Valdez Daily Prospector
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Prospector Publishing Co.
THIIWil
One Dollar jier Month: Twelve Dollars ucr Year
MONDAY, MAY 13, 1912.
TYRANNY OF MINORITIES.
Col. Roosevelt inadvertently «»i*
otherwise hi) upon a great I ruth
when lie discussed the tyranny of
minorities, calling attention to
Ihe menacing evil whieli lias de
veloped as a result of the sys
tem of representative instead of
direct form of government. He
says:
"It is a small minority that is
grabbing our coa| deposits, our
water powers, and our harbor
fronts. A small minority is fat
tening on the sale nf adulterated
foods and drugs. It is a small
minority that lies behind monop
olies ami trusts. It is a small
minority I tint stands behind the
present law of master and serv
ant. the sweat shops, and the
whole ealemiar of social and in
dustrial injustice. It is a small
minority that is today using our
convention system to defeat the
will of a majority nf the people
ill Ihe choice of delegates to the
(!hicapo convent ion.
••'I'Ih' only Iyrannies from |
which 111<*11 women and chiI• 1 r«»11
are sutVerinu' in real lift' ;»!••• Ihf I
tyrannies «► I" minorities."
Tile thought is new. lull even
casual reference to economic and
indtistrial condiliinis of Ihc day
sln»\v how sound Colonel Moose
veil's position is. The trouble is
llial we have nol had rule enough
hy llie rnajorilies, hul loo mueli j
hv the minorities. For many I
years the I'niled States senate has '
not represented the rule of the,
majority, hut rather the rule of
the favored few political minor-,
ilies in the various slates thai.'
hiii11 up in the I'niled Stales sen-'
ale a seleel oligarchy that scrv- j
••d the special interests rather;
than the whole people. Nolle will j
contend that Ahlrich, Male. Cnl-j
loin. Kean. Scott, Warren, fitijr-j
penile j ni. liailcy. Dul'ont. I.odpe.i
r.allinger. Penrose, Crane. Sinoot, ;
Stephenson. I.orimer and others!
of Ilia' school have ever vepre-I
settled the majority of the pen-!
pie. They have rather rcpre- j
settled the tyranny of the privil
ejred few and their agency, the
venal political machine.
The public service eorpora-!
lions, the J ru»t-fat tened henelic- !
iarics of (lie hinlt protective tar-j
ill', the liiph tinaneii'rs ami tliei
small army of iiierceuary poli- I
lieians have really heen the nil-;
ers while the people have sutler-!
ed. These individuals and cor- j
poratious are now uelliiur red in'
the face iu their dcuuiicintions j
of "pivernineiii hy impulse" and ■
"moh rule" and talking ahout t he i
injustice of the progressive pro-|
Want. As a matter of fact I hey I
are not afraid of injustice, luil of!
just ice.
AT THE CROSS ROADS.
Al I In* present wrilinir (lie He.
publican parlv has come I<> tin' 1
ineelj11i»l' |ln> roads. Press dis
patches iudicaliiiK 111 a I .Justice]
Hughes may becuinc a candidate
fur tin* president ia| Minnjnalinn
lends one in believe Dial a very
general pressure is beinjr brought
In bear In eliminate both Tafl
and Hnnsevell from Hie race. ]|
is u mis I generally conceded thai
linlh these cafulidales have by I he
bitterness nf Iheir campaigns
tendered Ihemselves useless l»>
Iheir parly as possible standard
hearers and that if either is nom
inate! will go down to inevilahle
defeat.
The leaders of the parly are
seeking new material with which
to go befnre the people in No
vember. however, I hey have fail
ed In take int'i consideration that
a shelving of President Tafl. at
this lime, is a repudiation of the
parly itself. It is to declare to
the electorate lhal the adminis
tration of the p;»-• i four years has
been a failure it says, in effect
lhal the policies advanced by Tafl
are all wrong. r/hal he was mis
taken in signing the I'ayne-Ald
rfeh larifT hill: I tin f he commit
ted n grave error in iml signing
I lie t'nderwood measure which
was passed by the Democrats and
progressives; his policy towards
the Irusls has been a mistaken
one; his associates have been ill
chosen and his altitude towards
I he progressive demands have not
been in accord with public
thought. A third candidate in
jected into the field at this linio
will not relieve I In* Republican
parly from lh« dilenma Into
which it has placed itself by years
of opposition to (he great mass
es. II has been so busily en
gaged in serving its masters that
i| did not have the time lo feel
Ihc rising pulse of public opin
ion, willi I ho result that in Ibis
campaign they are staring de
feat in I he face. Then, loo, they
are figuring without consulting
Col. Roosevelt, who, like the Ka
sier, has come lo Ihc belief he
is in the light by divine right.
The Colonel says he has no idea
of stepping down and out, as lie
is the only man who can defeat
Tafl. We believe the Colonel is
half way right in his surmises,
for Taft's ultimate defeat, wheth
er it he on (he convention lloor
or at. the polls, in November, will
be due lo the ex-president and
the voters. What will occur to
Tafl will happen lo any candi
date nominated by (lie Republican
parly.
ABUSE OF FREE SPEECH.
Holding llial Ihe Iiuluslrial
Workers «»f I lit* World is ail un
lawful organization working to
an unlawful end. a flrays Harbor
,j11«I• has declared Dial tin1 aiw
.1 Imril ics have I lie rifflil In close
halls at which meeliiiKs arc al
Ii'Iiipii'il. Warning is jrivcn So
cialists that in support iiur the
scililioiis i>11*11ii*111s that have heen
iipitat iiur what lliev Icrni a "rev
olution" they arc rushing into
trouble. ami it is inliniatcil that
Socialist tialls will also he closcil
hy oriler of the court if the
preachinenl of disrcspccl for the
tl.m ami ilisloyallv to the }ro\_
erilllient colli iliues.
There will probably |n> pral
iu^r now ahotil Ihe rights of free
speech ami free assemblage. It
is the old ipicsl ion of wh.'re lib
erty ends and license begins. It
is well to remember. however,
thai sedition is a crime, ami thai
when meetings arc held for avow
edly seditious or revolutionary
purposes, crime is heiiiK com
iiiit Icd. and il has been held, ov
er ami over aKain. hy the courts,
that Ihe rifflil of the police au
thorities to lake summary ac
tion in the emergency of crime
shall not he denied. The question
at Aberdeen was whether a prop
erly owner had Ihe ritfhl to turn
his property over to the meet
ing of ;in organization branded
by the court as an unlawful one
woi'kinff lo an unlawful end.
The court's warning to the So
cialists is particularly opportune.
.Manx koi ii I people Hint have al-I
lied themselves with that p• >IiI i- j
ca| faith need to he slirred to
cleansing their own parly of the
seditious spirit, manifested at the
Socialist stale convention in Se
attle when the red llaK was hliliK
up. the Stars and ISripes hissed
ami barred, ami the Socialist who
made a plea for the American em
blem forcibly ejected from the
hall. If Socialists are sincere in
their doctrine of Kovernnient rejr
11 a 11 ion il is untenable for them
to oppose police regulation of
incendiary nieel infrs, Free speech,
free press and free .assemblage
are the proud boast of every pa
triolic American, but lhal lie will
md lolcrale seditious abuse of
those privilcKfs is shown conclu
sively hy the way in which Ihe
<>iays Harbor citizens have ral
lied about Ihe still bur i I ies in their
i rforrcuieiiI of Ihe law against
Hie "revolution."
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Thai New York woman who was
fin<*'I >«r»<io fur KosHipifiK evidenl
ly elm's iM*| helieve in cheap lalk.
Tin* Allen Kantf of Vii'Kiiiia
nijkhI h«» elassilled as purr funl
arl ielc*.
This is I In* season of I h <• year
when grcyling »wd sm'kprs lake
hail.
Tin' saprrmo court of tho Unit
(•<1 Slalcs for soiiip unknown rea
son liavr i»<»l ypl passed upon
llieir own ronsliluliounlily.
Th« Tafl people are very much
ronrerneH willi Hip ipieslion »»f
wlial shall we do wllli our ex •
president s.
The resoiireeful woman now
lakes Hie sleeves of I lie weildiflK
dies* she laid away sixteen years
turn ami makes herself a harem
skill.
Maliimore has vofed 955,OUftlo
elean np Hie rily before Hip iiu
lional ronvpiiliim of Hip Dpiiio
crnls m-el thcrp. TIip dtdPKalPH
|o Hip convpntlon will pay tho hill
in advanred hold charges.
A St. Louis horse trader, sued
for breach of promise, wins he
cause the girl in I ho ease did riot
utter an emphatic "yes" when the
question was popped. She "took
it for granted that he knew she
would marry him." Women who
are negotiating with horse trad
ers should read "David llarum '
and lake no risks.
The men at Fl. Liscum have
about completed their year's rifle
practice. Owing to the bad weath
er prevailing the scores were
lower than usual.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
8unday, 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.
L.'TOUCHE & PECK. Mom.
Office Smythie's Tailor Shop Phone 102
Scrvicc to All ParU of Town. C»ll« Aoiwered Promptly
Batinest Conf ideotii!
House and Carpet Cleaning
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fittings.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Rbpohtb on Minks
Patent Surveys %
Qenesal Mining Engineering
'Phone No- tos
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Ofllce in Harrington llldtr.
on Water Kront Hes. Phone. ISA
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening nt 8 o'eloek in
Ka«le Hall* All members requested t° ut*
tend D. II. SLKKM. ArtlcChlef
Valdez I/Odge
No 168.
I'Tre ana Accented Masons.
Ketrular Communications tirst Wednesday io
each month In McKtnley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
.lames II. Patterson..W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
0. F.
Visiting and local Odd Fellows nrc rc
quested to register ihclr name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Heifulur
meetings. llrst nnd third Monday.
Call on P. S. HUNT. Sccretnrv.
FOE
VAI.DK/, AKRIK No. 1871
Moot every Frlrtay, 8 i». in. KnirlG Jlnll
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but beat materials uned.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kinda of Cakea, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD A HENRICH, Prop*.
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZJNA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners ft Prospectors Supplies
Freeh GooJi-RMiontbl* Prices
- We Want You to Get Acquainted
With our Line of CRESCA BRAND
FANCY GROCERIES
If You Have Never Tried Them it Will Pay You to Do So Now.
QUALITY MUCH BETTER
PRICE VERY LITTLE HIGHER
THE ASSORTMENT CONSISTS OF
Mushrooms in glass
Mushrooms stuffed
Rose leaves preserves
Cresca baby onions
Cresca Pate de foi gras
Cresca anchovis in kegs
Cresca imported Pempernikel
Cresca Bar Le Due jelly
Cresca Brussel sprouts
Cresca Petis pois
Pimientos, Spanish peppers
German Broad noodles
Stuffed figs and dates
Cresca pickled walnuts
Cresca Camembert cheese
Cresca salted pecans
Cresca salted almonds
Cresca salted filberts
SEE OUR CRESCA WINDOW
Copper River
Draying Co.
Krei»thtin»r and passengers to all luirtb
of the interior. General 'J'riirkinir
W<1. Wood, - Proprietor
McKinley St.- Vuldcz
$l«up Hotel
SEATTIC
Cm as. PzRftr, mob.
the best or everything
IN THE I1EJUIT or THEClTT >
135RoohsWithBatn-505ampi£Ro(W3
WhenllnJSeward |Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Directors
pte 148 GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* Al! Modern Conveniences
Good Tlir* niirrrT Good
Goods I lit DUlT LI Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL, KINDS OP
Native and ¥ ¥ TlV/fDCD ant^ Building
Puget Sound JLj U 1V1DCjI\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
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
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senators, Millionaires
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
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iNCoppnwATcn —
2. OO.OOG.JV
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.