The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-14
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They All.5Pay Tributes i.t,0 ties to to.
Thomas 10 Il as Jefferson. j: 9, 4 \
THE PROOF; % (: u; OF OF
HIS GREATNESS. 6. + ) ( ]: I: ;, S.
Scholarly ADDRESS DtllVol0 lN't l!t' l0us
BY Senator l'17l to I Hoar.
JEFFERSON il, F f AND THE HI: ..|
FREEDOM ( OF SPEECH. :;]E:;' Il
MIR. Bryan Explains the Attitude altitude Of q
the Sage Of NJ ontcelIo lice on 90 Tnls
Important Matter The Gov. Gov
ernor Speaks Of Him as
Ss a citizen of the Old 4.
Dominion.
JEFFERSON AND THE,
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
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WAHINGToN,5s$ D q April 13.-Hon.' '.--: n
william ). H Bryan, Senator ,Et'zt1, Hoar, OF OF
Mas sa clns etts; Governor Montague, le' set Of
Virginia, and former Postm ast era q.
Charles Emory Smith Of philadelphia. del lit|
we're the principal speakers at q uinner +
given at the Hotel Barton tonight 1fl un-
der the ausices of the Thomas ! ! JEFFERSON .s
Memorial Association, in celepra tlonl n 4, q 9,
the 116th anniversary Of the blrtn q 's llle
author Of the Declara ton OF depenue.sn, ~.
a feature OF. the musical programme was :sl
! march composed by Profess sor ga y nue. :.
man. OF the Marine Band. entitled me 9
"Thomas Jefferson March. y.
81 n. II. MacF Farland. president 81 IN tne
District Commission reside ~ an aaid q
Thomas Nelson Page acted as toast
master. The dinner was not OF q politl-l2
cal character. ~. e, -, i55ss
pROoF OF HIS s{GREAT:Nri7E1!sss.. 1!s N,
Senator Hoar responded to the toast s 81
"The Author Of the Declaration ot lnde-' 1
pendence.. He spoke in part as Is 9ioilo"s:{ s,
3- .T + ~ 4 it want a sure proof OF 4 II omas
Jefrerson,s greatness, IS 1t would be Sfound,
in the fact that rnen OF every. ..va riety OF
political opinion, ;los Ell as DER,
md onfirmation OF their doctrine an
him. Every party In this country to; Dap
reckons Jefferson as its tronS sain e. m
nvSyo,,th the political abolists made .ap-s
peals to Jefferson the burdens OF their
song, In 4 the late discussion. which rent
the country about the Philippines one side
quoted what Mr. Jefferson said s In the }.
Declaration OF Independence, and the
other what they thought he did in the!
5acauisitioni Of Louisiana. Every political.
sect finds Its political doctrine in Jeffer-5
son. almost as every religious sect sfind&
Its doctrines 1.-THE sayings ofSthe Sa-i
vious OF mankind
L ..rhe friend OF state rights calls at
tention@ to the fact that Jefferson spoke
for the government OF the United States
as the agency OF Washington. The
sAbolitionists quote the great man and
his famous utterance against slavery,
II tremble! for my country. when re.
fect that God is. just The supporter of
+ = ! 4 protective tariff claims him as the
highest protectionist In our history. ap-
healing to his desire that there mightgbe
Z a wall around the country which should
keep out al foreign manufactures. The
free trader maintains that the spirit Of
everything he said and everything he did
4 teaches the doctrine of unlimited free
dom in ali human conduct except as
may be needed for the restraint Of crime
Fl SUCCESS or RIGHT PRINCIPLES.
& Speaking Of Jefferson's contribution in
the success of right principles. Mr. Honr
said; More than any other Statesmen
down to his tme-more than any other
statesmen I can think Of save Lincoln
Jalone-he had steadfast and abiding
faith in justice, righteousness and liberty
as the prevailing and abiding principles
for the conduct of States, and that Jus
Stice and Righteousness were sure to pre-
vail, where any people bear this rule for