The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-14
LINCOLN BANQUET
BRILLIANT AFFAIR
PARTY LEADERS FROM MANY
PARTS OF NORTH IDAHO WERE
ATTENDANCE
Memory of Martyred President Re.
vered-WOuld Rally Republicans
to Standards

More than a hundred and fifty
north Idaho Republicans gathered
here Saturday evening at Lincoln
Day banquet and Republican love-
feast. Party harmony and the re-
uniting of the fragments into which
the party was divided in 1912 were
topics of interest, and many excellent
speeches were heard.
Following the banquet, little
farce, "The Nominating of "a Candidate
for Governor" written by w. E. Lee
and M. E. Lewis was given by Homer
David, impersonating State Chairman
Evan Evans, R. R. Groniger as Geo.
Crum, VIM. Bohm as c. L. Heitman,
Stanley Brown as F. S. Randall, Jack
Hays as Herman Taylor, and Harry
McDougal as 'Mr." Davis of south
Idaho. Applying the "McGowan" law,
by which strength not running" abil-
! ity determines the successful candi-
date, the north Idaho men engaged in
a free-for-all scramble, only to be
overpowered by "Mr." Davis who ap-
their pre-occupation with each other.
Toastmaster w. E. Lee, who was
introduced by County Chairman ]. R.
Collins, read communications from A.
H. Connor, Herman Taylor, R. NJ Nc
Cracker, Jas. H. Brady, Burton L.
French, Addison Smith, Ex-Governor
Mcconnell, Miles Johnson, c. L. Heit-
man, Geo. R. Barker, and the Nez
Perce Republicans. Music was furnish
ed by the University quartet.
In dealing with his subject, "The
Republican Party" F. S. Randall of
Lewiston sketched the history of the
|party briefly, and pointed out not only
the specific issues that lead to the es-
|tablishment of the party but the prin-
cipleS for which the party was to
stand. Efficiency and the practice of
doing the thing at hand he said,
characterized Lincoln and the party.
Success of the party depends upon
looking forward not backward, the
speaker said, and he gave as the rea-
son for the detection of 1912 the fail
ure of the conservatives to advance as
conditions demanded and the inclina- /
ton of the progressives to run ahead i
of the spirit of the times. That fact I
has been realized and reunited and (
rejuvenated party will result.
Other speakers of the evening were
Messrs. Potts of Coeur d'Alene, Buck
of Lewiston, Becker of Orofino, Reh-
berg of Kamiah, Samuels of Wallace,
Elliott of Bonners Ferry, MCGOWAN of
Schultz of St. Maries, Mum
son of Moscow, Barton of Occur
d'Alene, Truitt of Moscow, Crum of
Lewiston, Porter of Juliaetta, New
lands of Princeton, Grant of Elk Ri
yer, and Hagan and Lewis of Moscow.
The principle address of the evening
was made by Hon. James F. Ailshie of ,
Coeur d'Alene, who said in part:
1t may be said of Abraham Lincoln
that he came to earth to lift the bur-
den from the oppressed and ito set the
captive Free Like the Nazarene he
came of humble birth and like Him
he loved the common people. Gentle
in spirit, resolute in purpose, endow-
ed with the vision of seer and prop
h; oh n
fallible and his courage was like un-
70 the Lion of the tribe of Judah
To undertake a review Of his life
and character would be merely to re-
count what is already known and
cherished among you. Let us there
ore turn aside this evening from the
of everyday life re-
;ponsive to something better than the
activities and acute self-interests our
iaily life affords us.
Marvellous and phenomenal changes
lave come to this nation since the
,reat heart of Abraham Lincoln ceas-
d to throb, as it always did, in uni
on with the yearnings of the down
rodden and oppressed. Political par
les have been captured and sub
rdinated to the uses and ends of in
ividuals and combination of wealth;
principles have been ignored for the
axe of temporary causes or self ag-
randizement; honest efforts and right
esires have been scoffed at by hire
ngs and silenced by the muffler OF
,ig bank accounts Offices have
cen bartered away in advance of cleo
ions in consideration of votes. il