The Denver Jewish news., 1923-10-18

mctlts to revive bigOtry and to stir up
religious nndsradical preJudiccs.
One OF the three achievements Of a
amazingly diversified fields which Jef-
ferson himself selected as worthy Of
commemoration In the epltaph on his
tombstone was his authorship Of the
Statute of Virginia for Religious Free
dom. 1t was JeffersOn's Individual ef-
fort that caused this statute-the first
guaranteeing absolute religious freedom
| to its citizens ever to be formally pro-
claimed by sovereign state-to be
adopted by Virginia. 1t took him seven
years to accomplish this end. For,
though he wrote the law in 1170 1t was
not until 1856 thnt 1t was enacted into
law. During all that period Jefferson
never relaxed his effort and never
| swcryed from his purpose Of obtaining
for his fellow citizens the right to
worship God according to their own be-
lief and conscience. This memorial OF
Jefferson rests NOT only In the laws Of
hiS oNh hiatiht FtutS Dut tItC SOii-
stitu; ion OF his country. for 1t was his
document that served as the basis Of
the First Amendment to the COnstitv-
tion of tho United States.
Mindful Of the great services for
political equality and religious liberty
performed by Jefferson, prominent men.
without regard to political afiiliation.
religions allegiance or racial associa-
tion. have promptly volunteered to aid
In the appeal to the country on the
Tour for really pstIassi participation
in the Fund to sa4,lirs and endow
Aieatieello.
Among tlIose who. Will accompany
Governor TrinkIe on mt least some
$ ages Of his journey, from New York
to san rranclnt0 mn hack to Wash.
ington In behalf OF the Jefferson Me.
mcrini are two former Democratic can
didates for the Presidency and the son
of Republican President. They are
respectively william Jennings Bryan
and Alton B. Parker, former Chief
Justice Of the Court Of Appeals Of New
York State and candidate for the Presi-
dcpcy against the late Theodore Roose-
velf in 1904. and the younger Tieo-
dore Roosevelt. now Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy. ,t
Republicans and Democrats are also
s ates Senate who have. assured Gov.
ernOr. Trinkle that they will be glad
to give whatever time they can find
available to aiding him in his effort
to obtain thoroughly national partici-
patton in the Fund to acquire and en-
dow Monticello. Foremost In this num-
her is Senator Royal 8. Copeland of
New York, who, after his first visit
to Monticello recently. declared that
he had seen nothing in Europe In the
way of n shrine or memorial TO ma
tiOnal hero or benefnctOr that could
approach Monticello in fitness as me-
morial-in beauty. in dignity. in in
dividual appropriateness and In impress
siveness. M
Among other prominent men who
have given assurances to Governor
Trinkle that they will speak Mt some
of the mass meetings to he held In the
cities to he visited OH the Tour are
Willinm G.. McAdOO, former Secretary
of the Treasury; Mayor James KOlph.
Jr.. of San Francisco; George Gordon
Battle. weil-knOwn lawyer of New
York and chairman of the Finance
committee of the Thomas Jefferson Me-
mortal Foundation: James w. Gerard,
former Ambassador to Germany; Fred
Kohler. Mayor of Cleveland: Arthur S.
State Supreme Court and GRIND Mas
ter of the MnsOns of that State; Moses
II. GrOssman, of New York, vice,presi-
dent of the Arbitration Society Of
America: ID. f. McLentlOn. President OF
the City Commission of Birmingham.
Alabama Stuart G. Glbboney. Lawyer,
of New York william ID. Upshaw, rep
resentative in Congress from Georgia
and Arthur II. Greenwood. representa-
tive in Congress from Indiana: Balm
bridge Colby Of New York. former Sec
retary of State; Mayor A. J. Mcshane
of New Orleans: Felix NJ. Warburg. of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. the well-knOwn
bankers of New York, Edwin A. Alder
man. president of the University of
Virginia, which was founded by
Thomas jefferson: Murray NJ. Nc
CURE, of Richmond Virginia. Presi-