Valdez Daily Prospector
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Tlll'llSI >AY. JI NK (i, ID! 2.
THE DIRECT PRIMARIES.
The political machines in the
stales are very )ii11«>i- in their de
nuueiation <»f the direct primary
law. Their bitterness lies whol
ly on the ground that by mean*
of this law the people rule in
>tead of tin' "organizalion" a
polite name for the "gang."
It is true the direct primary
has taken a comfortable liveli
hood from many men who de
fended upon politics for their
living: men who were never
known to do an honest day's
work: men who shunned real la
bor; men who trafficked in public
utilities: who profited by the vices
• •f the fallen, and men who, like
Abe lluef, made fortunes mil of
the corrupt rich.
I'mler I he new system eorrup
!ion will be curbed. There will
still be «I i s 11 •»11 e I y in public life,
i• 111 it will be reduced to a mini
mum. Politicians are always
prone |o mistpioti> the immortal
\braham Lincoln, and to tell us
that a system which would pive
us a Lincoln, was jrood enough
for the present day. They forget,
however, to lake into considera
tion that Lincoln was nominated
in spile of ihe politicians, md by
thorn. A great polilical convul
sion had swept over I lie land al
that time and Ihe people were
fully aroused ;in to its portent.
It was the people who look Ihe
nominal ion away from Seward
and ('base and gave it to Abra
ham Lincoln. Iluis bearing out
(tie contention thai Ihe people
know what they want, and when
aroused, know how to get it. Lin
coln himself fully appreciated Ihe
wisdom and power of the people,
Mild placed his implicit trust in
fliem, as.bis sayings so often tes
tify.
I lie politicians may proiesi
and squirm as llicy will, I>111 the
maclii11«* <lays arc fasl slipping
away, iicvit to return. The pris
on! campaign, with ils strain
roller processes. is fining more lo
call thr at 1**111 i«mi of |lie voters
In llic oi<l iiii«i 11 iI«mv. system. than
a thousand reformers could <l«>
in a decade. Four years lirnrr,
ili« camlidafcs f«»r llir presidency
will he 11«»l 11 i 11 a I r< I hy the people
diroclly, without llir inlrrvnit ion
of the machine. or Ihr necessity
of *datc convnilions. Those who
are opposing this movement arc
placing themselves in llir posi
tion of I Ii«> hull who placed hiin —
• self on Hie |rack ami hurled a de
fying helluw al iIm* on-coining lo
comol ive.
REPUBLICAN PRETENSION8.
The telegram forwarded io
Senator W i 11 in in Alden Smith by
Charles llcrron, chairman of the
Hepuhlican Terrilorial Commit
tee, strongly iirf:iii>r I lie passage
-or the home ruli» hill, would he
hiiurluilili* were il no| such Irans
—parent hypocrisy. II is a well
"known fad. Iicyoml cavil. I hat I In*
Republican bosses arc opposed to
liome rule. President Tall has
repealedl.v opposed the inovenieiif
and ag a concession attempted to
force upon lis a commission form
of jaivcruinenl.
Coventor ('.lark has devoted his
•lime in WashiiiKlon to opposition
lo (lie measure then pending in
eonffre*s. Louis Hliackleford is,
l»y the very nature of his voca
tion. as the political hoys of his
-parly, and I lie political master of
'Charles llcrron, opposed to home
rule. (iovernor lloKRatt, the
Alaska Syndicate, the* Northern
Commercial company and the
►alfiioh packers, are opposed lo
home rule, and in them we have
ahout all there is in Hie Hcpuh
lican parly of Alaska.
It is true a home rule plank
was adopted in the Cordova con
^eiiijon, hut the plank called for
ful' territorial novernmenl. as
wan Kiven Arizona ami New Mex
ico. || was the evident intent of
the masters of the situation in
flie railroad town lo saddle a
form of Kovcrmnriil on this |ef*_
rilorx which she could not sus
tain. Ii win a jrri/.zlle's liujr in
lemled to sipiee/.e the life out of
Hie insistent demand for repre
sentation aloruf with taxaMon.
To make I h •• situation all I lie
more ridiculou*. llerron savs thai
fiilmor" accepted Hie nomination
mainly hecatixc of the home rule
plank, when every one who has
kept in (rend with I lie political
bvents knows that till more
was v a tentative candidate
■ ••for the nominal ion months
bo fore I lie convention mot and
won Id have accepted I ho nomina
tion if the platform commended
the commission form of govern
ment fathered by Tafl. The plat
form onls Iml lilllo figure with
j Mr. (Jilmoro, Mr. llerron or Mr.
| Shaokloford. What Ihov want is
| tin* spoils. These I hoy will lake
! dished up with any kind of old
platform. Mr. llerron, however,
j confesses I<» thf truth when ho
admits that popular demand for
home rule is such that Hopuhli
ean success is endangered unless
jlhe home rule bill is passed.
THROUQH RATES.
Southeastern Alaska papers,
I notably the Dispatch, of Juneau,
I imagine they have discovered a
mare's nest. resulliiiK from tin1
decision favoring the Humboldt
Steamship (Company, compelling
the While l'ass route to permit
the Ihrounh billinK of passrn
\jrers and freight, oriKinaliiiK in
t lie lulled SI ales, Canada orlhe
interior of Alaska via tin- llum
hohll's steamer*. as well as any
• others conneeliny; willi Hie in
! Ierior shipping Irade.
| The decision of the supreme
■ court of the United Slates will!
I have no oilier elVeci on llie rail
' roads or sleamship companies id'
' Alaska llian l<» compel I hem to
, treat all lines alike. j:i\inu- I lie
shipper the privilege of shipping
liy whatever steamer lie may pre.
I'er. Through hills of lading will
colli ilUie iis heretofore where
through freight is to he shipped.!
It certainly is hi^li time Hie com-!
• moil carriers of Alaska were!
brought under the supervision of!
• the nimerce com
! mission, he they railroads or i
j steamships. It is all well enough j
i for ports like .Juneau, having
close competition to sympathize
with tin' down-trodden rorpora
• lions, hid the less fortunate re
siding alon^ the Yukon, for in
; -dance, will hail with delight the
| interposition of the frovernyicnt,
'in t ransport at ion mailers, having
I for years had lo pay all the fratl'ie
! would hear and then some more.;
II will be a relief for llie peo
ple of Circle, for instance, lo
| know I hat. in buying a through
ticket lo Seal lie, Ibey will be abb'
l lo Iake lbe first vessel arriving
i al either SI. Micbael or Skagway,
. instead of having lo wait unlil
! some boal in 1 be combine reacbcg
! poi i. The extension of Hie jur
isdiction of |bo inter-stale coni
inerce eonunission inlo Alaska is
: indeed ;i blessing' and is being
hailed willi delight by lh« greal
1 body of Hie people.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
! I
! The real optimists of the camp
, are those digging into the bowels
of ihe earth.
i To live, or not lo live. Thai
lis Hie question Teddy is debating
•with reference lo the Republican
| parly.
! Il\ an even bet thai ('barley
! Ilerron wont lalk home rule lo
jlhe canners when lie visits the
j westward.
j We must give Seattle business
! men credit for knowing where to
[locate tlie pie counter under all
I condil ion*.
I We hope the MrXamara's will
j not again resort lo I lie use of
I dynamite because they are being
j oppressed in San Oucnlin.
If nineteen Ghitina lni.«incus
men have leslilled against Com
missioner Healey there is grave
danget of bis having hi* salary
raised.
! II hardly appear* reasonable
I In presume that \Vuudro\v Wil
I son was consulted in I lie inake
| up of lhal Ohio deleKalion lo Bal
I liniore.
The v«»l«»h of Ihi1 San Krwi-1
ciseo fishermen In Ihe westward,
wonM look K"od lo I ho machine,
i hul. in IhiM ease, at lliis election,
j Ihey will im>| he counted.
Alaska coal claimants ccrlnin
Iv have nerve to ask for I lie re
: 111rn of Ilieli: AiijHH'y when lliey
have liimI I i foi)Ikhlftivto****.
• wen us iiia
infx I• i nci|ufrc. •
K\ idenlly ,Indue' If<inf«*i*«l I*
1 wonderlnK wlinl I'afl means h.v
) reenllliiK his deelshm in Ihe Ol
j son ease, nfler having: ijo hMler
I |v denoiineed Ihe reeall of ih'cis
j ions from I he si unip.
We presume the Republican
party will hi' in -suspense until
tliey learn whether or not Teddy
is to put a second parly ticket in
the Held. It must he a real nice
sensation to carry around.
A studied eiVorl has heen made
hy the Wicker-diamites in send
ing out report of their recent
convention, tr. leave the impres
sion that one hundred and eiffhly
llve delegates, representing the
four divisions of Ilx> territory,
were present in person to renom
inate their eaudidale. The facts
are t hat outside of I he home del
egation there were hut, five dele
Kates present. There were no
"hrass bands" no "banners fly
intr" and the business houses
continued to do business at the
old glands. These are the un
varnished faels.
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 lkCo. |
and
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.j
LA TOUCIIE & PECK. Mar*.
Office Smythie's Tailor Shop I'hone 102
Service to All Parts of Town. Calls Answered Promptly
Business Confidential
House and Carpet Cleaning
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M. \
fftpo»»T8 on Minks
Pa-tint Sumrera
Qknkbal Mining Engineeftina
'Pmonk No. iob
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing ttes. Phone. ITO
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Mr«;t every Tuesday evenln* at H o'clock Id
Kavtlc Hall All members re<iuefit«J t° at
tend D. H. SLEKM. ArticChief
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free and Aoc«pted Masons
etu?h month in MrKlnley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
Jnmes H. Putterson,.\V. M
C. C. Rpynoldn. Soc
1.0.
O.F.
Vlsltlritf and loral Odd Fellows nre re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Oil<t Kellown' Club. Kejtuliir
meetinKH. first anil third Monday.
Call on 1». S. lift NT. Secret nrv.
FOE
VAf.UK/. AKRIE No. tP7l
Meet every Friday, 8 u. m. Kugle Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing bnt bent materials lined.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All klndn of Cakes, Ple«, etc.
mad« to order
WOOD A HENRICH, Frop«.
'-.i..,
♦r '
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALAHKA
General Merchandise
Prospectors Supplies
shipr i| n ^
voi Ki Una 9
TO
McMIfcLAR FURS WOOL CO.
l*!fr»NF APOt I4* tf. INN.
WRITE FJIR OlROULARS
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
$26.65
We Carry a Full Line of Equipment as Follows
SIDE LIGHTS BOW LIGHTS WHISTLES
FOG HORNS BELLS BATTERIES
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SPARK PLUGS SPARK COILS
And Everything to Equip Motor or Row Boats
KATALLA GASOLINE
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passengers to all |>arts
of ihe interior. General Trucking
bkl. Wood, • Proprietor
McKinley St.* Valdei
ll«up Horn
SC47T/UT
Cm as. Pam, mop.
THE BCSTOT EVrPTTHnW
in mc beast or THE cm ,
135Roon^WmiB(mi-505«(nt Rooks
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON
I'llONK 2.
Vaklez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmera
Funeral Directors
MB CEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Ug|>u
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Convenience*
g ° ° d juc Diinrrr G ° °d
Goods lilt Illlrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ T Tll/fDITD and Building
Puget Sound LiUiVlDE<I\ 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, Rcm, Regals EL SIDELO, Senators, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delraonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
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