Evening star., 1916-04-14

Thomas JenerSOn mas Dcch Iiio.s
the shirt Of humanity exemplified upon
the field Of America. Thomas n,sa
CON vas q rreat leader Of men. because
he understood and interpreted the spil
its Of ,nsr.,,s men some en mem can cam Be led
their affections. Some men can pc ie9
Nv covetousness All men can be leo
BY the visions of the mind.
A Type Leading to Liberty.
IT Is not a circumstance without sig
nif,cance that Jefferson felt perhaps
more than any other American OF MS
time. except Benjamin Franklin MS
close kinship with like thinking spirits
everywhere else in the civilized worio. |
His ,comradeship was as intimate WIN
the thinkers of France as WIN inc
frontiersmen of America, ana TINS ra
ther awkward. rather dimdent man
carried about with him sort OF type
of what all men should wish to be VINO
loved liberty. and sought to lead their
fellow men along those olnicui'' Pa.he
of achievement.
The only way we can honor Thomas
Jefferson is by illustrating his spirit
and following his example. HIS exam
pie. was an example OF orsaniza.io.a
and concerted action for the rights OF
men, nrst in America and then by
Americas example everywhere In the
world. The thing that interested Jei-
ferson is the only thing that ought to
interest," US. ~ ,.tnric snthusiasm Of
causnt tne true nissUo .1.at ~ 1--we can be
proud Of 1t merely because 1t mas ac
ou.nu. The nrid. comes in when we
power: Ine ptioe roner coer nueht to he
conSe''e ho" '"A' P
AS have listened to some Of the
epeeenes .o,e hs.rt tbat we are better
CONF ,nso nv ny nva .var w.re Seforeto
- an.rfca can Iesd the wayl
% show nov nov nsths ~ r1ht
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: VI
Take the single matter of the hnan-
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cial SeAt'stics oi WHICH
recently become precisely informed;
the mere increase in the resources of
81. ,.,,,,., h.nr ~ tb;. countrv in
the hstloh@i o~hAe VI 's
tai resources Of the Deutscher Reichs-
the natoinsl banks Of the United states
rssovres: ~ fhs Hank Of Enriand. the
Bank Of France. the Bank Of Russia.
the ReiehSbank Of Berlin, the % Bank OF
inns Inc ~ ~. Sea- ~ Ianan
Under Ifhs provincial conception OF
the repu6iiean party this would have
oeen lmpSssS ~ tps.. ~ ,,s ,vrn .u ~ nroms
- ,nHnv ths ~ difions ~ Thomas lei
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nons-ai ~ t,,.es.c vSo .ho,iS deters
SUm0. .a oi arssnis,nu 81 Iii snnna-
mic MIC and nd political a,airs. That is the
t,.SI,, oS,rspS va sns ~, ,rnstaas,
1%S o.n.n th"sr 1"Is.n, h~ &C.
o.h;s o S..oan.;va snru.n;. ~
the arest body Of CITIZENS. able to un.
sns w y. 80 ~
Srs Sisns. Ma ,h.tin tn,,eh e.,ith
~ anu
nes e THs .n',,i.-,tw 80 thosa ,nSn
,h,nL - tha tarm. -, trustS.sh,n ~ !
that ,h.,r thtnLin. a,waws snnaras
n,,th ths ,-ss.t.nn.s a. ~ $1,000
md n.we, sou.re. W,tb tn ,sS."na ~
historv
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| p.>.AAy
| 1oSPeii'J ana A'oefty oy nasnt'
I was taking one davswith a gentle.
man who vas e1poundins to me the
| dare s.y =. worId h.v. n-.,.-rss ~
n,u. ~. -.,.,,,a - a. .,.rd
ion and ,ru.t.. ~, th. n.on,. =, ".
ne,shhor,n, r.n,hu. -, M.x,.o .aid
| 'I defy YOU TO show a single example
In history in which liberty and pros
perry Iere ever hanoeo oown from
| aooSes ELvspeInS Iol .he sIeat masses
~ h3 mani NJ .t..,,I s he uns ou' ot
IN. me soh oI pIis'lese. osperIty ior
.ne sreA. massss o. mahhlno mas neVe.
Dst,,,, ~ in VI
pfiSieee. rtospefny ana right, pros
peIny and nosity nave never come py
tavo.; tneS nave Always come oy
Ieht
| ana tne only competent e1pounders
OF right are the men VINO covet the
opportunity 10 exercise them. When l
see the cfuSt even SO much as slightly
broken over the heads OF a population
which has Always been directed by 2
| board OF trustees, l make up my mind
that VIII thrust not only my arm
but my heart in the aperture. and that
only BY crushing every ounce OF power
that can shall any man ever close up
that opening again. Wherever we use
our power We must use II with this
conception always in mind. that we
are using 1t for the beneht Of the per-
sons who are chiefly interested and not
for our own benefit.
I
Nation Then Struggling.
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So. by such processes, and by such
processes alone, can we illustrate and
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