The daily Alaskan., 1906-05-14
JUNEAU OFFERS ISSUE

A Juneau newspaper has discovered sn issue for the coming election for delegate to congress. It is the burning question as to whether there are more republicans in Alaska than democrats! The Juneau Record-Miner says the democrats have boasted for years that they are the more numerous and 1t thinks the time has come when 1t is necessary for the welfare of Alaska that 1t be discovered as to whether there is any foundation for this boast. It has not one word about the ques- tion of self-government for Alaska or any of the questions that concern the northern people. Instead lit offers this mixture of sophistry and untruth:
 of ever Alaska becomes an integral part of the national government 1t must adopt such measures and prose cute it's affairs in a manner in harmony with the government. The rules and regulations that control elsewhere must control here. Politics govern else where and the same thing must be recognized here. Political measures have ruled through all our national life and they are necessary as a ruling power here"
 If any candid man with the power 60 think and DO selfish interest to serve can give this stuff 8 half minutes consideration and hold his patience under control be will have established that he has developed very comfort able and very tolerant philosophy, for babbling children and prating idiots were never more absurd.
 Think of it! Here we are, a people denied tbe right to selt-governmenL, taxed without representation tthe fact that we have a delegate to congress. without 8 vote does not change this condition at all), our money taken from us without our consent and expended under the direction of departments at Washington-a system compared with which the government of the Amer can colonies by George III was broad and liberal-but with sn opportunity to make 8 strong, nou-psrtisan, or bt- partisan, if you prefer the term, pro test, and we are advised to forsake the the opportunity and have a count as to whether there are more republicans or more democrats in Alaska !
 In ITS American patriots forgot whether they had been whigs or tories, for the parliament or the king, and joined as one man in for great cause of seIt-government, and that is the issue in Alaska today, Those who remained tories in l776 have never been consid- cred as patriots, and future generations might not be more kind to those who. elect to remain tories in Alaska at the present time.
 This Juneau paper says "Politics lpartisan) govern elsewhere and they must govern here" Analyze that. Suppose, for instance, Massachusetts, Indiana. Arizona, Hawaii, or any of the other political divisions of the United States were denied the right of self government, what would become of the republican or democratic parties in the states or territories affected? What time would the people Iin any of those states or territories under such con- ditions as obtain in Alaska have to give to a discussion of the tariff, the rail- road rate bill, theidiferences between Mir. Roosevelt and Mir. Foraker, or those between Mir. Bryan and Mir. Parker.2
 If the people of Alaska desire the respect of Americans they should make use of au opportunity to demand their American rights.