Show NATIONAL AFFAIRS independence day has more than the usual significance this year it marks the sesquicentennial centennial ot of tibe signing ol of the declaration ot of independence pen peri dence and in addition Js Is the hundredth anniversary of the passin ing of two great american patriots john adams Adam sand and thomas jetterson jefferson v W these two lamous famous men were tar far apart in political thought apt y et each loved liberty and performed a great part in the american struggle tor for freedom it was thomas jefferson bho bo broto ube tibe Declara declaration lion ot of judie pen dence the tae immortal document which gives the patriotic significance to the fourth ot of july and it wag iwas john adam s who more taa than L any other man d ile tended the decla declaration r aaion and put it through the Continent ial congress jefferson patriot politician and statesman was v as no orator history tells us mathat that his voice was weale weak and that he was uneasy when attempting to talk in public tho the task tak then ot of defending the great document tell fell on the doughty champion from massachusetts john adams and he be performed the task well adams was vas always a fighter andrt and it was his persuasive eloquence which swayed j enough of thil congress to bring brine about the adoption of 0 the declaration ot of jefferson acknowledged the idelt and was grateful to adams Adami tor for his support 4 0 0 lt it was adams who first used tho the statement in a massachusetts speech that Il taxation representation la is myrann r it was lie he too who forced congress to accept washington as commander in chiel and to the continental army ile he became the second president ol of the united states and jefferson the third adams was a federalist find and jefferson Jet lerson a republican as the opposition party was then known and toi ini the heat of political strife the political friendship between the two patriots was broken 4 breaking with other federalist loaders adlers le adams with a disrupted party behind was defeated tor for reelection election re by jefferson Jet ferson who became the thiral president ot of the new nation adams retired broken hearted to his bia old home homa in massachusetts for eight years jetterson jefferson held the presidency andl and then he too retired weary and disillusioned thankful for the rest which came to aim with retirement in bisi bia virginia home where as he said lie he could discuss politics leg as a he pleased without tearing fearing to offend attend this or that man in public life 0 44 40 45 but fortunately the break between the two patriots was not to continue until the endl end ot of life through mutual friends ri ends the friendship ot of adams and jetterson jefferson was renewed and letters passed back and forth frequent |