The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-25
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and the dscord they have created, 1t may
of harmony The word harmony" is
euphonious. and the idea which it conveys
is delightful one, Harmony! How It
soothes the ear and calls up visions Of
peace and love and Joy. Harmony, wheth'
or among the heavenly bodies whose move
mentS make the music of the spheres or
among the bodies terrestrial with their coll-
hicting interests and varying moods, VINO
can resist Its claims or dispute Its sway!
Harmony Is but synonym for order, ana
is not the result of ch ,1i nut PrGnu ust
learn the scale and properly arrange me
notes. or harmony, no matter now earnestly
wooed. can never be won.
Harmony IN government Is likewise the
result of fixed and Interchangeable rules
jefferson states two Of these ruleS-nameiy,
absolute acquiescencc in the Will OF the
ond aids the first by giving hope Of n rem
cdy from present ills, however grievous
If he We're living today his, observation
would probably suggest third rule name
Iy. the ascertainment of the will Of the
methods SO direct, so fair and SO honest
that the minority can not doubt that that
will has been actually expressed.
which. and by which alone, real harmony
can be secured within party. ] say real
harmony, for that harmony can not ne ne
the harmony temporarily existing Detween
the confidence man and his victim: Is .pur'
posely employed Tor deception anu INJURY
OPINIONS OF JEFFERSON.
The great founder of the democratic
party. whose profound philosophy sounded
all the depths of human nature and meas
ured the height and breadth of human
government, not long before the end OF
his eventful life said In letter TO ME-
Lee that there were but two permanent
norties. the arlstocratlc and the demo
cratic; that those two parties existed In
every country. and that where there was
freedom to think, speak and write, these
parties would become apparent. Win the
ortocratlc party he classed 'tohse VINO
fear and distrust the people and wlsh 70
draw all power from them into the hunus
of the higher classes. with the ueIno-
crotir Marty he classed those who Identity
themselves with the people, have confidence
in them. cherish and consider them as me
most honest and safe thoHgR, not tHf s''
Every well informed student OF history
will recognize this distinction. In every
community you can draw llne sep ~, III X
MOI he n perpendicular line, nor VIII II DE
q horizontal one: It will not separate those
of iliustrious lineage from those 81 numoIe
birth; 1t will not separate the rica from
the moor; II will not be along lines OF voca'
lion or occupations; but II VIII separate
those with the tastes, spirit assumP }tn,i,
those who "believe in government con,
troiied by the people and favor political
Iefferson was born of refined and well
70 do parents; he was even rich Tor one
Of that period, and, he was educated fal
above the most Of his associates; ne was
a LAWYER and his social connections were
IN yornble TO arlstOcratlc ideas, but he wac
| democrat. He believed In the hrother
| hood OF man; he asked for no privilege,
that could not be granted 10 all; he claimed
NO rights that all did not enjoy ana he
| sought for himself no governmental care
| fbaf he did not demand for others. Ht
believed an the rule of the people. IN theil
conacitv for self-government and In theii
| ripht 70 the control OF their own AFFAIRS
| He aid NOT doubt that they wonld max
mistakes hut he knew that they would
| hear punishment fer their own mistakei
with more complacency than they woulC
endure punishment for the mistakes O.
/ others and he was certain that their er
rcrs would he unintentional ones ~
| tneur mar as they found no proht Ia bat
laws they would strive to correct then
and wonid profit ny experience; lie was !
| friend az everything that helped me people
| md The unrelontlng foe 81 everything ina
injured them He was Identified with IN,
| masses. and considered that insofar as b!
| inherifance OF By his own enorts ne pcs
| sessed any advantage over others ne nei'