The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-10-07
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MONDAY EVENING. OcT'R 7. 1914.
THE, TERRApIN CANDIDATE.


!, Nobody denounced with more scorn and con-
tempt, in 1910. all candidates for public suffrage
who had refused, or might refuse, TO answer in
quires respectfully addressed to them by the peo
pie, than James X. Polk and Andrew Jackson !
This fact can not be gansayed. We have the
proof and we present i, TO the reader. Let him
reflect upon il, as he will, if he is a fair candid
man, and ask himself why 1t is that James K
Polk r1o,c pursues the Identical course which he
and General J.ckson SO vehemeatly daaoanced
in lo40-4l, and '43. Were these men rank
hypocri,es If not, they have since changed their
principles in this regard, or their denuncatons
now stand good against al! who will vote for
James K. Polk. the mum candidate !" Accord
ing to General Jackson HIMSELF they deserve to
BE slayes!
Now to the proof. In 1910, General Jackson
and Colonel Polk perambulated portions of Ten
nessee, making bitter speeches and uttering ter.
rible denunciatons against the Wing party in
general and General Harrison in particular. They
were together at large Locofoco meeting in
Jackson, in the Western District, on which oc-
cason General Jackson was prepared with a
written speech. He read portion Of il to the
meeting, and then, getting exhausted, handed it
to Colonel Polk, who read the remainder. The
speech was published, and highly eulogzed by
the Locofocos for its independent spirit. We
here quote from II, and ask the reader to mark
it well
Extract from General Jacksons Speech al Jack
SON, Tennessee. October 10, 1910.
say again, fellow citizens, remember the
fate of ancient Rome, and rote for mo candidate
who will not tell you with the trankness of an
Independent freeman, the principles upon which,
ii elected, he will administer your Government.
"That man deserves 10 be Stare who would
vote for a mum candidate where his liberty is at
stake. Can a freeman who values his rights
vote for such man, who, when asked for his
principles, insults you with the reply, : | will an
swer no questions coming either from friend or
foe! answer for you, that none a0orthy 10 be
free can do so!!!''
So much for Old Hickory. Now for Young
Hickory" When the latter was turning the
wires, in 1S4l, to prevent the election of Wing
Senators TO Congress, by instigating the noto-
rious thirteen State Senators to refuse to g, into
convention with the House Of Representatives
and thus put the law and precedence for forty
years at defiance, an officious letter was gratu
tously addressed by these same "ihrtcel" revo-
lutionists to Messrs. Foster and Jarnagin, upon
the presumption that they would be the Wing
candidates for the United States Senate. The
replies of Messrs. Foster and Jarnagin were very
caus;c and severe. Instead Of answering the
inquiries 80 officiously addressed to theu, tNo
private citizens, by these potent office-hoders,
they ridiculed the "thlrteen" for making them.
This touched the mover Of the plot, Col James
X. Polk. who could MT forget it even SO late as
last year-as per example:
Ertraci from Mr.. Polk's letter 10 Messrs Titus,
Smith, Stuart, md others, dated "Colum6a,
May Is, lS43."
IL cannot approve the course Of any aspirants
or candidates tor public station, IN refusing 10 de-
clare their opinions freely and without reserve,
upon all public subjects upon which hey may be
Intercepted by portion Of the constituent body?
ne CHIEF, 1t not the only value of the right
OF suffrage consists in the fact, that it may be ex-
ercised nnderstandingiy By The constituent body
1t 10 so, whether the immediate constituency con-
ssts of the Legislature, or of the people IN the r
primary capacity, in the election at their erocu-
tive or legislative agents In either case he con
stifuenf has A RIGHT 10 kno,o hy op,a,ous Of
the candidate before lie casts his pote."
Such is the fling of young Hickory" at
Messrs. Foster and Jarnagn as late as the ID Il
Of Nav, ls43. Now how is il with him Does
he reply to respectful inquiries addressed 10 him
by the people? No indeed. He draws himself,
terrspn-llke, into his she'll and is ten times a.
mum as General Harrison was in 1910. He re
fuses toansmer the respectful inquiries addressed
to him by a Locofoco committee Of Dickinson,
Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, in relation 10
the present tariff law He treats 10Th silent
cusfsmpf tbs respectful inquiries addressed TO him
By committee Of tho citizens Of Knox county,