The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-04
ALASKA MUST HECT
 HER ONN DELICATE
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were several times interrupted by ap- plause, and Judge Day remarked that as the sentiment of the meeting seemed to be similar to his own. he moved that thev be substituted for the resolutions he had read. He had not mentioned In his anything about the site of the capital of Alaska be- cause he doubted the policy of dabblIng with that question.
 Mr. Woodruff seconded the notion.
 As many had not seen the Grout bill, General Turner read 1t, after which Judge Day declared it an Infamous outrage. It proposed to make Governor Brady the del. egate. He had really been the delegate for twenty wears; and what did he represent. The natives of Alaska and native schools, lt seemed 10 him proper that the whites should have avolee at Washington In rr- gard to the territory In which they Ind made their homes.
 Capt. Spenv. in few foreeful words. drew attention to what Governor Brady had said before the Seattle chamber of commerce, that the miners of Alaska were incompetent and Incapable of self govern. ment. He did not think they could make any communication too strong in the effort to demonstrate that we are capable of at- tending to our own affairs.
 Mr. Laramie Mayer also thought that the resolutions sh=uld be made stronger on the pvlnt that we were distinctly opposed to GovernOt Brady or the secretary of Alaska as osr representative. We wish to elect our own delegate.
 Judge Wlleoxen thought the resolutions all right lt they could not be made strong CT. He wished for words that would draw blood from the monster who thus proposed the right of representation due to every American lapplausel, for words that would burn our sentiments of indignation into the hearts of every legislator in Washington and every fellow citizen of the United States (renewed applausel. This man Brady, with monumental impotence as cool as the Muir glacier, would carry us back to the Serfdom of monarchy. He (Mr. WlleOxen) desired the language of the resolutions to be made stronger. (applauSe)
 Here were calls for Attorney Jennings, who briefly and clearly explained why it was impolitie to make them stronger. Then there were calls for General Turner, who reviewed the several questions h. volved, but laid particular stress on the importance of removing the capital from Sltka. He favored Juneau as being the most central point, and thought we ought to assist Juneau in getting all the federal offices moved to that city. He scored Bradv's selfish log rolling propenSltIes and showed from the statement of a congress- ional visitor here that but for his persist enee congress would never have passed special tax on businesses and industries of Alaska. Brady promised that it would realize s3oo,ooo to S5oo,ooo and never asked for a cent of this to be spent In Alaska. General Turner concluded with the remark that he was entirely opposed to this self-constItuted poo bah of Alaska (applause).
 The resolutions were adopted and others followed, one of which provided that the the resolutions be telegraphed to Wash lngton and with pralSewurthy enthusiasm a coll etlon was at once taken up to detrav the telegraph tolls. Then lt was decided to send a petition to congress emphatleallv protesting against any measure designed to rob the citizens of Alaska of their right to choose their own delegate, and every man present waited 10 sign this. The entirely one sided meeting, the first of distinctly political character ever held In Skagwav, then adjourned.
 The petition above referred to will be printed and placed In many of the stores and it IS hoped that every citizen will sign upon ltS first preSen, at on, In order that as strong a representa- lon as possible on the SUI ject may be sent to Washington on the next steamer.