The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-05
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
Adopted at skagway, Aug. 1, 'l4

Adopted at SkagWay, Aug I, l4'
 We congratulate the people of AL aska upon the advent to power of the Democratic Party under the splendid and inspiring leadership of President Woodrow Wilson and the great men he has summoned to his Cabinet.
 In the nation at large, it has re- deemed every pledge made In the platform adopted at Baltimore in 1912; has freed industry from the
 domination of special interests; brought independence and prosperity to the people as a whole, in spite of the utmost efforts of the great cor porate and financial interests of Wall Street to precipitate panic for poll
 tical purposes; has abandoned the Dollar Diplomacy" of proceeding ad- ministrations and with patience and wisdom guided the country through trying and vexatous foreign compli- cations into the ways of righteous ness and peace.
 And of far more immediate concern to us, 1t has struck of the shackles which so long bound and restricted this Territory and has at last set Al. aska on the high road toward the de- velopment of rich, prosperous, hap py and contented commonwealth.
 This development is not only al- ready in full swing at many points in the Territory, but from Cape Fox to Point Barrow, and from the Gulf of Alaska to the Frozen Ocean the Wilson Administration has infused every town and camp with the spirit of hope and confidence in the future.
 The Democratic Party of Alaska, in convention assembled, therefore pled- ges itself and it's candidate for dele gate to Congress to cooperate with the National Administration in securing the following beneficial legislation;
 1. An amendment to the Organic Act, so that in the words of the Presi- dent, Alaska may have full Terri torial form of government" enlarging the powers of the Territorial Legis- Iature to every needful subject of leg islation not of strictly national char acter.
 2. The construction of the trunk lines of railroad from tidewater to the great interior basins, preliminary for which are already under way.
 8. The creation of an Administra- tive Development Board. to be com posed of bona fde residents of Alas ka to sit at the Capital of Alaska to perform all the work now in charge of the various bureaus in Washington IS advocated by Secretary of the In. .erior Franklyn K. Lane.
 1. The opening immediately of the ,oal and oil lands of Alaska, so that hose great necessities of civilization nay be made cheap and abundant to he people.
 5. The abolition of the National Forest Reserves in Alaska, which are wholly unnecessary to the preserva- ion of the forests, but operate mere y as a vexatious hindrance to the min 1T and the homesteader.
 6. The abolition of the St. Michael Reserve, except as to lands ctually needed for the use of the Post at that point.
 2. To prevent by law the great cor orate financial interests of the coun- ry from taking any part in politics, r seeking to exert any secret indu- nee upon Territorial or Federal off, ials.
 8. To provide for the admission of .laska into the Union as State as oon as she has attained a population 100000, which with the impulse iven to her growth by the wise policy [ the Democratic Administration we expect to secure within a cry few years.