The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-15
ANNIVERSARY BAT.
TIE NEW ORLEANS
jackson Day Celebrated In
Many of the Cities Of the
Country Last Friday
TENDERFOoT AEROES

| Which occurred IN many cities last III
day, is an event In which every good
aud patriotic citizen In Interested. While
Jackson Day is the anniversary Of one
OF the notable battles Of American his.
tory, yet tho celebration of the event
means more than mere tribute to
American valor. Other battles have
been fought and won by American
troops, aud ON every field the same
courage and bravery have been dis.
played as were shown by the men who
fought with General Jackson, IL We
were paying homage to the heroes OF
American wars, instead of the princi.
pals involved, we should include all
the innumerable hosts who have borne
the arms OF our country. None could
be excluded, and none could DO exalted
above another.
But the celebration Of Jackson Day
does not alone recall a victory of arms,
the battle Of New Orleans. II com.
memorates as well u victory Of peace
and the establishment Of principles
that are dear to every American heart.
The bravery VI General Jackson was
not confined to fields Of battle. As
president of the United States he dis.
played u courage and adolity to duty
that only the bravest can command.
Jackson's eight years in the presi.
dency were trying times, and great
questions had to be met and mastered.
Tbs government was still young aud
largely an experiment, and there were
breakers on every hand. There were
thieves and highwaymen then ~ bold
and avaricious as are the trusts and
tariff robbers of today. There were
the same seryile aud fawing politi.
clans that infest the public service at
the present time. And above all Of
the dangers tbVt threatened the new
government stord the United States
bank, demanding control vi the public
treasury aud the finances of the coun.
try.
a weaker man than jackson would
have surrendered to the wealth and
weaker man would have been defeated
IN the long and desperate battle. But
jackson was n patriot, not only ia
politics but in the broader sense, and
he believed in 4 representative govern.
mcnt. lie WAS a friend Of the
people aud he believed that the pco.
ple ought to rule. Aud believing this,
he led the battle that finally resulted
in the overthrow of tho United States
bank. jackson also took drastic ne.
tion with the nulliheHtion acts OF
South Carolina and established the
supremacy of the federal government
over that vi the states. Under Jack
son IS admir- istrations the government
was placed upon u drmeT basis and
respect for law and order were in.
stllled into the people Us never before.
, The celebration of Jackson Day is
an event that especially appeals to
Democrats and enlis,s every member
ot the party in its proper observance,
They cannot too often revert to the
, fundamental principles of government
, IN declared aud established by states
men like Jackson and jefferson. And
there is much to encourage aud eS
cite the pride Of Democrats, in com
pairing and contrasting the lives and
the teachings of these men with many
Of their party who pose us the states
men OF today. There are battles still
/, to be fought to preserve the rights
of the people, and to maintain the
principles OF free government. Tn,
present regime Of graft aud party spOii'
in all partic, must be overthrown, sno
} the task must fall to the followers OF
honest politics. And the observance oi
jackson day and n review of his life
and works furnishes inspiration fol
u renewal Of tie hght.
, Andrew jackson, seventh president
Of the United States, was born in Wax
> shaw settlement, North Carolina ,oI
. March 10, 1897, and died near Nash
Vile, Tennessee, June 3, ls45. lie wal
> Of North Ireland ancestry, his fstheI
> emigrating TO America from Carried
= Fergus in 1895. As boy Jackson wa
: reckless, impetuous, quarrelsome, an'
passionate in temper thoroughly dis
inclined to learning Of any sort, hi
favorito pursuits were racing, gambling
and cock fighting, but he was possess
20 ed Of in8ineible determination, daunt
u less courage and exeelled In mar ksmal
ship and riding, qualities which late
" served him well. After some desul
y tory law study in Salisbury, s. o., h
} became in 1888 public prosecutor Of tn
!! Western District OF North CarolinI
" (that is Tennessee). In 1891 he maj
"A ried Rachael Robards, both supposin
ID the latter's husband, Lewis Robard
10 had secured a divorce by act Of Il
at Virginia legislature. This proving n
~ to be the case, they were remarked
q. i794. This incident was frequent
il used against Jackson in his polite
Va campaigns but his only fault was n
In asceIsaining moro surely the exr
terms Of the Virginia act. A memb