Show JEFFERSON AS YOUNG MAN Third President of the United States Was nn Athlete But Was I Gentle Thomas Jefferson when ho left cot logo was ono of the best Latin Qrnok and French scholars In his native state of Virginia At his majority ho camo Into nn Income of 2000 a year which In those days 1767 was ns good as XoOOO u year in those Jefferson was six feet two in his stockings they didnt wear socks In those days and an allround athlete a dandy dance and nn expert violinist As Washingtons secretary of slato he advocated state sovereignty and decentralization de-centralization Alexander Hamilton Washingtons secretary of tho treasury treas-ury was Just as stiff for centralization Washington took the middle course between the two great rivals Jefferson as president eschewed all pomp and ceremony On his two Inauguration In-auguration days Instead of driving to the capitol In M coach and six as had been the practice ho rode there on horseback without n guard or oven a servant In his train dismounted without + with-out assistance nnd hitched tho bridle of his horse to a fence Ho could bo gentle as a lambkin and as hard as nails |