The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-15

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE members
IN Of the Democratic club tonight
commemorated the birthday Of
Thomas jefferson with a reception at
the club house. It was looked upon
among the Democrats Of the city and
state as a harmony meeting
David B. Hill, who had not visited
the club for a number Of years, was
the chief orator of the evening, and in
his speech he called upon Democrats
to unite in harmony. Perry Belmont,
whose differences with Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Croker have kept him away from
the club for three years, was also
there.
Lewis Nixon. the new leader of Tam
many Hall, introduced Mr.. Hill. Mr..
Hill said in part:
1T is not for the true interest Of any
community that a few men should be
the employers and that the great body
should be employees or servants. In a
free republic ike ours an equality Of
fortunes among our citizens is believed
to be desirable and industrial liberty
tends towards that result, and hencs
is essential.
1T is perhaps difficult to think how
Jefferson. If he were alive today, would
meet the difficulties which we encoun-
ter. We venture to suggest that he
would insist upon some reasonable linn
itatiOn upon the amount o. corporate
capital which might be invested in a
single corporal ton
Might Limit the Dividends.
'Jenerson's teachings might suggest
a limitation upon the amount Of the
dividends which could be lawfully de-
Clared. or upon the profits which could
be legally accumulated by these ire
mendOus business organizations. Or
ne might demand that the govern
ment. in justice TO its Oysrburdened
/ taxpayers, should withdraw its tariff
favOrs from the infant industries rep
Z resented by these Institutions whose
projectors are already rolling IN wealth
and are astonishing the world by the
munihcence of their private benefae-
tons
I'VE may well believe that Jefferson.
who was equal 20 every emergency in
I the early history of our country. would
[ il he were in power. ind some appro-
pirate and adequate remedy TO curb the
rapscity and restrict the dangerous
power of these gigantic ordinations.
on the subject Of colonial extension
Mr.. Hill said
1T is safe TO believe that Jefferson
would never have favored an expansion
Of our jurisdiction which did not carry
/ with X the provisions Of our constitu-
Z Jion. 90 which he was SO devotedlv at
taChcd, and which ne defended 50 Wig
/ Orously with his voice and pen. He
would unQueSUona bly, have viewed with
| a adherence the establishment Of a per-
Tanent American colonial system.
whether continued under military rule
( or under civil authority appointed By
+ the central government at Washing
+ ton
His Theory Present Doctrine.
His theory was unQuesti0nably the
Z Democratic doctrine Of today-that this
government has no more authority to
Z create a permanent C ol0nial system
I than IL has the right 10 create a king.
I Jefferson as the friend Of popular
rights. favored q provision in the fed
/ eTal constitution Tor the election Of
I United States senator's by the people
7 Of the respective states but temnor-
arily yielded his views. rather than inn
peril the adoption o. that instrument.
CIV ny" asked M HHH should we
divide over the question about utter
anees Of modern party platforms, large