The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-10

The ALAlaska Review. Seward's new magazine. II it's first issue recently at hand devoes some space It's well considered editorial page to politics from tho larger viewpoint it's effect the Territory Among the suggestions that advances is that the regular parties" in Alaska give too much attention place finding" To quote:
 Politics in the Territory are made up of Re-
 publican. Democratic, independent and Socialist
 activities. The present delegate to Congress has
 been elected by voters who in National politics
 would vote Republican. Democratic many oth-
 CT ways. Delegate Wlckersham has been op-
 posed in turn by regular Democratic, Republi
 can. Socialist and independent candidates but
 he has always received very considerable ma
 iorty Of the votes. One trouble with politics
 in Alaska is that the regular parties are too
 much occupied with the consideration of place
 finding There is also much inclination
 the part of workers, etc, Co be led away by
 the oily words of selfseekers who use the so-
 called "poor-man" for their own selfish pur-
 poses From time Co time as political affairs
 develop the effort will be made to direct atten-
 ton to matters which ought to be eliminated
 from the Territory's political life.
 While the Reviews assertion that political parties in Alaska are too much occupied with patronage, with out mention of the real services that the Alaska Demo cratic party attempted to accomplish for the Territory last year lacks considerable Of being the whole truth there is great deal what is says that should be gy en careful consideration The real end Of political sanizaon should be to secure good government If it does not work for that it had well dIsband The people at large are not greatly concerned about who are on the public service pay rolls long they are securing good services They are very much concern ed about good government. The political parties of Alaska should work for Aaska-for better laws. and government. and the progressive development Of the Territory in all phases of human activity If they do not do that. they do not serve the public.
 There is one other deduction, however. that one might make from the suggestion Of the Review, prob ably not intended however that not be permitted to go unchallenged The Review limits its statement as to tho activity of place hunters the regular ties" and in such manner to permit 1t to be inferred that that has been of the causes for the success of Delegate wickersham in Alaska politics While the idea that the Delegates personal party which the thoroughly organized Of all Alaska political parties stands wholly unsefsh interest in the pub lie welfare interested in spells probably pre- vais among many of ,he independent voters of Alaska the fact is that it devoes more attention to personal politics than all of the other political parties combined Practically tho whole talk it's newspapers is about the appontees to various public offices and at the sion of the late Legislature attention devot ed to personal politics by wickershamites than ever before vas witnessed in Alaska Among the leaders Of the wickershames the disposition to prac Hcaly every proposition that came up by the effect might have the political fortunes of individuals was the rule The wickershamites call themselves progress sye yet they stand for single progressive prin ciple They killed of practically every piece Of pro gressiye legislation that suggested in the Legsla ture They stood soldy against every effort to bring government closer to the people They gave cleo ton law more reaconary than anything that has been proposed anywhere for 50 year-a law that is crude that invites corruption Further they absolutely re fused permit the consideration Of bl to regulate primary elections so as put party organizations in the hands of all Of the people and thus make machine control without the of the people impossible The leaders opposed full Territorial form of govern ment for the Territory. They played practical poll tics from beginning to end
 
 MONTY IND PERSONALITY