Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-21
death. bed on July a. isse. ,ha, Thomar

death bed on July "a. 1890. that Thomas
Jefferson stiil lives, NJ
Continuing he said: "Now. more than
scvcnty-nve years after the death on
Jefferson the citizens OF this country
assemble 90 do honor to his memory.
when that IN the esteem In which q
man r. held. I take II that his spirit
still walks the earth. There never was
time when the evils ngainsl which he
fought and the tendencies which threat
en- the life Of the government were more
potent than they are today.
III there wns one doctrine which JEFF
fcrson emphasized more than another.
u was that our government should be
frugal one. n government that should
restrain men from injufing one an
other and then ioase than, 40 far az
possible. to the pursuit OF their own
happiness. OF late there has been
tendency to drfft away from these fun.
damentnl principles u government"
Mr.. Roberts referred 20 the enormous
expenditures Of The last Congress-, which
he said amounted to ~ .56s. 900 900. OF
this vast sum- siee 900 600 was the cost
Of the war with spain. hut with that
eliminated, the total was rtili over y
billion. The war had brought on an
other evil
at has resulted" he said. I'm an In.
crensc OF officers, both In the army and
navy. and In civil life, TO feed upon the
substance Of the people n has In
CURED a special sale Of bonds and the
people are burdcncd with additional
taxation. Never was a time 10 propl-
tious to bring about monetary reforms
rs now.
'"rhe war with spain has brought i'm
mensc accesaions ~ territory and has
bcRottcn the most cxtrnvarant Ideas.
a good share of the white mans burden
a. -. a ..N. IlaUa.0
shoulders. II seems 60 me We ought not
10 forget that We stand upon dangerous
ground. We are No likely 10 reach af-
ter greater glory that We may cndnngcr
our domestic liberty.
1T Ia well for vs. 10 pause In the
midst ~ our mad career ana ask our
selves N we can afford TO purchase
glory nj the expense ~ liberty. The
tendencies that are Jeffcrroninn are
nnti-expanaionist, and were he here to-
day. believe he would throw his In
fuencc 10 the side that stands not "a
much for glory and splcndor. but he
would regard AZ more important the
preservation of the primitive principles
OF American government"
when Congressman Roberts finished
speaking Thomas Arhworth sang n
pleasing tenor solo. The orchcrtra dis.
c0ursed some stirring strains Of music
lated some interesting incidents In tho
| career Of Jefferson.
Delicious rcfrerhmcnta were served
during the evening and the ruents wer,
| received by Mrs. W. n. King. Mrs. J
l.. Hamburger, Mrs. y. \. richards
Mrs. VIM. ". Dale, Mrs. Jer. l.. Raw.
iins. Mrs. Jas ~. Moyic. Mrs. y T
| cainc. Mrs, ELIAS A. smith. Mrs. d. c
Dunbar. Mrs, Gustave Krocgcr and
Mrs. Alice ~. Horne.
Those who Ind charge of the refresh
mentn were Mira Mliando Pratt. Mrs
Julius " Taylor. Mrs. John Shea. Mis-
Lynch. Mrs. George G. Riser. Mrs. An
| ME Meyers. Mrs. y. Thomas. Mrs
Helrch. Mrs. Fcwaon Smith. MIR. New
man. Mrs. Joseph fIaslain. Mrs. Me
Donald. Mrs. Roundy, Mrs. Egberi Rob
crts. Misses Alley. Mcdonald. Madsen
Day. Riser. Wilson and Davis.