Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-26

Where are the orators of yester-
wear who were wont to acclaim, Il am
a Jeffersonian democrat" The woods
may be full of them yet, but if so
later-day leaders have hypnotized
many into silence.
In the days of Thomas jefferson,
the reputed founder of the demo-
cratic party, there was fine show
at Vienna in 1915, when a league Of
nations called the Holy Alliance,
which according to the Encyclopedia
Britannica, was established by great
powers of Europe "for the mainte-
nance of peace and the establishment
of existing dynasties."
President jefferson called it the
atrical farce and the powers actors,
After fighting British troops, grad
uating from college, practicing law,
serving in continental and state leg
islatures, in continental and United
States congresses, becoming secretary
of state to Washington. going to
France as minister to succeed Frank
line becoming vice president then
twice president and continually over
coming complications brought about
with Europe, the statesman was
known as the Sage of Monticello"
Says the American Encyclopedia:
80 much was his judgment esteemed,
to his home came people of promi-
nence from all parts of the world to
consult with him on great questions
of politics and economics. Wherever
republican forms of government exist,
there the name of jefferson will al
ways be uttered with reverence and
respect"
Among the recorded utterances of
the statesman so devoted to the well
fare of his country are the following:
Better keep together as we are,
can and from all attachments to any
portions of it."
LET our affairs be disentangled
from those of all other nations. ex-
cept as. to commerce.
Il am for free commerce with all
nations, political connection with
none"
II sincerely join you in abjuring all
political connection with every for
eign power, and though I cordially
wish well to the progress of liberty
of all nations and would forever give
it the weight of our rountenance, yet
they are not to be touched without
contamination from their other bad
principles"
1T ought to be the very first object
of our pursuits to have nothing to do
with European interests and politics.
Determined as we are to avoid. if
possible, wasting the energies Of oui
people in war and destruction, we
shall avoid duplicating ourselves with
the powers of Europe, even in sup
port of principles which we mean tc
pursue. They have so many interests
different from ours that We must
avoid being entangled with them"
81 am not for linking ourselves by
new treaties with Europe"
There are American voters today
who were living in the closing years o.
the great statesman who taught pol.
icies for the welfare of the nation
Since the voice of the sage has be
come silent is not so long that human
nature and traits of old races can have
changed materially.
Nor are world conditions today alto.
gether unlike those of Mr.. Jefferson
time, which was that of the over
throw or Napoleon, of the bankruptc!
of Europe, of the threatened revolu
ton in England. of the disorder anc
misery of the nations. of the grea
CONFUSION of the nineteenth centur,
and of the founding of the league o.
nations, known as the Holy Alliance
TO secure peace and guarantee the ter
ritorial integrity of the associated
powers.