The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-25

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 The Delegate, astute politician that he IS, showed recent contact with a blarney stone by asserting that it afforded him untold pleasure to be in Douglas. the best town m Alaska. with the best band in Alaska and the best mayor in Alaska, which, of course made hit just as it has probably done in every town in Alas ka visited by him. lie was lavish in the matter Of passing out boquets Co tAc people of Douglas Island and this particular section of Alaska. He came bearing the olive branch of peace. he had mo row with any per sen and he averred that he was an Alaskan rather than a politician. He pleaded guilty to drawing down $7.500 per year and then endeavored Co show where and how he earns it by being the busiest man in Wash ington. Like Bill Yves industrious boy who was forced to labor all the more assiduously when his three sisters married and brought their husbands home to live and who sup ported the increased family by dig ging wells in daylight and taking in washington at night, the Delegate spends his days in Washington al- ternaung between twenty-six differ ent bureaus in the interests of the dear people of Alaska. while he de- votes his nights to answering their letters.
 Cut the Yawns
 At any time during his address the audience would show a disposi- ton to yawn. the Delegate would come back to the Gastineau bridge Of which he is a strong advocate but which. he says, must be built with money appropriated for use by the Road Commission of which Ma ior Richardson is the head
 The speaker decried anything look ing to revision of United States mineral land laws and said the present mineral land laws are the best obtainable. He opposed the leasing system advocated by Secre- tary Lane. He was strong for full Territorial government all through his speech and told of having gone to the mat three separate and dis tinct times with former President Taft to keep Alaska cut of the hands of the military department Of the government. And" said he. it was the happiest hour of my life when saw President Taft sight the bill giving Alaska Territorial form Of government" (voice from the au- dience-"Zashright. Jim.D
 According to the Delegate, there are bureaus at Washington controll- ing everything in Alaska from fish to rabbits and that all these bureaus are opposed to giving Alaska full Territorial government for the req son that they do not wish to lose their control of the Territory. He said if the present administration wished Alaska to have more to say regarding her own government, the power could easily be granted as the President, Senate and Congress are all Democratic. He made heaps" of fun of the platform adopted at the Democratic convention held in Juneau in May in which full Terri torial government was demanded.
 Perhaps His Burial
 After speaking just forty minutes the Delegate said he was going to quit and was really about to do so when he thought of something which he expressed thus: When I die want to be buried in Alaska and want Zwiczinsikictumwawa (Eeat- Raw-Dog-Wlliam) Of WrangeH to make totem with my picture at the top. a crow with spreading wings just under. the spreading wings to indicate all of Alaska for which labored umceasingly. and just below the crow want engraved a copy of the letter sent me by the editor of