The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-26
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 DEMOCRATS AS
 ADOPTED TODAY
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 imposed by the National government within the Territory This is Q func- ton properly belonging to the local Legislature. and this restriction should be immediately removed from our Organic Act. Under present Limitations the Legislature is com pelled to raise the necessary revenues for the administration of the Terri tory by imposing double tax on trade and Industry The Alaska Legislature under the Organic Act has no power to enact legislation re- garding the game or fish of the Ter ritory. The representatives Of the people of Alaska are best qualified to enact laws to protect and preserve our sowl ani Csh and this rowe fhcull b. -Xiondod io tha Logisla- t.~o. Thi Is a mas'or Of vit'l i"'- rort-nce 70 ovorv residont Of Nlaska end tho Democratic Party insists that the people ol Alaska should have control over one of It's greatest re- sources and industries and the Ma tional government should restrict It's activities to scientific investigation. Nothing is more important than the education of our children. Our great est duty is Co pass our experience and knowledge on to those who are Go follow us. and to grant the coming generation every possible advantage in order that learning may Increase and the happiness and well being or our people progress The Organic Act forbids the people of Alaska and their Legislature any control over its school system This glaring injus- tice should be at once remedied.
 We are prohibited from an con trol over our insane. and we should have the right to aid and improve the conditions of those of our people who are SO unfortunate as to become insane. We are opposed to the con tract system of caring for Alaska g insane and demand that they be treated in a public institution within the limits of the Territory.
 Power fer Municipalities.
 Our cities have grown greatly and are of large Importance in the de- velopment of our Territory. but they are narrowly prevented by the Or canic Act from properly financing the schools and municipal improve ments SO essential in growing country like Alaska. Our ciues have become permanent institutions and Inc Alaska Legislature should b. empowered to enact legislation per hitting our municipalities to obtain funds 10 carry out permanent i'm provements.
 The foregoing are but some of the un-D Democratic limitations contained in the Wickersham Organic Act. An enumeration of all the limitations contained in and the shortcomings of this Act. designed to deceive the people. would fll a library.
 Bureaucratic System.
 We deplore the fact that Alaska is being governed under bureaucratic system. and favor the legislation proposed by Secretary Lane for the establishment of development board Co be composed of Alaskans to administer the affairs of the National government in Alaska, and we un- oualifedly condemn the so-calied ad- ministratlve commission bill of Delegate Wickersham. which con fers upon this commission not only the power to administer the affairs of the National government. but ip addition thereto power to do those things which should be done by the Territorial Legislature This is but another attempt on the part Of Dele gate Wickersham to withhold ths power from the Legislature. and amounts in effect to a commission form of government like that pro vided in the Wickersham bill intro duced by Delegate Gale
 The freight and passenger rntes to and from have been increased to such an extent as to be intolerable' and we urge immediate action to re- lieve the situation.
 Primary Law Urged.