The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-25


ear to every complaint He communicated
with Congress by written message, and
dispensed with the absurd parada OF the
address to the executive.
But the ''mouocrats" died hard. To
the last moment Of its existence
the Adams administration continued
70 struggle sgainst fate. Hamilton's
plan OF augmenting the weight of
government by cutting the states into con
venient districts" aud setting up 2 CROWD Of
new judges had been partly adopted, and
John Marshall wss busy until midnight OF
the Bird OF March preparing their commits
sions, when Levi Lincoln, Cy order Of JEFF
ferson, summarily relieved him, so sum
marlly that Marshall declared be was a.
lowed to take nothing away but his hat.
The commissions were withheld, and the
midnight judges never sat. This done,
the prisons were opened, and the anguish
ing victims OF the Unconstitutional seditiou
law set free. Then, with mis- illusIriOus
cabinet, Madison, Gallatin, Smith, Dear
born and Lincoln, he began the great work
OF reducing the government 10 every de-
partmeut to state OF Republican simpllc-
ity.
TIE GoLDsS ACE or TIE REPUBLIC.
MIR. Jcfferson's sovereign cure for all tbs
Ills OF the state was ths introduction OF the
most rigid eCoQouy, q frugal governue.t
l =
he cut down tEe great military and naval
establishments ba4Ueathed by the federal
lists es rapidly Hs the law permitted; and
finally with the aid OF Congress, reduced
she army TO about 900 men, which werr sd
that an hOnsst government had any use for
He reduced the diplomatic force 10 Lhs
three ministers at London, Paris and Mat
rid. He dismissed unnecessary officials Gs
fast as investigation disclosed thsir1eXlst-
ence. lie directed GallRtin 20 simplify tEe
treasury statements and accounts so as 10
| render them Ineligible to the plaiuest Citi-
zen, and invited every aid in the work Cd
reform. The whole system OF internal TAX
alton, including Jnree-fOurths Of the whole
civil list, was abolished at q blow, and tle
deficiency supplied by Jefferson's invariab-e
expedient, economy. When he had ex-
hausted htB discretion he appealed 70 Con-
gress for authority to make further r5duC-
tiOns, and the curious spectacle was pre-
sented OF an executive petitioning the ieEi3-
lature for permission TO surrender power
and to give up patronage. The result was
the rapid decrease OF the public debt, " hlct.
the federslists had regarded IS national
blessing" and the rise Of q new question
new, indeed, In every part Of the earth.
| What should be done with the surplUsi OF
shis government, In truth, the people knew
nothing but the blessings; its burdens were
| inperceptible. This Yves 'ths system OF
SCASCBOu. IL was IHlLulQUy continued
under his hneRl descendants, Madison and
Monroe, and has never, for an instant Of
time, ceased to command the deliberate ap-
proval OF the American people. II II has
oeen displaced by corrupt admins tratious,
they have never yet dared 70 so 10 the
country upon their federal principles.
They have uniformly Disguised their ness
ures, denied their purposes and ridden into
power under false pretapRas When Presl-
ttar6aln R-tT n i~,In ~ llffs
son were waning, ne meSnt only 20 say that
Lne special interests opposed 90 popular liO
erty, aud depending for their existence
upon federal consolidation, corruption mud
aztravRGsnce, were gaining, But they
gained In Ike proportion from 1880 10 1850.
The power OF the flew" seemed then as iI1-
pregna6le AS now. Hamilton believed Jn9t
the election OF Adams IN 1886 had sanctioned
Tue civil revolution, impressed upon the
constitution the quality OF expansiysEess.
settled practically tie question between the
british model" and the hybrid abortion of
1851, and confirmed the power Of the fsoer
alists foT all time. President Garfield in.
terpreted recent elections in the same way,
and was Just as much mistaken. rs Jcifer
sons simple faith in the ultimate good
sense OF the American people Was justified
on the nrst great occasion for the exercise
Of their sober Judgment" so viii IL be-
justified again, now that, SIS IN 1896, the
special causes Of delusiOn have pGssoc
away.
TIE JEFFERSON club.
But Mr.. jefferson loved 20 aes tue people
move n their primary capacity; the less
hey trusted to their representatives and
The more they trusted TO themselves tae
greater YVES the safety. These govern
a4ents we're tneirs, by the people and for
The peopiej" they should manage them, and
eternal vigilance was the price OF liz
erty." Accordingly, In every hour OF peril
us advised them to organize. to deliberate,
TO RRitate, TO come together 10 local sOcia-
ties, which, being connected by the ties Of
fraternel interest and correspondence.
might pass the signals Of danger from one
70 anotaer, "liAe that shepherds whistle
aus. o. sne night gives warning that The
WOLF IL upon his walk again" II wGs the
voluntary local associations, the vigilance
committees, the committees Of correspond
enoe, which lent the strongest impulse to
the revolution, and 1t was the voice OF the
people rising In thunder tones through the
many Threats Of the democratic societies"
which struck terror 10 the hearts OF the
federalists In 1900. The popular club Is the
chosen engine Of liberty everywhere; and
the Democratic society, planted in every
neigh borhood, is the one thing needful 70
''rouss the people,n as aforetime they were
reused by Jefferson, Madison and Gallatln.
Shall we not take this leaf also from the
handbook Of freedom which comes down to
US from the "Ruthor OF the Declaration OF
| independence and the founder OF the Dem
ocratic partrP' As he lay dying, on the
3rd OF July, 1926, his mighty intellect, half
released from its embarrassment of flesh
reverted fondly 30 this sy stem of popular
machinery for the security OF popular
rights. Fancying tde struggle again ill.,
progress he cried out: ''Waru the Commi,
teesP' and rising in tins bed, he seemed {,
Se tracing with eager but shrunkeu hand
iIaY-SS- - ~ s7ZsiCC5iTCd P1TTTUJ5. IT,
were almost his last words. The EeZU la.
oeing the Fourth, and the fTtieJh anuiver
sary Of the declaration, he passed away al
high noon, and in the very hour of its adop
ton. When he shall have "waned," Waeu
mis- teachings shall have lost their influence
when his memory snail have ceased to be
dear, the free institutions OF America VIII
be no more.
THE SYSTEM OF JEFFERSON.
| Mr.. Jefferson bad scientific miud OF the
highest order, aud he gave to his doctrines
the simplest and clearest expositions O,
which they were capable. Such exposi
lions, precise and beautiful, at once ezac1
aud comprehensive, are found scattereu
| throughout mis- political writings. The
most familiar are those Ia the Hrst inauR
| urAl, and In the letter 10 Mr.. Gerry a. 2jT
vol. 4, Of his works. The following brie.
statements comprise the whole system:
/ The tenth amendment to the constitution
Is an intiexible rule OF construction, d.
sacred and comprehensive guarantee OF
American liberty.
1.-The support Of the state governments IL
al their rights, IS the most competent ad
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