The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-11-30
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE
Maybe, This Is It

Alaska enneSSee plan delegation back to Washington to get state hood for the Territory. With some thing of a carnival side-shOW tone, they are planninb to head the boys south in gaily painted automobile, bearing inscriptions and just bub- blng with hope.
 Maybe, this is it. Maybe, this is the answer to solving the problems Alaskans have been talking about for more than 50 years. Maybe this is home rule at the zenith. Maybe, this is Santa Claus in disguise At any rate, it has parallel, dated GA years ago.
 Thanks to Steve DeLOng, wh, has made about every mining camp makes his home in this majestic city on the Stikine, we've beer reading the Juneau City Mining Record of Juneau City, Alaska, pub lished December IS, 1892, at Jun eau City, Alaska, by Frank F. My CTS. The Record, like many another old mining camp paper has gone with the wind, but from some Of Publisher Myers comments of 64 years ago, Alaska's problems have not changed a great deal
 Even as the statehood caravan leaves from College. bearing gifts to President Eisenhower. 64 years ago. Editor Myers of the Record de c1ared:
 I've all look to M~. Cleveland and his advisers for a wholesome change in our present for'orn con dition.''
 Grover Cleveland had just been elected President in that eventful year of 1892 and the Record was pleased about it. ever hopeful and laying it on the line
 Said the Record of '92:
 '"The present time seems apUro- priate for the citizens of Alaska Tc enforce their claims respectfully and tn remind the President-elec' of his promise given. All party con alterations will be undoubtedly set aside hv the citizens of Alaska ir order that home rule may be estab- lished. the prime factor of which iS the appointment to all the civil of fees of resident citizens. It does not necessarily follow that for the want of a sufficient number of Democrats in Alaska that appoint ments should not be given to good citizens who may be Republicans However. all details will be car ried ont by the heads of depart- mants as regards the daputies and subordinates. doubtless in accord ance with the popular will As rp gards other requirements in the ad- ministrati ton of Alaska affairs much will depend upon the grant of a seat in Congress of a duly chosen deIegata'
 Alaska has had the grant of a seat in Congress for a duly chosen delegate since 1914. Now the re quest is seats for two senators and representative. r'
 And, continues the Record:
 "There are quite sufficient number of representative citizens in Southeastern Alaska to fill with credit to their country all the pub lie offices in the gift of the Presi- dent. whether they call themselves Republicans or Democrats. If We are to have home rule, it will bI better for Alaska to have Repub- lican resident. rather than a Demo cratic nonresident citizen as civ il servant It is quite certain that Alaska will not go ahead unless ii is governed by it's own people"
 Also Tough on Editors
 In addition to the political situa' tion, the Record reported that life in 1892 was also tough on editors In it's latest news by mail col umn, this item appeared:
 IF. H. Boyd. editor of the Olym- plan published in Olympia, was shot and killed by his mistress whom he had represented as his wife Jealousy was the cause"
 Then, in the local jottings" col umn appears this succulent item:
 Last Friday a little stranger arrived in the household of the ed. itor of the Record. It was little lib. girl. Such events under some conditions are most pleasant. but with the editor they are of toe frequent occurance, this being the fourth girl born in Alaska and ouI subscription list is not increasing rapidly enough to justify such ev ents: and then again. condensed milk is quite expensive. However, 'here Is limit to all things and VI rnne we have reached our limit 1T this respect Subscribers who art ir arrears win please take note 0 the above and remit without de