Iditarod pioneer., 1914-09-05
THE SXACWAY PLATFORM

The platform adopted by the Democratic Skagway August last able document and that shows evidences Of having received consideration before being promu gated While crc things contained therein which might better have been left sad and things omitted that -dsh have been elaborated still political platforms go, very cred table from literary pont least Among the many things declared to De party doctrines by ts interesting instrument the following:
 An amendment to the organic act that Alaska may have full territorial form of government
 The construction of the trunk lines o railroad rom HdSNae tbe inferior.
 cated by Secretary of the Interior lane
 The opening immediately of the coal and ol lands o Alaska
 Ihe abolition of the national forest reserves ot Alaska
 The abolition of the St. Michael military except as to lands actually needed for the military.
 To prevent by law the great corporate financial interests o the country taking any part politics seeking exert secret influence upon territorial federal officials "A prooton to which ali citizens of the nation will say Amen When the Democratic party of Alaska has accomplished s machto-be desired end would be well to par the of the world the formula for the working o ths nrrace)
 To provide for the admission of Alaska into the Union state as soon as she has attained population of 100000.
 The speedy extension of tFe system of public surveys.
 The platform further declares favor of direct primary cleo ton law the Australian ballot worken compensation law ad- ona aids to navigation and improvement the mouth of the Yukon and the habor No liberal appropriations for roads and trails the establishment fish hachees regulation ot can- neres and fisheries and the reduction of cable tolls.
 The resolutions adopted ndoe the and patriotic acms haon our Alaskan governor, Strongly and unaerab alliances between politics and corporate and other han2 interests demand the abolition of forest demands that all ee continents be made from the ranks o bona d residents oi the teE
 
 with proposed federal railway, of central plants to the end of giving cheap power 10 people,
 The resolution norsng the administration of the territorial gov of such aucatoy that pecude the suspicion that 1t written by that gentleman himself but the rest of the dou nent with all inconsistencies and bombas all likelihood s handNors
 h connection with platform which congatuates the people of Alaska upon the advent power of President Woodrow Wilson and the great men he has summoned his cabinet who have redeemed every pledge made the platform adopted at Baltimore strange find resolution stating that such appointments of non-resdens contrary the pledge of the national party made the Baltimore convention of 1912, and this convention most earnestly requests that this pledge the of Alaska be kept good faith by the tona administration Here the ofceeeker to have gotten the upper hand of the patriot him to forget hs declaration that the administration has redeemed every pledge
 But the remarkable thing about this platform that although 1t suggests that its candidate be supported not word said m derogon of Delegate Nckershan and carries the suggestion that while perunctoy duty party being performed in making mt on being done hafheared and with expecta ton of eecng the candidate Not plausible for making partisan fight against Wckersa for the election of his opponent