The Penn's Grove record., 1903-04-17
THOMAS JEFFERSON HONoRED
1eOth Birthday Celebrated.

Last Monday was the l6Oth birthday
anniversary of Thomas Jefferson. The
occasion was honors as never before in
New York, Philadelphia, but most Of all
in Washington, d. c.. where q nonpar-
tisan banquet was held by the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Association which is
raising $780, 900 to build q memorial to
the writer Of the Declaration of indie.
pendence. Senator George F. Hoar, OF
Massachusetts, and Charles Emery Smith.
of Philadelphia, were the leading Repub-
lican speakers on the occasion; while An
drew ]. Montague, Governor of Virginia
and VIM. ]. Bryan were the leading
Democratic speakers.
1-rFFERsoN's DEEDS.
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ucIacic parry, ouC no oInnu u .iu:O =.
Iila1 WHICH - consluele9 ulS.incus.,y
A1neIic1n "a oul system VI suvcIn.a ~
WINE ene leuelallses vert Pas.el Ins.s.a a.,
ter oIher eA!stlng goVeInlhens Seleisoa
was deVeiopllg tnat tnen new luea VI
popular government Wnlcn nas Decolne
now SO universally accePted as 70 COZ
stltute no longer 9 party plan, Dut tne
american prlnclpie. CONSIDER snose
american ioeas upon Wnlcn we priue our
serves az q people. Is mere one OF them
tnat IS Iarge ana oistlncGlve Wnlcn was
not lnsPlrlngly exPressed 1y inomas 9els
Ierson ~ Woru anu act - taele que "
L silela sl;a' ne ulu ~ los s'livG ~ nave o"-
pouieu ~ our laws anu po.tcs
Hanllton ana ms associates, men 1i
ulalls, ciiaIacIeI anu patrioIlsln 'nousn
Iliey sought 70 lorm our system uR +
Iiooeis' paftlcuiariy t"e FL"
eii Taes no .aa
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laa,,kilu ~ eile new Woriu-a uenlocl Tho
le9u an alsoioou n1ni pliviisge 4 lho
laulcal iGlolna WHICH ile MolAeu ilSo 'u9
4 W;ns;n;a ! anu III laws avs u nas GM sa s.a'e y.
L ,nsin un WIZ y along VIC iaAo VI odi
IIne - 4ho.o .SSls f.; ~
4ho4 .hos SGe.. ne Snls aa " H.
damocrot;c an% d;st;n ue voin Amar;ca1
a.lu uio0iloelxci ="
AhoI;t;on ~ gu;mnran;4,ra s snd onto;,
the estahl;sbman IF an aIahorata sustem
of nonrIon aa'oa4;en 81 s.oaaaU ~ ;;on
$3.50 1870 N1'
az pGmppo"~ &c h"~aS $4,000
ond oas+a I;nas 80 H. soorn 20 ooroY
;+n of "nnnrtnn = 81 e.. ~ o tdtoso
wero .mppo goffarson,s orana n,,r,osos
Tbarah s non 81 oons;darahpo praoItb
.N"1o4 - O""NoaoN "S -
an eAceilehG fanny c~ohnection anu VI
unparaiieleG p0ilticai Positlon, JeHerson
always taughI Dy precePt ana example
cle superior ulgiiity oi sinlpiiciGy over
pomp.
1hougn no maj ever suHered more
Ina1i ne rom prlnteu nance Jenerson
u1ueIstood anu proclaimed the necessary
OF a lIee press as the GUARDIAN OF repuD-
mean liberty.
Jefferson anticipated the Monroe doc
Urine ana expressed the spirit and essence
o. tnat great american prlnclpal curing
the nrst Term as president.
JeHerson was a nrst and most splen-
dld expanslonlst. Inc Louisiana pur-
chas demonstrated bis foreknowledge OF
the greatness that awaited bis country;
81 imperialism had no place In his
scneme.
Jefferson opposed special privilege and
class legislation n fought those who
made merchandise OF their connection
with the government.
Jefferson foresaw that the curse OF
slavery must produce the national con-
yulslon which came along after ne was in
ms grave. lie prophesled that nothing
Is more certainly written In n book OF
tro,1bles tba sn,+h .nSsT na--SnA
heauu ano SnJ 81 etI I'LL ypuay la burger
;ans des;onadir ~ "a odS g. O aa,a Mhicn polatlc-
in the %;nnnrant eaoi ~ ~ : eu.nsn ressols VI
shin maia haay;e o st 81 q naiiom par''saii-
Tbara ;s no h.oad sc nnoh.. .
ms that jefferson o IL p not onno' Ou - h;gs
time or forosaa fo LII ~ ,U s,t1sa uii Mho ~ us