Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-10-01
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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS.
1.-THE JacksOn-Adams Race of 1928.

Clay issued pamphlet in 1920 urg
ing the people to vote for Adams and
denying the charges made by Jackson
and his followers. In that pamphlet he
proved by the Marquis de la Fayette, by
Senator's, barkeepers and every sort and
condition of man that he had always said
that he was against Jackson and that
he would rather see either Adams or
Crawford elected than to see Jackson in
the White House. La Fayette declared
that Clay's fear of Jackson was the fear
of military dictator, the fear of an
unschooled man at the helm of the ship
of state, and the like.
The Hero Stuff
Jackson's great popularity as war
hero gave him the plurality of the votes
in 1924. For years later he was still
the hero, and he had the added strength
! Of the popular belief that he had been
cheated out of the presidency. Adams
had little sincere following outside of
| New England, he was a miserably poor
| politician, and even Clay could not do
| anything to rally the popular vote to his
standard. But the Adams appeal was
made altogether to the conservative ele-
ment in the country.
Jackson was declared to be a man Of
blood and carnage" Against his victory
over the British at New Orleans was
set the fact that he suspended the writ
of habeas corpus in that same city. Jack
| sons summary execution of six militia
! men was the excuse of flooding the coun
/ try with CIRCULARS and cartoons, showing
the murderer Jackson gloating over the
/ six coffins of the innocent victims of
| his thirst for blood
| On the other side, all the old charges
| against Adams were brought up in addi
/ ton to the corrupt bargain issue. He
/ was accused of being al aristocrat and
! of seeking TO perpetuate his family in
| the office of President; his Unitarian
religious beliefs were attacked as being
i infidelism, and his loyalty during the
/ War of 1872 was again questions.
j And all this in spite of the fact that
Adams was one Of the best and purest
! men who has ever occupied the White
i House. the most scholarly Of our Presi-
| dents and a true patriot.
| Candidates Not Nominated
! The question of nomination of candi-
/ dates did not enter into this campaign.
ated by various state legislatures, but
as a matter of fact the two tickets. Jack
son and Calhoun. and Adams and Rush,
were nominated by common consent.
| Jackson and Calhoun in his campaign
were the first regular Tammany Hall
| nominations for President and wee
| President OF course the Hall had taken
| great interest in national politics from
! the beginning of Washingtons second ad-
ministration, but this was its first "regu-
| lar" year It is interesting to note by
what narrow margin Tammany Hall
became Democratic instead of Wing and
| Republican. In 1924 Tammany supported
| William II Crawford and had a plurality
! in the legislature which selected electors.
| 4 combination between the Adams and
| Clay men kept Crawford out of the
! votes of New York and Tammany was
: sore
| Having been organized in the first
| place as democratic opposition to the
/ aristocratic Society of the Cincinnati
! the Tammany braves were naturally on
the side Of the low brows." But they
/ had supported the Virginia aristocratic
/ clique and had followed Crawford. Nhen
] Crawford was ended, Martin Van Buren,
recognized the possibilities Of the politi-
! cal strength Of Andrew Jackson and took
! the up state Crawford following into the
! Jackson camp. persuading Tammany
/ Hall to come along.
| The Jackson newspapers played the