The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-25

ute 1t among the states N o,nS.
ton to their representation Is ~ &
gress. The states gave recent. ~.
the money over $2S, ZOO, 900 A ~ /
aggregate. as il they were deoc.sss !
but everybody understood ths ~
ey was not to be paid back - i
distribution was to be in fonr y
stallments. Three were paid
the panic which followed Van -
ems election prevented the fs.ssf i
payment Some states built nsSiss !
buildings with the money Isss
divided 1t among the people ~
capita. Other states made Il ~
basis OF a school fund, a. vhich \
still exists. As late as 1sSa ~
state of Virginia attempted to ~
lect the fourth installment, but -
unsuccessful. The treasury ~ ~
United States still carries that ~
100000 on its cash books az IN ~
avaiiaole lund: Whatever may haya
come OF all these things in 49,
years, to the people in 1886 il ioaS
ed good.
10 their eyes Jackson wa I'm .
hero and he was a statesman iss.'
SON said Van Buren, was the M, =
succeed him, and the voters ~
Jackson's word for it. jackson ~
overthrown the old aristocr,ss
clique. He had punished the ~
which the people called the -
ish bank, because much of the -
was owned abroad. He had M
on the national debt, and he had =.
mitted a large amount Of mops,
collected as indirect tax, directly (.
the people. Everybody was nros.
pering and money was easy. Ever.
body was specializing and eettins
rich quick. That was the danger
but they couldn't see it ahead a.
them. So 1t was that when ths
votes were counted, Van Buren, had
more than Harrison, White. Web.
ster and Mangum, the South Caro.
lima candidate, all put together
Home tSate Turns on jackson.
To Andrew Jackson it was a
great triumph, but there was 4
thorn in the crown of roses. Ten.
nessee, his own state, had deserted
him. The anti-Jackson forces were
led by Hugh Lawson White, once
his friend but turned enemy on the
bank question. White had been re-
elected to the senate by Tenaes.
see legislature in spite of jackson.
So earnestly did Old Hickory 70
into the campaign that he had arti.
cles printed in Washington papers
denouncing White, and then frank
ed them under his own signature to
members Of the legislature at Nash
vile. What a scandal if a presi-
dent should do such a thing In
these days!
In this campaign White carried
Tennessee over Van Buren, by more
than ten thousand votes. That was
gall and NORWOOD to jackson, and
he never could become reconciled
to it. Eight years later he dictated
the nomination and election Of an
other president, but again Tennes-
see was against him.
No campaign was ever disgraced
by more villification than this con-
test for the succession to Jackson
The Van Buren, men accused every.
body in opposition, without discrim.
nation, of being bribed by the banl
to be the creatures of the British
Rothschilds, who were presented a
| the real owners of the bank. Mich
olas Biddle was attacked with mort
venom than ever before, If such
thing were possible. t
On the other hand, the Wings o
every shade of belief continued
their attacks on Jackson, and &C
cused him of almost every sor. o
corruption and wickedness. Val
Buren, they assailed as the creatur'
and proxy Of Jackson. They declar
ed that Jackson's presumption Il
debating his successor would meal
the overthrow Of republican inst
tutions in America if suffered I
pass unrebuked. They accused Va
Buren, of being corrupted by JACK
son in one breath, and in the mex
they declared that it was from Va
Buren, that Jackson had learne
corruption.
Another feature Of all the anti
Jackson press was the reverend
ing criticism Of the postofice de
partment. The Mobile Advertise
fsolemnly apologized to its reader
for not giving them the news o
the election in Georgia "as no loot
passengers have arrived from ina
state and we are compelled to wal
for the mail"
Van Buren's inauguration wa
the beginning Of the great CIV
ceremonies which continued untl
this day. People came from ever
state to see the parade and to cnee
the outgoing hero. jackson ios
lowed the example of Washlngto
and delivered a farewell address
the American people. TWO Gay
later he left Washington ana s .sa
that he went to end his days al IN
Hermitage, where he would kno'
no politics. Yet he lived ION
enough to dictate the electloD
still another president, and to ruo
more defeat his ancient enem'
Clay, for that high office.