The daily Alaskan., 1906-05-04
JUNEAU AND LEADERSHIP

home rule-for the enjoyment Of the privileges pertaining to a rePu0- lican form of government. It believes it has been well within it's knowledge when 1t has said that the people of Southeastern Alaska care far more for this than they do for any sectional ,ad' vantage.
 Acting on this ides of the situation the Daily Alaskan has said that the people of Southeastern Alaska would be pleased to work with Juneau for the purpose of securing their right to self government. It has said more. It has said they would be delighted to work under Juneau's leadership for that pur- pose. On the other hand, however, it has said they will not work under Ju- neau's leadership or with Juneau for the purpose of delaying the requirement of the rights of their American citi- zenship. It is convinced that it has spoken truly of the situation.
 This puts it up to Juneau!
 What has Juneau done in the interest of the principles that must be masted before the loyal Americans of the north will follow it iu the first Alaskan election? ?
 Nothing! Worse than nothing! So far there has been not man of that town to come to the front with plan for the union of Southeastern Alaska under any banner better than the prop osition of getting the first delegate for this section of the district-and "this section" with Juneau, means Ju- neau, of course. Not only that but the papers of Juneau, and many of the citizens of that town, have been making opportunities to abuse those who have been devoting their energy time and money to secure recognition from congress.
 The Juneau Dispatch says it will be an easy matter to unite the people oi Southeastern Alaska under Juneau's leadership. Perhaps. But 1t cannot be done again as it was at the last repub- licau convention when the tories came forward, supported a very strong plank in favor of territorial govern mert, drank toasts to selt.government at a subsequent banquet, and then boasted that they had done it all in the name of politics" }" admitting that they had proslituted their principles and citizenship iu order to control the con- vention. The people Of Skagway are not selfshly interested in any man or any combination, and they do not want any more of that kind of politics"
 Nor will the palaver of the Ju- neau Record-Miner catch them. In the course of 8 long editorial it assumes that, with the induction of W. B. Hoggatt into office as governor and the signing of the delegate bill by the president, Alaska will have acquired representative government and its rights. It urges the election of a del egate who will keep informed as to the needs of all the people by Gov. Hog gait, who will be on the ground, familiar with the needs of the Alaskan people and "the right hand man" of the delegate.
 It goes into ecstasies over the prospect of it's millenium.
 That will not do. Gov. Hoggatt and no other one man are qualified to make Alaskan laws. Those must oe made by 8 legislature composed of representa- lives of every section of the district and executed by men chosen by the people. We must be self-goVerning. Nothing else will suffice. And, in this connection, one other point: The people of Alaska will not forget that Gov. Hoggatt has taken pains to say that he is opposed to seh-gOvernment' They have great confidence in him as an executive but not as the fright hand man" of a delegate in congress-
 Juneau's other paper, the Transcript, says self-government will not be an issue of the campaign.
 No, Juneau has not yet shown
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