Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-04-23
Thomas Jefferson
Ronorfng his Memory al Yorik, Pas 5ottol
6g Hon. VIM z. Rtlson.
IFronl tho baltimore sun 81 April 10

Ronorfsg HIS Memory al Yotik, Pa.-C Grafton
By Hon HFs- z. wilson.
IFroni tho baltimore s1n6f April II. ]
At York, Pa, Saturday evening the Demo
cratic Society of that city honored the memo
Il r. Of Thomas Jefferson. The Young Mems
4 Democratic Association, in uniform, made 9
j ereditable parade. and then, acting ae escort
1 to the speaker, proceeded TO the Courthouse,
which was filed to Overlooking, many ladies
being sprinkled through the audience. Capt
/ Frank Geise acted as chairman and made a
short Introductory address. do then lntro-
/ duced the orator of the evening. Congressman
| VIM L. Wilson, of West Virginia, who
spoke on Thomas Jefferson at length. MI.
Wilson said the great man who was honored
tonight trod for forty years the path OF prac-
l teal craftsmanship. leaving enough monu-
ments of his wisdom and patriotism town inn
mortality for many men. he was also the
1 apostle of liberty, who bestowed upon mankind
| great political truths, which have everywhere
! enriched the blood of the patriot and added
something TO the stature of the citizen. The
| influence which the United States have visably
exercised in widening the bounds of freedom
over all the world during the past century has
been due mot so much TO the example of sue
tcessful Democratic government in contrast
1 with the almost uniform failures of the past,
l but to the slow spreading idea that govern
ments belong to the people,, and that their sole
j function and authority is to secure to the peo-
1 pie in equal measure the primary rights TINT
/ are the gilt Gt their Creator. OF this idea
| Thomas Jefferson was the inspired prophet.
and through long life the courageous and
passionate devOtec.
.'But why shall we nat permit him to sum
up his own life" said Mr.. Wilson. "as at tho
/ close of the journey he reviewed the long and
| Respondent path behind hilnS Among his
most private papers was found a pen-nnd-ink
/ sketch for simple monument, an obelisk of
! granite eight feet high. with an epitaph recit-
1 ing. Here was buried Thomas Jefferson. Au-
thor of the Declaration of American Indie
penhcMce. of theStntute of Virginin for religious
. dam, 0Rtd rf fbaa Tnfv ltHy nf
1 Virginia. IN this brief epitaph l am per-
shaded that he meant to comprehend and set
forth the aim. the aspiration and the achieves
nIent of his life. tn every nlan charter of po-
/ litical freedom. complete. unqualified and in
ltlefeasihlc TO every man u charter of re-
ligiouS Freedom. complete, unqualified and in
defeasahe; and having secured to his cOun-
tfynlen these great rights. he added general
Enlightenment universal education, that they
might know how To use, to defend and to en-
Il joy them forever. and this is the whole doc
.tfine OF free government That tile political
party which, under the leadership of Mr. JEFF
fersnn, was patliOtic and wise enough to plant
itself on these doctrines, has been able through
all the Intervening years to maintain u vigo-
rous existence. alone of all American parties, is
no ground for surprise to those who believe in
the persistence of political truth nor ON the
other hand is the fact that 1t has recently met
q defeat under the leadership of Grover CleYe-
land ground for encouragement to those who
fully measure the sources arrUYed against it,
and observe the slow aud faltering progress of
freedom and equal rights among the most en-
llightened nutiOns on Garth a party that sent
i've und a half million voters to the polls last
November is neither a dead party nor a-iy-
ing. 1t cannot fail, although ont of power. to
exert mighty Influence on the government of
the country In the reccntcampatgnt the DEM
Ocratic party attacked courngeously and ar
IDENTIFY the blatant beast of sectiOnalism and
the greedy Moloch of privilege. Over either
. one of them, singly, it could have won COM
lpletc and decisive victory; against their un-
hallowcd union it maintained, for the time be-
ing, an unequal fight Let those, If such there
. be in our ranks, who are disposed to censure
Grover Cleveland for ussuulting this conibina-
| ton tell us with which one of these he should
have made terms With which one of them
could the Democratic party have made terms
without dishonoTing its own record as q great
national party aud as the hereditary champion
of a government of equal rightsS'i
Mr.. Wilson then referred to the active sup
port given the Republican campaign by the
great corporations and combinations of corpo-
lrations engaged in domestic manufactures as
the determining fnctor in the election. He
said that those invisible representatives of SO
many hundred million dollars of associated or
consolidated capital should plunge actively
into presidential contest Is undoubtedly an
alarming aud portcntous fact, but it isas far re-
moved possible from return to the ideas
aud policies of the fathers, claimed by Pres
lidcnt Harrison IN his Inaugural address.
Mr. Wilson here dSclt in come detail on the
tariff bill passed by the Senate. showing that
it proposed almost uniformly an increase in
stead of u decrease of taxes. He portrayed at
llength the growth of the money power nnder
the rule of the Republican parry, the march of
i corporate aggression, their increasing repre-
iiBentaCioi III tne SenutG, tile uIbuildIng of mo-
nopclies and trusts under our revcnIIe laws
In view of all these monster combinations
against the rights of tho people. tho simplicity
| aud honesty of our government, the purity of
elections and the opportunities of yuuth,' Mr..
Wilson asked, might it not be after all that,
as tho great and patriotic soul of Jefferson was
leaving its early mansion, he was looking for
ward tn the future struggle Of his country. and
not 10 its past contests. and seeing all the gil
gantic forces then to be arraSed against free
government andindiyidual manhood. have eX-
claimed; Let the committees of safety be
warned. THE committees of safety - Mr..
Wilson said. must be the Democratic So
cieties spTingins from the bosom of the people,
combining and organizing to oppose the great
associations and combinations of laW-nade
wealth aud privilege, set for the maintenance
and propagation of sound political principles,
and for rallying the people once again to the
rescue and perpetual defense of free govern
ment."
Mr. Wilson whilst in York is the guest of
Hon. Chauncey L. Black.
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