The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-05-03

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The one hundred. and ffty-second
anniversary Of the birth Of Thomas
JefersOnian was celebrated in st.
Louis by a dinner at the Mercantile
club, given by the st. louis Single Tax
society, in conjunction with the Young
JefersoDians.
Judge Gaynor Of Brooklyn, sent this
letter:
BROOELYN, april s.
The Mercantile Club. ST. Louis;
regret that official engagements prevent me
from accepting the invitation Of the Mercantile
club to be present at its dinner to commemorate
the one hundred and fifty-secOnd birthday Of
Thomas jefferson.
In the face of tendencies apparently becoming
dominant in this coentry, ana which, if not
checked viii in the end subordinate the intelh-
gence. honesty and industry of the many to the
self interest of few, it is wholesome to pause
and recur to the fundamental principles of
Jefferson, adherence to which viii keep govern
menu anu 1uLAd1 oLlEf tAlC EDuttO1 Oh
Judgment Of the many, which in the last analy-
SIS IS always dlsInterested, safe and sound.
The principles OF Jefferson do no more than
recognize that, the center OF thought having
passed from the few to the many, the center of
political control should be there also Those
fundamental principles which existed before
Jefferson, but which Jefferson voiced which
guarantee individual liberty and have in view
the performance of the many and the proven
ton OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of individuals, not
by their own industry and creation of substance,
out by the appropriation and capitalization of
the industry and integrity of the honest, work
ing many, never needed to be summed up and
applied more than today. If l do not see this
clearly, then see nothing.
The untold millions of sham, dishonest and
oppressive paper stock and bonds now existing
IN this country, generally upon rights and fran
chlses conferred by law gTatiOusly, and to pay
dividends and interest upon which it is pro-
posed TO sap agricultural, mechanical, manu-
featuring, mercantile, professional and ali other
honest industry may well be the subject of grave
thought by those who meet to reCuF to and keen
alive principles which are wholly antagOnistic
to such condition, and which cannot be said to
be paramount while such a condition exists
There Is no jealousy IN this country against
wealth honestly acquired in any mercantile,
manufacturing, professional or other legitimate
pursuit, but the masSIng of vast inflated for
tunes according to law OF protected by laws
fOTsOOth, but all the time by trick and device,
Dy tulS means ana Dy JndJ out or the growth,
industry, production, and assets of the people,
is under the ban of the splendid intelligence and
and moral sense of the people of this country.
The political party which makes not a sham
stand but a real stand, against this rapidly
growing and dangerous order of things viii
surely prevail. If those assuming to be leaders
are not equal TO the demand of the people in
this respect, they must stand aside, for the gen
eral intelligence OF the people Of this country,
owing mainly to our common school system,
Which it behOo7es US to jealousy guard and
foster, is today, as it always has been, far
in advance of that of their sO-called political
leaders. Yours very truly,
WILLIAM J. GAYNOR.