St. Paul daily globe., 1886-01-09
The Anniversary Of JacksOn's New Orleans
Victory Celebrated by Columbus
Democratic Club.
Three Hundred Guests Present, Among
Them congressman, State OFF icials
and Others.
An Elegant Tribute TO the Memory of
the Soldier statesman by Hon.
j. +. Mcdonald
Henry Watterson speaks ut Length
Upon the Tariff and silver
Suspension.
To the 1IemerY of jackson.


COLUMBUS. Jan. s.-The Jackson club
Of Columbus, the leading Democratic or
ganization of Central Ohio. gave its third
banquet this evening. There were 500
guests, including 4 number of Ohio con-
gressmen, members of the legislature and
state officials. The arrangements and serv-
ice were complete. Hon. II. j. Booth,
president of the club, was master of cere-
monies, and Hon. 4. (. Power master of
toasts. The following telegram was read:
YOnkers, N Y, Jan. S.-COmmittee of the
Jackson Club. Columbus, o.; Cordially con-
curing with you in the homage which you
propose TO pay 10 the memory of the illustri-
Gus soldier statesman on the anniversary of
the victory OF New Orleans, i regret that 1
cannot be personally present at your banquet
tonight. ;. J. TlLDEN.
Hon. Joseph Z. Mcdonald of Indiana
responded TO the toast, Andrew Jackson,
and spoke in substance as follows:
On the roll OF distinguished men our cOun-
try has furnished few names which appear
more prominent than that of Andrew Jack
son. Starting in life without fortune, and
self-educated. his rise even in our country
was phenomenal He was neither To be
law maker nor an eXpOundcr Of laws. He
was TO De leader OF men. When New Or
leans, with its "bOOty and beauty" was
about 10 fall into the hands of the invader he
came 10 its rescue and placed IL under martial
law. thus displaying the dOminent quality of
his mind, which afterwards made him SO IA
nous. In maintaining the right he was
EVER READY
to assume all the responsibility necessary 10
that eud. The campaign closed with crown
ing victory on the Sth of January, aud when
the news Of the great victory was received no
bounds could be set TO the popular
enthusiasm. This achievement placed
Jackson in the front rank OF military heroes
and gave 10 our country an anniversary that
will never be forgotten. Events carried him
forward 10 broader fields. His state returned
him 10 the United States senate. in 1894 he
was the peoples choice for president, re-
ceived majority in the house of repre-
seutatives and was defeated. In lS2S the
triumphant election of Jackson to the pres-
dency proved the strength of that growing
popularity which had attended him from the
beginning of his career. The eight years
that he was chief magistrate was certainly
the most eveutful of his life. No man has
ever entered the presidential Office who en-
cOuntered a more powerful and determined
opposition led by the ablest men OF the times.
Clay, Webster and finally Calhoun formed a
triumvirate whom IL would have seemed i'm
possible 10 resist, and yet Jackson, backed by
his personal popularity, proved an over
match for them, and closed mis- official life
without a rival in the affections of the peO-
gress expressed his opposition 20 recharter-
ing the Bank of the United States.
THE TARIFF QUESTION
was one more difficult for jackson to meet.
The sO-callcd American system had strong
attractions for him. No public man was ever
more thoroughly American than jackson.
Equal and exact justice TO all men" had
always been his motto. The question which
gave President jackson the most anxiety and
which canoniZed him in the hearts OF his
cOuntrymen for all time, was ''the nullitica-
tiOn question" The manner in which the
government of the United States had been
formed left many questions unsettled, espe-
cially as the limits OF the federal government
and the eXte MT of the reserved rights of the
states. The TWO soyereigniies, state and ua-
tional. could not claim the right TO exercise
the same power and design ate where the
sovereign powers OF the states ended and the
sovereign powers of the United States began,
but who could tell where that point was and
in a dispute between the United States and
state was there any constitutional power TO
decide, and where did that power reside? on
the 18th of April, 1880, the anniversary of
JeffersOn's birthday, the friends of nuuifca-
ton gave a banquet at Washington. The
leading spirits of this dangerous heresey
were present. jackson was present and was
called on for
VOLUNTEER TOAST
and promptly responded: "Our federal
Union; IL must be preserved 1t fell upon
that assembly like a voice from the sky. and
from that time it was known that Jackson
had taken his stand against nullincation. In
1882 South Carolina threw down the gauntlet
TO the fe ieral government upon this moment
Gus question. He took il up, and on the 10th
OF December, 1882, issued proclamation to
the people of his native state, appealing to
their patriotism and love of country in most
tender and touching manner, and closed by
telling them that he would enforce the laws
as long as they remained on the statute books
with all the power OF the federal government
at his command, let the consequences be what
they might. This proclamation made him sec
ond only to Washington in personal pOpu-
larity. Clay's compromise act averted a
catastrophe which seemed inevitable, and
left to later times the settlement OF the great
problem then at issue. We know what 1t cost
in blood and treasure TO settle it, but the de-
cision is final. In conclusion. let me propose
to the club Us its motto and as an anthem TO
its memory the grand sentiment of which he
was the author, ''Our federal Union; it must
be preserved"
HENRY WATTERSON
of the Louisville COnrier-JOurnal responded
to the Democratic Press. and said among
other things:
j am the administrations personal friend
and public partisan. From the president and
every member of his government have re-
ceiyed nothing but courtesy, and all the recOg-
desire. / think the president has been seri-
Ously misiudged for his allegeo tardiness in
turning the rascals ont There is forming
upon our political horizon cloud which,
If not dissipated, will spread over the whole
armament. and out from this cloud there is q
voice crying: money is king" The new
gospel of mammOn has built its shrine in the
East. i am afraid the president has been
misled by natural and preponderating infiu-
ences. He is man of the people and every
pulse OF his heart beats TO old-fashiOned Dem
Ocratic music. The Democrats have agreed
that whenever they get the power
they will revise the tariff. have
no fault TO find with what
the President says upon this
subject in his message. 1t is what he fails
TO say that gives me more or less concern. l
regret that he has no views of his own on
this subject, leaving it where he found it,
We have 10 meet this question. II will not
down at the bidding Of the East. The West
and the South have interests and convictions
and if we do not fix our lines of battle in ad-
vance of the conflict and under the leader
ship of an administration, we will be bound
TO support and defend. The next time we
get into national convention we shall have
a Kilkenny fight of il sure enough. Then
sir, you shall see Illinois and Michigan, Iowa
and Wisconsin, and / hope Ohio, with the
eighty-two electoral votes, put 10
SHAME AND ROUTE
the time-serving plea that we must sac
rifice every Democratic tradition and
promise 10 make sure of the fifty-one elect
oral votes of New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey. Parties, like individuals, must take
time by the forelock. l think that, after the
show of hands which was had last winter on
the presidents silver letter to the New York
bankers, he was unwise 70 throw tie weight
of his measures so dead against the predlc-
tions of such majority of his
party in congress. Touching the unlimited
coinage of silver, think he is right. 1 am
willing TO stop on any reasonable basis OF
security for the maintenance in good faith