The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-26
MR. SUTHERLAND AND FULL TERRI
TORIAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

To a representative of The Empire Delegate Suther-
land said support the Development of Alaska and
full Territorial form Of government are the issues
on which will ask the people of Alaska to re-elect
him to be their Delegate to Congress.
OF course everybody stands and everybody has
stood for the development OF Alaska always-or thinks
or contends that he has But, while most of the
people of Alaska have unquestionably favored full
Territorial form of government for many years it has
been opposed by of the large Outside interests
which have lacked confidence in the people of the
Territory and by many politicians in the Territory
for one reason another
Full Territorial form Of government has been the
first plank in The Empires platform since it came
under its present management more than nine years
ago. 1t has advocated by the editor of The En-
pire from the beginning of his newspaper work in this
Territory 1899 1t should have been put into effect
of years If it had been many of the ills
and much of the discomfort that have characterized
life in Alaska would have been avoided.
The Empire earnestly hopes that Mr.. Sutherland
is sincere advocacy his newly adopted plat
form His record in Alaska and at Washington has
not been such to encourage those who would have
American principles CT applied this
try For years while in the Territorial Legislature and
playing the game of politics. he ridculed the advo-
of full Territorial form of government. AS a
member of the Territorial Senate he invariably op-
posed the memorials asking for it. When he went to
Washington he took with him program that was
imperialisc in principle and plan than any that
a Territorial Delegate took of Alaska. Not
only has he proposed nothing at Washington that
would give the people of this Territory wider meas
of selfgovernment but his plans for handling the
fisheries, game and other questions would strengthen
the ties that bind the people the Bureaus and De-
partments the National Capital.
If Mr. Sutherland is sincere in his support of full
Territorial form CT for Alaska if he really
has been converted TO American principles of govern
ment and should he be reelected and set himself
earnestly at work for it, Alaska should have in
ton within two the of the other
Territories had before their admission to Statehood
The Empire often has said that the Delegate to
Congress other official person who would get
for the people of Alaska the full Territorial form of
government would for himself enduring and
envable place in the history of the Territory. The
Empire does not favcr the reelection of Mr. Suther-
land 1t believes Alaskans should send to Congress
who has been always faithful and true to the
American principle of self-government in whom
the right Of self government fundamental political
philosophy just it with the Fathers of the Re-
public. 1t believes they should elect a man to rep
resent them in the National Congress who has breadth
of vision, who is tolerant rather than vengefu who
does not think much of personal and factional
politics. who thinks more of results and less who
is to get credit for the results However If Mr.. Suth
erand should be reelected to Congress- should devote
his efforts toward bringing government to the people
OF the Territory and for them their heritage
as Americans, none will be quicker pleased
than The Empire to give him the credit of having
earned the gratitude Of Alaskans and high place in
the history of Alaskan development for accomplish
ment