Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-13
One to Washington Jefferson Day
Banquet Committee Said to
Have Been "Unorthodox.'
is DEMOCRATIC THROUGHOUT
jefferson, Worlds Great schoolmaster
Taught the Art of True
Government.

Washington, April 10 The letter OF
William j. Bryan. written from Brazil.
and to be read tonight before the
Democrats who attend the Jefferson
day banquet here and those at a similar
function in Indianapolis letter
which caused commotion among the
local banquet committeeman at it's ini-
tiai reading because Of what some OF
them termed its 'unorthodox doctrine.
is as follows:
81 thank you for the invitation to
the Jenerson-day banquet While /
shall not return to the United States
in time 20 attend. ] can join with you
In spirit the more heartily because OF
what have learned BY visiting other
countries.
Il have seen everywhere the infu-
ence exerted by his teachings. In the
nation in which l am just now sojourn-
ing / find Illustration OF his idea Of
conquest He cOntended that We should
conquer the world with our ideals rath-
er than with our arms. and in this
sense. we are effecting a conquest Of
Brazil Her constitution is modelled
after ours; she has copied from us the
federal system Of government, which
united control Of local AFFAIRS with ma
uonal supremacy; her flag, like ours.
has star for each state, and her
school system is being made 70 con-
form more and more to ours.
These victories. too, cement friend
ship instead OF arousing enmity.
Hail to Jefferson. the worlds school
master, whose views continue their
majestic march around the earth.
But in our country, as well as
abroad, his principles are triumphing.
He taught that the art Of government
is the art Of being honest and each
new investigation proves the folly Of
those who refuse to learn Of him.
He was the foe OF monopoly in
every form. and his name is the one
which can. with most propriety be
invoked when the trusts are attacked
and when the contest is being waged
for the application Of the principles of
popular government.
II am so far away from home that
/ am not fully Informed as to the re-
cent events but / have just read OF one
Jeners0nian victory, namely, the Sc
lection OF an investigating committee
by the house instead Of by the speak
err and. better still each party selected
its members OF the committee This
establishes an important precedent
which. IL followed. will make investiga-
tons real and effective
Il notice. also, that we seem likely
to win a victory against the meat
trust Monopoly prices have at last
provoked a popular protest and now
that the people are looking for remedy,
there is hope that they will accept the
Democratic remedy. II is not unnat
ural that they should use the boycott,
even IN they punish themselves while
they are INJECTING punishment on their
oppressors: but / am sure they will,
in the end. find legislation more salts
factory than abstinence from meat and
join the Democrats in declaring a pri-
vate monopoly-not the meat trust
only. but every private monopoly-in-
defensible and intOlerable.
But there Is another item OF news.
which has Just come TO my attention.
President Taft. in his Lincoln speech
at New York. Feb. 70. attributes the
present high prices mainly to the in
crease in the production Of gold and
the consequent enlargement or the vol
ume OF money This unexpected in
dorsement Of our party's proposition in
1896. when we demanded more money
IS the only remedy for falling prices
is very gratifying How valuable that
admission would have been TO US II
il had been made during the campaign
Of that year, when all Republican lead
ers were denying that the volume or
money had any influence on prices. and
asserting that II did not matter wheth-
er we had much money or little, pro-
vlded IL was all good We may now
consider the cumulative power OF
money established beyond dispute and
proceed to the consideration Of other
questions. But the president and his
predecessor have admitted the correct
ness OF the Democratic position on so
many questions that further argument
Is hardly necessary on any subject; We
may now take judgment against the
Republican party by confession.
please present my compliments TO
the Democrats assembled In memory OF
the srge Of Monticello. / take IL for
granted that your gathering win not
adjourn without the adoption Of a reso-
luton urging the ratification by an
the states 81 the income tax amend
rnent to the federal Constitution
The time Is ripe for return to
JeNersonian principles. and 7 trust the
representatives Of our party win make
a record which will secure US a MAORI
" al the coming congressional election.
with this advantage gained. the Demo
Gratis will have an opportunity to out
line a program and with a program In
harmony with sJeffersOnian ideas the
Democracy win enter the presidential
campaign with promise OF success"