The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-08-08

The Chicago Republican looked at the Democ
racys Mississippi chieftain (now a United States
senator), then turned his eyes to the then sinh
chieftain. Champ Clark of Missouri and said
/ wish to read few words of Thomas Jefferson"
Inc entertain looked more than a bit startled
i read from the Complete Writings of Jeffer-
son. by Ford" went on Mr. Boutell slowly 1T
appears from this letter that Adams was lust
about TO go as a business agent of Jefferson IN
London, and after giving him several commits
sions, he writes:
One further favor and I am done; to search
the Herald office for the arms of my family
have what l have been told were the family
arms, but on what authority 1 know not 1t is
possible there may be none. If So | will with
your assistance become purchaser having
Stearne's word for it that of arms may
be purchased as cheap any other coat.
so here we have the founder of the Democratic
party just dabbling as it were in syncophancy-
not very truculent yet"
There was no quick recovery on the part of
the Democratic members from this blow, which,
while directed fair at their idol hit them hard
In glancing. Finally. Mr. Suzer the East side
statesman, recovered sufficiently to ask in what
year 1t was that Jefferson had commissioned a
man to buy the coat of arms On learning that
1t was in the year 1771 Mr.. Suzer said with an
information that showed he had found a grain Of
comfort in the thought, That was FIVE years
before the revolution"
The New York representatives. consolation
morsel apparently not big enough to go
round among his neighbors with an appreclable
share OF each. 1t a bit hard to learn after
many years that the man who wrote the immortal
document beginning with ringing words about
equality had been trying to buy something which
would go to show that he was a trihe more equaT'
than his neighbors; and the blow was like unto
that of a bludgeon. because it was shown that the
supposedly impeccable one had more than init
mated that counterfeit coat was as good as
a genuine one If only 1t nobly emblazoned.
The Republicans had a rare time of T. over the
Democratic discontinue. When I comes to fun
the galleries gloriously nonpartlsan. The
humor Of the thing was to the people aloft we'll
worth the knocking OF prop from the third presi-
dents pinnacle Things might not have been so
altogether bad for the Of Mr.. Jefferson and
his house disciples If Mr.. Boutell had been content
to stop, for everybody recognizes the weakness
that all human natuTe-even that sternly simple
type-has for crests and other family gewgaws.
Yes" said the Chicago man. ut was I'VE years
before the revolution Now. just before the revolu-
ton. August %. 1775. the great founder Of the
Democratic party, the intrOducer OF truculent
sycophancy' into our national administration,
wrote to John Randolph from Monticello urging
a reconciliation with Great Britain. and in that
letter he uses this expression:
81 am sincerely OF those who would rather
be in dependence Great Britain. properly linn
tied than any other nation earth. or than
no nation"
The last FIVE words Of this Jenersonian pro
nouncement II would seem, If language means
anything point 60 a desire the part OF tho
Virgnian Democrat that the colonies should have