Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-29
JEFFERSON VS.. cLEvEtAxD.

prominent political leaders. Til
Ex-Governor was the principal speak
or. In closing his speech he drew
the following contrast between Gro
yer Cleveland and Thomas JeIer
q. sou. In speaking OF Cleveland b,
sail:
-He had thrice been nominated
and twice elected president by the
grelt Democratic party Of this coun
try. He had spit upon every one oI
its tene:s. He had trampled every
N Of its principles into the ground
and he had succeeded Il destroying
its hopes. a year before his last
term ended, when the Democrats be-
gan 10 cast about, they found that
everything they held scored had
been turned over to the enemy, the
country was weary and the situation
was hopeless.
MANY staIwart Democrats doubted
whether they could carry a single
township in the United States. Ham
iltonism had been put on horseback
by the so-called Democratic Presi-
dent, and we were being cursed Tor
it. 10 their despair the Democrats
OF America rose in their might and
overthrow this false god with all OF
the money-makibg priests who hung
about his affairs. Then they kindled
new fires upon the alters OF liberty,
they raised again the banners OF JEFF
fersou, and they went forth and
fought the GREATEST battle for justice
and humanity ever fought on this
continent, and today you see their
tents all over the country. They are
in the field, they arc eager and nx-
ious for the fran. they are determined
to redeem this iand aDd in this great
fight we behold Grover Cleveland
joining hands with Mark Hanna for
the destruction of the party that
made him. We see him joining hands
with the forces Of corruption and de-
bauchery that are running our coun-
try, but the carousal OF the stall-fed
classes, the long night OF dissipation
Ia nearing an end. Day il d&wnIng
and the Democracy will soon enter
upon the morning OF a new and glOr.
ious career.
"Glancing now at the administra.
tons OF Mr.. Cleveland, we see the
palsied hand OF greed Chaping the
policy and marriDg the destiny OF a
great nation; we see golden code,
bonded altars, syndicate priests and
Understanding gospels; We SEQ the
dollar made the master and man
mAde the slave; VIC SET toll dishcart-
eDcd and humanity weary; We SEQ
Hypocrisy enthroned aud fal 90 pre-
lenses saDctiiied; We see patriotism
sold and fin1 honor on the market;
We SEQ people betrayed and Democ.
racy crippled, and. finally. we see it
all amid the contempt oi the honest
and the cnrscs OF the poor. But
when we turn to Jefferson we breathe
u different atmosphere, VIC stand be-
meath a different sky and gaze on a
different Hun. Here are the affairs OF
liberty-cquality and iusticc-from
which radiate those forces that en-
courage the toilcr, that cheer the nat
riot, that cnnoble a people and that
build n state.
Her we sec n man who courted
not the rich, who served humaDity y,
who faced obloquy, WHO stood Tor
principle. who betrayed no constrtu.
ency and who shirked no duty, and
finally, we e him loaded with bene.
diction. his memory encircled Will
glory md his name onshrinet in Inn.
mortality. Oh, my countrymeu, com
parison is impossible. but contrast Il
instructive. Since his day genera
tons Of public men, equally learned
equally able and equally industrious
have lived and have gone, who's
m are forgotten md whose ashel
are lost. They did nothing Tor hL
manity; they traded ON influence
they juhglcd in politics and they los
n Career.
"Now, my friends, for nearly 200,
years the disciples Oi Christ have
gone TO lila altar Ia got n new iuspir.
~a,ion--a stronger hith-a highe
purpose and a lofticr ideal. mud the,
have come away with n tirmer resolv,
to maintain Ills standard and To carr,
His Gospel 10 the ends Of the earth
SO, after eeoing tic dcsolatioi
wrought in 0ur country by tho pre-
cepts OF Hamilton mud The acts oI
Cleveland. We gather again Mt the NJ,
tara VI Jefferson to got a new inspir,
alton, q stronger faith. a loftier pur,
pose. and lot ia go away with q fir,
mer resolve 10 maintain his standard
mud TO carry tho principles OF dcmoc
racy not only 10 .ho ends II tho earth
INT In thp nud M Iino.