Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05

Brady. He replies In the following words:
He taught the people that they must
rule; he was the true father OF democratic
government, of government Of the people.
for the people and by the people II Is
better In the long run that the people
should rule themselves badly than that
another should rule them well. Certainly
Jackson was more autocratic than any
President who had preceded him, or who
followed him. but his autocracy was the
autocracy OF the plain people Jack
son was the unquestioned ruler of this
country, the idol Of Its people, because
he represented as few other Americans be-
fore him. and not over many since the
qualities of the American citiZen-at least
the Qualities the American citizen loved.
Not until then were the people so truly
represented by the executive; and, further
more, Jackson winning the presidency. adj.
monished the people that II was not the
perquisite OF any favored class or condition
of society, but that the humblest might
aspire to 1t and achieve 1t by merit alone
jackson was the incarnation of a popular
hope, the realization of a popular ambition,
he was to the people a demonstration.
Opportunity was given to jackson to
render more notable service to the country
too. than any President save the two men,
Observation-Disclosures and Lincoln. As has
been pointed out, his ability as a soldier
and his characteristics as a man saved
the country west of the Mississippi to the
United States. The value of that service
can scarcely be overstated During his
presidency the stand he took on secession
has been noted. These with his settlement
of our financial difficulties with France,
and his destruction OF that eventual source
of corruption in politics, the Second Bank
Of the United States, are his secondary
claims to our grateful remembrance In as
ISOLATION with Washington and Lincoln.
And who shall limit the effect OF Jackson's
notification proclamation and his action
on the men of 81? How much were the
giants of those days influenced or guided
by what Jackson has said or done?
II call Washington the founder, Jackson
the perpetuator, and Lincoln the preserver
of our country
Mr.. Brady says that he began the study
OF Jackson with no great predisPosition to
admire him. He was not" he says. "one
of my early heroes-not politically or per-
sonally, that is. 1 have carefully exam
ined his career from the point of view of
friend and enemy. AS will be seen from my
chapter on Jacksons place in our history.
1 have been persuaded that he is of
the three great Presidents in our history,
and that although he stands below both
OF them. he Is quite worthy Of being men,
toned IN the same breath with George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
LIVES OF GREAT WRITER'S SERIES
IN THE DAYS OF SCOTT. By Tudor
jerks author of I'm the Days of
Chaucer," etc. New York: A. s. Barnes
& Co.
Mr. jerks writes of the personalities and
surroundings of the earlier English writer's
with a directness and grace that will COM
pei a thorough reading of his instructive
works. In this volume he sketches the
picturesque period of the author of the
Waverley novels and traces the lines of in
f1uence which shaped SCOTS character and
affected his writings. Students of Eng
lisn literature will find this valuable
guide to certain phases of their research,
while the general reader Will discover in
1t many novel suggestions of the inter-re-
lation of politics and the art OF letters as
developed by Scott to a high pitch of per-
lection.