Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-14
COMMEMORATE
BIRTH OF SAGE
OF MONTICELLO
SPEAKERS PAY TRIBUTE TO
JEFFERS0N'S MEMORY
GUEST OF HONOR UNABLE TO
ATTEND BANQUET
Senator Cartwright Delivers Eloquent
Adress on "PracticaI Democracy"
John w. Mitchell Introduces
Orators of Evening

Los Angeles assembled dt d De'iiH
at the Westminster hotel last nlght TO
pay honor to the memory OF Thomas
Jefferson. 1t was an enthusiastic gath
ering and the addresses were many
and eloquent, all being filled with
words of praise for the greatest Demo-
Graf of history. Theodore A. Bell, the
invited guest of honor, was unable 10
attend, although his presence at tne
banquet last night was expected up tlll
the last moment. Senator George w.
Cartwright was present and delivered
an eloquent address on practical De-
mocracy." The calling of Mr.. Cart
wright to the floor was the signal LOT
three rousing cheers.
w. e. Shepherd of Ventura, In the
course of an address on 1.-THE future
of the Democratic Party" advocated
the installation of the initiative, the
referendum and recall and the electloli
of United states senators by direct
vote in the Democratic party platform
as the only means of carrying OUT lIiS :
principles advocated by JEFFERSON anu
jackson. Mr. Shepherds remarks we l,
particularly strong, and he was CON
tinl1allv applauded. His remarks on
this phase of Democracy We're;
saTo live and have place IN tne III
ture-renown commensurate with that
which it had in the days of Je1ersoIl
and Jacksonville Democratic parry
must declare for the initiative, the Tel-
erendum and the recall ana lns ei ~;
tion of United States senators py az
rect vote. Above all, we must be true
To the doctrine of Equal rights for an
and special privileges to none. by thiS
sign we will conquer A.
r Dockweiler, as president OF the
Jefferson club, introduced John W.
Mitchell, who presided as toastmaste,'
Mr.. Mitchell delivered prleI au
dress, taking for his subject 'ehe
son Day. He said:
Praises jefferson
1--WE are here upon the day that
marks the birth of one emlilen'iy
great: Thomas Jefferson.
: "Tf his fame rested alone upon the
fort that he gave the great charter or
civil nolitical and religious liberty 10
o,,r country. that in itself would be
sufficient. -. 60.
.Rut there is more: In its far
reachine results the most stupendous
event in political history was the sew
GRANGE of what is now known as the
limited States from the kingdom OF
Great Britain, and the formatlon at
that period of a republican form OF
government on this western heml-
sphere. Indeed, it is impossible for us
TO from thi point of view and from
This epoch to conceive of the real sig
nificance of this event, but as Tune
goes on and the greatness or thls
country and it's government develops
ever going onward to grand climax
of success and achievement, unparal-
leled in the history of the world; them
when is written a crystalliZed, con-
crete history showing who were the
men who contributed most to this
period of our history-then, and not
till then, will the full sense of obliga-
ton to Thomas Jefferson be realized
by the peoples of this country and OF
the world"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Mitchells
remarks, Henry M. Mcdonald, secre-
tary of the club, read letters from
William Jennings Bryan, John w.
Clark, Theodore A. Bell, John o. john
son and other prominent Democrats.
Mr.. Mcdonald also delivered a brief
talk on the Purposes and Object OF
the Jefferson Club"
George w. Cartwright followed. He
said: 1.-THE Democratic party has
mission to perform. 1t cannot afford to
nominate any man for any office in the
country who does not possess an un-
Improbable reputation and character.
If we are compelled to have bad man
in office it is better that we have a
bad Republican The Democratic party
cannot win if it turns against it's own
ranks. The party should not be divided
on questions other than those where
the moral and upright principle is in
volVed. While the Democratic party
rio I 1Nalo 10
at times this phase of Democracy's is
sues can be overcome. I refer to the
installation of the woman's suffrage
question in the last Democratic plat
form. I believe this issue lost us a
great many votes"
Democrats Have Strength
w. f. Shepherd was the next speaker.
In his address on 1.-THE Future of the
Democratic party" he said:
1.-The Democratic party is the largest
body of men in this country avOwedly
devoted to the Jeffersonian theory of
governmental the principle that gov
ernments derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed the strong
est contending that tariff tax should
be laid for revenue only; the best or
ganized force arrayed against private
monopoly against that party which has
drawn by its service all that is pluto
cratic; the only great body opposing
Capitalization of power in the federal
government; the one in hostility to a
government by Injunction; the one de-
manding economy in administration.
cit has had and still has a splendid
leadership, a loyal membership, a his
tory of great achievements record on
whose pages are the names of immor-
tails.
"Such party, with such a history,
with six millions Of voters, with such
strength in the lower house of congress
and in the gubernatorial chairs of the
states-thrice armed because it hath its
quarrel just must not become disor-
ganized from discouragement of its
rank and file or from disloyalty of some
of it's leaders.
without this organized body Of
voters the people would have at imme-
date hand no instrument with which
they could Wrest the government from
the control of trust magnates-no
means to restore by the ballot the gov
eminent of the fathers of the republic.
Democrats must continue to be affirm
atiYe-meeting conditions as they arise
never serVitors for the eXpedient, but
opponents for the eternal principles of
Justice, equality and right"
Robert G. Loucks was the next
speaker. He took for his subject "Pro-
gressive Democracy" During his talk
he read several of Jefferson's letters,
in which the great Democrat set forth
many of his views.
Thomas e. Kirk spoke on 'The Old
Hickory Club"
Jud P. Rush was to have spoken on