The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-23
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Home Study Circle.
copyright. 1853. by Seymour Eator-y
Directed by Prof. Seymour Eaton


JenerSOfIian fype.anC, beng the ADMIN
istrative party ,desd grated Jackson's adj
herents as the opposition But about
1880 the word national began to be 1
placed before the party name, and for
several years National Republicans
was the accepted title Of the followers
Of Clay. The Jackson party adhered
to the hyphenated name (Which is TO
this day the official name of the pres
ent Democratic party, but it was soon
shortened and the party has ever since
been called the Democratic party.
Martin Van Buren,.
Within the ranks of the National Re
publfcans gathered as years passed the
various elements opposed to Jackson
ian politicS-the anti Masons, who had
failed in effective party organization
in 1882, the nulliflers of South Carolina
and the Georgia supporters of states
rights, disappointed and angered by the
presidents determined maintenance of
the federal supremacy, and those who
held the old federalist views The
amalgamation Of these incongruous ell
ements was facilitated in 1884 by the
adoption Of the new name Whig for
the congiomerate party, a name which
was supposed to embody the idea of
resistance to executive tyranny in the
person Of Andrew Jackson as it had
days Of the revolution. From that
time fer nearly twenty years Wings
and Democrats fought the political bat
ties OF the union, and other effective
parties there were none
The Spells System Established.
Jackson readily adopted the New
York plan" OF using the public patron
age and his official power Of removal
for -reWarding his friends and punish
ing his enean}es." Van Buren, Of New
York was his confidential manager and
the most skiiiful political manipulation
Of his time. They heartily agreed in
appropriating as ''victors" the "spoils"
which they had won. In Jackson's first
message rotation in Office was declared
a leading principle in the Republican
creed" For the first time was wit
messed at Washington that unseemiy
| spectacle with which we have ever
since been sadly familiar. a greedy
mob Of offfce-seekers thronged the
/ White House for months after the in
/ auguration, demanding of the president
] that reward" TO which their political
. services, past or prospective, were be-
/ lieved to entitle them. Experienced
/ officers of the government were
promptly removed that newspaper ed
/ itors and others who had worked for
| Jackson might be gratiied, and if re-
/ nnonstTdnceS were made the accom-
/ phshed secretary Of state, with bland
/ and polished manner, replied: I'VE
/ give no reasons for our removals." The
| principle in the Democratic party, and
with its inadious appeal TO human
greed it was destined TO creep into the
mana cement Of the other parties also.
, But efforts were not wanting to keep
the party of JackSon's opponents pure
from the defilement of such trucking
I to the baser passions. Its great leader.
Henry Clay, set forth the contrary
principle in words which should be in
( delibly craven upon the mind Of every
youthful citizen:
Government is a trust, and the Off
GERS of the government are trustees.
And both the trust and trustees are
created for the benefit of the people.
Official incumbents are bound, there
fore, to administer the trust. not for
their own private or individual ben
efit, but 50 as to promote the prosper
ity Of the people"
"Ths Tariff Of denominations"
The last congress Of Adams term
was composed in both houses of a
strong majority Of Jackson's friends,
who spent their energies mainly in pre-
pairing for the advent Of their hero.
Such a congress had never met before.
It's last session was a scurrilous parti-
san Wrangle. action upon either side
being taken with q view TO its effect
upon the approaching election. A new
tariff bill, well called ''the tariff of
denominations, passed in the last hours
of the session, was Of such character.
1t was protective solely. no additional
revenue being then needed, and its pur-
pose was to secure votes for Jackson
IN the states favoring protection. By a
desp-laid scheme attributed to the willy
Van Buren,, the duties were laid in such
a way as to offend the New England
supporters Of Adams, while pleasing
| the producers Of raw materials IN the
middle and western states. Jackson
men from all quarters were to support
the bill, but on the final vote the
southern members were to turn round.
| and voting with the New England
| men, defeat the measure, but the obi
UNI Of the defeat was to be cast upon
| New England To the surprise of the
( plotters, the bill, with its absurd and
/ obnoxious features almost unchanged,
became q law. The south was furious.
For years it had seen itself left far
behind the north in the growth Of pop
ulation and wealth 1t saw New Eng
land becoming rich and powerful under
| protected manufactures, the central
and western states developing rapidly
under protected raw materials It's
own prosperity appeared TO depend
upon the untrammeled expectation tC
Europe OF its cotton. rice and tobacco
with the free importation thence Of the
manufactured goods required. Thai
slavery was the real clog to southern
progress southern men were not yet
; able to see. and a bitter feeling grew
up against the national protective pol
icy favored in the north.
In the Jackson party were men OF al
shades of opinion as to the tariff, while
the Adams and Clay forces were prac-
tically united in support of a pro-
tective policy. It seems to have beer
the plan OF the latter to make protec-
ton the leading question in the cam
paign Of 1898, but the Jackson man
ayers chose 10 divert public attention
from matters Of national import 20 tht
personal charge of a corrupt politica
deal between Adams and Clay in tht
previous election.
! The tariff Of 1928, pleasing nobody. a:
a, whole. was modified and some of the
Objectionable provisions removed By
! the legislation of 1880 and 1882. 'Thile IL
1893 the compromise tariff act wa:
passed as a concession TO the south
| providing for a gradual reduction o.
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