Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-14
Mr.. HURST IS HEARD.
Distinguished Rock Islander De.
livers a Fine Grafton
in Chicago.
TALKS OF JEFFrRsoN's TEACHINGS.

Adcress Before the b ya;-. iItg. Ii Clab at
Cen'rh Musio Hall Last Might Enthu-
siasticAl'y Received by All Who Heard
IA Great Pair otto Event - TX Gov
'rner Also Delivers an ADDRESS.
Hon. E. w. Hurst, o, his city,
shared the cistinction with ex-Gov.
John 2. A,tgeld OF delivering the
, chief ad resses, before the Bryan
and Al,geld democracy at Cen
trail Music hall, Chicago, last
night. Tne Times Herald says
in its account of the affair
Gilmore W. Hurst, OF Rock Island,
made the hit Of the evening. next to
the former governor himself. His
glowing periods on the traditions Of
democracy, the future Of the faith,
and the duty Of all who march under
its banner kept the audi nee on its
feet and cheering without restraint
half the time he IVES speaking"
The Chrenicle gives an extended
outline Of Mr.. Hurst's address, which
paid foe tribute to W. j. Bryan
as Jeffersonian democracy's ideal
leader, and also referred to Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee as the ty pical Iepresen-
tative OF Jefferson OF today, and So d
also: 1T is not because Thomas JET
ferson filled the most exalted offices
in the gift of the people that we
honor his memory; not alone because
| he was member of the continental
congress. governor of his ate, min
lister to France. secretary Of state,
and twice elected president of the
United States, that we do him hon.
age tonight, but because he was
more than this-he was the cham
| pion Of the rights and liberty Of
man; because he had supreme faith
in the right and ability of man to
govern himself; because he believed
and had the ability to make others
believe, that all men are created
equal and are endowed with certain
inalienable rights, among which are
"life, liberty and the pursuit Of hap.
piness." We do him homage tonight
because he had an abiding faith in
the people-believed a republican
form Of government the strongest on
earth-and strenuously resist d, at
the beginning of the government, the
ideas Of men like Hamilton, who had
little faith in the ability Of the peo-
pie to govern themselves, and advo-
Gated strong centralized govern
ment, IL not monarchy.
Right to bs Uphel1.
The speaker dwelt upon the great
influence Of Jefferson's life and teach.
ings upon his own and subsequent
ages and continued:
"When We see that already more
than one-half Of the capital engaged
in manufacturing in this country is
combined together in trusts, whose
objects are not only to control the
price OF the product Of labor, but to
control the share which labor should
receive OF the wealth which it pro.
duces, We will, il true to the teach
ings Of Jefferson, encourage the FORM
alton of labor organizations and
uphold labor in every legitimate
etfoEt to secure a just share of the
wealth which it creates. Let us,
then tonight, reaflirm our allegiance
to those great essential principle. OF
Justice and liberty upon which or
institutions are founded and which
the democratic party has advocated
from Jefferson's time to now-'free-
dom OF speech, freedom of tie press,
freedom Of conscience, the preserva-
ton Of personal rights, the equality
Of all citizens before the law. and the
faithful observance OF constitutional
limitations These precepts. to use
the language Of Jefferson. should be
the creed OF our political faith, the
text Of cival instruction, the touch
stone by which to try the services Of
those We trust, and should we wan
der from them in moments of alarm
let us hasten to retrace our steps and
regain the road which alone leads to
peace. liberty and safety Let US,
as true followers of Jefferson, ex-
tend our sympathy to the down-trod-
den and oppressed of every land and
sustain every effort OF those in au-
thority to help the suffering people
Of Cuba in their struggle for liberty
and independence.
Praise for AItg,Id.
"But l will not detsin you longer.
You are anxious, l know, as am, to
hear the words of wisdom which are
TO fall from the lips of your distin-
guished fellow citizen who is to adj
dress you. Someone has said that
were one to tell the story OF Napo-
leon it should come from the lips of
Frenchmen, who know no language
rich enough to paint the virtues OF
the great captain of the nineteenth
century, and that were one to tell
the story Of Washington it should
come from the heart of Americaus.
who think no marble white enough
on which to engrave the name Of the
father OF their country, 80 it seems
to me that no lips can more appro-
priately tell of Jefferson and Of the
principles which he taught than the
lips OF one who has devoted his life
to the advocacy Of the cause OF the
people aud the rights of man, BIS has
your distinguished fellow citizen.