Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-11-24
q ONE OF OUR NATIONS
lO TRIALS and the BUILD
III INC OF A GREAT PARTY
BY an Old Rocky Ford Resident

] .helieve that by going back TO Gen
Jackson's time a better idea may be
had of the formation of political par
ties. Jackson was 4 warrior and
statesman or manipulation" and is
really the man that put the foundation
under the Democratic party. His
"arents emigrated to this country
from ireland in 1905, and he was born
March Is, I767. Jackson had a mea-
ger education. He saw little service
in the war for independence and was
taken prisoner by the English in
1881. He studied law for short
time and was admitted to the bar at
Nashville, Tenn. He married Mrs:
Rachel Roberts, who it was said had
got divorce from her husband, Mr..
Roberts, over in Virginia. They were
married at once on this report, but
the report proved to not be fact.
The bill afterward pas finally passed
and they were remarked.
Jackson was oil quarrelsome,
spiteful, unforgiving. relentless dispo-
sition. When in congress IN 1907
he distinguished himself as being an
implacable foe OF Washington and he
was almost continually in trouble TN
less he had his way. In 1907 he was
elected to the United States senate.
This he resigned He was great
friend and admirer of Aaron Burr
He often acted very indiscreet, and
during one of his fits of temper he
ouarreled with Charles Dickinson.
The result was n duel. and JAG ks
killed Dickinson in 1906, and at OK
time was fnedoSk,as, for contempt OF
fsa5 1879 was ass.!in c'eerea 70 eirc- . .ieo
States senate. In those days there
were no nominating conventions as
now. In the election of 1924 thSSs
were four candidates and none hA
ing majority John Quincy Adams
was elected by the house of represent
atives, but Jackson was elected in
1928 and in 1892.
No sooner than he was inaugural
cd president he announced that ITO the
victor belonged the spoils," and ev-
cry one that was not for Jackson, that
held office, was ousted without mer-
cy. Jackson quarreled so much with
one and then another of his cabinet,
that in 1891 they all resigned, but
his 1882 election buoyed him up. As
he had been having trouble with the
banks over the country. and this was
one OF the contentious during the
campaign, he felt emboldened and in
ed the banks in an unmerciful man
ner, SO much SO that congress cen
sured him for it.
John c. Calhoun, another southern
er and moulder of democrat opinion
was doing much 20 further the inter
ests OF democracy. The chief cor
nerstonc was negro slavery. He was
also ably seconded by another south
ern statesman, Mr.. Hayne OF South
Carolina. Calhoun was good ora
tor and scholar, was at this time
elected vice with Jackson and served
until 1892. He was strenuous ad-
vocate OF slavery and defended and
advocated it in every way possible
and an ardent free trader. He was
the author of doctrine that our civil
war can be traced to-the doctrine OF
notification and secession. He was
a great defender of the veto power,
claiming that this veto or right of re-
lection of an act passed by congress
belonged to the several states. and
that any state that saw fit could thus
dispose OF any act of congress by de-
claring it unconstitutional and said
act would then be null and void in
said state. Mr.. Haync was firm
believer in this doctrine, was man
of "ower on the rostrum, and he was
not idle as he could well see what
was coming.
This notification ordinance of Cal
houn S was adopted by South Caro-
lima in about 1880, and in 1892 the
South Carolina Legislature put this
new democratic theory of govern
ment into practice; passed laws null
lifying the recently passed tariff by
congress and they contended that in
sofar as South Carolina was concern
ed, that particular law was null and
void. and no tariff would be collected
at their ports. Virginia, Georgia and
Alabama approved of South Carolina's
nulliication acts. Mr.. Jackson did
not like Mr.. Calhoun personally and
he looked upon this matter as a stab
at him, and his administration, and
he got fierce over it, for his temper
knew no bounds. He threatened dire
vengeance and thev understood his
manner of doing things and his deter
mination to go 70 any length to have
his way. He threatened to send an
army at once into South Carolina if
those obnoxious ordinances were not
repealed forthwith, which was done.
He threatened if necessary to hang
Calhoun, and possibly one or two
others, and it was said that when he
said his prayers, after this. that he al
ways left Calhoun out, so great was
his anger toward him.
The democratic party had by this
time-IS32-everything in reality
their own way. They were in pos
session of all the governmental Offices
and they now made nominations for
president and vice president. by con-
vention, as now, but previously nom
nations had been made by states or
announcement. The democrats had
now become more solidifed as to
where they had an organization.
There was another party crystaliz-