The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-16
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son from fJan. ISclap + Iatle Ii
fc =-.,r or History N the UniNer~it> =
<utn Caroline giving n hricf tsa
reasons WY he put Hamilton and
A.a-aal among tie three Ereatcst men
This country has produced instead II
Jefferson ana Lee. This paper ut3
rot presume t. criticize the selection
~ Dr. Battle. but after expressing the
|otinion chat jefferson and Lee We're
tao two mon entitled to rams with
Washington as Americas three great
c t men. added:
And -. whether i be a college
professor. an editor OF somebody else
tho answer 70 these questions rs large
II = matter II training. conviction. o.
recollection.
When DR.. Battle was educated ~
Caarel Hn the prevailing opinion
there was the Federalistic ae AMY X
oundcd bv Hamilton and Narshaii.
The rival southern institution OF
learning.-the University Of Virginia
nadc jefferson tho patron saint ana
lis doctrines prevailed there. Natur-
airy. therefore. 4 majority Of the
graduates Of the North Carolina iusti-
tuition accepted the Hamilton theory
Of government lille the majority 81
the graduates Of the University Of Win
glnia accepted the jefferson theory.
II was chiefly due to the fact that
Nathaniel Macon was the Jeffersonian
leader tlIat the Federalist ana Nnis
leaders in North Carolina denied to
him that primacy among North Care
.linians to which his long and honorable
leadership IN STATE and Republic en-
titled him. L was quite natural that
students. trained in an atmosphere
dominated by the idea Of Uamiltvu'- /
cuasi-cmpirc and distrust Of the pco- !
pie. should fan to see il Maeon's sim
pie greatness and faith in the people
tho prlmacy in statcsmanship which
they denied - Jefferson.
AS to the mistakes OF Hamilton ana
Jefferson. they are buried with their
greatness. Unfortunately for America
tho views Of Hamilton have too largely |
prevailed, and the evils are seen in
the centralized government and the
tuXation methods that hav resulted
in the dangerous and unequal distrihu- |
ton Of wealth IN tilts country TO-DAY. At
tie Chur2h Congress Of the Protest |
ant Episcopal church, in session II
New Orleans last week. Rev. II. ..
Garrett. Of -. Louis. speaking OF the
accumulation Of great wealth - one ,
OF the chief sources Of strained con !
ditions ana widespread discomfort. |
said:
1t is a remarkable fact that near |
" eight millions OF families in his
country average in holdings a little |
less than $500 each. while not over
100000 families possess one half the !
entire wealth Of the entire country. |
Out Of tho total annual income If ttr
nation one-hdlf goes to ont-tenth o. i
the people. Tn" other half is diStri- I
buted among the remaining nine
tcDths.'
That evil is directly traceablc 10 the i
teachings Of Hamilton as IS our i'm
pcli"lism that buys the inhabitants OF
the philippines IS we would bu4 i
V~ar-ship.
+ was chiefly due 10 JcncrSon4 al-
that North Carolina refused IL /
ratif% the FEDERAL Constitution until ii
l11d guarantees FOR protection Of!
rights Of the States. freedom or the
press and the bill Of rights. and 10 I
80 H1iiA'lNti dtIOJ itl0l me hamilton 7
cream % on Empire in Uhicn states
become mer" districts was Pot
Jcffereon's great ccntriou-
tons we're not a. a party leader but as
the author Of tho Statat, FOR Religious
Liberty. ending ua;on Of church and
~'ofc ana killing INC law or primo
:cniturc IN ~Eirgn.sa ae author ~ III. +
DECLARATION Of Independence and ms
elevation Of every man t. political
equality ana op%portUnity: and as
founding the University Of V~ireIna
and bis zeal in creating q ecntfment
for public education that * toda. an
inspiration 10 men Struggling eycr,-
where out ~ ignorance into the Tight
~ universal education. These three
thlnGs that Jefferson did vita'ize the
world touaE. What Hamilton did is
"ncouraSc1ncpt 10 where 10 aue MAJ
lon struggling for education. for free
com. for removing the shacAlcs Of
cIEh and religious TYRANNY. His mighty
genus vas always employed to in
j ~ of tho powerful
classes and TO suppress the inhercnt
of the people to govern them
selves.
President Roosevelt fa- received i
hcque5t OF q tabby CIT named .S0cv