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the democratic presidential nomination.
The great leaders in Washington
laughed loudly and long when this bi
of news reached them, and one of tn,
party organs gave place to satirical Gu
logy of ssold leather breaches, the back
woods president" Enemies of Calhoun
speedily conveyed the information K
jackson that the former was the autho
of this and intensified the weather heater
| warriors hatred for the sscurled darling
Of capital society" The old soldiers
boom grew apace, and when the cam
paign was ended it was found that Jack.
son had received ninety nine electora
votes. He was the leading candidate
but his opponents united on John Quincy
Adams, and the latter was chosen,
Jackson bided his time, and in 1894
all the opponents of Adams gathered a.
bout him, and he was elected by hand
some majority but the wave that landed
him in the White House swept Calhoun
into the vice presidential chair. During
the Adams administration several supper
tiers of Calhoun were appointed to the
cabinet, and Old Hickory sought an op-
portunity to rid himself of these incum-
brance. Gen. Eaton, his secretary of
war, and loyal personal friend, had a
wife "a dear little woman, the chronic
lers of that time say, who was considered
a pleb.ian by the patrician consorts of
the Calhounist cabinet officers. This lit
tie woman was snubbed and ignored by
those great ladies until patience ceased
to he v1rture, and her husband LAID the
matter before the president, who eager
ly seized the chance, sent the Calhouists
to the right-about, and gave us the first
practical application of the doctrine in
separately associated with his name-"to
the victors belong the spoils.
Calhoun took ground in favor of the
United States bank when the president
began hostilities on this institution, and
this gave Jackson an opening to rid him
self of the only remaining member of the
cabinet tainted with allegiance to the
South Carolinian. When elected, IN
1924. Jackson announced that he would
accept but one term as PRESIDENT; yet
when he found that Vice President CAL
houn was planning to obtain the nomi-
nation as his successor he determined to
stand for the presidency again, basing
his CLAIM for denomination upon the
ground that it was the duty of the party
to vindicate his position on the hank
question.
After bitter Struggle he was success
full, and as Calhoun had constituted him.
self the especial champion Of the United
States bank, Jackson inaugurated his ia
nous crusade against that institution,
going so far as to peremptorily order all
collectors to refuse to deposit any mon
eys in the bank. This led to fierce bat
tie between the president and the United
States senate, the house standing firmly
by the chief executive. Then was formed
the great combination between Calhoun,
Clay and Webster, which forced the pas
sage of resolutions censuring the presi-
dent for usurping and multiplying the
powers of the coordinate branches of the
government. When Jackson's judgment
was indicated in the light of experience
this ccnsure was expunged from the rec
ords. Although Calhoun fought with
all his magnificent ability, Jackson rou-
ted him at every point, and the apostle
of notification went to the grave with
out reaching the goal of his ambition.
But the most bitter political feud in
the history of American politics was that
between Blaine and Conkling.
When Harris retired from the senate,
his seat was taken by Roscoe Conkling, a
great man, proud to a fault, generous to
his friends, and foe to be feared. He
was the intimate friend of Grant, and
one of his most trusted counsellors. Just
as Conkling's star began to shine with
national brilliancy, James G.. Blaine was
attracting the attention of the whole
country. These two men had served in
the lower house together, but they repre-
sented sarcastic shafts at the speaker
whenever occasion offered, and Blaine
answered in kind. So the enm1ty grew,
until Maine, proud of her great son, sent
him to the upper chamber to succeed
Senator Morrill,. Conkling was furious
over the introduction of his hated. rival,
and he seized upon every pretext to an
noy and h,lmiliate him. The final clash
came over the case of Gen. F rye, who had