The Alaska citizen., July 02, 1910, Image 4

About The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917

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The following is the full text of the Demoi rath plutio in. . - :<K*
ed at the Juneau convention:
- c. \ CM-IIX.'KD CIMUIIATK.
The Democratic Party of the Territory of Alaska in convention as i
bled, does hereby declare and enunciate its principles and does pled;
candidate for delegate from Alaska to the Sixty-fen ml Congres to a .in
adherence to such principles and active support therein.
KKCI' lll.it A \ CAItTA A MIIV ACH TO til It IRI.I.IIOM.
We tall the aCention of the voters of Alaska to the condltioi
now confront them from having pinned their faith to a party that by n,
tlon has always opposed in Alaska the principle of sel.
rated by the Demoeratic party.
We declare the electi-iti of a Republican delegate to Com: In
pathy with the ' a kan i>oH Ies of the national administration will
in the enactnntr of laws destructive of all civil rights of the people a: .
place us under an appointed bureaucracy ratal to personal 1 it.• ■ 11 y. 'I
election of an independent Republican delegate to Congress at i
election failed i.. gi\c any relief to ’he people from comiiiions 1 ic.it h
long oppre- ed them. Instead of the harmonious working of tie uc a, ■
of that party to bring about needed reforms, a factional ti.-hl ha
developed betwion tlo wo wings lliereof wbiclt lias lip.light <|i . . n..
. /Alaska and lias r< -u 11• d in an absolute failure of legislation so mu
We call upon the people of Alaska to end this strife by • • 1 i• • iim
both faith i ; a by the retiring of the leaders thereof from ail i»iwe, i -1 ■ >
trol of Alaskan attains.
i:i:\ i:i::ik;i: rii.i. i>i:\ni \« i:d.
We strongly denounce the so-called administration im*a.-iirc on,
known as the Beveridge bill, proposing Id establish an appointive h 1
council for Alaska, as un-American and absolutely without p 1 ■ . . .!* :.t
our history. We believe that a Republican administration, in ad. •
. such a measure, is without regard for the conditions of the oniut; .
of the splendid Americanism of its i itizens. it is an infriti :< ment up u :
natural rights and liberties and despotic in tenden y.
IIUMK Rl l.i: I -WORKIt.
The Democratic party lias always advocated the fullest in : ir. o
liberty to the individual citizen consistent with the public n„ d. li
recognizes and helievi s ill the old Democratic principle of local sell
ment and wc earnestly favor the application of this principle •> \:
to the end tli.it its people may lie given that full measure . ,,■ ;,i. ,
>■- tv 111 ill is the inalienable right of all Americans.
We declare tiiat only through the Democratic party can mi. h r.*
he obtained.
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sank t (>\si:r\ vtion icr i iii: i*t ruc <;<»«>•>.
While wc favor a wist* and proper system of c- 'iiservatinn r* *11* *• l
laws passed by and in the interest of tin* people tliemselv,* . we dc:
the Republican polity of ci>ns.*rvation, so called as a ,-heiue fn |
executive orders made tor *hc benefit of special interests. \v ii i * li 1.:,
annihilated the progre. s and development of the* territory, and da
..guiieci.--: ar. burdens upon tile pioneers of Alaska witiiout any r* a! ii
„.t.O tiie nation a' large.
WOIT.D AKOI.ISII WtMlll TAX.
Wit it billions of tons ol coal in tin* ground wt* have tail otn*
•I'tiurn*. Wi ll aillii ns of f.-ot of standing timlior. ripo and rotting,
■are'eompefled to pay an . xorbitant and illegal tax to tin* o*,. rum, I ,*■
wood, that they burn for fuel and for Hie lumber that they put in d*
houses.
\I.\KKA RKI.OVRS TO Al.ASKA.VS.
fc-er •
We propose and will contend bat the natural n .-ources of Adi i
right la* Ion c to tip* po< ipio of a la ska and to those wlm in. li .do i’ d
to go there, and instead of their being administered by a bureau at y. a:
Ington .or commercial profit, should be free to the people in tin* do,.•!<•;
ment of this vast country.
NO MONOI’OI.IKS.
We believe that the only restriction that should lie pin: ,| mn-i t
free use of the natural resources of Alaska in the upbuilding of lb, , . -a
f should be strict restrictions against monopolization; and in this cor: ,■ i
•we demand the enactment of laws imposing such condition in the iii
■ granted t«* coal lands as will prevent great corporations engaged in d
: ipg the same front placing unnecessary burdens upon the consumer of ill .
product.
Mom: itoxiis, i:i<\, \ni> hutikk postal and ti:i.i:< :kaph
I At I I.ITIKS.
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... We believe In and highly recommend the expenditure of mom. b. li
I’ulted States government in building roads and trails, establishing liglo
houses, and In extending telegraphic and postal communication through. :
< the Territory of Alaska, and we declare the expenditure id' money lor si
. purposes should be increased.
We believe that the rates for telegraphic services, however, an
cessive, and could and should without impairment of efficiency, he redu .
to the actual cost of the service.
TO KNOOl HACK CAPITAI..
We believe and maintain that capital should be encouraged to eno i
Alaska for the reason that only thereby can the vast wealth and nature
resources of the country be developed.
WiH M> ASSIST IN KA1UIOAH IHIUHNG.
Trunk lint* railroads are absolutely essential for the development 1.1
the. territory. Railroads cannot be built in unpopulated territory and
made commercially successful without government aid for a- limited p,*rio i.
We do no* ask that railroads be given land grants. Neither do w.
expect that they shall be aided by grants of cash from the national treasur*
• hut we do think it is just and reasonable that the government shoul I h
its credit without favoritism by way of guaranteeing interest on the <* t
of construction of such lines inMhe holding of a lien therefor against the
properties, to be repaid when the roads shall become commercially profit
. ble. The government should always retain effective control and regulation
of such roads and should especially forbid a capitalization.of bonded inde t
edness exceeding the actual cost of construction and equipment. \\*e de
. Clare and believe that the resources of Alaska are abundantly sulllcie:,
to justify the construction of railroads in accordance with such policies.
A ROUSH A RI SKS I XDKIt MIXING IAW.
We condemn the Republican party for not correcting the many mani
fest evils in our present mining laws which have been and are corttinuin •
to be a great detriment to the miner and prospector of the Territory. \\*
pledge our candidate to an active and earnest effort to abolish the abuse
of location of claims by an agent or power of atttomey. and to reqqir.
I‘*‘$100.00 of annual assessment work for each twenty acres whether within
k an association or not, to remedy other evils in the mining laws, and to sc
.ii. and changes as wi.i k i i.. ■. a i (f mining
ii •.<>:» t s< n of the legitlmat n
KEFOItM IMl.Ut I \ V
ent road tax as I • > . i hardshii upon
t in and the miner of small m ■ 'mpi !., . . him t*> pav
ii ja share of the tax.
TAX 'I’llK I I-II I itl s! .
a Republican administration h. I a ini \(-t to
t fisheries companies c. a I tax it , i>. permitting them to
' .vif In' they have release! o many hour md i y. whi h afll
' i ii pay ment of the tax
'lion is a manifest fraud ml p ■ it. the large canning
"h upon the natural it . e. ■ ( t. ... . n l hout
whatever to the |ie. pit i. - e ut ii t»r vv I. e We de
■ I et this special legislation , ml ti m :,i Ring of the Ii h
' i i l ay their just proper!h it m ■ : and that till fish
> agation and relon ■ . ; i
n ti the government:
I : I I I.AIKm X\l> Hi.,.I I. X i I mu
v . ■ so. uring adequate msu'. •>, f . i..*-,,r am!
to he Jives and health i it d Pn,, an,i
impossible to secure .- ,n li ' i a ;,t through at.
nre familiar with lie \.a i . d the different
rritury. XX'e denonm > all ! i • the work
r<- that suc h legislation w ill .. .• 1 lN (>,„ ..... .... ]n
tJe'ir votes, as a sham ai d I
XXI Kill >1! Til ill > | .
I ardlnal principle in a.i It i in:, rj.il m>
freedom cannot < xi.-t w ii <;■ ;,n m|1, of .j,
ii C ation to permanently , p p,.■: j.»us
a . ale rights of Amen, a: . . ; ,.ur maiitiood
led only by serfs. And w. ,.,1! „ ;l|| hon
ns in ail effort to prewnt : i i ,n... oiirselvis
lit. arity.
S ventymile creek
is located mostly
n :iv) conglomerates.
as tar as Barney
iityiuile Hows close
' a the Kenai rocks
i' Ti:e valley is elabor
ml the surface ol
v ii, about 20 feet
cii, is covered with
! feet in thickness,
about twenty miles
t lie bench grav
mined to some
gol 1 has been ex
l the mining, how
one on tributaries
mile, and those that
'.active are Broken
. on. and Nugget
creek.
liters the Seventy
north, just above
\ alley is deeply cut
>ti;vi ate and shales,
ream leaves it the
>n v about 120 feet
- , dip 75 degrees to
the shales contain
-axes. The gravels
o! the pebbles found
rate, pieces of shale
. a small proportion
t> \ hlers a foot or more
the constituents
>’ ■ . .! : ’li conglomerate at
and large bowlders ol
-grained conglomer
. >! largely of chert peb
creek has been worked
i - feet from the north
nit half a mile up
i ix streak is reported
:> about six feet wide.
>i! creek flows in a can
. exhibit well-de
1 n ar the Seventy-i
'it. i e.lrock at the mouth
is . . schist. The gravels
rsot schist,conglom
-rate iistone anil granite. A
-I ,i .ut of work has been
a t imfsuth, but the re
ult t its tar obtained have not
pr<>\ i > : encouraging.
i, > k enters the Seventy-1
mile a the north. The valley
tvar tin- in >111li is a very narrow
ii' :ii a loitierate and shales that
ran. e ia iitnti 55 degrees S. to
v.-t r.'i I lie gravels in the creek
Inr .a ■ '11 ■ mi one to three feet
thick and aie composed of pebbles
11■ in ti. "t:glomerate, pieces o(
bow Id* 1 .ad vitreous quartzite tip
to thice a t in diameter. At a
; level o 1 leet above the mouth ol
the li are bench gravels about
six 1 * t titic k resting on the edges'
oV the upturned conglomerate.
These ■ tain large quartzite bowl-,
tiers !.l. ■ tlio-e observed in the
creek ravels and similar also to
time ol. iwd in Hroken Neck |
me k • 'Mate bench gravels on
15anr.-y.CN ek are auriferous and it
is p; :bl.es that part., at least, ol
th ' _. id in-:the creek gravels has
been .nved by . reconcentration
from tiretii.
The c-vttrreuce.of-gold on Nug-j
get creek and l lttme creek, both ■
tributaries) the Seventy mite to the
'vest ot if • hortymile quadrangle,
indicates the extension of the ati
riferous air,i westward.
i i'll- ! I\ \\( I S.
Ill i : ■1 v r : ill' l j a;: ai-jul re
port in a,' i ' '■ for the month
of -Ian . a . i,. ,1 t„ the
eit.v < O 1: 1 .a | , I Ilia,It's meeting:
i::;rrii -i ■
Ca -a i II , i,a!
. . $ 1 ,::ss. IT
fi" s 77,7.7,0
Tax. s; I: " • 1,11 o.20
Ta.a s. 1 • lit (i 20
I • '• 1.00
Poll i ,\ O.'ai on
< ’i t.v 1 i* ■ 1 mi. oil
feil I li. a . |i r,mi
•it- 'in k ..nun
( an li i ;,; 20u oil
Total . .... $7,901.92
Distil i:sc ic.vrs
fir*- <1 |» ■: $ 1. 19 2 07,
i’oli' 'll1 I, i . . . 021.0
Sin 11 <1 i• ,i ■ , 107.*.2
• i — i'■ i • :::.2.7 7,
Poor a ■ , • " at 1 u7 7,o
Si lioai.r. 1.022.27,
City in .h\ 97,
Ktec'ic: . 47.no
(Mil lai i,t tin w,i r ..t
orti, r> it 0 ail | s u. ~',
Cash oil ll al ! 11;. I. 1910 Mill.07,
T( tal $7.90192
Cat ’<•!.! t r.»t hii h, run by
■‘CKA.YI ’I S ' i r n< <1- lie in >n y.
V. b: I-. < i::u ui-in?
A Ii.,.
b« « n a. n 1 ia:. (Yiinoni. rn means
lhai \s In a l Ip .ii . «.! : In* com
mon I I- ». h :: ! :! . inter, ts of the
steel 11;. -1. i n sir a r tint, i he lum
ber fru • ihe lure ;* r 11 u. i anil the
.1 cotton
manulaer ; e< an* into eontliet.
the I liter i ii-- 1. : i. I ition ihey
want an I t m , «»!.!•■ ere torn .1 lo
faI;t3 ...it whir i!i> \ do not want.
Th«* r.H. m .Milheh law is a good
illustration.
The |, <. !e . | We want down
ward i ■ eni ni the tariff in order
that the rest ,:i living may he les
soned." Tie e«i»'|iorate interests
order tint* uar proii . in i\ increase.”
The j e. , !. we: disappointed, and
t he e.i - ,•' j. . com i ibidim; tariff
1-rilSlS VM e (I,.
That is Can non ism.
Catreni/.'* * I‘ aunts- ’
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Drivel.
The following extract Is printed
to show how little some perso is
know about Alaska.
The paragraph quoted formed tin
Introduction to Rex Reach's sto-y
' The Harrier." w hich appears in a •
eastern paper. We do not know
whether the writer means what he
"ays. or whether it is more persi
flage: hut it certainly creates a false
Idea of the north. Here Is what lie
writes:
This is a tale of Alaska: a bleak
land where men and women fight
each other and the relentless ele
ments for the precious gold that
lurks beneath the icy soil. Here is
told a story of wild ambition, of un
controlled passion, of men who kn i>v
no law other than that of their own
making; a story of a girl whose
beauty and purity plunge her into
deepest peril; a story of big men.
big hopes. Head of Necia. the fa
einaling heroine, who loves and i-t
loved; of Hale, the man of mystery;
of Stark, the killer of men; of Run
nion, prince of scoundrels; of "No
Creek" Lee, who comes into Ills
own at last; of simple souled, big
hearted Poleon I)oret; of Lieutenant
Ibirrell, the gallant Kentuckian who
conics into his own at last and
who carries law and justice into I'c*
Yukon wilds and forces despera'e
men to recognize him as their
master."
If the "gallant Kentuckian” refer
red to is still in the north it would
be an entertainment to hear him
speak of his efforts. There is no
doubt that "Panhandle Pete" and
others of his ilk would hide their
diminished heads after the man
from Kentucky had explained how
he “forced desperate men to acknow
ledge him as their master." By the
way, how is it that he was only a
lieutenant.
Patronize the Potlatch, run by
"PHANl’TS." lie needs the money.
Preparations for the glorious 4th
of July are approaching completion.
The contract for the erection of the
grand stand lias been let and build
ing is. proceeding apace.
Several booths for sideshows, re
freshments, etc., have been erected
on Front street, and the town is
beginning to assume holiday attire.
Owing to the large exodus to the
Iditarod, the subscription list is not
quite up to last year, but what the
committee have lacked in funds
they have made up in enthusiasm,
and this year’s celebrations will
equal any that have gone before.
Judge Thomas It Lyons will leave
for Juneau about the middle of
te xt week.
Till'; CITY DOCK
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At last night's council meeting
City Attorney Dignan gave a writ
ten opinion regarding the legality of
the city's action in leasing the build
ings on the city dock. In substance
the opinion expressed was to the
effect that the city was acting en
tirely within its rights in renting
the said buildings, and in support of
his opinion Attorney Dignan only
had to quote the act of 1904, relat
ing to municipalities in Alaska
This settles a much debated ques
tion.
Patronize "PEANUTS."
I VIKA PATKOI.MK.V.
At last right’s meeting of the
council the chief of police was em
powered to employ six special patrol
men to keep the peace during the
-1th of July celebrations. Their
remuneration will be at the rate
of $ I per hour.
GROCERIES
Delicatessen,
Preserved Fruits, Jams
and Jellies
EVERYTHING FOR THE TABLE
Northern Conwiercial Co.