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BPEECH DELIVERED BY SEHATOR THUMAN TO The MEETING At BODIVAR THE OF IVENINO OF PRIT. up 1938 It certainly is a plenaure and a privilage to be with the Young Democrata hero in Boliver tonicht. I told my friends in Springfield today how very much I appreciate being with you in this pert of the State. I en very Tond of Lolivar and this ecemunity because I am a Beptist and you have the Soutbwest Baptist College here. My mother, father, and all my grandperents were Septists. I em also very fond of your able and distinguished Congreasman, the Benorable Reuben T. Wood. He has been to consistent Administration supporter and has very eapably represented the great Sixth Dietrict of Kissouri in the Kouse of Regresentatives at Washington. Tosorrow is the birthlay of that great exponent of demoersey and the founder of the Demoeratic Party -- Thomes Jefferson. #hen Jefferson was elected Presi ent of the United States in the year 1800 he found that the government bed been, and the sourts still were, in sbaolute control of the Federalist Party. be found the newspapers and the finences of the country under control of nie political ememies. aven the historians of the day hated hin and hia political doetrines and have never done him jurtice. He found the money power in control of the government. le found special privilege had been the Tederal policy. He proceeded to sive the government beok to the peogle. He mede the courte conform to the Constitution and the ethics of justice, and stopped their pertisen activities. Then you read the history of hia administratica you wonder if you are not rending the history of the administrations of three other great Demoeratic Presidents -- Jack aon, Wilson, and Franklin D. Reosevelt. Jefferson fought for the maintenanee end restoration of Democratic principles of goverament. lie put e stop to special privilege and restored the government to the people. He RANNAN NARA