The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-01-10
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GLOWING TRIBUTE TO "OLD HICKORY AT jack
SON DAY CELEBRA ATION in BOISE

Payete Day celebration Boise Wednesday
Mr. President the Ada County Democratic Club
ladies and gentlemen
We together on this in Democratic love feast
honor the and pay tribute glorious memory and
grand achievements of that great noble brilliant
hero of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson
My fellow citizens deeply sensitive of the high and pleas
ing honor which have conferred upon upon this
being permitted speak you concerning that great
and memory of whom every Democrat delights honor
life long study of and devotion great principles of
mocracy have nsled into increasing admiration for
those grand Democratic who have contributed much
shaping the laws and governmental policies of great country
But among that and noble array American whose
indeby inscribed upon the scroll
who will live in the hearts and affections of the American people
long they shall love liberty
The history of the United States reveals grander personality
than that of Andrew Jackson.
Born as he poverty and obscity nheting only those
sturdy principles of honesty patriotism and will power handed down
him his Scotcrish ancestry nothing personal
worth native ability his stock in he every
every highest position
of honor and trust within the gift of the American people
American history reveals striking period that
is fraught with genuine that during
Andrew Jackson Born during the turbulent period just preceding
the great American revolution and growing maturity while that
great and bloody conflict progress it is surprising that
Jackson should have been deeply impressed with the sentiments and
feelings of those times but admiration knded when
that age thirteen years joined army
The spirit respond to every duty whether military civil
passion with him.
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dans and his matcess generasp the battle OF New Or
leans fought nnhree years ago today where Jackson with
5000 Tennessee and Kentucky remen utterly and completely
eated 10000 men, the flower of the British Army General
Pacngam stand the marvels of military achievements of
nineteenth century. In this great battle General Buckingham and
700 of his killed 400 wounded and 500 taken prisoners
and while historians differ the losses the American side
is generally put killed and six wounded
said General Pacingham confident of victory
the American forces under Jackson that he special
with to General Jackson informing him that he would be in
New Orleans to breakfast with him the morning of January
which Jackson said replied "Come right along
general the breakfast will be hot and well peppeed and there
doubt minds that that breakfast hot well
peppered and that the condment used of Kentucky brand
Nowhere annals of modern warfare is revealed
grand magnificent victory by General Jackson
New Orleans and his military rups and martial glory ent the
of Andrew Jackson the most honored place among the great
generals of the world
lawyer by profession find Jackson the age twenty
years. public prosecutor territory
Carolina afterwards Tennessee member of
constitutional convention that drafted the constitution
and upon admission the Union became
representative congress- He appointed United States
1877 but resigned the following year become judge of the
preme his which position he filled with
ability until when he voluntarily retired private life
He unsuccessful candidate for the presidency in 1924
although receiving than any other candidate but he
umphay elected the presidency by the great popular
1923 and reelected by greatly increased popular majority in
1882.
Jackson president of United hail
and the He up from the ranks of the
people and his great human and patriotic heart beat
sympathy with theirs K
As president he vgant and watchfu OF the peoples
he opposed attempt to Cypress them with all the
his command He the unreenng and uncompoms
ing of the Second United States bank He believed be Ia
inmical American institutions
Nicholas Bdwe president of the United States bank told
that if he would withdraw his opposition recang the
bank he would only his nomination but guarantee his
the presidency Jackson vehmenty replied that such
power the hands of few public and dangerous