The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-20
ALL THE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN ALL
THE POLITICAL PARTIES
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THE POLITICAL PARTIES
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There is no one who is interested in Alaska, and
every resident of the Territory ought to be interested
in Alaska who is not also interested in the organi-
zaion of all the political parties in the Territory
AS long government continues to be through poll
teal parties that must be so. because every one Is
interested in Alaska resident of the Territory
is interested in his government The welfare of the
Territory, the well being of the citizens of the Terri
tory the stakes in the organization of the poi
cal parties and government is for all the people and
not for some of them.
There is not a progressive citizen of the Terri
tory, matter with what party he affiliaes or
whether he affates with any party, who is not
vitality interested in the organization of both the
Democratic and Republican parties. Any other con-
cepton of the situation is that of the personal poll
tician who looks upon political parties as hostile
armies engaged in battle for the offices and plums
Six years ago when The Empire Printing Company
formed and purchased The Empire, 1t was an
nounced in the columns of The Empire:
1T will be the purpose of those who
make The Empire to give the people what
they conceive to be a clean, legitimate
newspaper nearly the means at their
command ~ will permit The proper func-
tons of IA newspaper are to publish the
news it Isl to tell of the dongs of men
and and the happenings of every
where that of general interest, giving
in greater detail the news of its particu-
lar field, and TO LABOR FOR THE BET
TERMENT OF CONDITIONS IN ALL THE
WALKS OF LIFE ESPECIAL THOSE OF
ITS OWN COMMUNITY AND COMMON
WEALTH, The Empire has purpose to
and no ambitions beyond the perform
of the functions of newspaper
ANY other conception of the functions of news
paper is that of that happily has all but
passed in the United States No real newspaper is
IAN organ" No real newspaper looks upon party
at the polls party organization as ends in
themselves Frequently within the last half-dozen
years The Empire has said that it had exactly the
interest in the organization of one party as
1T had in that of the other In the past few years
the organization of the Democratic party has been
of Importance than that of the Republican be-
cause the Democratic party in control of the
Nation but it a question of degree and not of
principle The Empires interest is in Alaska, there
fore it is interested in the organization of all
the political parties and all the cvic organizations
interested to the point that it wishes all the mem
bers of all organizations which concern themselves
with public functions to be informed vgilant and
attentive to the business of the organizations Its
interest, however. of that general character that
ought be the interest of every citizen of the
land
The Empires participation in politics is simply
that of newspaper. 1t publishes the news, discusses
and advocates and it believes to be
necessary in performing its duties newspaper.
Its readers and supporters of all political
parties and it discusses what it regards and
the and that advanced by all of
the parties just it does in all public matters 1t
does not urge the members of political party to
participate in the primaries of another and 1t thinks
late with that party-howbeit the Wickites who are
trying to capture the Republican party did for
the most part vote in the Democratic primaries two
years ago.
The Empire is convinced that If all the Republi-
cans of Alaska will to the polls next Tuesday, they
will place the control of their organization in the
hands of real resident Alaskans They will make
Il Alaskan organization. They will put at its
head who lives in Alaska, and one who has
continuously lived in the Territory.
The Democratic party is assured of that sort of
leadership. for the only candidate for Democratic
National Committeeman, T. j. Donohoe. has been
continuous resident of Alaska for more than twenty
years Mr. Donohoe the first City Attorney of
Juneau twenty years ago. and he went from this
Cordova a short time ago.
The Republican party has two pioneer residents
who are candidates for National Committeeman
Jack Mcbride and Jack Chovin The former is well
known in this section He has lived here continu-
ously for 22 years. This has been his home. and
the home or his family and the home of his bust
ness. He has worked at his business, given II
his personal attention in the substantial American
way, and 1t has thrived under his direction
There is another candidate for Republican Ma
tion committeeman who resides. and for many years
has resided out Of the Territory. visiting 1t