The Washington herald., 1913-04-15
HOMAGE GIVEN
To JEFFERSON
Young Mems Democratic Club
Gives Dinner in Memory
of Great Statesman.
ALL LAUD HIS WORK


District democracy, under the auspices
of the Young Mems Democratic Club OF
the. District, duly observed the birth
day anniversary of Thomas Jefferson
with dinner at Carroll Institute Hall
last night at which not only the great
genius OF jefferson as statesman, as
a scholar. as a friend OF the people, as
an architect, as the author OF the Dec
laration of Independence, and Of the
Monroe Doctrine, and as the sworn en-
envy of special privilege, was eXtolied
by speakers of national renown. but at
which also the numerous virtues Oh
President Wilson as the worthy eA-
pounder of the Jeffersonian democracy
were praised.
being present and q letter OF regret from
Secretary Tumulty was read. Messages
of a similar import were received IRON
Speaker Clark, Secretary OF the Navy
Daniels. Senator Henry 5. Hollis of New
Hampshire. Secretary Bryan, senator
Salisbury of Delaware, and PRESIDENT
Alderman. of the University of Virginia.
j. Fred Kelley, the chairman or tne
committee of arrangements, introduced
Senator John Sharp Williams of Mlssls-
sippi as POSTMASTER. who proposed
toast TO the President Of the United
States after which he paid high trloute
TO Jefferson the statesman ana schoiou.
Senator William claimed that we are
TWENTY-FIVE years behind the teachings
Of Jefferson in many respects, and even
modern progressivism is behind the
great founder of the Democratic party.
democracy Is Undeterred.
Senator Thomas of Colorado spoke of
Colorado being as Democratic as any
state in the Union He referred to the
talk about the effect tariff legislation VIII
have on business, and said that the
Democratic party did not propose 10 Dc
deferred by threats from performing IT'S
duties and carrying out Its promises anu
its mission He urged a proper system
of banking and currency laws as Wen as
laws TO control business combinations,
and expressed his conviction that Presh
dent Wilson. would have the courage 10
carry out the pledges the Democratic
rarity made to the people.
Representative Harvey Butler Fergus
son of new Mexico spoke of Thomas
Jefferson and President Wilson as the
two most learned and cultured Presidents
the United States ever had. Represen-
tatfye Ferguson said corporate powers
and rnoneved combines had made this
a government of special interests ana
backed up his argument by citing the
strike at Lawrence, Mass, whlch, ne
said, touched the great heart of the peo-
ME and awakened il to the fact that this
was a government of human interest
and not of special interest.
Monroe Doctrine Explained.
The Declaration of independence. as
penned by jefferson, was a defiance
10 England" according to Representa-
tive Renton McMillin of Tennessee, who
said Jefferson was the man who made
the most artful plea to the mon
arches of Europe to agree to the dis
memberment of the greatest of all
roonarr1ies" He said that Jefferson
author of the freedom of all
5 with the exception of Swift
...-F and the originator of the Mon
.rine. In speaking on the mean
mn the Monroe doctrine, Represent
arl.r cMllin said: I'VE are liable to
AXE mistake when We imagine that
ctrine means that We are the
g of everybody that doesn't
.. If themselves"
-aastt 20 John Burke of North
=n1 ot,.rs spoke, and George
scs %al, Horn gave a num-
vcs:rBl asa. 7"g numbers. n
baud PROVIDED Iaa music.
Among lBcse isessrr
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-srps.r.r.. L. Kelley, |
l., F.r-n . Campbell, |
.r .cK. J.H...r. r..... niger, Ha,yry |
a. James .--.. .Gady, George |
H. r. Marshall. Ham .. n, EdwaId !
Mitchell. George e. Mon r. T. Moran, !
James l. Skidmore Warner ,ikeson, James |
NJ. Wood
General committee-Peter C. Garden. chairman
Joserh B. Bailey W. A. Barnes William w. Bride, |
Edward o. Bowie Jos D. Burns y. +. Cam, |
Charles 4. Collifower James J. Collins. Clinton r. |
Colvin Charles L. Conway. Oscar II. 3o'imte, NJ \
ID William A. Coumhe. George C. Donohoe. VIII |
lam = Donevsn Benjamin r. Edwards, Robert ]. |
Edwards William A. Feiger !. H FftNiibbcDs. |
Edward w. Gasch Frank Il. Gilmore Carl ]. +. /
Graf Edward g. Harbaugh. James L. Harmon, A |
J. Hawkins Thomas C. HILL John j. Horrigan, /
Thomas L. johnson, c. Frank keane, Edward L. \
Keller william Kiernan Charles F. Little, Jere- |
miah LYNCH Daniel 5 Marsh, w J. Martin, John |
C. Miller w W. Newbold. r. ]. Quigley, l.. b.
Robertson Frank Sharpless A. ID. Simms Charles |
g. Smith Robert Stewart Daniel j. Sullivan, 1
George T. Thornton, Charles II. Turner, Lamar W. |
York.
Reception commttee-Iohn ]. Nolan, chairman |
James r. Archer W. x. Bailey. NJ. L. Bowen 4
Jaserh w Bowie Thomas NJ. Bresnahan. Il. Irwin |
Burns John f. Cannon. Martin l.. Carter. DR.. |
Cline " Chapman, Austin NJ. Cooper, Fred G.
Deitcrich Michael NJ. DOYLE, James N England, |
William 7. FAINT E Richard Gasch Jedeiiah
Cuttings Bernard l.. Grove, William NJ. Halam |
Victor Vanguard, A. q. Harvard. Thomas r
Holden Rice Hooe Walter A. Johnston, \. c. 1
Jov. James D. Lee, Samuel f. Lewis, NJ D.; John
A. Lynch Edwin A. Newman Sommerfied G.
Nottingham. c. J. Partridge, Albert Popkins, Frank
A Porterfeld John Quinn Charles b. Reynolds, |
Albert Schalteis " Il. Shade. NJ. D.; z. q.
sirrcrs Arthur Small. Claredon Smith, ]. w
Stsgrers, John J. Sullivan, w. c: Turnage, Roland