The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-01-20
BRADY AS A WEATHER COCK.

The Ketchikan Mining Journal, the second issue of which came up on the last mail, demonstrates that its edito, is not only a man of ability in the edi torial chair, but thoroughly convers- ant with Alaska conditions in the past and her present needs for the upbuld ing of her future In the course of an able editorial oi two and half col umns, every line of which is a clear logical argument in faovr of terri torial form of government and whicl incidentally shows Governor Brady 10 be political weathercock or a man of SO many minds that he cannot make up any one ot them upon any given question. The Journal says:
 The Mining Journal is indebted to a friend al Washington for a copy of the report of the governor of Alaska for 1900 Without intending any personal disrespect to his excellency. the Jour nal is forced to take serious excep tions to some oi his statements, con clusions and recommendation to con gress.
 His excellency lays himself open to fiat contradiction in the very first sen tence of his report-indeed, at once proceeds to contradict himself This district is now blessed with body of good laws" says the governor, and in the pages immediately following he proceeds to points out wherein they are defective and inadequate to the protection of life and property, in all parts of the district" He is prolific of suggestion as to what should be done by congress for Alaska, but is seemingly too dull of comprehension to realize that the things for which he asks can only be had, if ever, through and in connection with the legislation to which he declares himself opposed
 A body of good laws indeed! Since when did it come to pass that body of laws, remarkable only for the ex- press withholding oi every right of citizenship from large body of intel ligent. enterprisng American people, became worthy to be considered good laws? Are those to be considered good laws which impose burden of unjust and discriminating taxation upon a ,t, l,a nI development of new country-which provide a local government in which they have practically no voice, what soever? They may be more than good in the eyes of those who are fortunate enough to secure the handsome salar- | ies they provide, but are not likely to be so considered by those who are welded to the principle oi local self government
 After quoting from speech made by one of his predecessors before the | house committee on territories, and | whom he compliments for having ably | and vigorously "championed the cause of territorial organization, the gov ernor remarks: All these years Ga | round dozen) have passed and still we have no such organization. There must be some valid reason for it In brief, congress must take the blame"
 The governor seems to have forgot ten the facts in the case he cites. or else did not care to state them How ever it may have been, since the time 10 which he refers, congress was not then to blame The committee report cd to the house bill providing for territorial form of government. inciud- | ing legislative council and delegate to congress. with every prospect for its l passage by both branches of congress But it was suddenly and unexpectedly | met and confronted by remonstrance | signed by most of the residents of Southeastern Alaska, one of the con spicuous names appended thereto be- ing no less parsonage than the pres