The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-23


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the people rule" cried the support
sfs u Andrew Jackson before John
Quincy Adazks had taken-tAesoa oath
- president In 1886. and the long
three wars. cambAign which Re-
suited II yackson's elevation - the
White house was on. JACKSON had
received . plurality Of both popu-
lar and electoral votes, and proba-
bly, would have received . majority
OF both II the people had been per-
rnitted to vote for presidential cleo
tors. The slogan, Let the people
rule" was 20 potent that Of the
six states which chose electors BY
their legislatures In 1924, all but
South Carolina had surrendered
that right d the popular suffrage
before 1888. jackson had been the
choice Of the greater number OF
the people and the indignation
against the manner In which be
was prevented from taking the
presidency WAS intense. Out Of II
grew the division Of political par
ties and the SYSTEM OF political
methods which remains y this day.
The campaign Of 1928 was the
first in which there were two par
ties openly bidding for the votes
Of the whole people. Both jackson
and Adams still claimed to be the
true opponents of the Democratic
Republican party Of Jefferson, bot
the line Of demarcation was dis
[tinct and the parties were known
as Jackson and Adams" It was
not until three or four years later
that the Adams people adopted the
Name Of National Republicans,
thereby driving the jackson party
to the popular designation. Demo-
cratic" which it still holds. al
though the official name Demo
cratic Republican" was adhered "a
until after the Civil war.
The election Of John Quincy Ad-
ans to be president by the house
Of REPRESENTATIVES. through virtue
Of votes delivered to Adams by
Henry Clay, and the fact that
Henry Clay Immediately became
secretary Of state in Adarns' cab.
inst gaze rise to the idea which
WAS the principal issue Of the cam.
pai9R Of 1898, the issue which gives
1t the name Of the bargain and
corruption" campaign. Andrew
Jackson accused Adams and Clay
Of entering into q corrupt bargain
by which the votes Of states con.
trolled by Clay were delivered tc
Adams in return for the promise
Of high cabinet position. Henry
Clay denied this charge and proved
to the satisfaction OF a majority Of
historians that it had no founda.
ton In fact. - =
An Ancient Scandal.
Newspapers printed q week be.
fore the election in the house oil
representatives published reports
Of deal" betweep--Adsms and
Clay which would make Adams
president and Clay secretary o,
state. 1t was q dispute growing
out of this rumor which caused
the Crawford supporters to become
embittered against CLAY before the
presidency was decided. Wher
Adams was chosen, the supporters
Of Crawford Immediately charged
Clay with the sale Of the presi.
dency. The New York Evening
Post, fair sample of the Craw.
ford press, declared that Clay's &C.
ton was. "a most indecent and dar.
ing outrage on public morals" AL
OF this was in February, 1895.
" was not until two years latel
that General Jackson took up these
rur,ors Of . barter and sale, AND
by giving them the prestige of hi:
name, caused them to become ar
issVe in the campaign. He added
to the charges the assertion tina,
friends Of Clay had come to friends
IT hi with the proposition tina,
Cay would throw the election L
Jackson If jackson would pledge
| himself not to make Adams score
tary of state. This portion Of tn,
bargain and corruption" charge
was never proved. but . large ma.
jority OF the people in the country
firmly believed that. it was true ant
it always weighed against Mr.
Clay's aspirations.
Clay issued q pamphlet In 1926
urging the people to vote for Ad
ANS and denying the charges mad,
by Jackson and his followers. II
that pamphlet he proved by tn,
Marquis de La FAyette, By sena
tors, barkeepers and every sort ant
condition Of man that he had al
ways said that he was agains
Jackson ana that he would rather
zee either Adams or Crawford
elected than to see Jackson In til,
White house. La Fayette declared