Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-01-23
ANDREW JACKSON AND
WOODROW WILSON

The Jackson Day speech Of
President Wilson at Indianapolis
has furnished texts for vast
amount of newspaper comment
For example, the Washington
Post, recognizing New Orleans as
the fttest of places, under ordi-
nary circumstances, for the deliv-
cry of the anniversary address
can see good reasons why the
President decided not to talk in
that city, the metropolis of the
once prosperous State whose
greatest industry, sugar growing
has been ruined by the Wilson
policy of Free Trade in sugar. II
would certainly seem that Presl-
dent Wilson was wise in staying
away from the Crescent City OF
the Pelican State.
Then the Cincinnati Enquirer,
lifelong Democratic paper, asks
if there is a man living who be
lieves that Andrew Jackson would
have insisted that a Democratic
Congress repudiate pledge such
as that which was adopted at the
Democratic Convention at Balti-
more July, 1914, in the following
words:
"We favor the exemption of tolls
of American ships engaged in coast
wise trade passing through the Pam
anna Canal We also favor legislation
forbidding the use of the Panama
Canal by ships owned or controlled
by railroad carriers engaged in trans
portation competitive with the canal. .
No man believes that Andrew
Jackson was capable of studied
and intentional catering to the
interests of foreign shipping, for
eign labor and foreign industry
as the present occupant OF the
White House has done and is
doing. The Enquirer draws some
other contrasts between Jackson
ianism of eighty-hve years ago
and the Wilsonianism of today:
did any one ever read or hear of
Andrew Jackson's Administrations or
dering American citizens out of the
domains of any foreign country be-
cause his Administration cared not to
protect them in such country?
Is there any record of Andrew
Jackson's permitting more than 100
of his fellow citizens to be murdered
in any country and failing to exact
stern justice from those responsible
for the murders?
Is there any record OF high off'c-
ials in Andrew Jackson's Admins
tration meeting the complaints OF
Americans driven out of any country
with the question: Why did you go
thereF
Is there any record in either Ad
ministration of Andrew Jackson which
shows the abandonment of endangered
men, women and children by the naval
forces of the United States, and the
rescue of these helpless people by the
armed forces of foreign country
1t is glorious memory that An
drew Jackson has left; one that
should be honored and cherished by
every American that loves the con-
sttution and honors the flag.
He never rupudiated a plank in a
Democratic platform: he never failed
to protect American citizens either at
home or abroad; he yielded to the ca
jolements of no foreign nation, and
was as firm as adamant, the persona
6cation of determination, in his re
solve to protect the interests of hi
beloved country and its citizens
1t is well to honor Jackson at all
times, but Jackson's glory and Jack
sons fame never shown so bright
never cleaned with such brilliancy, as
they do now by contrast"
The contrast is marked, indeed,
so marked and so wide that one
wonders if the Democratic party
of 1915 ever remembers Andrew
Jackson at all, except when cele-
brating the anniversary of the
battle of New Orleans. Jackson
was a patriot and a Protectionist.
That is the first half of the con-
trast.