The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-20
AT NIONTTCELLo.

That must have been quite re-
markable meeting that leading Demo-
Gratis held over there at Monticello, the
old home of Thomas Jefferson, the
Democrat. Gradually as we learn more
about it from the eastern papers. we
feel like complaining that the tele-
graphic reports of it were so meagre
as they were.
True, Ex-Governor Russell uttered
some nonsense about what Jefferson
would likely do in the matter of BIZ
metallism, but aside from that there
were many bright things said, and we
trust that from that altar of Democ-
racy living Goals to kindle campires
among the people were carried, seeing
which the people may catch the glow
of enthusiasm that shall make them re-
solve that the spirit Jefferson breathed
into American institutions shall not
die, come what will.
Senator John w. Daniel, of Virginia,
was particularly happy in his bursts
of eloquence in reviewing the wonder
full career and character of the first
Democrat. In part he said:
Yonder at Keswick was he born.
These mountains, these fields these
forests, these murmuring streams, the
birds, the f1ocks, the herds, and above
them the azure heavens and the stars
these were his first and lifelong
teachers. And in the free air OF TINS
beautiful countryside nature whispered
to his spirit, and from her pure, Tree
promptings he became that which was
most of all in his history-a Democrat.
And above all the many Jeffersons
we see the scholar, the writer, the ar
chitect, the scientist, the inventor, the
linguist, the mathematician, there is
one Jefferson greater than them all
Jefferson the Democrat-trom the
ground up, every inch a Democrat, ana
he was over six feet tall.
He was the greatest Democrat that
ever lived. He infected the populace
with the epidemic of free thought. He
set the woods on fire with Democratic
doctrines. He gave the people the rug
ged maXims heWn from life Wnlch KIN
died their thoughts and winged their
arrows.
That, we take it, is admirably drawn,
but the peroration is better still, ana
ought to live in oratorical literature.
This is it:
1t is in the heart that Democracy is
born, and it was there that it was kept
warm and strong and pure by Jefter-
son. Dying without a penny, his very
books, his land, his home, were SOLO
away from the inheritors, and, fighting
successfully in every battle but ms
own, he crowned the people as v1ctors
in every battle that he won. If man
wants to get all he can out OF TINS
life by torturing its laws and burden
ing it's people to fill his pockets, let
him curse the name of Jefferson. Let
him eat and drink and be merry IN ms
time and trample on Democracy ana
it's teachings. But if he wants man
chance in life, and that only; L ne
means Give and let live" if he seeks
a wise and frugal government, and
would not rob the mouth of labor OF
the bread which it has earned" II ne
loves his neighbor as himself; II ne Is
ready to give equal and exact justice
to all men, and special privileges 20
none; if it is rights that he demands
and not favors that he sues for; IL ne
does not believe that one part OF man
was born saddled and bridled, and the
other part booted and spurred 10 rue
them: if he does not believe that ND
erty is the gift of God"-then let hlill
pluck a flower from this good man
life and wear it in his soul forever.
We hope the Democrats will read
that and be encouraged about Democ-
racy; we hope Republicans will read 1t;
and, if they can, understand it; Tor
understanding it, whatever they may
say with their lips-in their hearts
they will respect it.