Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-15
DEMOCRACY PLEDGES
TO Be KEPT, THEY SAY
Members of Congress Speak
at Local Clubs Jefferson
Day Dinner.

Declaring that the democratic party
does not propose to be deferred by threats
from performing its duties and carrying
out its promises and mission. especially
in connection with tar II legislation. Sen
ator Thomas of Colorado last night ad-
dressed members of the Young Men
Democratic Club of the District OF Co
lumbia when they gathered in the Car
roll Institute Hall to pay tribute TO the
memory of Thomas Jefferson.
The occasion was the annual Jefferson
day dinner Of the club, and several hun
dred were in attendance when Senator
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi. the
POSTMASTER, called the gathering to
order.
Senator Thomas referred to talk about
the effect democratic legislation viii nave
on business. He declared the republicans
will not have anything to do in connec-
ton with the forming of the tarfn. he
urged a proper system of banking and
currency laws. as well as laws TO con-
troll business combinations. and expressed
his conviction that President Wilson
would have the courage to carry out the
pledges the democratic party made to the
people
Thomas jefferson and President Will
son were declared by Representative Har-
vey Butler Ferguson Of New Mexico to be
the two most cultured and learned Presi-
dents this country has had
Jefferson's Part in Revolution.
In the course of his speech he told Of
conditions in France which led up to the
great French revolution. and also of the
American revolution, in which Thomas
jefferson took such prominent part Inc
trusts came in for severe criticism
at the hands of the representative, whlie
he also called attention to the strike OF
the mill workers at Lawrence. Mass:
which he declared was caused by greed
on the part of the wool manufacturers 10
force the working people TO work for
small pay.
Former Representative McMillin OF Ten
nessee lauded the work of Thomas Jener-
SON. in the most lengthy address OF the
evening He rec.ted the achievements OF the
writer of the Declaration of independence
from that time until his death and declared
he was the most artful statesman the
world has ever produced.
John Burke. treasurer of the United
States, also spoke Of the work Of Thomas
Jefferson. During the evening George
O'Connor sang several of his selections
while Mat Horn accompanied him on
the piano.
Toastmaster Williams read letter
from President Wilson expressing regret
that he was unable to be present Other
messages of similar import were received
Secretary of the Navy Daniels. Senator
| Hollis of New Hampshire, Senator Sauls-
| bury of Delaware and President Alder
man of the University of Virginia.
J. Fred Kelley, president OF the club.
introduced Senator Williams as the toast
master, who proposed a toast for the
President of the United States, after
which he paid tribute to Thomas Jet-
| ferson. An orchestra seated on the stage
| in a bower of ported palms rendered
| al thronphnlf the dinner.
Officers of the Club.
| The officers of the eclub are: ]. Fred
Kelley president; James l.. Skidmore,
first vice president; William NICK. Clay
ton. second vice president; William J.
NeaIe, secretary; George C. Montgomery,
financial secretary; Harry o. Middleton,
treasurer; Charles s. Eisinger. sergeant
| alarms.
| Committee on arrangements-J. Fred
Kelley. chairman: Bernard G. Brown.
John G. Campbell. William NICK. Clayton,
Charles S. Eisinger, Harvey NJ: Friend,
r. Marshall. Harry o. Middleton. F. Ed
ward Mitchell, George c. Montgomery,
p T. Moran. James l.. Skidmore. Wan
ner L. Wilkerson. James NJ. Wood
chairman: Joseph b. Bailey, w. a.
Barnes, William W. Bride, Edward o.
Bowie, Joseph d. Burns, p. r. Carr.
Charles E. Collifiower. James ]. Collins.
| Clinton r. Colvin. Charles l.. Conway.
Oscar H. Coumbe, NJ. D.: William A.
| Coumbe. George c. Donohoe. William j.
| Donovan. Benjamin F. Edwards. Robert
J. Edwards. William 4. Felger, J. III.
| Fitzgibbons, Edward E. Gasch. Frank b.
| Gilmore, Carl ]. +. Graft. Edward q.
Harbaugh. James L. Harmon. A. j.
| Hawkins. Thomas c. Hill, John j. Hor-
rigan, Thomas L. Johnson, c. Frank
| Keane. Edward j.. Keller. William kier-
nan, Charles F. Little. jeremiah Lynch.
Daniel s. Marsh. w. j. Martin, John Ii.
Miller, W. w. Newboid. P. ]. Quigley,
| j. 3. Robertson, Franl. SharplesS, A. ID.
Simns. Charles B. Smith, Robert Stew
art. Daniel ]. Sullivan, George I: Thorn
ton, Charles Fl. Turner, Lamar w. York.
! Reception committee-John J. Nolan,
! chairman; James b. Archer. w. r.
Bailey. NJ l.. Bowen. Joseph W. Bowie,
| Thomas NJ. Bresnahan, e. Irwin Burns.
| John E. Cannon, Martin L. Carter, DIR.
Cline n. Chapman. Austin NJ. Cooper,
Fred G. Deiterich. Michael NJ. Doyle.
James n. England, William p. FAINT. +.
Richard Gasch, Jedediah Cuttings, Ber-
! nard l.. Grove, William NJ. Hallam. Vic
| tor Vanguard. A. O. Hayward. Thomas
F.. Holden, Rice Hooe, Walter A. john
ston. A. c. Joy. James D. Lee. Samuel E.
| Lewis, Nj. D.: John \. Lynch. Edwin \.
| Newman. Sommerfield G. Nottingham, &.
| J. Partridge. Albert Popkins. Frank A.
| Rorterfeld. John Quinn. Charles B. Rey
| nolds, Albert Schulteis. \. g. shade Nj. d
E.. G. Siggers, Arthur Small. Claredon
Smith. ]. W. otaggers, John j. Sullivan,
w c. Turnage. Roland Wallace, John J.