New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-10
yur srcEDIyG FRONTIER.

w. ,, novsn,ners And by all olu-ias"'
ioned Simon-pure Democrats the o'' ""'
,cver,ptlv observed throughout 'he '""'''
,b,, on which the Battle OF N'"'o'i''"'
f,urht IN iS15 Not 80 much on acco"". -
victory won-for peace laVinS p'c" 90
,wo weeks before the battle II o'u HUI an"
.,.. h, hocousc +, brought into prominence
,,.h, q fcv, wear, later laid the iounda-
,,ous of the Democratic party Dfoad anu "''P
IN the enduring clement OF human Se'''"
,ud ccmenied them with the cohesive INV "
nuhli,. pundcr II was not JEFFERSON p'' '"'"
49,, who founded the party. There u HUI Wv
D,mocrot in a million who can trace "n! '''"
tiouship between the Democracy OF 'o-ua! anu
cha, ~ Jefferson: nor one that can give a"!
.,,od reason for calling the party Jenerson'"n
p,, t,ere * no one who does not recognize !"
.,,, 1ocn,o If .Jockson's Administration. 10 'he
,;,,ors hclouc the spoils the secret OF 'ne
,,r,v,s robust vitality and persistent strength.
i has always appealed 10 the strongest VI
,, ,,ssions the instincts VI srlllsnncSs anu
crcrd Of power 1t Is from rare '''iP"''. VI
hou.stv that the party has habitualiy "o'''
honor on the 9Th Of January 10 the co"'S' anu
;u;,or,t. frouticrsman. who. though dlsquaiin'u
10. his limitations for the role of statesnlh' I'll"
h,v. onourh knowledge Of human nature 10 use
g., mast nowerful motive for his own p"'-
, and , natural force Of character ana III
,.or;,usucss Of will that marked him as leauer
ou They are honest in the reverence tue!
,. n,id him For of all the principles anu
,h, ide,s and theories which the party
has ,yowed or favored in the last sixty !'"iH
49,, Il,snniou Motley of dividing the spoHS j.
-, ,,,. one to which they have been steauIas'
,rh. Eighth Of January fell on Tuesday. But
cham. ,v,s 4 noteworthy absence OF celebritlohs
- tho dov In one or two places few Iorlorh
nrrsons gathered about tables ana talked So'','
,,a, i,oudihlv obout the existing conditions III
q, perflnctory way. as though they were not
...i,, s,tist,.d but did not really know how they
could do ANYTHING about ii. But there was no
,,u,,d,v anvwh,rr. nor even any note Of cheer
,uln.ss however soft and subdued The old fei-
... h, uscd 10 come together and eulogZe
camera, Jackson over the dinner-tables, and talk
ahor, ~old Hickory and quote his by the
E,cruals" and have an uproarlous roilch'ns
=, ,i sometimes at their own. but oftener
a, tho ta,paycrs' expense-were no longer on
nh. e,cs auttercd over the City Hail. but
r,mm,nv Hall was silent. And nowhere. 80
far os our observation extends or tue "ir'S pun
-, +, ,oucb was there any Qualification or hard
/ l,
| a. Immortal mart Of the "Old Hero takes
cognzance ~ earthly goingson' ana mas "','''
,,r, ,oy.d In the posihunous tributes paid 10
/ his memory. he must have p''h oPp'''N'" WIN
u,.,,ucboly ON Tuesday For he seemed TO
Ii. forgotten II was an fIgh'h Oh ''"""'''
,,,,h,,, amy General Jackson IN IT, The play of
! Hamlet without Hamlet. ma
,rn.. change Is not without significance" The
nShn rAI
| eliminated The party which adopted Tue Po'''
and built itself up on II has fonhd II 10 ~
source. Of weakness Instead or D'lhs su'"s u
.ned bv division of official plunder II II pr'""
| Ing ND because the system mas brth 80 ni'"'
self seekers that there are not enough OFFICES W
| 20 round That, for one thing. Aho'ner 'h'ns
suggested by ia. evident Weakening OF Tue h"i"
81 the Jackson myth upon thr popular 'l""s'"'
! ,lnu I, that the usagrs ana meln"us "i ''' iio"
tier which were useful In their Time are "o"
} ,ut of date The sclfL>scriion and "go'lsm -"
characteristic ~ life upon the border whl'h gave
Jackson his supremacy and romprll'd men ""'
were vastly his superiOrs III g'h'ral lh''i"s'"''
and mental equipment 10 bow to Ills '"liin'""
Ing will and ovcrbcaring temper II" longer count
~ the dominating force In government "r P""-
lies II took fall when Andrew Johh>oh' WIN
vos from Jacksons State ana one ot MS """
kind nut his amazing sclf-idoary III contrast
with the unassuming modcsly ana self suppr's-
/ sion Of his great predecessor. Ana II INA! oe
said that more recent exhibitions Of the same
n,culiarty have done nothing 10 save 1t from
rJculc and contempt. The first person singular
r,upd ifs apothcosis in Andrew Jackson. 1t Is
| Somewhat on exhibition to-day but not wor-
shipped.
General jackson represented too. the frontier
habit Of INDUCING in wild. loose language en-
belIIsh.d with large lustrous and original oaths.
with If went that crude perverted sense of
u.rsonal honor which made It's appeal 10 force
| rather than reason. and carried differences OF
opinion or resentment Of personal anronls 10
the orbltrament of arms: the silliest weakness
that ever bcfuddlcd the wit of mortal man All
that has passed II was thought courageous III
! c,n,rol Jackson to resent "A foolish word reflect
ing uuon what he called his honor and 10 go ont
and shoot the offender To-day for doing the
sam. thing he would upon fair trial In any
State in the Union be- tried and convicted and
punished for felony. lie stood for an imperious
will. bur for coarse and unfcltcred speech. full
of threats and unnecessary adjurations. Is there
not some significance in The fact that just now.
rs his memory begins To grow obscure AMI III"
false halo around him begins TO fade, the howl
ing Waite and the devastating Dcbs. both illus
traitors Of uncontrolled temper and violent
speech by which they have made themselves
conspicuous. are slipping away one out ~ the
office ~ Governor The other into the scclus0n
Of iaIl: The frontier falls back. The period
pasSes Noisy nonsense and vicious violence
have had their day. Let us rejoice that we are
through with the worship OF Andrew Jackson,
and near the opening of IN era Of saving com.
mon sense
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