Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-28

Is Woodrow Wilson destined to be-
come a second Andrew Jackson?
Not as regards education and re-
finement, for Old Hickory was almost
unlettered and sometimes uncouth. He
was a diamond in the rough, But the
very man for those kind of times.
He had nerve and determination and
backbone and he had an element to
deal with that required those qualities.
Jackson had them we'll developed and
with them plenty of assertion.
He gave a lively demonstration of
their possession when he marched
against the Indians and Spaniards in
Florida without orders from the au-
thorities at Washington. But the fact
that he gave them sound drubbing
saved him the consequences of what
might have been regarded as a great
breach of military discipline.
When England sent Gen. Packen-
ham with an army during the war of
1912 to capture New Orleans and over
run the country, he found Gen. Jack
son behind the cotton bales at the
mouth of the Mississippi Packen-
ham didn't get by him. He could see
the spires and chimneys of New Or
leans, but couldn't go to it.
Jackson's sharp shooters with their
squirrel rifles barred the way. Every
time the Britishers would strike a cot
ton bale the ball would either bounce
harmlessly back or bury itself in the
fluffy stuff and make it that much
stronger.
But when Jackson's men took aim
it was to some effect. The American
cannon penetrated the sides Of the
British ships and cut the rigging while
their excellent marksmen rarely fail
ed to hit what they shot at. Instead
of capturing New Orleans, Gen. Pack
enham was glad enough to make his
getaway, even with the severe losses
he had sustained.
Jackson and the United States Bank.
When Gen. Jackson was elevated TO
the presidency, the United States Bank
at Philadelphia was in full swing.
Nicholas Biddle was at the head of
the institution, which had it's branches
all over the country.
1t welded a tremendous influence
and dominated the political as we'll as
the business situation. A man with
less nerve would have hesitated to
tackle it. But Jackson had the nerve
to be president in reality and then
some, and he was never happier than
when scrapping. So it was war to
the knife between Jackson and Bid
die.
1t was at that time the custom TO
have large sums of money belonging
to the government on deposit with the
United States Bank and here was the
vital point of attack. A bitter con-
test had been carried on in congress
over the proposed removal of the gov
eminent deposits between the adher-
ents of the bank and the Jacksonians.
Jackson waited until congress ad-
journed, and then he instructed the
treasury authorities to remove the
government deposits from the bank,
which was promptly done. Thus Pres
ident Jackson cut the Gordian knot
and the bank closed its doors.
Presideht-elect Wilson's actions and
his utterances on public questions are
strikingly like those of President
Jackson. The nerve and determination
he displayed in frustrating the designs
of the bosses and destroying their
political machine was decidedly jack
sonian.
His remarks before the Southern
society the other day, about continu-
ing the fight of the people again st
the class of special privilege in that
state after he became president was
decidedly Jacksonian.
And his warnings to those who have
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