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Entered as secona-class matter Au
gust 20th, 1923, at the po6toffiee at
'Tokotna, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
Takntna, Alaska, March 3 ,1928.
TEKlilTORl.VI, DEMOCRACY
ENDORSES AI. SMITH AND
GEORGE B. GRIGSBY
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(party of the Nation and congratulates
tthe people of Alaska upon the prom
ising prospect of its return to power
mi me cuuiiwr>.
“We condemn the existing misrule
<of the fisheries of Alaska whereby the
•entire administration of the most im
portant resource of the Territory has
'been concentrated in the hands of one
individual with full power to legislate,
regulate or prohibit. The result has
been disastrous both to individuals
•and corporations engaged in the in
•dustry and to communities depending
upon it for prosperity. We earnestly
recommend that all jurisdiction over
the fisheries of Alaska be transferred
from the Federal Government to the
Legislature of the Territory of Alas
ka. The present attempted regula
•Jl tion is inetfltuent, unintelligent, and
4 .results in gross injustice and favor
itism.
“We recognize that the future de
velopment of the Territory depends
upon acquiring a permanent popula
tion and believe that the Territorial
•control of all resources would build
.up a large and desirable citizenry.
“We recognize that the conserva
tion of herring is % ital to the halibut
.and salmon industries, and we are op
posed to wanton destruction of the
iherring supply.
“We look forward to statehood for
-Alaska in the near future. Prepara
tory tto Statehood, the Territory
should be accorded the full measure
•of Territorial self-government, includ
ing control of the fisheries and game
;and tre power of county organiza
tions wherever desirable.
“We believe in home rule, and tc
that end we not only favor a full ter
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ritorial form of government, but we
believe that nH Federal offices in the
Territory should be filled through the
appointment of bona fide residents of
Alaska.
“We believe in the fullest exercise
of the jurisdiction noow vested in the
Alaska Legislature and that all mat
ters not of purely Federal concern
should be administered by the Terri
tory.
“We recognize the growing import
ance of aerial navigation in Alaska
and favoor the establishment of air
plane fields throughout the Territory.
“We favor increased appropriations
for the extension of the work of the
Geological Survey, the Coast and Geo
detic Survey and the Lighthouse Ser
■ vice in Alaska.
“We believe that roads and trails
are vital to the growth and develop
ment of the Territory and we urge a
! continuation of Federal appropria
tions for road and trail building and
j the full participation by Alaska in
' the benefitts of national appropria
tions faro aid in highway construc
! tion.
“We favoro liberal appropriations
' for the improvementt of harboirs and
waterways of Alaska.
“The progress of Alaska depends
upon development and utilization of
i the natural resources of the Territory
and the Democratic party welcomes
the incoming of capital for the pur
; pose and rejoices at the prospect of
securing large manufacturing plants
and industries. It assures those who
come to the Territory for that pur
pose its co-operation in all legitimate
ways to insure successful and profit
able operation. We favor a square
deal for both labor and capital em
ployed in Alaska.
“We favour more frequent mail ser
vice throughout the Territory, and
particularly between Seward un<i
j points westward.
j “We favor the extension of the air
mail service to Alaska and the utiliza
tion as mail carriers of all steamship
lines, motoro' boats, airplanes and
stage lines where practicable.
“We favoor the extension of the
'zone’ mail system to Alaska.
“We favor the continued operation
; of the Alaska Railroad by the Govern
j ment, its improvement and extension
1 wherever necessary for the develop
ment of the country, and liberal ap
propriations therefor.
| “We favor the maintenance of two
additional coast guard cutters to be
! stationede at convenient ports in
Southwestern Alaska the year round.
“We favor increased appropriations
for the extension of the work of the
! Geological Survey, the Coast and Ge
j odetic Survey and the Lighthouse Ser
| vice in Alaska.
“We faver encouragement of ag
riculture and fur farming industry,
and to that end we favor the passage
of such laws as necessary to assist
j them.
“We favor the utilization by the
Government of Alaska products
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wherever practicable in its operations
in Alaska.
“We believe that the nA proceeds
of the seal fisheriees of Alaska should
be turneed into the Territorial treas
ury.
“We favor liberal appropriations
for public schools in Alaska, including
those conducted by both the Terri-1
tonal and Federaal Government.
“We believe that the prosperitty of
the mip;"£ industry is essential to
the development of the Territory and
we favor the enactment of laws for
the encouragement of prospecting and
for extending financial assistance to
bona fide prospectors.
“The worst menace to the welfare
of the United States and to Alaska is
the prevailing tendency to centralize
authohity in the Federal Government.
This has resulted in burdening the
people with meddlesome and mis
chievous bureaucratic control and the
very serious impairment of the fun
damental Americon principle of self
government. We believe, therefore,
that the issue of greatest importance
confronting the people of the States,
as in Alaska, is the re-establishment
I of local home rule in the country.
This can be done only through com
plete recognition of the Constitutional
provision that all powers not specific
ally granted to the Federal Govern
ment are reserved to the separate
I States and the application of the Jef
i fersonian principle of . States rights.
“Believing that States rights, gov
ernmbent by the peoople, to be the
paramount issue in the United States,
the! Democrats of Alaska endorse the
candidacy of Governor Alfred E.
Smith of New York, stalwart cham
pion of States rights and virile trib
une of fundamental democracy and
authentic traditions of the Democratic
| i any. viovernor omu.ii s reiimiKaoie
eareeras Chief Executive of the Em
pire State, his transcendent ability,
unfailing courage and rugged honesty
have been proved through long public
service and lne Democratic leadership,
j They have marked him as the out
1 standing public character in the Na
' tion and made his name an inspira
i tion to all patriotic and progressive
! Americans. The delegates to be se
i iected by this convention .to represent
Alaska in the coming Democratic Na
tional Convention are hereby in
structed to vote for, and use all hon
orable means to bring aboout the
nomination of Governor Smith for
President. The delegates are further
instructed to adopt the unit rule in
voting upoon all matters before the
convention.”
Grigsby Accepts Nomination.
KETCHIKAN—Accepting the nom
ination of the Seward convention for
Congressional Delegate, George B.
Grigsby declared for “full Territorial
control of fisheries and full Terri
torial government,” declaring them to
be the principal campaign issues.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
All penons having claims against
the estate of Arthur Kirk, deceased,
or against the firm of Lindfor* A
Kirk, are hereby required to present
the same, under oath, to the under
signed, administrator of the said es
tate,, at his residence in the town of
Flat, Alaska, on or before the ) 1st
day of May tags.
Dated, latF, Alaska, November .28,
-927.
HARRY DONNELLEY,
Administrator of the estate
of Arthur Kirk, deceased.
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