The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-27
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Twenty years peace, with such All
Increase OF population and resources as
we have a right to expect added to our
will In all probability enable us, In a just
cause, to bid defiance to any power on
earth; and such We're his thought and
purpose from tho first. II want an Amer
lean character he cried, that the
powers OF Europe may be convinced we
act for ourselves. and not for others.
He had been given charge of a nation
In the making, and he meant ii should
form, under his care: an independent
character
NOT A SENTIMENT.
1t was thus he proved himself no sentis
mentalist. but statesman, 1t was stun
of his character. this purpose of indie
pendence, He would have played a like
part OF self-respect for himself among
his neighbors on the Virginian planta-
tions: and he could neither understand
nor tolerate the sentiment which made
men like Jefferson eager to fling them
selves into European broils. Truly this
man was the first American, the men
about him provincials merely. dependent
still for their life and thought upon the
breath OF the old world, unless, Ike
Hamilton, they had been born and had
stood aloof. or, like Gouverneur Morris
had OWNED Europe in her own capitals
with clear. unenamored eyes
Fortunately affairs could be held stead
ly enough to a course OF wise neu-
trality and moderation at first, while
Frances revolution wrought only It's
work Of internal overthrow and destruc-
tlon; and while things went thus opinion
began slowly TO cool
BETTER JUDGMENT PREVAILS.
Twas plain to be seen, as the
months went by. that the work
being done in France bore no real
n tn h, lny In ,t1ar
lea, and wise men began To see II for
what II was. a social distemper, not q
reformation OF goYernment-eHectlv G
enough rs a purge. no doubt; Inevitable,
perhaps; cure of natures own devisingi
but by no means to be taken part in by
a people not likewise stricken. still free
to choose.
AZ FIRST Washington oud few men o.
like ;nsight stood alrE Il alone in theil
cool self possession. Every man Of gen
erous spirit deemed it his mere duty to
eXtol the French. TO join clubs after their
manner. in the name OF the rights oi
man. to speak everywhere In praise oil
the revolution. But by the time IL be-
came necessary to act--to declare the
position and policy of the nations gov
ernment towards France-a. sober sec
ond thought had come. and Washington
task was d little slmpli6ed.
FRANCE PLEADS.
The crisis came with the year 1893
In 1892 France took arms against her Eu
ropean neishbors, let her mobs sack The
kings palace declared herself "A repub.
lie, and put her monarch on trial foi
his life. The opening days OF 1893 saw
Louis dead upon the scanold, England
! Holland. Spain and the empire io!nec
! with the alliance against the fevered ma
/ ton: and the way as 1t Were spread sud
denly 10 all the world. Would not Amer.
lea succor her old ally? Was there NJ
Would she stand sel6shy off TO save her.
self from danger?
There was much in such a posture o.
affairs TO give pause even 10 imperative
yored France seemed the spokesmen o.
| the country The thoughtful men, tC
whom the real character OF the great
| revolution ever sea was beginning 10 bc
required veritab!e art OF dirination q
distinguish the real sentiment OF the
country. upon which. after all, the gen
eral government must depend. IT is OF
| been given Cor cool and deliberate rellec-
ton. Washington held, that the rea
voice Of the people can he known: but
a great risk must be run in waiting Il
TAX QUESTIONS.
The measures already adopted by the
government, though well enough calcu-
| lated to render 1T strong, had not beer
equally well planned TO make 1t popular
The power to tax, SO jealousy withheld
! but the other day from the confedera-
ton, the new congress had begun
promptly and confidently to exercise upon
u great scale. not on'y laying duties upon
imports. the natural resource OF the gen
eral goverpment but also imposing taxes
upon distilled spirits, and so entering the
fiscal 1eld OF the states.
Not only had the war debts Of the
states been assumed. but national bank
had been set up OG9D, as IL stilI fur
ther 10 make the general government
sure OF complete mastery In the field
of finance. Jefferson and Randolph had
fought the measure In the cabinet. as
many a moderate man had fought II In
congress and Washington had withheld
his signature from II till he should hear
their arguments to Hamilton for crit
Iclsm, and had accepted his answer In
favor OF the bank.
GREAT MEN DIFFER.
Jefferson and Randolph had challenged
the measure on the ground that II was
without warrant in the constitution.
which nowhere gave congress The llsht
Hamilton replied that. besides the pow
ers explicitly enumerated, the copstitu"
| tion gave TO congress the power TO pass
any measure necessary and proper
| gress was Itself left to determine what
| might thus seem necessary; and that II
| IL deemed The erection Of bank q
proper means OF executing the un-
ment the constitutional question wa:
answered
sanctioned the whole doctrine of I'm
oIjcd powers" which Jefferson deemed
! The very annulment OF wr!ttcn and ex-
pliclt constitution. No bounds, Jefferson
believed. could be sci to The. aggrcssiv,
sweep OF congressional pretension If the
two houses were 10 be given leave TO dc
whatever they thought cNpedient In ex-