Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-14

ship OF aliens by a system OF naturaliza-
| ton that was generally adopted
throughout The Union. BELIEVING tnat ,sd
/ opinion OF the people," and that the
very first object should be to keep that
| right" he made education public duty,
\ and advised an elaborate school system,
eliminating In the great university ne
| founded. Freedom OF religion was TO
him not an Idle phrase, but a sacred
right, TO be. guaranteed BY law. SO he
overthrow the established Church. broke
| the union of State and Church, and abol-
ished what he termed this spiritual ty-
ranny." Personal liberty found In
him its ready champion; when violated
| by the alien seditiOn laws, which ne
| denounced as contrary 70 the letter and
| the spirit of the Constitution. He fought
the United States Bank and Hamiltons
plan OF bounties and protection, because
| he believed they meant control OF law
by monopoly and wealth and class
through corrupt influences for selfish
! ends-a system which ne declared had
been contrlyed for deluging the STATES si,Is
zens from useful pursuits. Ito occupy
them and their capitals in species OF
gambling destructive OF morality: and
which had introduced its poison INTO the
government itself" His Democracy
taught that control OF law should be only
by aud for the people
MONROE DOCTRINE.
But Jefersons thought ard work were
not limited 10 domestic. questions he
lived In times OF revolution and war.
| He had been a powerful factor in achiev-
| ing the Independence OF our country,
and in maintaining IL against foreign
aggression. He advocated and accom-
plished vast extension of her teril-
| tory, stralning his constitutional power,
as he frankly admitted He believed in
the future and grand destiny OF our re-
pubic, and declared 1--WE should nave
such an empire for liberty as she mas
II
that mo Constitution was ever before
so well calculated as ours for extensive
| empire and self-government lie up
| held the nations nonor, asserted ITS
rests against foreign attacks, but de-
clared her policy TO be peace, com,
merce. and honest friendship with al
nations, entansllng alliances alliances aido9 wi1t99
| from foreign complications which did
not encroach upon her rights; vigorous
~ protested when they reached this
| point, but was desirous ever OF peace
| with honor. In the early years OF the
| conflict between England and France be
wrote as Secretary Of State: 4 WISH We
/ may be able TO repTess the spirit OF the
people within the limits Of fair neu-
| to seize Span's North American pos
sessions, he formulated the principle OF
| the Monroe doctrine in his instructions
as President TO our Minister az her
| court. I'VE wish you, therefore, ne
| wrote "to intimate TO them (the Brtsl
| Ministry that we cannot be INDIFFERENT
| TO enterprises OF this kind; that we
| should contemplate a change OF nelgh-
bors with extreme uneasness th9t
I due balance on our borders is not less
desirable to us than a balance OF power
| i'm Europe has always appeared 10 them.
| And later still he said with all sincerity,
mo two countries upon earth nave SO
| many points of common interest ana
| friendship. and their rulers must De
| great bunglers indeed H. with such uls-
| positions. they break them asunder"
He believed that the honor and saiety
OF our country lay In fair neutrality.
peace, and honest friendship with all
nations" but with recognition OF her
continental interests and readiness 70
the young life Of new republic he es-
tablished the foreign policy since iol-
lowed In her full maturity and inVincl-
BILE strength. and which nnds its iatest
expression in the vigorous action OF
Democratic administration. HIS pen
might have written. as no doubt ms
teaching suggested. the deciaration
that while 1t is grlevous thing 70
speaking peoples OF the world as being
otherwise than friendly competitors III
the onward march OF civilization, ana
strenuous and worthy rivals In an ire
art of peace, there Is no calamlty
which a great nation can invite which
EQUALS that which follows supine SUD
mission 10 wrong and injustice and the
consequent loss Of national self-respect
and honor. beneath which ere are, snieiaed opd
greatness" He would rejoice with US
that ont OF friction and c'srord. win
self-respect and honor is coming the
on the firm basis of peace and arbitra-
ton. He would counsel us to vigor-
Gus prosecution OF the pursuits or
peace." and not TO follow the plooGy
footsteps OF other nations lil'o .he trifa nJe
of conquest and annexation, OF strhe
and war
THE MONEY QUESTION.
one further question remains, for whose
solution we turn 10 Jefferson ior neIP
and guidance. We are in bne .I,ls,, mus. ~, ~
standard. The agitation crosses party
lines and tends 70 geographical DIVISION.
1t involves the welfare OF our country
and demands explicit ana couraseous
treatment. To Jefferson ii could never
be an issue between Colorado ana wan
street. or between a debtor and creator
class. His broad Democracy abhorred
geographical and class division. WIN
honor and credit OF our common
country, where rest the interests OF our
whole people? For one, l believe that
our countrys honor demanos sSlupu
lous fidelity to her plighted word, honest
payment OF her obligations, and tlsit
The peoples interest Is best served by
strictly uphoding here the monetary
standard of the civilized world. Free
coinage of silver, or us compu,s9,ry n,e,n
tion by us in that direction. in my
Judgment, Is distinctly class legislation,
which would unsette business, impair
credit reduce all savings, ana tne Nalue
of of all wages, and whose injurious ie-
suits no man can measure. We are
still ready. as we always have been, TO
confer with other nations upon any sound
system Of international bimetallism i
have misundersto TODD the teaching OF JEFF
ferson and the traditions and principles
of our party If they do not support ms
view and sustain Democratic "dmlnls-
tratlon I'm Its resolute enforcement OF IL.
with Jefferson, truth never lay ~ com
nromise of principle, nor success In
evasion of responsibility. Nor VIII they
with US Let US leave compromise ana
expediency TO the Republican party
which Is ever ready TO trim ana eVade' 70
harmonic it's warning factions. Let us.
IN need be, through discussion and agita-
ton. find the truth, bravely assert IT, and
trust our cause to the conscience ana
patriotism OF the people. - ns
leadership was his steadfastness to prin-
cipIe. With firm belief in popular gov
ernmsnt he trusted the Intelligence OF
the people to correct passing errors ana
10 establish safe and sound policies.
Well has il been said of him that he
never in any stress deserted or even
temporarily disavowed his principles;
He never lost faith or courage He did
not trim his sails 10 every flaw on the
nolitical ocean. but waited through the
longest unpromising days. with q noble
patience. the powerful and steady gale
YwbIch he was convinced would in time
carry the nation upon her true course"
His courage, his faith. his resolute
leadership have guided the latest. as
they did the first OF the Democratic ad-
ministrations, which with vigor and pa
triotiem have made dominant the wishes,
- ,-i.rhta and the welfare of the