The Chitina leader., 1914-10-20
EDITORIAL MMENT

The Athletics good losers They realized the superior
playing of their opponents and when the end of the series
the members of the defeated team the
enthusiastic congratulations of the Boston Braves They set
an admirable example to politicians But then maybe ball
players broad minded than the average peanut
politician.
Mr.. Morgan knows that the government will need the
Copper River Northwestern Railway carry its policy
of opening up Alaska And he proposes that shall be
ferred pretty much old kind of He going
to stand in the of Uncle Sam becoming great railway
lmagnate
There is all kind of speculation how the in
Alaska will at the Forthcoming election He is wise
who knows today what woman will do tomorrow And it
must not be forgotten that unto the fair conceded the
privilege of change of mind at the eleventh hour
After several years of agitation the Alaska coal leasing
bill almost the statute books 1t passed the Senate
yesterday afternoon and will be but short step through
the House and into the hands of the President where his
signature will make it law.
Surveyors who have been engaged bv the government
line to the G. R. & N w Railway via Bake
Charlotte to the Boring River coal fields have completed their
work They that they not only located route but
that with little time they could have built the railroad
Now that the Alaska coal leasing bill has been read into
the statutes next anxiety will be as to the time of
ment for the of the construction of the line OF
railroad that will bring that valuable into Corova
from Bering field
1t is pretty generally conceded that the Town Council
of Corova took precauton when they recommended to
the officers of the Forthcoming election that they two ballot
boxes for the separate tickets that they believed it
necessary to cast Our friends at Valdez and Seward
sldeTed that ticket only contain the
names of candidates for Congress and Legislature But they
may change their minds before the day of election
There other battles to be fought for Alaska and it
behooves the people of this norhand to show friends in
Washington by every possible way that their efforts in our
behalf appreciated kilograms and letters should out
from every section of this territory to the who at
any time lift their voices their in favor of
that has for its object the betteent of conditions
in Alaska
However way the voters Alaska may cast their ballots
November the fact patent that President Wilson
Secretary Lane candidates for any Office before the people
this norhand they would receive practically the
vote of people thoroughly apprecatve of the great efforts
they have already put forth behalf of long neglected Alaska
Alaskan towns should remember that it is just as
important to acknowledge the receipt of favor just
demand it to make the original request So let
friends at Washington know that when they do good
turn alert to the fact and apprecatve of the efforts
our behalf
Another fight over and President Wilson has the
battle for Alaska After years of anxiety have coal
leasing bill that it believed will be workable It the best
that could be secured under the adverse sentiment that has
been created throughout the eastern and southern states