The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-01-31
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HAVE LEARNED LESSON WELL.

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 we'll the lesson Of monarchy and syco- phancy could not be better demoustrat- ed than by the manner in which they have received the report Of the major icy of the senatorial subcommittee which visited Alaska last summer. They pretend to accept that report as a final verdict upon the question of the right of the people of Alaska Go gov ern themselves. The fact chat the peo- pie of the district have asked for self government whenever given an oppor- tunity 80 to do counts for nothing with them. Three senators Of the United States, two of whom are from two of the three states in the Union which are conceded to be reuograding in all that represents the virile age iu which we live, have pronounced against self-gov- ernment for those who are developing the resources Of Alaska and who are adding more than a score Of millions annually to the wealth of our nation. That settles it. We are not entitled Go selt-eoverument They have been ius- u6ed in their attempts Co prevent the application Of the American principles Of government to Alaska
 Did anything so assiuue ever before eminate from people pretending to American citzeush.ps Coudany-hlng be more incompatible with American institutons2 Win thetores please eS- plain by what magic these New Eng land senators became possessed oi a mysterious acuteness Of conscience through which it isgiveu them to more clearly distinguish che distinctions be- tween right and wrong than can be done by the hardy pioneers who have mastered northern conditions to such an extent that Alaska is producing more annually than any country on the globe populated by 8 people similarly numer0ust
 Of course those tories who have any thing Co think with know better than their words would indicate They are simply trying to muddy mp the water. They understand that senators are sim ply human beings like Che rest of us and that some of them are very orjio- ary ones at that II itwere not that senators are just as prone as other poor mortals Co err in judgment there would not be SO much division among their members on nearly every question that comes up for their consideration. There are many men i1 Alaska who are fully as able as any of tae three sen- a.ors who signed the report advising agains, territorial government for Alaska Several of them were in the recent republican convention that was held at Juneau, and all of them voted for territorial government for this dis rict. Itwm hardly be conteaded chat these senators learned more as to the needs of Alaska in a few weeks than has been learned by these Alas6ans, who are their equal in ability, dur ing a residence covering many years.
 The inconsistency of those who are trying to make SO much of che report Of the senators from New England win be more apparent to any one who will imagine the attitude that these tories would assume should Senators Dl-lns- ham, Buruham and Nelson come to Alaska % reside. and after such tour through che district as they made last year attemp, to run the affairs Of the locality in which they located They would be promptly Invited to take a back seat until they had a, least be- come voters. They would be told that the people who have lived in the dis trict long enough to become familiar with the conditions are amply able to take care of its affairs. But because they have been clothed with a little temporary authority, it Is now urged that Alsskans must suspend their iudg- ment and accept that of the New Eng.