Valdez Daily Prospector
PUBLISHED By THK
Prospector Publishing Co.
TBHVtt
One Dollar per Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1912.
THE PRIMARY SYSTEM.
The Republican reactionaries
Ihroughout the United States
were quick to take their cu? from
Lheir chief in the matter of pres
idential primaries and like their
master to argue against "soap
box primaries," all the time aver
ing a burning desire to consult
the wishes of the dear people.
President Taft, in a speech at
lloston on March 18, declared
that he favored presidential pri
maries when they could be held
"surrounded by proper safe
guards," but inferentially oppos
ed such primaries when held oh
the initiative of the committee
in states which do not provide
by law for such preferential pri
maries. In spite of that declar
ation, the record shows that
when Boston Republicans who
favored the enactment of a pres
idential primary bill appealed to
Mr. Taft on March ('» to lend his
moral support to the measure
then pending in the .Massachu
setts legislature, the president
through bis secretary replied that
the matter had been referred to
his campaign manager, C.ongress
maii MeKinley, who at that time
was doing bis utmost to defeat a;
similar bill in the Illinois Icgis-1
lain re.
As a mailer of fad. nearly cy_
j*vy thorough-going politician is
opposed to the primaries on po_
lilical grounds. The machinn pol
itician in Ihe norlli. as \v«»lI as in
the soulli, prefers a hand-picked
delegalion I«» conventions. Tin*
federal officeholders ami I lie po_ j
lilical spoilsmen are always con
cerned about "parly inlegrily,"
which In them nyans llicir dom
inalion of Ihe political organiza
lions for limit' political prefer
ment or personal aggrandize
ment Tlicy prefer Ihe exaltation
of parly power to the recogni
tion <• f imlividnal power. 'J'hc as
cendency of Ihe individual in pol
itics means I ho decline of Ihe
parly organizal ion. 1ml il also
moans a nearer approach |o pop- I
ular government contemplated hy j
Iho framers of Ihe const ilnl ion. |
Allegiance lo an organization ,
weakens in proportion lo the as-j
serl'on of the individual opin-•
ion. There i* no escaping the
slackness, if not weakness, of the
tie which holds men within parly
lines today. The individual re
cently has learned to do his own
111 i 11 k in.'-: ami this fact, reluctant-j
|y recognized hy machine po|i_ j
licians. is the tinker-hole in the I
dike of parly solidarity.
The Itcpnhlican reactionaries'
everywhere are riding to a fall !
when they plan to use Ihe old j
steam roller methods of holding!
conventions and naming dele-;
gales to national conventions j
"without considering Ihe wishes |
of the peo pie.
CANADIAN JUSTICE. I
i
If would be interest iny In know!
how leading members of I lie har
in our country feel when con
fronli'd willi such a statement as
llial made hy Mr. Justice It i«l«i*a 11
of Ontario in an interview in I h
Sun recent ly. II is an old story,
llial of the contrast between llo*
mass or tcchuiealil Irs and ob
structions and delay* llial clog
I In* adininislral ion of justice in
this country and Ih•• simplicity
and expedition willi which our
English and Canadian cousins
llnd il possible to transact the
name business. Hut one does not
often find the case put so com
pactly and so strikingly:
"I have been al the. bar or on
the bench about thirty years, and
never, even in murder cases, have
I seen more than half an hour
consumed in getting a jury. *
* I have never lull once
known even a murder case |o |ast
as much a.s four days. * * *
Home time ilgo I went, to hold the
London (Onl.) Assizes. There
were to be tried four criminal
cases, one of murder, one of
manslaughter, one of serious em
bezzle,men I, and one of less im
portance, and eleven civil cases.
At the Hnine lime I opened my
assize in London, a court, in De
troit, Mich., only a few hours
further along the railroad, began
to get, a jury in a murder ease.
JV!y four prisoners were on their
way to the penitentiary and seven
of the oleven civil cases had beer.
disposed of before half the jury
had been got together in Detroit.
Our criminal law is
coditted in the simplest form, and
there is not an appeal once in
IIfly cases."
The contrast may here be some
what exaggerated,, but in essence
it represents the truth. And
what do we got in return for the
frightful waste and trouble of our
criminal procedure? $Aes any
one pretend that \*e get more ex
act justice than is attained in
England or in Canada? Is it not
true, on the contrary, thai the
tremendous cumbrousness of our
procedure only lowers the confi
dence of the community in the
soundness of its results?—New1
York Evening Post.
THE GOVERNOR AND ALASKA.
Governor Clark, in a San Fran
cisco interview, says that Alas
kans are capable of self-govers
ment and that his only objection
to home rule lies in his belief that
the territory cannot meet the ex
penses of self-government, (iov
ernor Clark has repeatedly urged
this objection and in doing so has
charged against the future ter
ritory al| the expenses made by
the government in this northland.
II would be hardly fair to assume
that the executive is not familiar
with the treatment accorded oth
er territories in the United Slates
during I lie past. lie must be
aware of the fact that all lerri
lorial oll'ieials, (lie legislature,
public buildings, printing and
many oilier tilings were paid owl
«i|' lb«' funds «»r ihe general gov
ernment. lie must know belter
I nan lo ussunif iliai Ihe cos! of
III.- i •sural i«»• i and can1 «»1' lln- na
tives will rail upon I lit* I«*i-i-il«»i*y
if li<>111 «* i*iil»* is grstnlod. It iran
111)1 In- Inn much In expert of him
In know I ha I light houses an* mil
maiuliiim*<l hy territories lm| hy
lln* federal government. Willi
nu( reflecting upon (Inv. (Mark's
intelligence we might suggcsl
thai the building and mainten
ance 11f military rnads in Alaska
is ;i burden fur I ho nalinu In
Ilea:'. lint the territory. It
may he Mr. Clark dors not know
these Iliings,never having been a
piuneer. but inasmiirh as lie reg
ularly draws a salary In look af
ler the interests nf Alaska, lie,
should at least inform himself
iipon such topics as are of vital
interest to Ihe muihlaml. Hul
perhaps we are asking loo much.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
I
We wonder whether llepreseil- |
liilive hriscnll, of New Ynrk. has !
advised the people id' Ihe Missis. '
sippj \alley lo inuvi! awav from
thai stream, Ihe river having heeii
I here first. <i resit. pnmlernus,- ui
lellecl 11a| sliilcsman I hill.
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Our friends In Ihe westward
fiinnnl understand why Vsilde/j
always stgin' the government pels
whatever she goes for. It is un
uecessiiry In say Ysildez never gn| i
siiiylhinp she did uol work for. j
The relative value nf res.donee
properly is based largely on Ihe
neatness of the neighborhood, Ihe
good Isiste of the houses as well
sis the soeisil standing of the
people who live in Ihe.in
Ami now a Spanish prince is
Irving to obtain nival consent I• •
his marriage •«» an American
Kill. Tin* old saying: "I.irk a
fellow ami he'll respect you for
il" goes in I his case.
II having been demonstrated
I hill .r> I pci' cent of lhi> eo.rds in
I In1 University of Wisconsin won?
knock-knccd, causes us lo wonder
who did flic finding mil.
Scientists now claim thai F.vc
could not have been a beautiful
woman according to our stand
ards. In the all-togcther we sup
pose she was not.
A woman was made speechless
by au attack made on her hus
band by a bear. If this be true
we may expect lo see bear pits
quite plentiful.
Most of I lie men lurried down
by the Taft administration have
become "contributing editors" to
the discomfort of the While
House tenant.
The Tacoma Ledger says some
people have erroneous Ideas about
courts. True, there are some
who believe them lo be both able
and honest.
It's a close race between I he
tornadoes and the presidential
candidates in the middle west as
to which will create the most
t wreckage.
The honk of the automobile
follows the flag. Alaska, Porto
Ilico and Hawaii invested $ 1,800,
000 in automobiles last year.
The Cordova Alaskan appears
to be hard on aliens holding of
fice, but says nothing of two ot<
its counciltnen.
We do not for a moment claim
our floods to be half as exciting
as those coming from the father
of waters.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one shqw at 8 p. m.
Sundays two shows at 8 and
8:15 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jack 8urryhne, Musical Director.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.
ind
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.
LATOVCHE & PECK. Man.
Office Smythie's Tailor Shop Plioae 102
Scrvice lo AU Parti oi Town. Call* Answered Promptly
Basinets Confidential
House and Carpet Cleaning
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Pointa.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fittings.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
RmromrB on Mines
PATENT SumVKYB
a ENEBAL M IN I NO ENGINEERING)
Phone No. too
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Ofttcc in Harrington Hltlir.
on Water Front Hcs. 1'honc. 189
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
>X.B.
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o clocU in
Kaitle Hall All members request*.I t° at
tend T' C>. QUINN. Artie Chief
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free and Acccpted Masons!
Kcsruiar coniTnunieattons Mrst Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
.lames 11. Patterson,.W. M
C. C- Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
O.F.
VlMUnjr and local Odd Fellows nrr re
quested to register their numc with the
Valdez Odd KcIIowh" Club. Ketculur
ineetinKs, Mrst nnd third Monday.
Coll on P. S. HflNT. Secretnrv.
FOE
VAI/DKZ AKRIK No. 1071
Meet every Friday, 8 v. m. Kaifle Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
YALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but bent materlAln lined.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
All kind* of Cakea, Plea, etc.
made to order
WOOD A HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZ1NA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fr«»H Goodi"RMMubl« Prlc«»
We Want You to Get Acquainted
With our Line of CRESCA BRAND
FANCY GROCERIES
If You Have Never Tried Them it WiH 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
Cresoa Pate de foi gras
Cresca anohovls in kegs
Cresca imported Pempernikel
Cresca Bar Le Due jelly
Cresca Brussel sprouts
Cresca Petis pois
Plmientos, Spanish peppers
German Broad noodles
Stuffed flgs and dates
Cresca plokled walnuts
Cresca Camembert cheese
Cresca salted pecans
Cresca salted almonds
Cresca salted filberts
SEE OUR CRESCA WINDOW
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting anil passengers to all t>arta
of the Interior. General Trucking
bid. Wood, - Proprietor
McKlnley St.- Valilez
§1«up Hotel
SEATTLE
Cmas. Persy, mgj?.
THE BEST Or EVEPYTHINfi
IN THE HEART OF THECITY ,
135RoohsWithBatw-505ah«£|Iooms
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
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmera
Funeral Directora
P»£"* 148 GEO. ROBB1NS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Ligbts
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Conveniences
Good -mr OIICCCT G ° °d
Goods | nt DUrrtI Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and | ¥ T1\4DI70 and Building
Puget Sound JLjU IVIDIUa 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 S1DELO, Senators, Millionaire.
SMOKECRAFT, Rein* Victoria, Dolmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Fall Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited «it Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do as
'general
Banking
Business
S* BLUM &. @1
— I N C O P P O W A E O —
BANKERS
'capital % po q O 0 O.'"1
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificate* of Deposit.