THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1919
STATE RIGHTS AND ALASKA
The discussion of Gov. Lowden’s
speech on the need for greater exer
cise of power by State, and the var
ious forms of municipal government
in the United States natuarally caus
es one’s mind to turn to the situation
in Alaska. The difficulty of applying
his suggestions lies in the circum
stances that the people of this terri
tory have not the power to develop
their government and to settle local
problems. They will have to get that
before they can assume the duties
that are theirs of right. We need full
territorial form of government so that
the people can take up and settle ques
tions that have remained unsettled for
years. The difference between Alas
ka and the country in general is that
the people of this Territory want the
power to do the things they cannot do
while in the States they refuse to ex
ercise the powers they have. In both
cases the result has been to develop
a tendency on the part of the people
to go to Washington or some other
outside authority for help when they
•ught to shoulder the responsibility
themselves. The dangers are many:
First, things are not nearly so likely
t® be settled right as they were in
the old days when the people acted
1®r themselves, and, secondly, the
people are becoming less resolute and
s®If-reliant. Fifty years ago an Am
erican people, situated as Alaska is
would have but one first request tc
Make of the National Government, and
that would be for self-government, anc
the request would have been mad<
again and again until it was granted
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Isnt it about time for some of oui
representative citizens to think abou
becoming councilmanic candidates a
the municipal election early in April
Income tax returns due again nexi
month, may cause a lot of worry t(
Mine people but not to the publisher:
of newspapers in the Territory of
Alaska.
The lodge, Knights of Pythias, die
a gracious act last night in giving £
reception and dance in honor of th<
returned ex-service men, which was
thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated bj
the boys and their priends.
The cold snap is apparently broken
but don’t imagine that winter is ovei
just because it has moderated. There
is still plenty of time for severa
blows, plenty of snow and the barom
eter to take another drop.
If you want to do a little profiteer
ing this week take advantage of th<
get-rich-quick system of the city an<
pay your personal and property ta:
before next Monday and thus sav<
that five percent penalty bo be im
posed upon deliquents.
Cordova and the Copper River val
ley residents should take a pride ii
seeing that Geo. C. Hazelett is electet
•ne of the delegates to the Republicai
National Convention at Chicago. H<
is a representative business man
staunch Republican and would cred
itably represent Alaska in helping t<
nominate tbe next President of thi
Waited States.
In casting about for a candidate fo
the presidential nomination the Dem
ccrats are following the trail of Her
bert Hoover, Republican, in the hop*
of landing him as their standard beai
er in the coming election. Well, i
the Democrats insist upon naming :
candidate we can see no goo&^reasoi
why they should not select a Reput
lican, as it is generally conceded tha
a member of that party is to occup;
the presidential chair for the nex
four years and there is no tellin;
who much longer.
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS
In any of our dear readers take
exception to our editorial about them
a
reading the News without paying for
it, they can subscribe, and it won’t
hurt our feelings a bit.—Douglas 16
land News.
Nearly every Alaska town of con
sequence has a newspaper, but only
a few can boast of daily publications,
the war and subsequent backward con
ditions having forced several pub
lishers to get into the weekly class
or suspend altogether. The towns
now having daily papers are: Nenana,
Fairbanks Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchi
kan, Cordova, Skagway, and Seward.
Fairbanks and Ketchikan are the
only towns in Alaska in which two
papers are published.—Nenana News.
The Seattle Alaska Dispatch thinks
Alaska will never come into its own
until Statehood is granted in lieu of
the limited Territorial government
the Territory now has. That is quite
true. No American commonwealth
ever came into its own until it was
erected Into a soveriegn state of the
union. But Alaska must come into
a lot before she has a population and
developed resources that will permit
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her to gain Statehood. The best way
to aid her in coming into enough for
that is to grant her Territorial form
of government just as Washington
had before Statehood.—Juneau Em
pire.
Now that Wickersham has express
ed a desire to be a delegate to the
Republican national convention, it is
up to the Republicans to acknowledge
the wishes of their overlord and choke
the polls at the April primary in their
mad rush to propitiate the valiant
leader of Alaska Republicanism. We
wonder if he has again “yielded to
the requests of his many supporters”
in entering the race.—Fairbanks
Citizen.
The town of Fairbanks is today in
better financial condition than at any
time in the past ten years, with ap
proximately $13,000 in the treasury.
Of this amount about $2,000, probably
less, will be required to cover all
outstanding indebtedness, leaving a
net balance of $11,000 in round num
bers to the credit of the municipality.
It is believed that possibly between
$3,000 and $4,000 remain to be collec
ted in taxes. Most of this will be
paid into the treasury before the
council year ends.—Fairbanks News
Miner.
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