River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-16
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Anniversary of His Birth Observed
in Many Places.
Notable Celebration at Charlottesville. Wa.
Senator Daniel Takes Exceptions to
Ex-Gov. RusseIrs Remarks
Political Polnt.srA.


Charlottesville, Va, April 14.-Under
the auspices of the National Associa-
ton of Democratic Clubs the 153d an
niversary of the birth of Thomas JEFF
ferson, the founder of the democratic
party. was celebrated Monday al Month
cello, where the author of the Declare.
ton of Independence lived and died.
AT IL o'clock, noon, the special train
from Washington arrived. bringing a
distinguished party of national demo-
Gratis.
The formal proceedings began by an
address by Hon. Chauncey F. Black,
whose enunciation of the sentiment of
Jefferson that the primary principle
of democracy was absolute acquies-
cence in the decisions of the majority"
was heartily applauded.
Extracts from Blacks Address.
I'VE are here upon this sacred day and at
this sacred spot to honor the memory OF
him whose ashes lie beneath yonder tomb
the author of the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the founder of the democratic
party.
He founded a great party and he defined
in language which no one has ever ventured
TO paraphrase or attempted to improve. the
dure. SO long as rec American institutions
shall exist. for the life of the one Is
necessarily coo al with the life of the other
II has survived all other parties just as
Jefferson has survived all other political
teachers.
LET us here, invoking his pure spirit and
remembering his devout trust in the wis
dom of the people as a whole. fmplore our
brethren In every part Of the union to put
aside all minor differences, all local or tenn
porary questions and unite for the preser-
walton of the constitution itself.
Ex.-Gov. Russell Touches on Silver.
Ex-Gov. Russell of Massachusetts,
was received by the crowd with ringing
cheers. lie spoke as though accus.
toned to open-air speaking, and his
sonorous voice could be heard to the
utmost confines of the assembly. His
many patriotic illusions and points
were rapturously appleuded.
lie reviewed the incidents connected with
the formation and existence OF the demo-
cratic party at considerable lenet tn and con-
cluded with a reference to the present
campaign as follows:
I'VE are in the midst of earnest agitation
over our monetary standard. The agitation
crosses party lines and tends to geograph-
ical division. 1t involves the welfare of our
country and demands explicit and coura-
geous treatment. ToJefferson II could never
be an issue between Colorado and Wall
street or between debtor and a creditor
class. His broad democracy abhorr ed
geographical and class division.
Free coinage of silver. or its compulsory
purchase or any compromise legislation by
us in that direction In my judgment is dis
tinctly class legislation, which would I'M
settle business. impair credit. reduce all
savings and the value of all wages, and
whose injurious results no man can measure
When Senator Daniel. of Virginia,
arose to speak, his popularity in his ma
tive state was made plainly apparent by
the way in which he WINS received.
He pictured to his audience. in elo-
quent periods, the prominent traits of
character of virginia's gift to the ma :.
tional demoeracy-Thomss jefferson.
Senator Daniel Takes Exceptions.
After his eulogy of jefferson had been
exhausted Senator Daniel referred to the
speech of Gov. Russell and said he adj
mired that address so much that he disliked
TO dissent from II In anything. He must
be excused IL he failed to see anything in
Jefferson's teachings which summoned us to
abandon the bimetsllic money system
which jefferson himself helped TO esta blish
He concurred with Gov. Russell that Jeffer-
son wouls never have made an issue be-
tween Colorado and Wall street, or between
a debtor and creditor class, or upon any
K was the republican party and neither
Jefferson nor the party of Jefferson that
did that very thing I'm 1879, I'm stripping
silver of its equal coinage right with gold
that It was Wall street and Lombard street
that were the aggressors. not Colorado nor
The west: not the debtor class.
At Other Points.
Brooklyn, April 1.-two hundred
Brooklyn democrats celebrated Jeffer-
sons birthday Monday night at the
Young Mems Democratic club, at the
Hotel st. George The chief speaker
was ex-Congressman Ton Z. johnson,
OF Cleveland, who responded to the toast
of Democratic Duty in 1896"
Milwaukee, April IA. - The annual
banquet OF the Jefferson club of this
city took place at the Plankinton house
Monday evening. Covers were laid for
$50, and politics and patriotism were
woven into one until far into the night.
President Bruce presided, and opened
the after. dinner programme with an al
dress on the life and charact II of Thorn
as Jefferson. The speaker of the even
ing was Postmaster Washington Hes
ing, OF Chicago, who responded to the
toast, Jefferson and Civil Service Re-
FORM" The other responses were by
John Winans, of Janesville; j. II.
Roemer, Glenway Maxon, James G..
Flanders and ex-Gov. Peck.