The Alaska daily empire., 1914-03-05
Democrats
 For Progress

who celebrated the first year of the administration of President Woodrow Wilson last night at the Grand Thea. tre. That this much is debt that Alaska Democrats owe to the National Democracy, which has done so much for the country in general and Alaska in particular. that they as members of the political party in control of Ma. tional affairs, owe 1t and no less to the people of the North, was voiced by all speakers and enthusiastically ap- proved by their auditors
 Full Territorial Government
 That a full Territorial form of gov ernment with authority to meet the problems that are now confronting the Territory and that must come with the development that will necessarily fol low the consummation of the policies of the Wilson administration in the North was one of the things that Gov. J. F. A. Strong. who made keynote speech. said that the Democrats of the Territory must secure for Alaska and the suggestion met an answering chord from all the Democrats that were present, who cheered the speak CT when he announced 1t and applaud ed the other speakers who endorsed it..
 Gov. J. F. A. Strong. John A. Helen thai and Judge John B. Marshall were the speakers at the meeting. All of them dwelt upon the great work that has been accomplished by the Demo cratic administration in one year. and all of them breathed the optimistic spirit that permeates the country on account of what has been done.
 Thomas Cole presided at the meet ing and introduced the speakers and other events.
 Gov. ssrons's Address.
 Gov. Strong addressed himself to the essential things that had been ac- complished by the present national ad- ministration within the past twelve months. The keynote of his speech was that the success is only attained by a unified party with an affirmative, aggressive and progressive policy. During the course of his address he paid a glowing tribute to Franklin K. Lane. Secretary of the Interior and to Senator George F. Chamberlain of Ore gon. and urged more comprehensive form of Territorial government for Alaska.
 He prefaced his remarks with the statement that it is due to President Woodrow Wilson that Alaska has at last been recognized as a potential commonwealth and this was quickly followed by the statement that Wilson was but carrying out the progressive platform adopted at Baltimore. vii, son was the Idol of the Democracy of the nation because he had the cour' age and the ability to carry out those ideas even if they should have led the Democracy into another wilderness for sixteen years-he had caused those ideas to become breathing law.
 First came the new tarit law which had established the industry and business of the country on a ,ounder basis. Along with the tariff reform was the enactment of the in come tax which placed a portion of the burden of government on the should CTS of those most able to bear it-the rich and the we'll to do.
 Next the new currency law. which would make periodical panics in bus mess impossible. by removing the cause.
 Lastly the recognition of Alaska as a part and parcel of the greatest re. public on earth.
 President Wilson had said that the great storehouse of Alaska must be unlocked that the resources might b' made available to the world; that { government constructed railroad wal the key to unlock the storehouse. Con gress has passed an act providing fol the construction of this railroad an' tomorrow I hope and believe it will re ceive the sign manual and become living law.
 There are other plans to develol the resources. That great secretar, of the interior, Franklin K. Lane, ha evolved the plan of creating an Alask development board for the purpose o assisting more directly in the develoI ment of the Territory's resources i harmony with the people Of the Terr tory and with the Territorial goverr ment. This means removing the br reaus with which We are concerne from Washington to Juneau where tn heads or tne uepdEILuSAtS "Ah SS direct touch with affairs and can kno' what they are doing.
 Full Territorial government Is al other blessing that we will soon have I believe the time is now here when W should have 1t and the demand shoul go out for 1t. know from the expe fence that I have had with the pre- ent Territorial government that it is delusion and snare.
 q abjure all Democrats to get | gether. For the first time in sixtee
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