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THURSDAY, JULY >»5, 1912.
Democratic Ticket
For President—
WOODROW WILSON.
1 or Vice-President—
THOS. R. MARSHALL.
For Delegate to Congress—
ROBERT W. JENNINGS.
VOTE FOR THE INTEREST OF j
ALASKA.
Tin' chairman of I In* Denioe ital
ic National Congressional cmiu
miller has addressed a I•• 11**t* I<>
Robert W. Jennings, Democratic
candidate for delegate lo Con
gress urging ni>on I lie people of
Alaska lo support Mr. Jennings
in the coming duel ion and giv
ing as a reason lhal "a Democrat
is more likely lo impress I he
needs of Alaska in legislation!
than anyone else. because he I
would he idenliiied with I lie or
^anizal ion."
lie ftii*lher sa\s: "The n.*\l
president will In* (lovernor \\ iI —
sou, we are confident, and yon
would lie more in I ouch willi Hie!
admini^iral ion lhan anymie nol
a ileiiiui ral. Yon could he more!
elVecl i\ e* in depart men I a 1 work
lhan one nol in harmony wilh the
administration. The future ofj
your territory depends much up
on Democratic supremacy, and
you. with your knowledge of con
ditions, would he of inestimable:
value in framing a policy for
Alaska which would fend lo de
velop its besl interests;
and we hope il will send you, be
cause we believe you can best
serve Alaska."
A number of limes the Pros-!
peclor has had occasion lo re-j
mark that this was a bread and!
butter campaign. II repeals the,
assertion now. Kvery voter go-,
ing to Hie polls is casting his votel
J',.I- his own weal or woe. A vole.
■•a<l for James Wickcrsham is ai
" r^llnl \.»ted with the effect of:
Uillimr our road appropriations ,
and tiie uilimale removal or the'
^overnmeni establishments from
this city. II is an open defy foj
many men powerful jn fbe na-j
lion who would olherwisc he our
iriends.
A vole casl for William A. <iil
more is a declaration lo lite next]
adniinislralion thai Alaska repu
diates Democracy and easls its
lot wilh the Republican parly ex
pecting favors to coiue from Tafl
and his administration. His elec
tion means the sending of n*rep
resentative lo Washington out of
harmony wilh Hie administration
and one unable lo participate in
the dominant parly's councils lo
determine a policy for the bet
terment of existing conditions.
II |e|Is Ihe people of the United
Slates on the eve of a great po
litical battle thai Ihe people of
Alaska are sniffled wilh what
Theodore Roosevelt and William
Howard Tafl has done for us in
the past and expresses our hope
lliaf such a policy shall continue.
It is not going loo far to say that
il givws the people's endorsement
to Taft's scheme of government
by commission.
io vnie lor any of I he other
candidates is lo throw one's vote
away lo no good purpose. A So
cialist voto means the retardment
of the progress which will be
ours under a Democratic admin
istration and with a Democrat
ic delegrle such as Mr. Jennings.
To vote for Mr. Ilarrais i^ to
lb row your vole away. His
strength in the territory is unap
precfnhle. Politics in ifm narrow
sense does no! or should not on
ler into this campaign. Men
whose interests are here ami who
hope for the development of Alas
ka's resources and its rapid
growth have hut. to consider the
conditions surrounding us politi
cally and if Ihoy have (lie inter
est of the community and terri
tory al heart, and hold Ihese in
terests above, pnrly feeling and
personal Iik«v»< and dislikes, will
vole fnr Hoberl W. Jennings.
Tlmse who hold partisan or*per
sonal fealty llrst above a great
er Alaska, will vote for the can
didate of then personal choice.
Salvator beer, a special home
brew, on draft at. all places.
WELCOME TO THE GAIN.
The Senate, after mutilating
llic Flood home rule hill, passed
hv the House of Representative#,
have passed thai measure. Alas
ka's home rule bill is now no
nearer becoming a law than it wan
when llrst taken up by the House
Committee on Territories.
lu emasculating the bill, the
Senate so amended the House bill
as to make it distasteful to the
Democratic branch of Congress,
as but a half way measure of re
lief to the people of Alaska and
at the same time make it a ve
hicle on which to carry a rider
creating such a railway commis
sion as will empower the admin
istration to carry out its bargain
to purchase the Alaska North
vrn ra'lroad, whether it best
..ei'ves the interests of Hie pro
Pie of Alaska or not. There is
absolu'cly no danger of the
House accepting the measure as
amended by the Senate. While
the Democrats are anxious to give
Alaska home rule, in accord with
its traditional policy of self-gov
< rnmenl. that parly will never so
far rorget its duty in a people
powerless to help Ih.'UtSClYCs.
They will never saddle upon lb.
people a lop-sided, hedgeil-in
form of government, neither will
they bind the government to pnr
ehase from I In* Canadian bond
holders a railway which has bank
rupted those who have at Iempted
to build il. !
i iii- i iciiMM'rai it* party win pn• _
ferably let I In* present Senate
measure <ii«* a natural death, ami j
liit.li' I In- liuif wli.-ii limy assume I
lie i'fiiis ul' r-«»\I'll)ni«'itl ami aiv
in a posil i< »i i lo ui\i* u- what we j
need ami ar.* «*nIitl«*«l I". j
Adherent s ul ])i'li'^al'' Wick-j
I'l'sham have lioaslni Dial I hoi
passa^f of lliis ar| ensures W'irk- :
ersham's I'i'-i'li'cl ion. \n doubt •
llio wish is fnlhor lo the thought!
hnl is m»l based upon either fact j
or n-ason. Mr. Wiokorsham does
noi lipruro in Iho mailer; In* is
a dead issue-as (load as a door
nail and much loss useful. The
home rule hill was not Wicker-j
sham's measure. As passed by
Iho House of Representatives il '
was a Democratic act. as passed'
hy Iho Senate, a Republican nioas-.
lire. In conference il will be aj
battle between the Democratic j
and Republican conferees, of!
which James Wiekcrshani will
lake no pari, nor w ill lie oxer-1
cise any influence, because he is
a member of noitlior parl\ lo llie
controversy. Any voloi* ir- Alas
ka who will support James Wjck
ersanih on Iho strength of I lie
home rule hill will do so without
a knowledge of the facts.
Our present delegate is slated
for reliremeiil. Those inleroslod
in Iho permanent development of
Alaska can no longer be hood
winked hy Iho wiley senile man
who has so long fattened on the
credulity of the voters. They are
tired of having their best inter
ests jeopardized to subserve Iho
hatreds and revenges of a man
who has oxisled on public pap for
Iho past quarter of a century by
working up|on the prejudice* of
the people and dealing out mis
information.
Mr. Wickcrsham is welcome to
all the votes lie will gain mi the
strength of either the Flood bill
or the Senate measure. Wick
ersham's claims to honor for ef
forts expended are about as Ion
able a" Teddy's southern contests
in the Chicago convention.
WEIGHED AND FOUND WANT
ING.
Am enthusiastic or paid slip
perier and advocate of Delegate
James Wicffershani .sends forth
the report from Cordova that the
incumbent will carry the districts
of Seward, Sunrise, Hope, Knik
and Susitna in the election fast
approaching. Verily, these elec
tion contest-} breed a horde of ,
false prophets. For the informa
tion of those who may desire it,
it may be stated that the delegate
will not carry any one of these
districts. Most of the voters in
this section of Alaska feel that
the delegate ha# not been active
in support of legislation permit
ting the opening of the coal
areas of Alaska, so vital to the
development of the lorritory.
Hence, we feel under m» obliga
tion to longer render him our po
litical support. The delegate has!
been especially well treated in
this seel ion in former election
contests, lie has been given ev
ery opportunity to return the fa
vors granted him in the form of
majorities in all of the districts
mentioned. What has he done
for us?
The Gateway desires to be fair
to the delegate. Its opposition
will be confined to a dignified,
courteous campaign against his
re-election, solely on the grounds
that he has failed, in our opin
ion, in advocating and supporting
measures of a constructive na
ture, such as government-owned
railway system from the coast to
the interior and the development
or the coal tlelils. i
The delegate labors under the J
impression that home rule is the
all-important matter, so far as
Alaska is concerned. We beg to
■lilTVr. Home rule, at this time,
is of secondary importance. What
I his country most needs is de
velopment of its resources, and
home rule, in all that the name
implies, will very quickly be
vouchsafed ns, because «»f the
augmented populat ion.-Seward
Gateway.
TOM MAGILL
GENERAL UPHOLSTERER
AND CARPET LAYER
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