The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-15
GOOD FOR THE POsT-INTELLI-
 GINGER

The declaration in favor or Seii-goNefn- ment for Alaska by the Seattle Pos,-ln,sl ugsnesr will be hailed with joy by those residents ot the district who are sun proud Of their AmehcanIsm ald who believe U American institutions. The great maj r- Ity of the people of Alaska, few tories Co the contrary notwithstanding, believe to republican form of government. They oe- IIsvs that those who gave the Declaration Of Independence Co the world as the tund1- mental principles of jus, government; that those who tough, the waTOi the revolution for sst-ruls and aglins, taxation withou, representation; that those who framed the Amsricln constitution, and those who have maintained those principles and that eon- su,utIen for mor. than century, have been right ln principle, and they wIi. r;- ioi,s thltths Ame,.,lnism ot Che seattle Pss,-latelugsn,sr ls broad enough Co reiI- rs stha, l. ss.tEoysumsnt Is proper and right it should be extended Co Absk.
 Ss,tg5, mmsn, is no, only riga, w p,in,.pls, but as ,hs P5s,-,n,eluEercr slys.lt Is t.s o0ly l5g.,al pl,tica5.e, iI.  u,n ottbs Alaskan poslm. The Seattle paper says that ths people of Seattle lr, anxious 10 comply with ths tsshss . Nhsklrs as Co whl, legislation Co r-,1u- msnI to congress. Other Seattle lu.a0r- ties have sait tb- same thing, and tb- tac will be freely E,ar,,l. But, this usaspl- ger says tte ps51l, cf Ssltts to not know what Als<l1s want. Different rs7p.s from the North recommend different -sms- tiss for t6s uls h1t san.r5n. Che lI-.r.c. Very true. N.-Vult ltbs people of Sat- orlny .tbsr p.l5e eve, be able Go t.s.oyr what ths pso7,. oi Alaska l5 want m,. a method IS t.,.ss5 whereby these people shall b. suas,.It It5..Npc-ss thsmss.yss. a z thtInan oHlI wIv As a matter .. h.ttas,e .s r-os55.y romn u tas ls ut,, who Is 1.l.a-l Co say ahr tt, Aasaans desire. he oalv tsls.5.- plan by which thltc D be discovered is 90 have territorial legislature representing sys.v section of the lsu.,, determine Che gass- tons. 1.-the people of Seattle ,lU1o, l-- eide what is desired .n Ahssl, o, wh.t Is required f5- tbe welfare of ths d.src, what cln bs expected from congress- m posed h-zslycf people living oa Che o,br side 5f the Nlis,.ss.pP. -vs,.
 Nothing cln be added Co ths arguments used by the Post-ln,slligsncsr Co show th1' the people here are able 0 mlintlin Ger u,orlI form -t government, unless it ts Co say tha, Che federal government IS aI,slly collecting more than sufficient money r th.s district Co pay ths expense. The most remote ssttI-m-nt ln Alaska Is nor. accessible Co Jlnelu, or Co any other po.. . that might be selected f5r the cap.tl lt Alaska, than w-s the eastern portion Q. Washington territory to Olympia whe that territory was organized, and Alsk has population ten times as Ersl, ss va, that Of Washington .u 1853. and !, Is rr.. duciug more han twenty um as mu,h.
 All Alaska requires Is an opportunity t. work out her own salvation. Lstus hl, tsrItorIll col1,iI l1r senate, ,oi twelve co more members, and a house Of rspr sent tivss oi % or more msm5s-s, 70 b. ch.s by the miners and business men ot the ls- tri,t and thus free US from a Washirl.r lobby made up ,f those representing sc- eial interests. T.k. Che govsmmsu, .,t Of the hands of s,bemsrs and D uJ,Gs and pu, it ,n the hands % ths esa9,s. ur tu that shall have been done there viuu discontsnt.