The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-10
HUMPHREY AND ALASKA.
T HE leading editorial n thl


 morning of election argument m deiense ol con
 gressnan Humphreys record Alaska Legislation m proof his alleged endness for the Ieroy It sa Jaa1 ne had aided in serine the pssaqe of the railroad b ss had other members of the Washington delegation 1t also sao ae5 ssp99 cans have done as much for ake as the Democrats nave
 The Post atelIgencers assuming that che eht for Alaska legislation began with the contest tor the pas sace of the railroad The truth is that the railroad propo- stion was only the last o fights that have been made for Alaska For more than dozen wears before the railroad o was made part of the legislative program o the watson aa- mnistration the people of Alaska had been Aaos Tor government During all of time Eastern Democratic Con cressmen first among whom Representative William suzer of New York plead with Republican committees and epaoa can Houses to grant the people what they asked for For the last few years that period Senator Jones' o Wasiuo e tor orh of Idaho other Republicans aided Alaska m her fight During all of right the date of the passage b that granted Alaska partial home rue the oa95e or the people of Aaslawas waged in the face o MT hunpnIes opositon or without any help him. Although he has been Sea Representative decade Alaska has never been en- eonrced to look upon him asa friend whom they could for support He had never helped them by word or deed m any real sense of the term
 The Post Intel6gencer proceeds:
 Alaska $ not party partisan issue But for
 Republican votes and the help of all parties in Congress
 legislation for Alaska would still be halting Of course
 the administration is not responsible for these repre-
 hensbe campaen tactics 1t cannot possibly coun-
 tenance them."
 Let that be as t may is significant that the principal work of the present administration Alaska questions has repair positive injuries Alaska by the Republican party while 0 Humphreys it's Senior Representative in the House from Washington
 Until the Democratic victory in the Nation 1910 the seal of the Republican party Aaskas for self government fell deaf # not until Democratic House started the its that there the slight est evidence of concern the aspirations of tue people in the North exercise their American right govern themselves to have fair chance to develop.
 Mir Humphrey had en-yearslong chance with the party in which he ranks according to the Posntelgence second only Minority Leader Mann full control of the Nation show his and his party interest Alaska and he and his party faed-faed miserabl They than failed They actual deliberately threw Instructions the of progress The light of hope never broke to Aasas until the try placed Mr. Humphrey and his party in minority in Con- res and Alaska never had into her til her cause was made part legislative program of Pres dent Wilson and the Democratic Administration
 Humphrey elected to Congress by Seattle to aid Alaska He sent there bitter Democrat thatng, part- Republican hector and all the trouble possible for President Wilson the who has done for Alaska than all the rest of her friends combined.
 These remarks are made after the campaign over and therefore cannot be said that they political effect Eur ther they will be subject amendment Humphrey should change and show the possession of the slightest degree rucve Staesmanshp Just instance of the broad rmndness that has characterized Senator onesaso Re publican. by the waywoad help his standing whole lot
 But in justice word should be said in behalf of Seattle Mir Humphrey is not the Representatives of majority there strong running against him. divide the opposition Had the Democrats such Mayor William Hickman the Proeresves like Austin B. Griffths Mir Humphrey would have been defeated he justly deserved to be- Seattle really friendly Alaska spite the spirit parsanship the narrow capous admnstraon-hang Humphrey to Congress again.
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