Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-11
FISK TALKS TYLER
His Lecture In the Park Con
grsgational Church.
POLITICAL SITUATION m 1910

Discussed ~ Lsngsh-txarfison Did De-
Ssss He Had Tins - Aaasunes
Hs Policy.
ssTippscsnes and Tyler. tpo.v ues
the subject OF John Flakes iscturs last
night. The 6fth of the delightfui series
now beng gwen at the Pask Cengrc<a-
tionai church. \ summary Of the
political situations previous 10 1854. -
traced Ia the lectures already delivered.
opened the discourse In surveying
the situatiou in 1852. Mr.. Flake said il
Was necessary to take into account the
attitude OF the southern states, which.
although strict copslructionists, were
not Id harmony With Jackson demo-
crats, and did not agree With either
Caihoun's or Webster's Political senti-
ments. At that time many Of those
states, especially those on the border.
were in that attitude that while they
would not lead in secession, were quite
ready % follow it. Nowhere Was that
attitude better ,exemplined than by
Virginia. and in no man better than Ia
John Tyler, tenth president Of the
United States.
short Rssgraphy sf xyisr.
A short biography Of John Tyler up
to the time be was elected To the Vir-
ginia ieglslnture followed. From that
timc on his political career was
Z marked one. A member
Of congress, he made himself proml-
nent a. the most rigid Of strict con-
structlonists, belief which % pleased
his constituents that he was reelected
without q single dissenting vote. He
alse took decided action against pro-
tective tariff of which he was fierce
opponent. He was elected to the
United States senate by the small odds
of lis against 10 votes. and in 1882 he
supported jackson only as . less OBJ
jectlonal man than Clay for the presi-
depcy.
A discussion of Tyler's attitude to-
wards Jackson's administration fol-
lowed. Tyler himself was no friend to
the United States banks, but he dis
approved still more strongly the
methods by which jackson assailed
them. The only bond Of alliance be-
tween northern and southern whigs
ct that time, said Mr.. Fieke, Was their
~ovnunon hoekil;fv IN Iackeon A>uno
crats Tn 12sS thsrs could he N
scr~:ment hstrs.n them Far = nress
dert;si - na;dsts n a. : so,t If cam.
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~~re h-;eSw srtsN rrcr. h,s
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