El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-23

message to congress early after be-
! coming president recommending that
/ the president be limited to one term
/ Of four or six years. That led many
to believe that he would not stand
| for reelection, and jackson did no
| more to assuage public curiosity on
4 the subject than Roosevelt did prior
! to his famous announcement that his
/ hat was in the ring.
] When those who understood that
] JackSOn's message was to be con-
/ strued as eliminating him from con-
/ SlderatlOn Tor q second term, began TO
[ cast about in 1880 for a successor, their
/ eyes rested upon Martin Van Buren,,
/ of New York, and John c. Calhoun, or
! South Carolina The great body OF
| the Democracy, however. seemed un-
! willing that Old Hickory should end
Grundy Urged Voters to Wait.
| While speculation was at Its hlgn-
I est pitch, senator Grundy, Of Iennes-
| see, delivered a speech in which he
babe the country wait He said that
| conditions might make it so that jack
sOnu would not be a candidate, that
he might even be dead before 1882;
but on the other hand, he might be a
candidate. He said he did not speak
with authority, although the dis
claimer was not to be taken at its
face value, yet he thought 1t best that
no one should commit himself to- any
other candidacy before hearing finally
from Jackson.
Not long afterward Pennsylvania
Democrats in the state Legislature
nominated him for a second term, and
a few weeks later the Democrats in
the New York legislature seconded the
nomination A little later the Wash
ington Globe, founded but lately to
take the place of the Telegraph as the
administrations organ, the latter hav-
ing espoused the cause of Calhoun,
came out in an editorial in which It
said that Jackson could not retire It
urged that 1t would not be right Tor
him to retire under the fire of his
, enemies, and that no president since /
the founding Of the government had
failed to submit the acts Of his first
term TO the public Tor scrutiny and
approval In the face of the WeIl-nigh
universal demand, it declared, he
could not, with justice TO himself or
his supporters, retire with one term.
furthermore. II urged. the mere IacL
that he had recommended a one-term
amendment to the constitution did not
prevent him from accepting two terms,
and should not be considered in this
situation. Its editorial concluded with
the statement that if the people want
ed Jackson for a second term he would
consider himself in honor and duty
bound to meet their wishes
OverpOvered by Call of People.
The Democrats in the Pennsylvania !
legislature reiterated their faith in
I'd Hickory and assured him that
country again wanted him for
p -S-denu- He thereupOn wrote to the
Pennsylyanians that although he had {
hoped to be able to retire and spend I
his declining years in his Tennessee |
home, the call of the people had over /
powered ms personal lncIinaTOnS ana i
he could not refuse to serve them.
During his first administration Van 4
Bureau resigned from the cabinet,
saying that he was candidate for ?
the presidency after Jackson should !
retire, and that therefore, it became /
him to retire from the cabinet in order 1
that he could not be open to the charge !
Of using an official position to further 1
MS own candidacy Jackson replied. /
declaring his appreciation Of the fine /
sentiment of his chief adviser and /
practically putting his o. X upon Van
Buren's ambition ultimately to sue
coed him
Meanwhile Clay was at his nome
at Ashland, cherishing his grudge
against Jackson, and hoping to wis in /
a third race with old Hickory" He
once IN awhile ventured from his re- l
urement long enough to let the pub
lie know he was still the Harry of I
the West and ready for the fray. ]
He was out and out against JacksOn's
policies and let that fact be known at /
every opportunity.
Anti-Hasonic Party.
But while things were happening
with Jackson and Clay there We're
Olher parts OF the political world
where things We're doing. The al
legged kidnapping and murder of Nor I
gan by the MasOns of western New
York for attempting to publish the
secrets or the order stirred I'D the
people. and brought into existence an /
anJ-MaSonIc party, party which |
proved very strong in several state /
elections A national convention OF !
the anti naSons met in Philadelphia !
In September 1880, and called a dele !
gate convention to meet in Baltimore /
a year hence for the nomination of ,
candidates Tor the presidency and vice
presidency 1t hoped to nominate I .
ticket that could unite all the anti I
Jackson forces, and to this end had |
practically determined to support I
usuce Mclean, formerly postmaster
general under jackson, but sent to /
the supreme court bench because he !
was not vigorous enough IN carving
out the Ito the victOrs belong the
spoilst policy Of the Jackson admin
istratiOn.
But when Mclean saw he could not
unite all the cOntending forces he
withdrew, and the convention nom
mated william Writ, one OF the grand
old men OF virginia, and Amos Ell
maker, Of Pennsylvania. Writ was in
Baltimore at the time, and delivered /
his speech Of acceptance to the con-
ventiOn- 1t was about as remarkable a
scene as when the Democratic con-
Yention of 1904 received the Parker
gold telegram"
Writ assured the convention that
4IG heA9 q -4e-9oAs anu LEaL the Ma I
sonic order of which Washington and
his Compeers had beent members was
not the sort Of an organization they
were plcturing. He stated however.
that if, with this confession in their
hands. they wanted him to be their
candidate, he would accept And they
voted to accept him, confession and all
John Marshall, the chief justice of the
United States, was also in Baltimore
at the time, and accepted an invita-
tiOn to sit in the convention
Van Buren, for Vfcepresident
The Democrats met in Baltimore [
and nominated Van Buren, for vice
president, but held that jackson was I
so much the universal choice for first
place that he needed no nomination
at their hands. Jackson was particu-
iarly delighted to have Van Buren, as |
his running mate, for that would per- !
nit him to force down the threats of {
the senate as its presiding officer the
man that body had refused to confirm I
as minister to England. Further [
more, if we may believe Parton. it Z
looked like a step in the direction Of /
out the succession plan of / ,
Jackson which would give Esu Buren, I
eight years, to be followed by eight /
years for Thomas II. Benton
Pennsylvania refused to stand for / S
the nomination of Van Buren, for the {
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