The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-30

toa's cabinet. did his utmost 70 ernbarrass
and discredit bis administration with TIE
people; he inspired ali the attacks on
/ asmilton's fnnding system - corrups; ne
taught his followers that Washingfon's
posicv rs. rnonarchical In It's tendencies
and English in its afsinities- Jetferson's
course under Warrington was dis.oyal,
Low and fsctious He resorsed to the
basest articles Of q politician TO defeat
the measures of Washington's adninistra-
ton while he was secretary Of state. bis
conduct after leaving the cabinet vas even
more reprehensible aud shameful--so rep
rehensible that Washington did not hesi-
tate TO pronounce Jefferson "a profound
hypocrite." Jefferson came back from
France yacobin, and be preached jacob
inism until he was elected president and
began 10 realize the responsibility OF
power. jefferson out Of Office wasa differ
ent man altogether from Jefferson as pres
ident.
Hamilton replied to Frensau's attacks
on Washington in a sharp article In
which he charged that Freneau's paper
was established under the auspices and
70. the specasl use OF Secretary of State
Jefferson. and denounced the improperly
Of his holding oSsce in the administration
while conducting warfare against meas
urss which had received the approval of
coma ress and of the executive; neysrthe-
less. Jefferson kept Freneau in his Office
after IL was known that his main business
WAS to libel Washington and decry his
measures. II Jefferson did not write the
articles be encouraged the writer by re-
tanning him in Office. q virtual approval of
his course.
Jefferson in his whole political life be-
fore he became president paid not the
slightest regard to truth and honor nor
the proprieties and decencies of life. At
no time were there 30 many iibellous pam
phlets published and so many monstrous
and scandulous assaults made upon
private character as during the first ten or
fifteen years OF the republic. Jefferson
inspired the charge against Hamilton that
he was using his place as secretary Of the
treasury to speculate in United States
stocks. and James Monroe, afterwards
president. wrote the miserable attack on
Hamilton which forced Hamilton to con-
Tess adultery with the wife of treasury
clerk to establish his financial integrity.
Washington's secretary of state, Ran
dolph, accepted brides Of the French min
lister and had to resign. A Scotchman
named Calender was an editorial tool of
Jefferson's for several years, but quarreling
with him, charged that Jefferson had
aided him with money in his publications
libeling Washington and Hamilton, Jeffsr-
son confessing paying Callsndsr money
$50 now and then-as he would have
helped any other man.
Jefferson agreed to Washipgtop's "Dec-
laration of Neutrality" when war broke
out between France and England, and
then repudiated it to his political friends
This was Jefferson, the INSCRIPTIONS
politician, but when he became president
his administration reflected the principles,
views and opinions of Washington and
Hamilton in regard to revenue, finance
and banking.
Hamilton was about as vindictiye and
INSCRIPTIONS a politician as Jefferson and
his private morals were as bad as those of
Aaron Burr, whom he forced to challenge
him by the gross abuse he lavished upon
Burr in public and private. Hamilton in
trigued against the nomination of John
Adams for president and would have sue
ceeded save that Washington cast his an
fluence for Adams, and Hamilton again
I'M 10 dafsat a a,ras in ha
of 1900, although Adams and Hamilton
were both Feceralists and friends of
Washington.
Washington retired from the presidency
the object OF the grossest and most vulgar
abuse from the Jeffersonian press of that
day. The response of both houses of con-
gress TO his farewell address was resolu-
ton of thanks, Andrew Jackson, Edward
Livingston. Albert Gallatin and other
eminent men voting in the negative.
Hamilton's intrigue against Adams was
dishonorable and unjustihable; the envy.
jealousy, hate and prejudice OF Hamilton
made Jefferson vice president and put
him in the line Of succession for $500.
When Washington left the White House
the Aurora, Jefferson's Philadelphia Or
gan, denounced the Father of his country
as a man who had ''worn the mask of
patriotism TO conceal the foulest designs
against the liberties of the people" JEFF
ferson was an actor, demagogue, q poll
ticisn. rather than q statesman.
Virtuous John Jay, as governor of New
York, justified the 'spoils system"
Oliver Wolcott, Of President Adams cabi-
not, ancestor of the present FREQ silver
senator from Colorado. was q great
seoundrel. lie intrigued most basely
against his chief. His letters. which were
brought 10 light long afterwards, revealed
Woleoit as great hypocsIts and most I'm.
grateful scamp.
Hamilton made a second shameful tres.
sonable attempt TO destroy John Adams
ia 1900, despite the fact that Adams was.
Federalist like himself Nevertheless.
Hamilton was the early, the constant and
mslignanE opponent Of John Adams.
Hamilton hated Jefferson cordially. but
he listed Burr with Satanic intensity. and
Jefferson owed his election in Is1i 10
HsmiIton's persuading bis FederaIis,
friends 10 vote for Jefferson and defeat
Burr. Hamilton, ike Dewitt Clinton.
was = man of great intellect, but Of
very !ow sense of moral honor; he was a.
treschsrous and unscrupnioas q politician
as any man of hts times