Valdez Daily Prospector
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TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1912.
Democratic Ticket
For President—
WOODROW WILSON.
For Vice-President—
THOS. R. MARSHALL.
For Delegate to Congress—
ROBERT W. JENNINGS.
THE ARCHIBALD IMPEACHMENTj
In i peach 111 < * 111 prniVfcdiups j
against members • • f the federal
judiciary have been rare, cosily
and willi lint Utile chance of ac
complishing anything, there hav
ing been but I wo convict ions since
the establishment, of the govern
ment. This by no means should!
imply that there were no| many
others deserving dismissal in dis-J
grace. ]• ar be iI! Judge llan-l
bird's resignation saved him!
probably from dismissal, and liisj
eiilltapiH' nil I In- eastern side of
Ihi* state won Id. if jnsliee were
meted mil In him. meel with a!
similar Cate. j
Impi-aehnienl proceedings here-1
fi'ii'i'i- have hern based upon Ihig-!
rani misbehavior, calcnlaled to!
foul | he of jnsliee. The'
eharg.-s against Judge Archibald'
of the commerce court contain no!
hint of treason or high crime.!
'I hey relate only to a course of!
pel I > nioni'j grabbing and the use,1
o| .judicial posiiion to pain linan-j
cial power. Veslerday's dispatch-!
es announce that Jmlge Archibald!
in his answer to the Senate!
charges, practically admits his'
guilt hut denies any wrong mo_!
I ive.
Kvidenl ly Judge Archibald's dis-!
tinclion between right and wrong!
is so blunted that he cannol per
ceive thai in entering into busi
ness relations with and asking
favors of corporal ions, which are',
constantly before his court forj
the adjudication of matters of'
great importance and value is a!
near criminal ae|, at least, one'
subjecting the court to I he se
verest criticism and justly laying'
it open to siispic'on. as was Judge I
llanford's dealings willi the rail
roads in order Io obtain land con-;
cessions for his private gain.
The facts so far brought out audi
admitted indicate lh.it Judgel
Archibald is a money worshiper: i
th;if jn litigation between a poor
man and a rich man, the poor man
was certain to lose, and that he
was prompt to lake slock in com
panies that were before him as'
lit igants.
It is just such acts .'is these of
Judge JIanford and Judge Archi
bald which have given growth to
I he widespread sentiment thai our
courts are biased towards corpor
ations and not without, reason.
Favors received from the great
corporal ions hv the judges on Ihe
bench must ultimately lead 1o the
return of favors. This return can
•only be given from Ihe bench in
Ihe way of favorable decisions. A
money making, speculating judge
has no place upon Ihe bench. If
Ihe salary is not adequate Ihe self)
respecting, holiest, man should
retire to private practice or en
gag" in business enterprises
where the opportunities to earn
money is in a fair and open field.
Whatever the ultimate slnlus
of the impeached judge may ho
decreed lo be, the trial must force,
on a national scale, serious de
bale of standards of judicial eth
ics. The disciplinary and educa
tional influence of great litiga
tion greatly handled is indisput
able. A ense like Ibis one now
before Ihe country can furnish Ihe
lext for innumerable discussions
of ethical issues affecting a dem
ocracy, and do i|, more effective_
ly than any abstract method.
THE WEALTH OF ALASKA.
Tin* lorrilnryxf Alaska has nn
aroa of r>P0,R8} sfpiaro inHos, bo
in*r smnolhinfr ovor six Minos as
Ini'K'* as Min ulalo of Orcein, nino
limns as larffp as Iho six Now
KiiKlawl slalfs coiubinoil ami
Iwolvo 1im»»s as lar^o as Iho slalo
of Now York. By I Jin ronsus of
1010 I ho population nf Alaska was
M,nr»0, nr nnp por«on lo oaoh nino
Rquaro niilos, apprnxirnaloly. If
ilfl population was as rionso as
thai of Now York II would havo
over 110,000,000 of people; if as
densely populated as Oregon it
would have practically 5,000,000.
Nobody maintains that our
northern territory could maintain
a population as dense as that of
New York or even Oregon; the Hg
uri's aro given so that the reader
who has not closely studied the
matter may have an idea of the
immensity of "Seward," as a great
many people are in favor of call
ing Alaska. Since the opening of
the territory under the ownership
of the United States gold, silver
and eopper have been sent out to
an amount considerably over
•S3,000.000, bnt the surface of the
mines has as yet scarcely been
scratched. The coal mine values
of the territory are almost be
yond computation. Compared with
the Pennsylvania mines they are
more than likely as fifly to one.
The marble and slate quarries but
await their opening to prouiice as
line materials in those lines as
I here are in the world.
Aboul the furs of Alaska we
know that Ihey are of a value
greater 1han that possessed by any
other eounlry. The same can:
probably lie said of |he lead, linj
and zinc mines. T*nl il is of the
fishing industry of Alaska that we,
wish to speak, for pxealer devel-1
opinenl has laken place in the!
Alaskan fisheries than in anyolh-l
er branch <>f commerce there fol
lowed.
J in' iii'si salmon wi'iv packed'
I here ill 1878. I lie (Mil I > 111 being 8,_ |
150 eases (each case containing.
SH onr_pouud cans}. In llial year]
I In* I a I park i»f I hi* Par i lie oCasI
amounted In (520, 101 eases. ofi
\\ 11 i i * 11 i 7 'i cast's \v;'i'i' parked|
in Ori iiiiM. In 1880. Irn years j
lali'i*. I In* Oregon park 11 a • I fallen 1
lo 388,085 rases, ami tin* Alaska'
park liail reaelieil a I • »l si I nf 7 10.-I
100 eases, and I lie enlire roast '
parked l,(ili.0(i(i rases. In 1011
I lie enlire park of Hie coasl was
is follows: Washington, I.Gii,
550 cases; Columbia river, 513,
331; Oregon coaslal slrcams,
153,828; California, ll,7ir»; Rrit
isli Columbia, 0i8.0(i5. Alaska
narked 2,820,000, or almost ono
lialf of llie lolal output of tho
•oasl. The lolal park, 1878 to
•Oil, inclusive, was 30,380,737
•ases. valued at 81 <47,000,000.
•Jlist how many more canneries
here will be put in operation each
rear il is difficult lo estimate, bnl
nose best informed think llie in
luslry will pain as rapidly the
'oming decade as il has during
llie past. In due course of time,
l.'pciidiiip: upon llie way Congress
reals our northern territory, the
•rjil mine will be opened up. and
hen we shall have a wondrous
-lory of evolution. II is one of
I he crying sins of the times thai
urarlirall.v all of the coal now
■mistimed by the Alaskans comes
rrom Japan. Sending1 coals to
Vewcaslle was as nothing com
pared to lying up the mines of
Maska and compelling the good
people of that section to ship their
*oal thousands of miles.-Portland
Iregonian.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Liars' Exchange have been
working overtime the last few
days.
Another supreme courl decis
ion and Standard Oil will reacn
I he .$2,000 mark.
Aviators have found it much
less difficult to cross Hie Styx,
I ban llie Atlantic.
Teddy has placed Taft in the
r»l«l Democratic altitude of deny
ing and deploring.
The Mormons are taking as
kindly to the third parly as they
rlo to the third wif*.
Bear in mind that Woodrow
Wilson is not responsible for Col.
Harvey's support.
(Inn llio Democratic plan of
mining campaign funds bo rail
ed a "louobing appoal?"
Holly Greon lias broil baptized
al I hp ago of 7H, but I bon w?
should romombor that salvation is
froe.
Now York five laddies may ex
pert to a 11 swop a general alarm In
save llio people from Ihoir police
doparl mont.
Porlland lias givon up llio idoa
of roaobing oul for llio Alaskan
Irado, II was loo much of an
effort for I bo wobfool .
President Tafl will bo notified
011 Aug. 1st Hint bo bas boon nom
innlcd and that his chances of
election arc exceedingly poor.
And now tin; historian says the
Liberty hell at Philadelphia did
not peal for liberty. Maybe the
hell is not what it is cracked up
lo be.
The Skagway Alaskan has ar
rived at the point in Wickcrsliain's
career where that worthy states
man has discovered Alaska and
I is in the act of presenting the
[territory to the general public.
There are going to be many sur
prises in the coming election for
delegate, says the Nome Nugget.
George Pollay, a German, was
found dead at the bottom of a
shaft, where he fell during a
fainting spell. He was 05 years
of age, leaves a wife in Vancouver,
R. CI. lie was a member of the
Arelic Urotherhood.
The grand jury at Nome, in its
final report, says the parents are
largely In blame for allowing their
children to gamble in two Jap pool
room joints on Front si reel, which
are patronized by Japs Eskimos
and while men.
Gi'O. Wall I, of Maine, Wash.,
employed by a cannery near
Wrangell, lost a finger and nar
rowly escaped a more severe lops
when the hammer of a pile driv
er fell, striking his hand.
Handsome oak fnlriinpr l»od,
springs, mallress and pillow,
f'.osl ovnr !?r>0; poll f<• i' 820.
Soo in window of Fraction.
Ask Dr. Daggett.
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, llent or Charter
Weekly service to Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Ciipt. D. K. MORRIS. City Doclt
SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
men Appreciate My Services.
Private bath room for ladies.
Corns Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
SENORITA MENDEZ
Phone 185 Wall St.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Reports on Mines
Patent Surveys
Genesal Mini no E ngine erino
'Phone No. iov
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. I'hone. IR9
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Visiting and local Odd Fellows aro re
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Made of the choicest calf leather and solid
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ALL KINDS OF
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Puget Sound Li vJ IVJLIZpJEiaX Material
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