New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-14
JEFFERSONIAN PRINCIPLES.
A CAUsTIC POLITICAL REVIEW.
ADDRESS BY f. r. KENNEDY BEFORE THE SEVENTH
WARD REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION, BROOKLYN.

| lecturer was u. h kennedy, ono or the
earnest aud effective speakers in the recent Repub
| lcau canvass in Brooklyn His audience was large
one, including many ladies' and great interest mani
tested in his incsve and caustic OF The Pnci-
pies Of Thomas Jefferson" Arrangements have been
made for third lecture before the Association, and the
addresses that have already been delivered to be
repeated before other Ward Associations in Brooklyn
and elsewhere.
Mr. Kennedy upon being introduced by william
Ray repeated Of Bismarcks "reminiscences OF
guard pacing up and down open field near St.
Petersburg because the Cars grandmother eighty years
before had discovered wild violet in the grass and had
commanded soldier to prevent its being plucked. The
incident used, not to Illustrate the fixed and I'M
changeable character of Russian laws and customs,
much to suggest that wild vioets must be in
ST. Petersburg In like manner q political party
that boasts of nothing much as Of leader who has
been dead for than generation, must be short Of
matter boast about And that is just the condition Of
the Democratic party. 1t, and its neal predecessors
elevated TO the Chief Magistracy Madison and Monroe
and Polk and Others but rejoces only in the memory
OF Jefferson In Of the country remote from
South Carolina, there are, to DO sure, Democrats who
glory in Andrew Jackson but they antagonized by
jefferson himself who said to Daniel Webster: " feel
much alarmed the prospect of seeing General Jackson
President lie Is one OF the most unfit men know OF
for such place."
Besides Presidents and greater than It's Presidents,
the Democratic party has comprised statesmen who be-
historlcas cxpOunders of policies and doctrines.
Calhoun impressed tho heresy of notification
indelbly the Democratic tables OF stone Yancey
gagged the party in support the assertion Of oonstu
tonal right OF secession. Davis and Mason and ToOmbs
aud their used the power Of the organ
zation the effort extend and perpetuate slavery
Buchanan and Attorney General Black promul-
gated the amazing doctrine that while every
SIon and break mn the general Government The mighty
sovereignty Of the Government was preeluded from de-
"coerca q soycrolgn State! The Democratic party-at
least IL is known In this atitudchas pleasure in
all these 10 would glaiiy adopt Sheridans suggestion
OF dsnherng ones self back wards ANA cutting the con
ucction far these legacies cOncerued but II
turns with pride TO tao Principles of Thomas JEFFERSON
Jefferson 10 to the Democratic party what Calvin is to
9ed % Of milan or S%G ~ b ay o. spSe
and a haven refuge. lLaughter When new occasions
the Nation to new duties the Democratic party
Of past era In eyes when the quckcned conscience
OF the North determined to set limit to the boundaries
Created tie tie National banking system and
devised methods OF revenue that enabled
TIC Government to carry on the war for the Union;
when the Euaucipator struck the shackes from four
million slaves when me measures that checked inc ais
Indignation OF III" nation ana made Us forever one
people enacted BY Republican Congress the op-
ouog pay urea 70 So' Ss nS gSWgo paf5way
OF events the Principles OF Thomas Jefferson"
90 sag sumcthlg handsome OF Governor Cevcands sue
crts0r aud Giscrrefy ayOdiuga dill OF particulars
l a
key tocycry riddle OF satecraft What does this creed
In ering these questions we osplt the pet
phrases the lrs Inaugural because they fulfilled their
purpose In furnishing inspiring reading Nor do we
need ccal the glitterins genealitrs of the Declar-
alton OF Independence. For. while Jefferson, as chair
man OF a committee, had the honor TO draft that in
H. INN The man Who cns for three cheers I'm an ex-
cited assembly claim credit for the enthusiasm OF the
mat then. are the principlcs"l And why does the
Democratic party. t. nothing long except its appe
utr persi-tcny proclaim adherence to hrmi Doubt
vell dttcd FOR each other. ,AppluuseJ
MIR Kennedy described how the young virginan
entered upon MS hI7t candidacy INK" Doioefat Vi "a.
present day; how he was parry to the hrst
and how bitter was his partsanslip Jefferson
believed gr It cities TO be ptstentia. aud he round
reflection that Tho fever would discourage their growth
Vet for nearly century his party has been strongest In
tLe great cities Ia lSUO Jefferson writes 10 Madison,
r,ii,, t,"EI os The JriicrsoTian party was then
da1D .th" i.suS viii be Republican II the Federal
ticket Tor tuC Cy Of Ncw-l Ok prevails the probabilities
viii be- ia favor 0i "A Federal issue" Consequently the
heaviest work done here and, under the unscrupu
/ luus lead o. Aaron burr, the cry Of Ncw-iork
was carried for J,hcrson. just so, last fail,
the Of the Democratic party depended on New
York; and after all the means available had been put
forth, ncousderte ana offensive rehdrk 0l atnOught
less preacher eagerly sutched up and published
the sentiment of the Republican candidate; and holy
Augwumps stood an one sunday at TIE doors OF churches
and distributed the lie from sunrise untiI evening.
laughtcrl We might with less of departure from the
truth since The authority OF Jefferson II 80 0ieulnvoked
have printed gdrlng title, "Sentlments OF Grover
(lCyc If ~ would not have bcrn 100 test
ofcrcduty Ia assert that Mr CLEVELAND hal any sentl
mcuts-,laughtcr ana applausel-and published this
spanish American revolution" II the obstacles Oi
blgotry and prcsicrait can be snrmOunied We may
hope that common VIII suffice To do everything
else" Aud We might have added THIS, from the same
author: join in your repto0aton 81 our merchants
rraWntry. anu In every country and in every age
the priest has been hostile to liberty II this lacks the
alhtcrauve quality Of uln i'omanlsIn ana Rebellion,
/: is quite rs bigotcd.
The popular election OF 1900 having resulted in no
a Ia th. ~
sentayes. and settled only after long and bitter
struggle The party which las for sandihg grievance
eight years ago to adopt any resort that promised
success ana Jefferson seriously proposed, ii result
was not attained by the ith OF March, that
his party should assume MT only that the
but that the United states Government itself had come
convention To- repair the Constitution where It Was
defective and WIND up the Government like clock
that had ian down. hr. Wperson's threat to rally a
hundred thousand men 10 seat Mr. Tiden in 1877 was
windy than many uterauccs OF the caller con
test. Even Jefferson proposed IN certain contingency
. a resort TO arms"
The position the President just inaugurated Is. in
pert like THAT OF Jefferson when ht entered the
Office. The Govcrnment had been tor year, N the hands
OF the opposite pnrty and the offices filed with lis
followers To appoint members OF the suo essfu party
II occ that was vacant or just created was IN the
line Of unbrohen usage. But to remove man from
position ne filing with credit, simply to make
place Tor another man. was strange ana shuchlhg 70
| mcmber oil the Tammany Society of Baltimore who de
mauded removals. Jefferson put this question: What
j. the dlcrcuce between denying Tie lght Of suffrage,
and Furnishing man ior eNergls.ns Iy turning ah
slderntlOn for individual rights. and showed himself
trimmer In finally disposlng Of the question Three
weeks after his inauguration Jefferson writes: With
gard TO appointments have much confidence in the
Justice and good OF the Fcdoralsts, have no
doubt they Will in the fairness of the position.
that after they have been In the exclusive OF
ali Offices It Is pcrfec ~ just that the Repub
Cans should come In for the vacancies which may fall
in. until something like equilibrium I'm Office be
stored Bat the great stumbling block will be
mOyals. or the thousands of officers. . in the
United States very few individuals only. probably
twenty will be removed and these only Tor doing what
| tIpv u1rlt not ID In In
writes that the necessity OF Re removals
LEGAL expressions, denquncIes, and other Official
maay may be mscOnsrued done for political
opinions hut the extent OF these will be too limited
to make permanent Impressions. "
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