The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-19
TIME FOR DEMOCRATS TO THINK

Democrats of Alaska, Democrats who are Demo crats because they are democrats, men who would save the Democratic party as useful instrument for the public good as an organization through which people ca give cooperative service to the country and Alaska must not permit the Wickersham outfit to stir up such an unseemy quarrel among them offices that they forget the reason for Democratic party They must not permit Democrats who are seeking place or who partsan of this or that can didate for place destroy the organization and make it useless. They must not permit the candidate Tor office or his packers who attempt to make people believe that all those who do not support him for that place traitors consprators, crooks and schennS politicians get away with the game
 The Democratic party in Alaska has done won derful educational work in this Territory. Finding Republican party disorganized, rent into quarreng factions and incapable of service, made mainly for purpose of serving Wickersham, the Democrats Of Alaska in 1912 organized for They adopted platform the cornerstone of which selfgovern- ment Alaska They took the position that the best way Alaska to bring the powers of government to the Territory that she might help herself Judge Jennings went throughout the Terri tory with the platform based on this principle nailed the He placed the standard securely in the public view where it stood for two without stain or reproach Two years later, at Skagway, platform in all respects like the Valdez pronouncement only amplfed by the lessons of intervening events. promulgated. and Judge Bunnell the standard bear carried it the citadel of the sinister forces which had kept the people in turmoil for years-aso without stain reproach. Then the eventfu year of 1916 The convention at Juneau adopted platform based upon the principles fearessly pre- sented at Valdez and Skagway that voiced the hopes and aspirations of the people of Alaska in language plain that none could question it's meaning, and Charles A. Suzer selected to carry the standard in the fight, The enthusiasm, ability and fidelity dis played by MT Sulzer the party leader with the aid of the momentum gained in other battles, carried the standard to glorious victory.
 Now, gentlemen, the duty of Democrats is plain Delegate Sulzer has contest his hands, and he finds his government at Washington worrying over the country's greatest The Delegate in Congress will need all the cooperation possible among Aaskans thriceadopted and finally approved program of Alas kan Democracy into the statute books. Those who would hinder him in this work and thus contribute to the success of those seeking to the Territory over to Wickersham and chaos a year and a half hence. those who would deprive democracy and pro- Democrats democrats.
 This is a time for Democrats who are democrats those who would the Democratic party useful purposes to think and think hard and logically, periodically and-with sense
 Delegate Sulzer is the Democratic leader He was chosen to lead the Democratic party for the good of the Territory through the crisis of the present Will Democrats follow his leadership divide destroy tho party?