The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-20
SELF ACCOMPANIMENT IS THE ISSUE.

Delegate Suzer says he is confident that Con- gress will pass full Territorial form of government bill for Alaska, and there is question but that he speaks with accurate knowledge concerning Con gressional sentiment. During his short term at Washington, Mr Sulzer has the confidence of Senators and Representatives in Congress in a markabe degree, and he has impressed upon the Ma tonal lawmakers the necessity of giving Alaska a free hand in the management of Alaskan affairs. So completely is this the that it might be said with entire confidence that another of Delegate Sul- ger in Congress the government of Alaska in Alaska by Alaskans.
 And that after al is the only solution of Alaska's problems. The questions that the develop of this Territory, it's and government cannot be settled by people shouting "crook. "scal- awag," Hun corporation,' trust" Nothing can be gained by sweeping through the Territory abusing everybody. Nothing be solved by dividing the people into quarreling factions the development cannsh personal feuds No good things for the Territory be aided the surreptitous circulation of caumnous reports tending injure the standing of individuals There is ho help to progress try ing to undermine and destroy the usefulness of those who charged with the duty of public service
 These practices simply muddy the waters, and make advancement difficult.
 Nor settle the local questions that lie at the foundation Alaskan prosperity and indus trial and institutional development by making parti sanshp and the personnel of the public service par amount issues. We cannot determine anything i'm portant by permitting those who official place ana public salaries to occupy the public attention While they make wry faces, call names and do all within their power to discredt and embarrass the Administration, in order to grouch vote and lhhuence 1t to support their personal ambitions or while they attempt to strong-arm of political faith into doing the thing.
 The problems Alaska will never be settled in such that will allow the best progress best development until the people of Alaska are per tory The responsibilities government must be placed on the people here who understand local conditions. Then the people who interested in settling questions, rather than in keeping everything condition of chaos, will have the within hands to protect and govern themselves Then will the intermingng of Federal and local issues and problems of government cease. Then will the people De able to regulate their affairs in a manner that Will be satisfactory to the majority
 This is time when the people of Aaska-those who here to stay, those who raising families here and building for future for themselves and their children and those who will after them, those manent home-should take charge of things and rel egate the personal political gang, which is striving to destroy that it might profit to the back ground
 No man has ever been called to public service in Alaska who more nearly represents the real work ers those who laboring make Alaskta some thing better than field of battle for spoilsmen and office seekers and personal political quarellers than Delegate Sulzer. Let elect MT. Sulzer get self government and permit the people, the men and wo- men who are trying to make Alaska a good place in which to live and work and do business run the Territory.
 Self government is the big issue in Alaska