Arizona republican., 1917-04-14
L|ND[EY 0RME WINS JEFFERSON
 GRAFTON IN SPLENDID ADDRESS

of Independence. proclaiming to the world, We hold these truths to be self evident; That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life. lib- erty, and pursuit of happiness; that governments aer instituted among men to secure these rights deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" This great declaration not only applied to the colonies, but was beacon for the advancement of the whole world. It dissolved aristocracies by it's silent example and gave light and inspiration to those who sat in darkness. Down -trodden and oppressed people arose and shook off the shackles of tyranny and established free and democratic governments.
 His Splendid Courage
 During the reolution Jefferson was governor of Virginia He inspired the patriot cause by his splendid courage during the darkest days of this ter rible war. After independence was won he was sent as minister to France. When asked if he came to replace Franklin he replied. Indeed, mo- No man can replace Dr. Franklin. I mere. ly succeed him. This honest reply showed his extreme modesty and won the hearts of the French people. For five years he remained abroad and did much to raise the prestige of the American government and to popular
 This great foresighted patriot was vehement to human slavery. He be- lieved that it was Q violation of human rights committed on the unoffending inhabitants of Africa, that it was op posed to the morality, reputation, and best interests of the country, and that it was contradictory to the Declaration of Independence which declares that all men are created equal. When he produced that great statesmanlike act the Ordinance of 17S7, he placed in it a provision that the entire vast North west Territory, out of which there were later carved five great states. was to be forever free from the curse of human bondage This gave the free states a preponderanoe of power in the great struggle two generations later, which resulted in the striking off of the letters from four million slaves.
 Jefferson was the first true Demo- crat Washington believed that the presidency was a very dignified office surrounded by an almost regal amount of ceremony and show. Jefferson be- lieved that the president should dress and act like a plain man with ismple manners Hamilton and Adams be- lieved that only the rich, the we'll born, and the able should rule. But Jeffer- son had firm faith in Simon-pure de- mocracy where the great comm on peo- pie should rule themselves.
 This great Democrat regarded ~ri- culture as the greatest and most hon. orable occupation. that it was the pill lar of our prosperity, and that com merce was only it's handmaid. Although iC II q n IT c h he found time to assist greatly this industry by several inventions, the most notable of which was the turning blow which is in use today practi- cally as he invented it.
 Sage of Monticello
 The Sage of Monticello" had the vision of seer. This was shown by his foresight when he acquired fo- the United States the Louisiana Purchase. He alone of all the statesmen of that day. realized what a mighty empire would be carved out of the territory which he had acquired for a bagatelle. The purchase of Louisiana is one of the most important events in American history. It doubled the area of the United States and brought under our rule one of the most valuable tracts of land in the world. Out of this territory fourteen sovereign states have been eu. fifty thousand in 1894 to twenty mil lion in the present day. The cattle and timber of Montana, the wheat of Min nesota and the Dakotas, the corn of Kansas, and the sugar and cotton of Louisiana have been a source of rap idly increasing wealth to our country. We enjoy all this because of the pro- phetic vision of this great patriot.
 Jefferson believed that war was the sport of kings but that the common people had to bear the burden. In letter he laid down this maxim which applied not only to that time but also to our present age. Peace must be our passion He fervently hoped that America would never take any active part in the quarrels of Europe. Inrhis annual message to congress in 1893 he made a statement which would be ap- plicable to the present day. He wrote as follows: "We have seen with sin cere concern the flames of war lighted up again in Europe, and nations with which we have the most useful and friendly relations are engaged in mu- tual destruction. They are nations of eternal war. All their energies are ex- pended in the destruction of the + bor, property, and lives of their people. On our part never had a people such favorable chance of trying the opposite system of peace and fraternity of mankind"
 To sum up briefly Jefferson's for eign policy he favored peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none. He stood for peace above all, but not a peace bought at the price of national honor. He said in this connection, We must endeavor to maintain peace, but not d policy of peace that is blind to outrage. The American Eagle grasps in one talon the olive branch, in the other, the thunderbolts. The olive branch is extended to all alike. It is not withheld on slight provocation. But it is withdrawn when public safety or national honor is in jeopardy"
 Modest as Great
 The real modesty of this great man was again shown in his epitaph. Had he been a man who loved freedom less it would doubtless have mentioned the high offices he held it would have floried in the fact that he had exercised power and dominion over man. Yet that epitaph, written by himself, who'll ly ignores the fact that he was gover- nor of Virginia, minister i. to France, secretary of state in Washingtons cab inet, vice-president and president of the United States. It does not even mention that by>the purchase of Louis jana for song he had added an em pire to that domain over which he had been chosen to rule. The inscription reads, thus; Here lies buried Thomas Independence, of the Statutes of Vir- yix,f., fnr Drli irr.o |,