National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-22

liberties and save tho dollars and dimes
which arc wasted in vain and prepostor-
Gus show.
Now wo have discovered that jefferson
was not tho simple, plain, economic, re-
tiring, and unostentatious individual
represented, and that he did not, in
fact, set tho wonderful example believed
in, constituting portion of our history
as told in school books and lectures and
orations. There is no proof by any writer
contemporary with him that ho rode on
horseback and alone, and with his own
hands hitched his horse to post, but
there is proof that he had procession,
with the accomplishments usual on state
occasions OF the period, and did not make
of himself the oddity and crank that has
been represented. Our attention was
called to this matter some years ago by
Hon. A. w. Thsyer. then United States
consul at Triest, in private letter, and
he quoted tho historian, Richard Hill
dreth as saying that Jefferson had some
inclination to omit the parade. but fnd-
ing it would be great disappointment to
tho people to have IL dispensed with, ho
thought better of it, and was escorted to
tho capitol by two military
companies and distinguished civic
procession of the people. The National
Mteuigeacer Of March 9, 1901, states that
the day WAS ushered in by tho firing Of
cannon; that at 10 q. M, tho Washington
Artillery and Alexandria Rifles paraded
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of the people, including many members
of congress, passed down tho avenue to
tho capitol. 1t also mentions that the
demonstration surpassed any previous
one in the history Of tho city, and this
of itself overthrows the one horse story,
for the editor of the htoiigeneor was a
man of voracity, friend of Jefferson,
aud tho last man to represent right under
the presidents nuse that his horseback
solitary ride down the street, intended to
BIO condemnation of parade, was the
grandest demonstration the city had
known.
That Jefferson was a man of quiet mau-
ners is probably true, but he was not u
clown. He had been in Paris, the city of
show, and was fond Of the French and
their ways. That he was not avorse to
,orodo ~, rronor occosio,s Ia ehow, hv
HE srh.oorent oo,dro, IN tho 1e,h or
Anil 1soi bo visitod A,oxandria IN mar.
talse Of n nnblic dinnor and was mat on
the wav bv artillery. riao comn,nies. and
cavalry and citizens, in a demonstration
rivalling in splendor the inauguration
coromorios an tho Atb of March Ger.
to;nlv tbe ,otor of naradas the ma, who
d.taotob osoorts dosnisod roiso and ,onn
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