The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-13

which Mrs LitlctOn is agitatins 50
vigorously. Living within seven mii-s
OF Monticello. and having been d con
slant visitor there for fifteen years
feel called upon 70 place a ie" iac'S
before the eyes OF the fair minded pub
lie Mrs. Idttieton has made 40 many
false statements about the place ana
it's owner. and ne. being 4 gentleman
feels he cannot take issue with her
personally. SO Il IS UP 70 NJ Levy
friends 10 help defend him
Mrs Ldttleton's statement ia the
Washington Post Of July 10. that MOD
tlcel!O was not kept up and max J-i-
ferson.s gave was "shamefuily neg
lected- * false. The graveyard anu
J-fferson's grave belong TO the Ran
dolph family. JeffersOn's descendants
and AZ Lew has no more rights there
than the general pubic. The govern
,nent put the high spiked fence around
the graveyard to keep the public. ana
especially The souvenir hunters. from
d-srrovine the monument In the last
few months Mr. Lev. has had buiit. al
his own expense. a handsome DITCH
retaining wall and steps fank"H ny
pillars outside the graveyard. 10 brau-
;ify and preserve the approscn 10 'h>
grave Mr. Levy has spent fortune
In restoring and keeping the esta'e IN
the spirit Of the original Jefferson con
ception There - not one man in
thousand who would have preserved
.hs place inside and out. intact a. ne
has. never In a single instance suosH-
tuting any Of his own ideas or archi-
tec,pr- FOR those Of jefferson Hs has
done this often al the sacrif4ce OF inoa-
.ru comfort and convenience. The
main. though they are most uncomtor'-
able Nothing j. altered. only restored
- :, was in Iefferson's time. Every
niece Of furniture that II was possible
IN huv Mr. Levy has bought. Failing
this he has furnished the mouse Win
original Louis XIV. furniture. IN keep
ing with the Louis XIV. mirrors. lamps
and chandeliers in the house. vhich
were brought from france and placed
tbere bv Jefferson himself There are
MANY wonderful ard beautiful works
Of art in the house Perhaps the most
u-ized IS the or sinai portrait OF Jei-
ferson. by Dick. and next ths snvef
coffee urn used by Jefferson all MS
life
Monticello - open 20 the public AL
the year. and only the RESTRICTIONS
necessary to the preservation OF TN
oropertv are placed on the sightsce's-
Permission TO visit the interior o. the
nous. can always be obtained oN APP
nlvinr 70 IN. owner. or his attorney.
One thing Mrs I.ittleton tailed 10 st''e'
and that is that a. all times Mr.. Levy
= a servant OF the public and sehiA'
host His hospitality knows no bound.
she should remember this. having been
rovall~ entertained there. and a'ter
accounting mis- hospitality now seeks 20
oh him Ct his home let any person
o. delegation Of men or women wish Z"
visi. Monticello no matter VIA, time
OF the wear or how announcement II j
10 him either Mr.. Levy or his sister
Mrs. Won Nayhoff comes from NeW
York and brings q corps OF servants
and opens Monticello. entertaining the
visitors most delightfully."-.
am proud 20 say that virginia nc
cradle Of Jefferson and where he is
almost revered as the patron saint o.
liberty. is against such measures. This
has been shown By the resolutions %
the Daughters ~ the Confeceracy and
.hc Nlberaric chapter OF the Da1gh-
ters % tho Revolution fCharlottcsv'ii-.
Va. denounc.ug Mrs Lltiicton's meas
urcS. and being ready a. body %
stand bv Mr Levy in his fght for home
=
cinsa = protected by the homestead
law. and should one be robbed % his
home iusi because = g-es' mar ha-
lived ,hcrr@
One - the strongesi teueis - Mr..
Iene~son's philosophy vas the Inherent
right % every nan 20 the peaceful
possession ~ his private property and
tho pursuit., of happiness according 20
his own views. uuhamp~red b inter
ference. 20 long as these views were
not IN violation % she laws % the land
~ was the emphasizing ~ these N
alisnabie rights that has been conSid-
cred b. evervbody - che strongest
poin, in Ienerscns immortal peciara-
ton Any interference with Mr irvy's
peaceful possession % Monticello.
place which mas been IN possession -
his family for eighty yra--. ever since
Al, was sold 20 pay M Jenerson's deh-s
after his death. would ~ IN direct
violation % the inherent rights OF mar
a. guaranteed b. our Contribution. and
a. instituted by the very man WHO
bull, Monticello Does any sane man