The sun., 1891-07-05
cor arnL Ar orSErA.
ne nissrs From lrr. Bepew In His Esti-
usato OF Je frer son.

| nato OF Jefferson.
GENEVA. July 4.-Goy. Hill attended the
! Fourth Of July exercises here to-day. The
Governor was the guest OF ex-senator & d.
! Hammond At the anniversary exercises, the
/ Governor delivered the oration aud wss list
ened to by q largo audience. Among other
thugs. Gov. Hill referred to Chauncey III. De-
| pew's alleged slight upon Thomas Jefferson In
| his recent address at Galcna. ILL.,. as follows:
"On the soil OF old Virginia there stands n
plain and unostenta,ious monument upon
which 10 engraved the inscription that 1t is
erected to tho memory Of Thomas Jefferson.
author Of the Declaration OF 1ndependence.'
No king. potential. or ruler ever had grander
testimonial than this. No other record OF his
Invaluable services to his country was needed
10 perpetuate his fame. 1t will live as long as
liberty itself shall live. I observe the dis
tlnguished and versatile orator, whom we all
know and whose nameI need not mention
ono who spraks 30 frequently that hc cannot
bo expected always TO speak accurntely-in
ono OF his recent addresses omitted the
bonored name Of Jefferson whio including
that OF Hamilton Us among tho names oil the
bored in future een.ra,lona. " I'll all due re-
spo TO his opinion. beg TO differ with him.
aIso % Seither /. II % bolfevaa hat % mnartiai bis.
torymi!l nccent his cnnclu. ion,
and uaHls ssef sssvires 81 nmitrn m t somcWhat
Sa w asnth they res wer
a,i lar more than. Hamilton. waS
our our % eary a History 'en'p We recall ALL he bee fact
TINT he WINS conspicuous figure in tho whole
Xise ,rie,i,lec.., he Secrs;as; q s,s.s
Mental fs'1 Gonsress Minister PlenSoe s ea'iary
EnronS and " 70 hr"nes s
erase: Involving ne eShiti'ion, und =, The h,
ourrret,iotic athors no was he most prominent
and iearl ss advocate 1t II simpe ana poIu'ar
.2p and e "a h
ual OF parliamentary practice WI q notable
con,r button to tho Inv. ana literatn,eo his
great ,roliiica! party: which has survived the
Int fur ho, and beyond these magniflcent
aohieyei. EMS, which T,Eid 9rdina'iy I , e d aei
tse 5 al sn ana eT
irie.,stitls trn,6 m that III his was the genius.
the rights oi a irro people which heenme the
ME; throughout the whole Reyoln'i mary
oy lno uOiuncSY anu krauUeur Oh AVE-
c"noen ion. IT is said In detenco of
that J"lIersons name was omitted s,. and
cause the, achievements Of, tho former
roas"n could hardly have been suggested.
Certainly the popasr estimate of Jeilersou's
strongest cllarHct., ist c has bc'n that he was
y builder In the fullest and highest srns" OF
be to- NJ. 1t Is possinie that the reorle may
hRsc been IN error upon this point for bun-
dred yoars. hut the discovery comes raiber
In g. He WAS truly an extensive builder. wLo
butlLed MT for AN hour. but inr generations.
" 1t h been still urthOr urged rs AL eN-
cusc or tn" apparent slight nut unon Jefferson
that although he wrrte the Declaration o. Ia
dependence. yet the immortal phrase wherein
II Is e, firth .thnt nll men are .ren cd equal
from tho merits and permnnent repntstton
seems to he conceded that he 60 ned n phrase
which, eyen his critics regard rs immortal.
though they assume to regard 1t rs unsound:
The assert op that all men are created enual'
It was ther. used. Jefferson was 81 eak-
Ing the duties OF uovernmcnts. He
in ended to convey the idea nf thu 9 iuality of
all meu bo ore the law. He was oombntrn the
theory Of plutocr6cy. which ha; Its eloquent
advocate in those DAYS as we'll as in these, 3
and ha WAS endeavor nG TO prove that the
pSeon'e .,l had . pat.9nnal right to govern
as much an inherent right to rule Ms another.
He was a. this time lromulsalinE theory
rather than stating an actual or existing con-
ditfOp.n -.