Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-22

The dedication OF Monticello, his
toric home of Thomas Jefferson, 10 the
people of the Nation is made the
occasion for glowing tributes to his
ability as a leader in the cause of
freedom. Significance also is attached
to the fact that his death occurred on
the 50th anniversary of the signing
of the Declaration of Independence, Of
which he was the author. His vision
of the future of the country is cred
tied to an unusual capacity as a stu
dent in the realm of political philoso-
ply.
las long as political liberty, re
ligious liberty and intellectual liberty
continue TO exist In any corner of the
land" affirnls the Baltimore Evening
Sun. Jefferson seili survives. He does
not reign. The twin passions that
motfvated his life, the passion for
freedom and the passion for truth, are
not, and never were. attributes Of
monarchy. Men of the intellectual
and moral temper of jefferson have
never constituted a majority in any
nation. They have always stood out
conspicuOusly against the mass of
mediocrities, and their power Is due,
not to their numbers, but 10 the ca.
pacity Of ordinary men TO respond
real greatness. The leader exists in
his influence, and as long as his in.
flueuce lasts he continues TO live
Freedom, and truth are able to stir
some men with a reflection of the
flame that they lighted in the heart
of Thomas Jefferson. The number OF
such men may not be great, but they
exist, and their existence guarantees
perpetuation Of the fame of Jeffer.
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AT last. after years of effort, -" saws
the Greensboro Record. THE home of
Thomas Jefferson. on a mountain in
Albemarle County. Va. one Of his
greatest creations, has been acquired
by the people of the Republic he
played such a large part in founding,
and has been dedicated as a national
shrine. the common heritage of the
people 1t was from this lofty retreat
where, apart from the world this
great constructive thinker labored
and wrought; that he had to fee when
Col. Tarleton and his raiders suddenly
and Unexpectedly assembled to it in a
we'll planned effort TO capture the
arch.rebel during the Revolution. II
was from Monticello that jefferson
vi oNV W i ltI the illSl
Continental Congress. where was pre-
scented and proclaimed the American
Magma Charta and to it he returned
when he had served his country as
Chief Magistrate for eight years. and
on his principles and precepts of
stateeraft founded q great school of
politics now known as the Demo
cratic party. Monticello will indeed
be a shrine worthy Of perpetuation for
Its own sake, but pre-eminently SO
for the history there enshrined."
The more his career is studied, >
according to the Syracuse Herald, 1.-THE
more his capacious and versatile in.
tellect is admired. He shone in multi.
pie roles--as patriot. statesman, pio
neer OF democracy, constructive work
er, brilliant writer, social philosopher
pubic educator, expert husbandman
skilled musician, connoisseur of art
The settled verdict of history, we be.
lieve. is that of all the immortal lead
ers of the people in the revolutionary
struggle and the Nations earliest de
Velopment, he was entitled to rank
second to Washington and TO Wash.
ington alone The Bangor Daily
Commercial further remarks that 'it
is no discredit to the glorious memory
of our first national hero, George
Washington, to give credit to Jefferson
as the most accomplished man of his
day. Later. in the position of Presi-
dent, he demonstrated again and again
his fine ability as a safe, thoughtful
and far seeing statesman. We do well
as Nation to honor the memory of
the illustrious founder, on the shaft
above whose grave at Monticello are
inscribed the words. Here was buried
Thomas Jefferson, author of the Dec
laration of Independence. title to inn
mortality" concludes the Commercial.
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HE, more than any other man. has
been and is the light of America" is
the tribute of the Chattanooga Times,
which holds that cit is not putting 1t
too strongly to say that this country
will never go far wrong so longsaS its
people continue to remember and hon.
or Jefferson and adhere to the great
principles which he taught. He was
the incarnation of the spirit of liberty
and representative government. There
were many men In Jefferson's day, ="
continues the Times. who were ready
to die for liberty insofar as that word
signified political independence. But
the author of the Declaration of In
dependence went further than that.
He bore the torch of individual politi-
cal liberty and of individual freedom
of thought and conscience" The Pasa-
dena Star News adds that IF Thomas
Jefferson had done nothing more than
20 draft the Declaration. or IndepAnd.