The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-10

present Dolcgatc for making Alaska the laugh lng stock of tho onurc mining world by child crlg revise these lawa
 Railroads
 We commend the Democratic Party for tho ment of Alaska and especially for the building rf railroads. wagon roads and uallb we urge a continuance of thlg for-seolnG policy and pledge our candidate Go use his utmost en- dcayors for tho extension Of this work in Alaska.
 Coast and coodete Survey
 We apprccintc the work performed by me Coast and Goodctic Survey lul wire dragging and aurveyine our ~olorwoy'l ana tne ,work of the Light House Service in fNtcndlnE m an atiic manner our aids Go navigation. We urge larger appropriations for ihcrb services that rht norterming- worl, of such vital importance Co tho lives and propcriy oi out people.
 Parcels Post
 We urge the cNten7ion of t1c zone system of Che parcel post to Alaska. anf nee mo reason benefits as those residing in utc states.
 Community Property
 We strongly favor the community property a law similar to tho Tanner Bill introduced at tbe last legislature but defeated by our oppo- ncnts
 Wolf Bounty
 The dcprcdauons of wolycH has become 2 serious matter and we pledge the candidate COT nccc7ritv of a bounty on wolves by thc Ma .iiOual Government. We also favor larger bounty by the Territory and Q moro liberal 
 Alaska For Aleskans
 We ngrcc with the sentiment expressed in the RcpublIcan platform that Alagho should be for Alagit1us aud we commend the Democratic Administration for thc great advance made m thig direction over former aolniniatrationa ana wc pledge ourselves and our candidate co work for this accomplishment We regret tnat the Republican Party hns adopted thi1 slogan only flor it ls out of office. and power and would suggest that it would have been much better had they followed ,hiS rule when they had some office at thelr disposal
 TeloGraphs
 We favor Che extension and Improvement Of our tclocrnphic facilities and urge the govern mcnt to give proper considerouon to th's lm- 9ll port9ut necessity In modern commerce. we urge a reduction of Che prevailing tolls.
 Pioneers of Alaska
 We send our greetings Co the Iloneefa or Alaska and pledge ourselves to at nll umea show them tho utmost consideration The men who havc blozcd the tr.dla of Alaska, who have sought out the hidden wealth from our seas. md who have dclvcd deep Into the iaalncsseG of our forests md mountains and streams, and brought forth thc light leading to the golden harvest of mineral wealth, afe entitled to all tiat a grateful people can dCStor them. Thcir lives have been devoted Go the Icrritory md in thclr dcclining years they should rest ussurcd ot the appreciation and ald or tner fellow citizens We commend tho Aldrlch Inv providing pensions for thcsc aged pioneers.
 Pioneer Women and Orphans
 There iE no home In Alaska Tor indigcnt ma disabled pioneer women, and the present maxi women is not sufficient to provide for their maintenance outside of such nm institution. and there ls no adequate provision in the Ter ritory of Alaska for thc carc of orphan children and the children of ludigent OF unfit parents. We earnestly urge that the moNimum pension allowance for iudigent or disabled pioneer wo- mon be increased and thut adcQuutc provision be made in lhe Territory for Che care of orphan