American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-07-20

The Chicago Republican looked at tho Democ-
rscys Mississippi chieftain (now . United states
s~enator). then turned his eyes to the then sub
entertain. Champ Clark Of Missouri. and said:
y w'sn 70 read q few words Of Thomas Jefferson
The chioftain looked more than q bit startled.
i read from the Complete Writings Of Jefer.
son. by Ford" went on Mr.. Boutell slowly. 1T
appears from this letter that Adams was lust
about to 80 an = business agent Of Jefferson to
london. and after giving him several commits.
sions. he writes:
"'Onc further favor and ! am done: to search
the Herald ONCE for the arms OF my family. I
have what I have been told were the family
arms. but on what authority l know not. 1t 10
possible there may be none. II SO, l will with
your assistance become q purchaser, having
Stearne's word for 1t that q coat Of arms may
be purchased A. cheap a. any other coat
80 here We have the founder Of the Democratic
carty just d~ahbling. al It were. In syncophancy-
not very truculent NJ yet"
There was no quick recovery on the part OF
the Democratic members from this blow. which,
while directed fair Ut their idol. hit them hard
In ~glancing. Finally. Mr.. Hulxer, the East side
statssman. recovered sufncisntly to ask In what
rear Il was that Jefferson had commissioned a
man to buy the coat Of arms. On learning that
L was In the year It'll, Mr.. Sulser said, with IN
intouation that showed he had found . grain Of
comfort In the thought. That was nvs years
before the revolution"
The New York representative consolation
morssl apparently was not big enough to 60
round among his neighbors with An appreciahls
share Of each. Il was . 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 90 to show that he was a trine more equal
than his nsighbors: and the blow was like unto
that Of Q b~ludgeon. because Il was shown that the
supposedly impeocable one had more than inti
mated that . counterfeit coat was as good NJ
. genuine one II only 1t were nobly emblazoned.
The Republicans had 4 rare time OF It over the
Democratic discontinue. When 4 comes to fun
the galleries are gloriously nonpartisan. The
humor OF the thing was to the people aioft we'll
worth the knocking of a prop from the third presi.
dents pinnacle. Things might not have been 80
altogether bad for the cause Of Mr.. Jefferson and
his house disciples II Mr.. Boutell had been content
10 stop. for everybody recognizes the weakness
that all human nature-even that sternly simple
typs--has for crests and other family gewgaws.
Yes" said the Chicago man. 1T was Ave years
before the revolution. Now. just before the revolu-
ton. on August rs. TITS. the great founder Of the
Democratic party. the introducer of truculent
wrote to John Randolph from Monticello urging
. rsconciiiation sith Great Britain. and in that
letter he uses this expression:
~ am sincerely ons Of those who would rather
b. in dependence on Great Britain. properly linn
no nation"
Ths last ave words Of this Je6ersonian pro-
nouncsaeut It would seem. II language means
anything. point TO . desire on the part Of the
vYrginian Democrat that the colonies should have