The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-30

John G. Brady, the much talked OF
governor of Alaska. will arrive in the
city today on the steamer City OF Seattle.
/ He would have reached hsre yesterday
bu, the Seattle put in TO Victoria. where
she remained until shortly after midnight.
As has already been told in the Post
Intelligenesr Gov. Brady has made
thorough Inspection OF the Alaska new
towns and will go to Washington. where
he will consult with leading officials OF
the government. concerning needed
changes and improvements In Alaska
Just before Gov. Brady left Alaska for
the states he visited and made trips over
the trails. He visited Skagway. where he
was received with great ceremony by the
citizens. One OF the NEST vital questions
which the people wanted to hear from the
governor on was. VIII the saloons be
ciosedr In answer Gov. Brady was very
outspoken. He said:
THE saloons VIII be closed II I am able
to have ii done. Not that tina, will stop
the sale and use OF intoxicating liquor IN
the district. But the law must be ohserv-
ed. and Ii Is very certain that whisky
cannot legally be sold in Alaska. The OF
ncers to do this are the marshal. the pros
ecut!ng attorney and the collector, work
ing together. They can close the saloons.
and IL have any influence they viii do
so at once.
'of course. know that liquor will con-
tinue 10 COME in. Prohibition cannot he
made a success here. / ana In favor OF
high license myself. and shall try
TO bring about code Of laws
for Alaska which will allow the
sale of liquor but keep II confined to
as narrow limits possible. Fcue sn-
looms would be enough for Skagway. and
a $1,000 license would reduce the humber
10 chat figure. Then the sale can be con-
ironed and. 4 very nice revenue derived
from the licenses. came 10 this district
as missionary, and l speak from the
standpoint of one when say that think
that high license is the solution of our
liquor problem The brewesies have beer.
closed already. One brewer down at Sum-
DUN. with tears in his eyes. impio~ed The
marshal to refrain from shutting his bus
ness down. He said that everything tie
had in the world was invested in that
brewery. and ii would simply ruin him II
IL was closed. The brewery will renla n
idle and British Columbia liquor will be
struggled In 10 meet the demand. As long
az the traffic must so ahead. the govern
ment ought TO get revenue ont OF IL i'll
stead OF letting this foreign stun come in
free
New Laws Needed.
Has your coming trip TO the national
capital any Significance" was asked.
"Yes. II has. / am going 10 try to ef-
feet several things for Alaska while am
in Washington. First. am going 10 make
a strong effort to get the general land laws
OF the United States extended to Alaska
That viii! require a simple act. entaiiing
less than dozen words, but very impor-
tant one to the people OF this district. I
consider that the irnpossibiity to secure
title 10 land in Alaska has done more than
anything else TO hold its growth back.
Immediate help In that regard ought 10 be
given. AL departments OF business and
commercial development are paralyzed
and the wheels Of justice are clogged By
the want of land title
II shall Try. too. while ia Washington
to expose the many defects OF the present
bills in congress relating TO Alaska, espe-
cialiy that proposing three judges, one TO
sit at st. Michael one at Sitka and one at
Circle City. The firss-named place is n
military reservation. and the latter place
is almost deserted now. The measure has
too many defects 10 enumerate I'm my last
report recommended the appointment Of
n commission, which should Sst In Alaska
and with the help OF the people who are
interested. arrange n code OF laws for our
government. All fees OF officers shouId be
abolished aud nothing bu, the salary sys-
tenn employed. The fee system IL extreme
" vicious here. especially when applied TO
the Judiciary. We should BY all means
have a board of inspectors for steam yes
sells In Alaska The events OF recent
months emphasize ti1at faes.+ Up on the
Yukon there will soon b. large Meet II
steamboats,. none OF which will ever be
Inspected We need laws which will give
us the right TO govern ourselves We need
schools and roads We cannot expeet neo-
PIE 20 come here and 10 make their homes
until they can acquire title 10 their lands
nor can Ne expect them 10 bring Their
children here without schools and seine
sort Of order. Why. have lived here for
twenty years and have never been able
to get legal road from the sawmiIi 10
my house, distance Of half mile
We afs getting a fire class IF men
coming tn Alaska now. noticed today
what a staluars intelligent, p3of-natared
crowd it was on the sran. Yet ~ 5ta Div
not enc in hundred OF these .Yts1 In
tend 10 make this their home. II We had
a good code Of laws, many OF thsrn would
STAY and we could Don DO as California
da~apply for admission as Ii state in
stead 90 territory. This vast country
here would make magnlfi ant stats.
Oregon People to nIam~
u have been asked Ly The nianasers
81 the Trans Mississippi exposition Ia be
he'd az Omaha. TO contribute a stone "a
The great arch which they are going 70
erect at Omaha. Each state in the union
: - contribute a stone for the ourpo~e.
nnt iheFe ~ no means whateve~ for st.~h
a p1iTaoSe however much il would BE- de-.
sFAh'e 10 90 80. ] might have done IL by
4 "a
o!it ~ congress providing Tor an aupro
pf1&taoa for the purpose. bus that viii
;ake too long.
ne oregon people, SIS senators ard
REPRESENTATIVES, are 10 blame largely for
th# deploEab}e condition ~ which mra ana