The Irish standard., 1902-04-19
y His Followers in Minnesota
Meet at a Banquet
on His Birthday.
They Renew Their Allegiance
to the Sage's Principles
in Eloquent Words.
Among the Prominent Citizens
at the Festive Board
Was EX-Gov. Lind.


Hotel Nicollet last Monday evening to
do homage to Thomas Jefferson.
The affair was given under the aus
pices Of the Hennepin County Demo
cratic organization.
Z While those present were largely
from this city, there were enough gen.
tlemen from other cities to add more
than local Importance to the occasion.
The addresses were short and to the
point, and all the speakers confined
themselves within the time limit of ten
minutes. National, state and NUM-
cipal politics were taken up, and all
the speakers expressed the opinion
that never before were opportunities
greater for Democratic success than at
the present time.
Promptly at 10 o'clock, Elijah Bar
ton, chairman Of the committee on ar
rangements, raped for order, and.
after few remarks, introduced ]. II.
Martin, the toastmaster. The first
speaker, ]. G. Haynes, responded to the
toast, Municipal Government" and
said in part:
II think it would be a good idea if
some one would write such book
as was written by Stead and para
phrase it to read: If Jefferson Came to
Minneapolis If Jefferson should come
to Minneapolis tonight lie would say
the same us he did when he was before
the public, which was: T will never
engage in public office or any kind Of
enterprise for the improvement of my
private fortune - such resolution
should be at the very foundation Of
all municipal government Speaking
Of education. believe in a system that
will give the fullest and freest oppor-
tunity to those in the lower grades in
stead of those in the higher grades
which is not the case in this city at
the present time. I believe in educat-
ing close down among the people, be-
I cause government is based on the peo-
pie.
"Between Jefferson and Hamilton
there was great gulf. He went to
the greatest extreme in believing in
the rights of the people, while Hamil-
ton stood for the rights of the classes.
If understand the difference between
4 democracy and republicanism 1T is the
difference between these two princi-
pies. ..
Jefferson feared the power of the
corporations as Lincoln did, and if he
were here to-day he would say, regu-
late, control and, if necessary, own the
corporations" (Applause).
Ex-Mayor James Gray, who respond
ed to the toast Government of a Mu-
nicipality." said in part:
"While you may have noticed the
similarity of toasts, you will still see
that there is some distinction. There
is an essential difference between the
science of municipal government and
the way municipalities are governed.
(Laughter).
I'm a city where candidate for
mayor says that the city has no gov
ernment, we might discriminate with
out giving offense. N.aughter). There
is the idea of centralizing all things
In few hands.
'"They believe in the mailed fist in
municipal acknowledgement by
the mailed fist, a government which
leads to government by the big mitt
Naughter).
"1n a city the duties of the chief
4 executive are laid down by long line
Of precedents. while that of governor
Is laid down by the constitution. There
is no hard principle except one, and
that was started by Jefferson, who said
that all effort to betterment by govern
ment should be through good citizen
ship. Without it we cannot have good
government.
1.-THE evils Of large cities are being
gradually controlled. They are con
4 trolled by the ballot Criticism ma,
do some good, but not unless followed
up by action at the polls. We are moi
claiming rs Democrats that we know
Z it all. But we do know that the prin
ciples Jefferson laid down for democ
H racy are as good for cities as for peo
u pie spread about the prairies Of Amer
8 lea.
I'VE believe in the education of til,
n masses and when municipal official.
grasp these they have all that is neces
sary to reform the municipal govern
u ment.
Jefferson believed that all the peo
I'D pie had greater rights than sectior
Of the people, and if he were with II.
to-day, and concluded that the peopl,
NJ could do work for themselves cheaper
ID than their corpora tions and make F,
81 profit; while he might not have gon,
Il SO far as to say that they should owl
public franchises, he would maintain
S that the controllers Of public franchise.
Il should attend strictly to business ant
not run the peoples politics.
"The least a public official can do Il
Il to give the same amount of work, til,
4 same amount Of zeal and close atten
ton to his duties as If he were work
Il ing for an individual.