Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-14
Brvan Sketches Career and Aspir L.
uops Of Author Of Declaration.
OF independence,
THE FIRST GREAT DEMOCRAT.
Incidentally He Took Occasion to Say
A Good Word for Mayor Dunno and
Municipal Ownership.

cblcago April 1S,-Subiects Of ma
,ional Significance TO the Democratic
marty we're discussed by foremost ora
tors Of the party at the Jeffersonian
BANQUET held at the Sherman House to.
night IN commemoration Of the birthday
Of Thomas Jefferson. The dinner, how
ever. in a measure, resolved itself into
ioluncation over the election Of Mayor
Edward T.. Dunno, who Is director Of
the club and was among the speakers
who responded to toasts. All Of the
sneakers in their discourses referred to
municipal ownership and 10 Mayor
DUNES recent election on that plat
form,
William j, Bryan and George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts We're the
principal speakers. Mr. Bryan chose
FOR his subject Thomas Jefferson" and
his remarks We're greeted with unstint-
ed applause, Mr. Bryan took advan-
tage OF the occasion to congratulate
Mr.. Dunno on his recent election as
chief executive Of the city Of Chicago.
MR.. BRYAN's ADDRESS,
Thomas Jeffersonalthough not reared
in the environment of royalty, was born
and educated among the people who
least sympathlzed with the rights and
interests of the common man. His
heart, too, was touched by the struggles
Of his countrYmen, and he early be-
came their champion, although I'm so
doing he alenated the landed arstoC.
racy and the educated classes In
wealth he was the equal OF the wealthy,
and HIS learning brought him into assoc
citation with scholars, but his heart
kept him IN touch with the plain peo-
NE. and he earned the right to be
called The First Great Democrat
It WAS not that he was the flrst 10
conceive of democratic principles or TO
preach the doctrine set forth In the
Declaration Of Independence, THAT doc
trlne was not a new one; but he gave
fitting expression 10 the doctrine at the
time OF its greatest triumph. The as
piration for government was born
with man, 1t has been the inspiring
cause which has led people I'm all ages
10 struggle for freedom OF conscience,
freedom OF speech, individual liberty
and the recognition of the rights Of
man. Some In all ages have found a
selfish reason for applauding monarchy,
but at no time has there been universal
acqulscence IN arbitrary power
Jefferson was 20 much a lover Of
peace and so ardent an advocate Of It,
that he has been accused Of lacking
physical courage. Six years before his
election to the presidency he declared
BIS love Of peace and his anxiety that
The United States should give the
world stu another useful lesson by
showing TO them other modes Of pun
lshIng injuries than by war, war, he
said, was 'as much punishment to
the punisher as to the sufferer" Four
teen years after he retired from the
presidency, and near the close Of his
life, In a letter to John Adams, he
said, 81 hope we shall prove how much
happier for man the Quaker policy is,
and that the life Of the feeder Is better
than that Of the fighter Hts edvo-
cacy of peace does not prove a lack Of
physical bravery, but whatever may
have been his physical courage, there IL
no doubt that he possessed that higher
quality known as moral courage, TO
an eXtraord mary degree. His faith In
popular government was sublime and
his willingness TO rely upon the peO-
pie was one of his most distinguishing
characteristics.
on the subject OF acquiring territory
by conquest, now favored by an inilu-
entail portion OF our COuntrymen, no
said 1T there be one principle mora
deeply rooted than another In the mind
Of every American, It Is that We should
have nothing to do with conquest" ana
at another time he said, Conquest Is
not IN our principles; 1t Is inconsistent
with our government"
on the subject of taxation he ever in,
sisted upon It's limitation to the actual
needs Of government and upon It's eqult-
able distribution, lie Is on record I'm
favor Of the arbitration OF disputes be-
tween nations, and no one who is IA
miliar with his writings can doubt that
he would favor arbitration today OF
disputes between labor and capital, and
his views upon the cncroachments OF
the judiciary and the value of trial by
jury make II certain that he would Il
NNg, oppose what we know as govern
ment by injunction,
All his arguments IN favor Of making
ne government responsive to the viii
Of The people can be adduced In support
OF The movement that has for its OBJ.
Jet the election OF senators by direct
vote of the people. on the subject of
nnance he not only favored bimetal.
Hsln, but he expressed his opposition e