The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-14
NOT TADMlRER OF
HAMlLTON'o THEORY
Nebraskan Contrasts Opposing
Systems Of Government, Much
to the Advantage Of That
Advocated by Mr.. JEFF
ferson Founders
Day.

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+ C,IIARLOr VA, April 13.--
William ]. Bryan reached Charlottesville
at 2:20 this afternoon, and Is the guest
OF DIR. Charles ~. Kent, at the University.
+ He was accompanied by his daughter
Miss Grace who is Il student at Holllns
Institute. Mr.. Bryan visited Monticello
during the afternoon. accompanied by
Judge r. r. W. Duke and DR.. Kent
while Miss Bryan attended the Virginia
baseball game on Lambeth Field. and wit
messed the sweeping victory Of Virginia
over Georgetown. This evening Mr.. Bryan
spoke TO as many people as could be com \
sforAbly seated in Cabell Hall, the large
auditorium at tile University. His theme
was Thomas Jefferson which he dis
cussed for nearly two hours, emphasizing
his doctrines In their contrast with those
of Hamilton. Ide defined plutocracy as
being dangerous. because the money
owned the man, and all his impulses are
controlled by It. i4
Jefferson was q rich man In his day,
and yet his Views upon public ques-
ticns were never colored by the money
in his pocket ! ItBnever disturbed his
sympathy with the common people.
Jefferson he regarded as. the best edu-
Gated man Of his time, and he. desired
end sought. to have the benefits of
education universally conferred.
Land Of the Average Man.
In a word, he trusted the people.
and realized that this country is the
land of the average man. In comparl.
son with the Hamiltonian doctrine,
Jeffcrson's theories Of government
have grown Immensely, and have to-
Cay taken possession, not only: 5of this
country, but their leaveni is working
all over the ear ths He gave a d In
.teresting viewSo the SRussianf strngg3s
for liberty, as he saw It on his trip
around the world. IN which the Jef-
fersonian belief that the people hould
rule themselves was the dominant tiil-
huence. BY contrast, he pictured the
Hamiltonian plan, which would sepa-
rate the government as far as pos
sihle from the people.
Under 1T he would lave a President for
life, Senators with life tenure, and Cow
ernors with q like limit to their term
OF office! He said this was theory$whicl,
would not be acceptable in this day, cs-
pccially II the officer were young man.
He said that the President was but d
little older than he, and in good health.
II there was a Republican In his audience
who desired the continuation In office Of
the present President, he should know
that under this system there would be no
President Roosevelt, because Grover
Cleveland still lives.
He liked quite as little the Hamiltonian
division OF the people into the well-born
and those not SO well born because he
didn't know on which side Of the line he
would be placed. AS his forefathers were
natives OF Virginia, he would. proba bly, be
among the well born, but Infinitely better
would be Jefferson's IS ideal OF a.{govern.
ment with no division, in which the peo-
pie appointed their own rulers at frequent
intervals.
Mr. Bryan devoted the latter part OF
his address to an appeal to the stu
dents ito attach themselves to- soms
great principle and 20 defend 1t witty
sincerity,senthustasm and forgetfulness
Of self, which would insure a valuable
service to- the country. He said that
he was moved to make this appeal by
tho fact that his own rewards had
been SO much larger than he had had
any right to expect or than he could
ever deserve The only way in which,
he could make an effort ut repayment
was by doing all In his power to In
spirc the young men OF the country
to put at the service of tho State all
their buoyant energies. Mr.. Bryan's
treatment by the audience was exceed
ingly cordial, botli4upo his entrance
and at tho conclusion of his address
closing the exercises with the college
yell, with Bryan's name at$the end
He left atsmidnight for Washington
after Il banquet at the Colonial Hotel
rendered by the Delta Chi Fraternity