The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-20

.PlCTUERS TWO LEADERS
Quotes Jefferson and Lincoln and
Defines Their Followers as
Patriotic Citizens.

HUDSON, \. Y, Sept. 20.-The up
state campaign Of the Independence
league was formally opened here amid
great enthusiasm at the Columbia
County fair, which Is being held at
Hudson city.
Representative William H. Hearst.
the leagues candidate for governor.
was greeted by n large assembly. Mr..
Hearst said In part:
"rhe Albany association OF party
savers limited has Issued n prospectus
OF their close corporation. In this
statement they say the Independence
league addresses Itself 10 Jefferson
Democrats and Lincoln Republicans.
whoever they may be-
These gentlemen. who are unable TO
understand what jefferson Democrats
ana Lincoln Republicans are. have no
difficulty In understanding what Ryan
Democrats aud Rockefeller Republic
ans are.
For the enlightenment OF the Al
bany association | will explain that
Thomas Jefferson was the founder OF
the Democratic party and Abraham
Lincoln the founder Of the Republican
party. Aud | will define jefferson
Democrats and Lincoln Republicans
as citizens of intelligence and con
science who understand the principles
Of their respective parties and the pur-
pose OF the founders OF their parties,
who placed principle above politics and
held patriotic duty higher than party
loyalty.
"The Albany association must admit
that such people as Jefferson Demo
Gratis and Lincoln Republicans actually
exist, for in Pennsylvania citizens call
ing themselves Jefferson Democrats
have repudlated that distinguished
Standard OIL statesman James A. Cuff
fey and have united with citizens call
ing themselves Lincoln Republicans.
The object OF this union Is 10 wrest
control or the government OF the state
from corrupt corporations and their
hired henchmen.
I'm this state also a union Of Jeffer-
son Democrats and Lincoln Republic
ans is proposed as against the union of
Ryan Democrats and Rockefeller Re
publicans which has been formed for
plumber The union OF Lincoln Repub-
Leans and Jefferson Democrats 10
natural one, for the principles OF the
founders Of two parties are practically
Identical.
Jefferson declared In favor of gov
eminent for the greatest good of the
greatest number. Lincoln for govern
ment of the people, 10y the people.
Jefferson wrote the Declaration of
Independence and Lincoln said. 4 have
never had a feeling politically that did
not spring from the sentiments en-
bodied In the Declaration of Independ-
ence
Jefferson enuncinted the doctrine OF
equal rights for all and special priv
lleges to none, and Lincoln said that
the principles of jefferson are dsfini-
tons and axioms OF free society
The FIRST convention Of the Repub-
licnn party declared that Its object
was to restore the action OF the gov
eminent to the principles Of Washing
ton and Jefferson
Had the party of Jefferson remain
ed true 10 the principles of its founder
there would have been little need OF
the formation of the Republican party,
and were the Democratic and Republic
an party today true TO their original
principles there would be little need
for the formation Of the Independence
league.
The objects of the political adven.
turers is to confuse the issues and de.
celve the followers Of party name.
Our single purpose Is to draw the line
clearly between those who believe In
corporation control and those who be
lieve in popular government. We will
make the fight cheerfully and conf
IDENTIFY along these lines.
Let me say in conclusion that the
cause of corruption is not better pro
noted by the corrupters themselves
than by the lndiscrmInate partisan
who votes his party ticket, right or
wrong. Such man puts no premium
upon right, no penalty upon wrong.
God gave us eyes to see with, ears
to hear with and brains to think with.
"rhere is never time when we
should not use our minds and our
hearts, our patriotism and our religion
to distinguish between what is right
and what is wrong, then follow our
convictions TO the end"