Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-01-08

liberty, American independence and
the welfare and stability Of our own
incompatible republic.
1t is fitting, then, that we should
give full credit to their valor and
genuine devotion to their memory
1t is proper that we review with
pride and praise tie deeds, acts and
achievements OF the true and the
brave. AT this time, it is certainly
opportuae for Americans in general
and democrats in ydcti,ul4' t. IT,
we're the name and fame of the i'm
mortafstatesmen from the old vol.
unteer stat2--An Irew Jackson,
whose popularity Wa, great, whose
courage and vaIar wa3 unaxcrlIed
and whose executive ability was
i second to 30 American president
/ Born in poverty and adversely in
North Carolina Of Scotcn-IriSh "a
rentaee, he early prot~ayed real
American attributes. Commanded
/ by an English officer 70 shine his
boots, Young Jackson replied: 4 am
a prisoner Of war, not a servant,
Shine then, yourself" Young Jack
sons venom Of the British was born
then and there and he afterwards
exerted it on them in true genuine
American military fashion at the
great Battle Of New Orleans in 1915,
which battle, though fought after
peace was declared, VAS the last
tine that an American general had
the pleasure OF trouncina and CON
querlne Brtis. sohdjery.
At Il years of a8e, he emierated
to Tennessee and began the practice
of law in Nashville. then 4 frontier
town. Soon the Greek Indians, allies
Of the British, began ruthless mas
sacres and depredations in the
southern states Il gave "OId fiick-
ory" real pleasure to pursue them
and protect the Americans. This
! he did IN Jackson style-"By the
eternal, | will shoot the first man
who disobeys me" Violent and
quick-tempered he feared no man.
Obstinate in the right direction, he
brooSed no opposition.
Soon the inquiry was prevalentlv
made, What manner Of man is that
hackwoods man pioneer and daring
Indian fighter" 1t is for us the hy-
ing 10 enquire The state of Ten
nessee answered by sending him to
congress and finally elevatlng HIM
to the United States senate. He
changed the presidential battlefield
which had been limited to upper
half Of Atlantic seaboard and made
it possible for the south and west to
enter the presidential arena.
In 1879, a new party was rising
into importance-the democratic
party Andrew jackson, the idol of
the army, and the commoner of the
people, was chosen as the standard
bearer His name melted enthusiasm
then as it does today. He was easily
elected by amagnanimouS vote. As
president, he rewarded his frienls
with the assertion, To the victo~s
belong The spoilS, which custom has
been followed by every president
since that time.
Alexander Hamilton, the patron
saint of the republican party believed
in the Capitalization of power in the
hands of a few-even doubling the /
wisdom and integrity of the COM
mon people to govern themselves .
A United States bank had been or
ganized by him, rechartered for 20
years, and wished a renewal Jack
son vetoed the measure on the
grounds that it was mono-politics,
E penSive, un-American and placed
too much power in the hands of a
few and would become deadly po-
litical factor Jackson had the
governments money placed in small
er banks where ii would be of ser
vice to the many. and not cornered
by the few. That idea is now crys-
talized in our recent currency bill
passed under President Wilson'S
term. 1t will work and prove to
some exfeut the wisslon, nf Iackson