The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-13
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 And the next will be Thanksgiving Day. And after that Christmas.
 They've also had quite a warm time in our sister republic of Cuba. But there is a wholesome fear of your Uncle Samuel in the island re. public,
 Ambassador James Bryce Is going home to England to devote his time to literary work. Perhaps he thinks this country is getting tco Demo cratic.
 Campaign orators rent the air prior to the late election and told how the l Englishmen were making contribu. tlons to the Democratic chest. Other orators, not to be outdone told with much heat how the British were plugging" for T. R. This was a case of paying your money and talk ing your choice"
 "The twenty.year cycle holds good" says the oregonian. Yes, and so may the four.year term.
 
 In Michigan they're trying to steal the fruit of the woman suffrage vic tory. The mean, hateful old things. So. there!
 We would like to suggest the name of senator.Elect Ollie James, of Ken. lucky, for Secretary of War, in Pres, ident.Elect Wilson's Cabinet. Ollie has the length. breadth, girth and voice to fill that position to anyone's taste.
 It is a safe bet that there will be an extra session of Congress. So why all this superhuity of talk.
 According to last reports Presi- dent Madero was still sitting on the Hid, but there were several thousand patriots who were ready to lift him if they could get a good chance.
 President Roosevelt started the Pa mama Canal; President Taft has greatly aided the great work, but 1t will be the pleasant task of President Wilson to open 1t to the commerce of the world. Such is the irony of fate and politics,
 Brigadier General Funston's old friend Emilio Aguinaldo, late Fill pino rebel, or sterling patriot-accord- ing to the point of yiew-was much in evidence in Manila the other day when the Filipinos with much eclat and great aplomb, celebrated the cleo. tion of Woodrow Wilson to the pres idency of this nation. Why? Simply because the Democratic platform promises the little brown brothers complete independence-as soon as they are able to walk alone. But the good Lord alone knows when that will be. But they had a celebration, any. way, and likely some new special fea. lures in cockhghts.
 We haven't heard of our old con- temporary, Jadam Bede, of Duluth, since he quit trailing the Bull Moose in California.
 We didn't make half the fuss in eIecting members of our first terri torial legislature. as they do in some other places that we know of, We are a real, nice people up here. and our politicians behaved with much circumspection. For which, thanks.
 The Colonel says that the battle has just begun. What, more T. Rmaged- dons.?
 The Swat of sarawak, or the Sara walk of Swat-we have forgotten which-is going on a journey to Eng land. Whats swat?
 Looks as if the Jappan Current might have got sidewinder and jolt ed landward. No, we're not anticl- pating anything. Not bit of It. It may slip back again even if 1t has slipped Alaskaward.
 John schrank, the assailant of Col onel Roosevelt, has pleaded guilty to the atrocious crime. schrank stated to the court that he did not intend to kill Roosevelt the citizen, but RoOse- welt the third.termer. Without doubt Schrank Is @ dangerous paranoiac and should be restrained of his liberty for an indefinite period. This country should not afford an anchorage ground for the breeding of such types. But inhammatory political speeches and unwise newspaper articles no doubt preyed upon schrank's mind until the continuation of his deed.
 Ladies furs for Holiday trade. W. H. Case. If