The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-04-20
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
HoasrlnE Hts Memory as NerA' Pa
Grafton By Hon. WIN. T. wtissu.

Al Yurk Pa saturday eeeaiug the IcmoeTAfae
Soclrty 90 that cY houaTet sfe rassg < Esa'szsas
Jrsn.-eau me YoanE aens nsusaeTstse Asaassz-
,ies IS nnia.rm made crrilsahae FagAsse And
then ACTING 5 caenrt ). ;hs speaker psoese,ici ~
,he coar,hausa shieN sas 6ilet q aFeE4auin
many laics hsias spriuklei throega ne asisoace,
CAPT. Frank ,icisn aese,l a. Chairman sHd sassp
shogt iuiroslrrtagy aidsvs lie ihrn inffusias lae
aratar ofshc evening CanErsssiz.ah y l. wias'a gag
Wcst Virginia Whn spoke on Thomas Jesir'sa's 81
length Mr. wiisoa ssl3 ihe sfs-I saan 30 wes
houortd t5-nighi tfgd fof s7iy yeAFs ne paia q
orsitfsi sfssesaaaship IesviaE e8s,ssh H1gauaeals
of his vision and patriotism e sin iraz'aii2'iiy
fls many ueu He vas aisa ths apostle - iiteirs.
= 10 h-sBue ufoa HlsaEsnd greA, g'i'ticsl treil's
ahieh have every where enriched the hiasi q tbs
ps.fio, Aad sdaei s5mcihiag % t7e stature q ne
c.tirsu The inaacncr whsch tAe uastea States
have rsslhiy exercised in widesiag he h,ssnds 81
freedom over en- she Ersld asFsug me Fzss censafy
has hceu due not 10 uach O. the VxaaaTe g ssafyfs
fal pgalo.-raLe Eoverutaeut iH eousssss ai'h the
almost gals,sm A.Hures u ihe pzzf seE q te sagw
sprcaanr idea thaf gasesu,.s rs hloag T. 30 pea-
pis ana tial theIr sl,o func3oa aa3 astbsiy Z %
secure b toe people ~ equal seAsufs re pFsmEry
rights that an NC sl 81 their Cfc4ar ofihis idea
Thomas jefferson Vas iha .asglFoi pFoPhes Aaa
through a ioug life the courageous ADD passionate
icyosrc,
bat Why shall us nos peTsuli BIN 50 a1m az bis
oa,u ufc aid NJ Nllsau -as 81 the rinse u lhr
Journey be reviewed the long ana Fsspiassas Path
behjud hla Among bis uaass pEivz9e Fafers wss
f,,ind pen and iuk sketch s,s a STAPLE monument
an obe.!sk of granite eight iss h.gh. with an e1!
taph recliing 'Hcre va buried Th5mss Ielefss'ai.
Author Of ihs DvciaEAii0a Of Amsticzn indepcn-
aence % The statute ~ NirgiulA flr Religious fse
dora and Father q tbs University u Virginia 10
this brief epl taph am per uadcd that be meant 30
elnprphend ard set forth the aim, ihe aspiration
snd The achievement Of his Ifs, 20 every man =
charter % political freedom. complete unqualified
ana tndeG,asIble. 70 ~xery man charter q gig0as
S,.,-iotn complete unqualified aud iudefesslels.
and havii.g seeur,d - hts couBlsymcn these great
askts. be edded senera' enlightenment universal
osacauou. that iaey might kaow hos % use 70 de
fend and 60 enjoy Ihem faFesrs And lht Is the
whole doctrine 81 tfee government IbAi tns
t,olnlral party which under the leadership q NJ.
Jefferson ass patriotic and wise enough 70 plant
i,sclfon these doctrines has bceH able through All
the intervening years to maintain yigoroas ez
lsteuce alone Of all American parties Is no ground
"a, surprise 10 ,hoss who believe ia The persistence
ofpolitcal truih 40. on the other hand is the fact
thar Il has recently met defssi under The leader
shin Of Grover Cleveland ground for dseolragefeit
z, those who fully measure the forces arFayc4
,eaiusl il and observe The slow and ALTERING pro
.ess Of freedom and equal rights smoug the most
enlightened n@iiosss earth parry that sent i've
and halg million voters 10 te polls las NoysmheF
1, neither dead party nor a-dylng Il cannot fail
although ont OF ynweF. 10 exert mighty influence
on the government of the country, Ia the recent
campaign the Democratic parry agls9kea courage
ously aud ardenuy the blatant beast Of seesionais
and thu. greedy Moioeh Of privilege. over either
one Of them. singly It coaid have won complete
and decisive victory; against their unhailoved
nnioH {: maintained Tor the time being, an unequal
svbt let those II such there be in our ranks. who
are disposed TO ceRsgte Grover Cleveland for IS
saultng this combination tell Us with which one Of
tsess hs should have made terms. with which one
Of them could ths Democratic party have made
terms without dshonorins is own record Is BFrHi
national party aud as the hereditary champion Of
government OF equal rights
Mr.. wilson then referred TO the active support
given the Republican campaign By the great cor
norations and combinations of corporations engaged
in domestic manufactures as the determining factor
in the election He said that those invisible rep
reseniatives 50 many hundred million dollars Of
associated or consolidated capital should plunge
actyeIy into presidential contest is undoubtedly
an elHiug and pouentous fast bat u Is q far re
moved a. possible from a return to The ideas ana
rison in his inaugural address.
Mr. Wilson here dwelt in some detail on the tarin
bill passed by the senate showing that ii proposed
almost uniformly an increase Instead of 4 de-
crease Of taxes He portrayed at length the growth
Of the mouey power under the rule of the Republ
can parry the march Of corporate aggression, their
increasing representation in the Senate, the up
building of monopolies and trusts under our revenue
laws.
IN view Of all these monster combinations
against the rights Of the people the simplicity and
honesty Of our gOYeFnmbut.t9 purity " elections
and the oppOrtunities of youth. Mr., wilson askel,
Knight ii not DO after all that, as the great and
patriotic soul OF Jefferson was leaving rs eaTlhly
mansion he was looking forward 10 the iuture
struggle Of his country and not 10 its past contests
and seeing all the gigantic forces then TO be arrayed
agai inst free government aud individual MANHOOD,
,.sre exclaimed, Let the committees OF safety De
trarned5H The committees of safety Mr.. wilson
said must noW li.c democratic societ es spring,
ing from the bosom of the IeGPie. combining aud
organizing To oppose the great associations aud oon-
bi1ations of laW-made wealth and privilege, set
for the maintenance and propagation OF sowed
political principles, aud for rallyng the people
once again to the rescue and perpetual defense OF
free government