The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-24
A PARALLEL

For eight or nine years before Wilson became President the Nation and rent by muekraSers and warning factions Every politician and notoriety chaser had discovered a aiment The Colonel discovered a new amen almost daily and there was scarcely discovery that did not have an undesirable citizen attachment. one the discussion or wmch did not force someone into the Ananias Club Each politician of the class that thriyes chaos had his day.
 Then came the campaign Of 1912. and with it the Governor of New Jersey. with record for achieve ment saying that the time had come when we shouiu cease talking and quarrellng pickering about the diagnosis Of the patient and begin the application oi remedies. He elected and three and halt years of his leadership driven the mucSraker to cover The chaotic hunting politicians have become quiet AaOF sgf 2ef e5Rlhe their, vociferous talents 10 nag glng The issues of the days before Wilson have been settled by wise, progressive and constructive legislation administrative policies. lt IS not nee essary again to euumerate the things done. Suffice 10 say that Norman HapgoOd and others have justi fcaton for the assertion that Of the Progressive platform has written into the laws of the Nation by the new leader-the man who applies remedies rather than shouts commercial and industrial diseases the man who saved big business but made it be square and thus also saved little business the man who gave business freedom. And what change it all means! And how satisfactory the change!
 And so in Alaska For years this Territory has been rent Icy discoveries of ailments For ten years there has been in Of collection list Of undesirable citizens. For years there has been almost daily additions to a "Gugg club For ten years has been appeal after another 10 The man with a grouch. and for ten years there has been maintained in active operation a grouch fac tory Citizen has been set against citizen. There has been appeal hate and passion. There has been defamation the point of sander and libel Scarcely a citizen who has plead for unity of action and col operation the development of the Territory but who has been either styled "Gugg" blood brother and political bedfelow fish trust" or something
 For eight of those ten years wickersham has been Delegate to Congress. For eight Of those ten years wickersham has shouted "Gugg' and fish trust until he is black the face. but produced remedy. For eight o those ten years he has had full swing but made headway For eight Of those ten years he has drawn down S7.5O" year for the purpose securing legislation that would make things better in Alaska he is passing his claim to cleo tion a firth assertions that there has been change.
 And entering another campaign with Wick ersham stll shouting. fish trust "robber" thief ~gangster." There has nothing done except to use every resource available and every day except payday toward continuing condition Of chaos He has settled nothing He has tried settle nothing. Instead he has surrounded himself with every who has grouch. with selfseeking politician who desires 10 profit by association with his grouch clan with ev cry man who has tried failed control the Re publican the Democratic party. with every to whom Wckersham means the last chance to get on the public payroll with every who is dissatisfied with anything He does not offering remedies l He comes shouting anathema. Is 1t not time for the people Of Alaska to do as the people Of the Nation did? Is it time for them to listen the with remedies? Is not time for settle troubles with appropriate legislation? Is it time stop the undertaking in Alaska stopped in the Naton-to stop it by giving the muckrakers nothing to rake?
 Senator Sulzer. coming the people Of Alaska as Wilson came those of the Nation. plans place governmental power in the hands of the people He and those who run with him promise them honest election law They promise primary election laws that will put the people in command of their own affairs They promise the people settlement of their difficulties and majority rule in the Territory. They promise the only remedies for the elimination of boss and demagogue alike They promise the people ! be only possible basis for cooperation in the interest Of peace and progress.