The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-01

years. It LOOKS now as though our party was coming into it's own again at the next election. Let's get to- gether and see that the men we elect to office are of such caliber as to do us some good here in Alaska We need lots of things, but mainly these:
 1. A full territorial government
 2. Alaska affairs to be handled by Alaskans
 3. Less conservation fanaticism and more development
 4. Horse sense in the legislature
 Taking up these four propositions in order, let us see what they amount to. First, the full territorial government.
 The only territories which have been denied full form of territorial government heretofore were those in which the preponderant part of the population was of foreign or Indian where there are at least three white citizens of the United States to each Indian or non-citizen It can not be said that we are not intelligent enough to govern ourselves; the cen- sYs shows an almost infinitesimal de- gree of illiteracy This leaves but one reason for the refusal of the United States government to let us handle our own affairs, namely, the extent of the territory and it's scant population as compared to it's size This arr ument did not deter the gov- ernment from granting self-govern- ment to other territories. Given the right to control over their own re- sources, it did not take long to get the population. And so it will be with Alaska When we are allowed to get away from the Washington bureau cracy men and capital will soon be here to develop the richest country out of doors.
 AS oOSoAAA pAopOoAIAo11, 6AAooho AoA Alaskans, would take care of itself if we were given the full territorial gov ernment But inasmuch as we do not expect any immediate relief in that line, owing to the colossal ignorance of the people of the United States proper regarding us and our country, the only thing we can do is to keep oammering away with that end in view until we make the people under stand that we do not live in snow huts and wear skins. In the meanwhile, however, we can do something to rem edy the system of rotten appointees to federal and territorial office of which you have seen so many examples. This old stuff of the senator from Florida obtaining the appointment of the city attorney of Tallahoochie to be dis trict attorney or judge in Alaska, for the reason that the said city attorney was good Democrat and used to make mud pies with the senator, is Kbout played out The gentleman from Florida may be an estimable citi- zen and we'll Informed on the orange or alligator industry. But what does he know about robbing a sluice box or the making of sourdough beer? By. sending the right man to the na- tional convention we can get a plank in the national platform which will guarantee us our right to name the men who will administer our affairs as far as they are allowed to be ad- ministered in Alaska. I understand that Heckman has filed for national committeeman. Good man. He is the kind of timber we have needed for a long time. Isn't after anything but the best interests of the territory, in which he has lived for many years, and has had experience in many af- fairs
 The third proposition, less conserva- tism, I am not going to say much about: To write on this subject makes me so sore that I am apt to swear and get in bad with the postal authorities. But on the level, did you ever see such a bunch of nuts as the outfit in congress which wishes to try one the dog (Alaska representing the curl all the crazy theories advocated by disciples of Pinchot, Carrie Ma tion, Dr. Parkhurst and others. Con- serve your coal and oil by killing all chance for development. Make it so tough for anyone to develop pros pect that what people are in the ter ritory will move out and leave it to +ha oiuoc ch on1 tiuha wolf We want