The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-14
REPUBLICANS
 HONOR LINCOLN,
 HIT DEMOCRATS
More than 70 Men and Women Gather in Luth-
 eran Church, Banquet

Declaring for new birth of free- dom," as typified by Abraham Lin coin, more than 70 Republican men and women gathered in the Luther an church parlors Saturday night at their annual Lincoln Day ban quet to pay tribute to the memory of the martyred President and to launch the c. O P. campaign ot 1888.
 Sounding the keynote of the ga- thering, Howard Stabler, candidate for Territorial Senator, is eulogiz- ing Lincoln as the great advocate of freedom" declared that many deceived and deluded" Americans fail to see that Treasury checks and promises of more abundant life have caused the surrender ot individual opportunity and initiative to government control' under the Democratic administration.
 They fail to see,' he said, that the land of free is now planted un- der orders of the Department of Ag- riculture; and fail to see that the home of the brave is burdened with oppressive taxation to support New Deal folly and extravaganza.
 To-day, in America, we need a new Declaration of Independence independence of and from the New Deal administration. We need to re- dedicate ourselves to the great prin- ciples of Abraham Lincoln that this nation, under God, shall have new birth of freedom We ought to com mence the work of rebuilding our constitutional system of govern ment; and we must never again for get that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty"
 Hits Democrats
 Striking out at what he termed the failure of the Democratic party, Albert White, candidate for Dele gate to Congress, charged the Dem ocrats with repudiating their party platform of 1892 and again the one of 1886.
 Not only has it been done by the national administration, but by the Legislators in our Territorial Leg islature,' he declared.
 Stating that he stood firmly on the Republican platform, White said the adoption of a unicameral, or one house, Legislature, "as advocated by Mr. Dimond,' would mean the ruin of Alaska. He charged the pension system now is inadequate, the liquor situation "intolerable, ' and there is no relief in sight un- der the New Deal"
 Declaring the martyrs of history have often been found in the minor ity, the Delegate candidate urged a rallying of the Republican minor 7 ity in 1888 with sights raised for a greater victory" in 1940.
 Tt doesn't make so much differ ence how many votes We get this year. he said, but it does matter that We present a real platf4n to the American people. The Dem- ocrats have no platform to offer
 Pointing to business conditions White declared: Roosevelt must take credit for the recession. A few years ago he said he planned it that way We'll. if Ne did, he must take credit for what he planned
 Tribute to Lincoln
 Voicing tribute to Lincoln, Frank Foster, candidate for the Territorial House. described him as "a temper ate, kindly, God-fearing man, wise in his judgments, fearless in his ad- vocacy of those principles which he believed to be right and true to ev- cry ideal dear to American man. hood.p The Republican Lincoln Day dinners, he said, were 'int con- trast to the Jackson Day dinners held as anybody's political racket
 .Lincolr's untimely death was a SoeooeAOpA1C, AAc odiu, HIS llle was an inspiration to every man and woman in these United States and his policy and precepts as set forth in the Gettysburg address will en- dure so long as civilized man inhab- it's this earth.p
 Other Candidates Heard
 Other Republican candidates on the program were Jack Wilson, Royal Shepard and Mildred Her mann, all candidates for the House The Rev O. L. Kendall served as toaStmaster and the musical pro- gram included the Alaskan's orches- tra, vocal solo by Ronald Lister and piano number by Miss Caroline Todd. Robert Ridley delivered Lin coln's Gettysburg address, and the opening prayer was given by the Rev. David Waggoner.
 Several congratulatory messages from Republican leaders throughout the Territory were read by Terri torial Chairman Elton Engstrom.
 Arrangement for the affair, which filled the parlors of the Lutheran church to capacity, were in charge of Ed Garnick, as chairman.