The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-13
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ShCAS0h NAA0&S1NOAs
 s In the next sisction 5scscn ss reesiSss Hs Hs Rss pssaisr m,atorisy was nearly i'@We
 One of the acta for which Jackson's ad- ecessors was his course resarding the civil service. Up to that time 1t had not been generally ths eustem to remove pub iie servants rr..a from ofAcs for pYssly Rr Rsra, lack of official courtesy and had done all he could to psrpetuate his party in een- trol of public affairs by Alips. after. 1t reelection. aiI the cfices possible with membars of his own party. In addition. he secured the passage of bill through cs Ss?nsres. ns pTcyiains for the estahiishmsat courts. each with number efS oficeFs. and then he proceeded to all these downy nests with birds of hts own feather. Jack hsn he cas ct sss he promptly removed those wha had been appointed after the election, and alec e. cured the repeal of the law eatashshiHg did not venture. His fellewsre were could to satisfy their hunger by hlhng all of Sy sas by the removal also of all who had used poses. He did not, however. venture to
 
 fered from himself in political opinions. He was constrained to answer the ap- peals of those who were anxious to sac- rince themselves on the altar of their siderats people already in ofiiee that few die and none resign" Consequently there were fw vacancies
 Halted at No Obstacle.
 Jackson halted at no auch obstacles. He knew how to make vacancies where he fhd,r fhd not Notan find them He believed that by be their win that his party should have full control. And with him "the voice of the people vas the veiee of Ged" Fur s'i ss sssarss :s thought 1t his duty to intrenoh himssf and his party in power as well as hts pleasure to punish hts enenies. he adopt pressed by William L. Marcy. that to the victors heleas the spoils." So he pro- ceeded to turn the raScala out" and te ns @ 'nss s@bs Sf hs ss 5 sd s. sSs ss: inaugurated the "speils system in American polities-a system which has done more to corrupt public life, to bring iRefficieBcy and greed and to menace even the existence of the republic than all the wars We have ever fought. From Jack relisiously observed by all the Presidents until 1t became a by-word and a re- proach. Had Jackson foreseen what host Of evils he was letting loose upon itated before opening the nations treas ury to the greed of the spoilsmen.
 Another transaction that stands out prominently in these turbulent adninis- trations is JackSon's relentless war upon the United States Bank. This institutlen had been chartered in 1S1e to asd the Government in bringing financial prosper continue tWNftN Tf ar0NtfAQA for a capital of $S5. .00o. .0o0 four flfths in Govern ment stock. The Government was to ap- point i've of the twenty-five directors aud public funds without interest. The char ter expired near the close of Jacksons s second administration.
 Took 0ffense at Bank.
 In 1929 Jackson took offense at the bank 6fnad oeGadse, e. as a some s say the bank had de- he began series of attacks upon the institution with all the aavage antmosity Of which he was such . past master. 1s sudessdss ssfs fa SS setsSs S ssRs sSroufS S Congress renewing the charter, Jackson vetoed the bill: After his reelection he renewed the contest. The bank. he de. it's affairs was concealed from the Gov ernment directors; the policy was wrong in that with the connlvance of the Gov pense of the nation, and the bank had al- ready come to use It's funds for political purposes and thus was becoming a me- least the event showed to be true. inas- much as the bank made almost a winning against the iron will ot Andrew Jackson administration. The President ordered his Secretary of the Treasury to stop making deposits of public funds in the Dsambtly DSnH The s.SSv Secretary rSfHSsd and was given to the next Secretary, who also des cltned and was removed. The next Sec retary was more complaisant and the necessary instructions were given. No more deposits were made, the Govern ment funds in the bank were drawn upon as occasion offered and the charter was not renewed. Jackson. after a struggle day defend his actions.
 Pleasanter to Remember.
 Jackson's course in the nullineation movement Is pIeasanter to remember than his course in either of the matters re- ferred to above. When South Carolina ifs of ls8 and 1882 to be null, void and no law" so far as that State was con. cerned. and began to prepare for war, and proclaiming that the said tariffs the lion " in 'old Hickory" was aroused. He issued proclamation to the people of South Carolina. showing the treason,
  clarlng his "untiinching purpose of carry ing out the laws" He sent a naval force to Charleston harbor and provided guards 'By the eternal" he said, uttering his favorite oath, If the people of South | Carolina resist the enforcement of Fed 1 eral law, they'll find old Andrew Jackson | down there with a musket on his shout: der" And when 1t was reported that | Vice-President Calhoun was aiding the | movement. he threatened to hang the l Vice-President higher than Hannah" In spite of his failings, Andrew Jack son was a great man and a great Presi- | dent. He loved his country with unwa- yerinR devotion and during his admins. tration he did many things to promote its prosperity at home and gain respect for 1t abroad In his later years that 1 fiery spirit was softenCd-he forgave his enemies and joined the church, He had held more power than any other Ameri can had ever possessed and had been more popular. In this paper he had been presented as the embodiment of personal politics He Is worthy of being remem- bered for other and better things and de- Presiderts In June, 1S45. full of years and of hOnors, his stormy life drew to serene and peaceful close. His body Is ;,, naana hut his 0a0nA HySth RVer- l