The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-20


has now been divided up into city lots,
and the road is called Paine avenue
The house. which is the oldest Hu@ue-
not edifice In America. has been moved
to the Huguenot park. which occupies
a portion of the old Paine farm. 1t
will be used as Il historical museum
1t stands but a short distance from the
monument and midway between the
two a little green knoll marks Paine's
original grave. Here on Saturday aft
ernoon. June s. several associations
from New York. Brooklyn. Philadel-
phia. New Rochelle and elsewhere will
gather To hold their centenary exer-
cises over Il man that they think has
long been misunderstood and abused
/ believe this more charitable and
appreciative view of Paine has now
become general The acceptance of
his monument by New Rochelle and
Of his house by the Huguenot associa-
ton, together with the naming Of an
avenue in his honor. is An evidence.
Other signs of his renaissance are to
be found in the appreciative reviews
In recent magazines and newspapers
not only in America. but In England
and France, the acceptance OF his por-
trait In Independence hall in 1876 and
Of his statue few years ago, the fact
that Philadelphia paper In calling
for candidates In the Hall of Fame
got more votes for Paine than any 9TH
er one man and the existence of one or
two national associations formed for
the express purpose Of perpetuating his
memory 1t is undeniable that Paine
first fred the independent sentiment
in this country. that he greatly heart
ened the soldiers by his stirring PAM
phlets in the dark days Of the war, that
in two desperate straits he was instru-
for the colonists. that he was force
for good In the French revolution as
he had been In our own, that he help
ed SOW the seeds Of reform In Eng
land which later resulted In peaceful
~ RECOMMENDING that country, that
he wrought powerfully for religious
as well as political liberty, that he op-
posed slavery and dueling years he
fore they were abolished. that he a
century ago forecasted woman's rights
and humane treatment for children
and animals. that he advocated a
world republic, that he risked his own
life to save that of monarch whose
tyranny he hated, that he would ac-
cept no pay for his numerous books
and that he was. In the opinion Of
many students. the greatest political
writer that ever lived. In addition to
all this, 1t Is a growing conviction that
he was the actual author OF the Dec
laration Of Independence There are
weighty arguments to support this
view which l cannot go into here.
confess they have convinced me. The
matter was clincbed I'm my own mind
when l discovered the little word
hath In the declaration, q word never
used by Jefferson In his life. but en-
ployed by Paine frequently
dSSiIS ifOiu u ucdu suDJccA 10 OIt
that is very much alive, Coney Island
the only Coney-is open The esti-
mate of the crowd on the first day
ranged all the way from 125,O00 to
10000. In sizing up Coney crowd
what is a paltry $4,000 more or less!
There is always crowd at Coney, the
only difference being that sometimes
1t is denser than ct others The motto
Of this year is. Everything new ex-
cept the ocean-and 1t is whitewash-
ed There certainly Is new paint, al
any rate. likewise new shows. One OF
these employs several million gallons