Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-05
WILSON RANKS
 WITH LINCOLN
Says He is One of Greatest Presidents United States Has Ever Had and
 Ranks With Lincoln, Jefferson


 one of a great triumverate of Ameri. can presidents who rank among the great statesmen of the wOrld-the other two of whom are Jefferson and Lincoln--is the opinion of George Hazard, of Tacoma, former chair. man of the Washington State Demo- cratic Central Committee.
 MT. Hazard voted for two of the iumverate-Lincoln and Wilson. He was a soldier of the Union when he voted for Lincoln during the Civil war, and walks on crutches to this day as the result of an ounce min- nie ball which he has carried since receiving 1t on a southern battlefield.
 MT. Hazard, who is in Valdez en route to Fairbanks, to visit a son-in- law, said:
 "As in 1861-5, when the American people were behind Abraham Lin coin, so are they now behind Wood row Wilson. Wilson is one of a triumverate of great presidents. The other two were Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and purchased Louisiana territory; Lin coin freed the slaves, and under Will son the United States has become the greatest nation that ever inhabited the earth.
 See what we have accomplished under the twenty-eighth president We have settled the tariff question unified the trust laws, passed the currency law, nationalized the navi gation laws, give the country a for eign policy that is the admiration oi the whole world, and opened Alaska to its great development.
 "In 1856 the Free Soil Democrats and the anti-slavery Wings joined with the abolitionists and with Johr c. Fremont as the first Republican nominee for president they gave the pro-slavery party lick. Then ir 1860, with Abraham Lincoln as can didate, they gave it another lick That ended for all time the pro-slave party.
 History is repeating itself. In 191i the Democratic party, under the lead ership of Woodrow Wilson, gave the Republican party lick. In 1916, un der the same leadership, 1t will give the Republican party another lick and that will be the end for all time of the party of paternalism and spec ial privilege, which, like its predeces sors, the Federal and Whig parties will pass into history.
 "Under the wise administration ol Progressive Democracy the country is destined to have long period o1 industrial activity and highly pros porous development.
 What is there left for the oppo sition to President Wilson to stand upon? Not the tariff. for that is, fol one, at least, and perhaps two. dec ades, as dead as African slavery. The European war has removed the tar if from intelligent consideration for many years. There is no occasion for a tariff wall against imports that are not coming, and cannot be expected to come for a long and indefinite per iod. When the war ends the nations of Europe engaged will be busy fol years rehabilitating their industries They will be importers of our manu factured articles instead of exporters and large balance of trade will be in our favor for many years"
 Speaking of Alaska, MT. Hazard who visited the territory years ago said there has been a remarkable chance in Alaska since he was here before. He continued:
 Greater Development for Alaska. "A greater development is coming to Alaska than it's most .sanguine cit izen anticipates. Towns will grow in to cities and new towns will spring forth to grow into cities in their day Railroads will traverse the territor, in every direction; agriculture will b' developed, and all cereals known tt the north temperate zone. aside from corn, which requires the hot night' that we do not have on the Pacific coast, grasses and all the harder veg etables, will be raised in plethori' abundance.
 "The present Democratic admins tration has made way for this devel opment, and it will further foster i as 1t proceeds on its course.
 "In the course of time-during thu lifetime of many men of middle ag' now living-three great states will b' erected from the territory that nov constitute Alaska. I hope they will name them Alaska. Seward and Lin coln."
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