Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13

We wonder how pupils teachers citizens general
very greatest April 15 l74a just small
proportion people knowing believe that the occasion
birthdays Washington Lincoln. Thomas Jefferson the
Had he not been born die all he would today
Several years the took down historic old
Virginia We Lexington made famous by the fact that
that place the ashes of General Robert Lee We also visit
ed Monticello eersons home which is his marked
PLAIN We could help but note the differ
how much Lee honoed and how little Jefferson
We think great character perhaps he has
oeved hono that due him. However of
sonng eersons memory being honoed and evered
the wonderful deeds he wrought and only the leading
part he played in the history OF this country but along other
lines we'll When visited Monticello found much to inter
uin Mt Vernon the home of George Wash
and rich the Father OF his Country Monticello has
particular appeal because of its testimony the inventive
assisted IN the work Of budne gvng # MANY UNIQUE and
the building of the nation We must not dwell longer Mont
independence Declaration of Inde
pendence In his official life He Justice OF the Peace egs
Congressman Governor OF Virginia Minister France and
England Secretary OF State Vice President and President of the
o b o M ~ e srme ysa
scholar traveller writer statesman diplomat and the
founder of the Democratic pa party t
m M h briefly upon some nd T hgh h spots po o. TINS
reduced the national reduced fired lot of useless job
any beyond the toll of what absolutely
needed for the public good He the founder of
school system Before his time the child education had
the teachers home the teacher would seek the child
home Such the child opportunity
schooling Jefferson said that 1T right to tax the rich to
nep poor child When Jefferson proposed this
he called radical Today perhaps the
of Was not Jefferson who divided
public education three gadesthe grade school, high school
and the
He did much for the that he did for the schools
them three grades classes He large
father of judicial Jefferson wanted to the
preme the right of acts of
the President We believe he right He insisted the
three branches government
lav judicial 1t he who brought repeal of laws
hat inflicted the death penalty for most of them petty
oenses the of and murder the only
lenses tor the death penalty.
For the law had been such that the oldest
family all the property of the the younger chill
den being denied share of the estate In of the obec
tions the Jefferson smashed the rule that
each child should alike Jefferson did this notwithstanding
ne himself oldest of his family He asked
take law that he would take himself He annued the law
that compelled all folks attend church He wanted
liberty for himself and willing that others should have
the privilege He divorced church He established
undoa cents mills and he has been called the
Daddy of dollar TO
His stroke president the Louisiana purchase
which the purchase of all the territory of the Mis-
sisspp The price Sc all S15000000
Had for him. chances that today the British flag
would be flying that territory.
He had snobber show The simplicity of
he rode horseback
took the oath the presidency well known be repeated
He founded the University Virginia. He planned build
grounds which models of architecture and landscape
beauty He invented the mould board plow and other
tca things in today.
many notable jefferson
haven't already enough his accomplishments
that veda whose accomplishments have been the
vel Of the world he should be universally honored? And
should the birthday the father of free education be honod
school room? I,