, etfl.
mado to order
WOOD & HENRICH, Prop.,
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
I
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'SIF.URS
McMillan fur ?■ wooico
1 r INNf A »*<»t IS. niNN.
wmrt foh i.ihoui.ahs
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Mr. Prospector!
This is to advise you that we are Headquarters
for Everything Needed by Prospector and Miner
We Carry
Dynamite
Drill Steel
Blacksmith Coal
Gold Pans
Cook Stoves
Cooking Utensils
Mosquito Tents
High Top Shoes
Bedding
Blankets
Rubber Pacs
Rubber Boots
DUXBACK CLOTHING
V/aterproof
ALSO A FULL LINE OF
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freltrhtin»; and passenger* to all pans
of the interior. General Trucking
fcid. Wood, * - Proprietor
McKinley St.- Value*
|I«up Hot]
SC41TIC
Cnas. Pour, mop.
T11E BIST Or EVEPYTHING
IN THE HEART OT THE Cm ,
135RooKsWnnBftm-505mm Boohs
| When In Seward Step at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Avt Seward, Alaska
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FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Directors
Phon* M8 GEO. ROBBIN3, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furn.thed Room* All Modern Convenience.
Good
Goods
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
Native and ¥ ¥ Tli/|DE7I3 ant* Building
Puget Sound LUlYlDLl\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone IS
| —~r i -t 8 Patronize a Home Industry
the
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
1NTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S- BLUM & ©•
— INCORPORATED —
BANKERS
CAPITAL $ Z O O, OO O.n0
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
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