Show BANK alie history of th fight of the united states bank against andrew jackcon for re eleccion to the presidency beara a strong parallel to the organized efforts 0 tho moneychangers money changers to defeat vm J bryan about abo time the charter of the united states bank was to expire nicholas biddle called on old hickory to know if in case of election reelection re he would ro charter the bank biddle was president of this bank and he openly boosted that the country farmers merchants and bankers were at his beck and call because of their indebtedness to him jackson refused to commit himself to renewing the charter for he had observed the tyrannical influence it held and its political power and in replying to biddle said mr biddle if as yon boast your bank can make and unmake presidents governors congressmen and senators yena tors and I 1 am ready to admit that what you eay is true then that ie a damned sight too much power for any one man or institution in a free country like this to hold and I 1 tell you now that by the eternal it you bribe congress to beur bank I 1 will veto the new charter biddle then called to sether his lieutenants and the merchants who owed the united states bank and those who owed the merchants and the bankers in the country towns and those who owed the bankers were given to understand that it andrew jackson was elected president credit would cease and fore closures be in order the following is a striking reminder of the political of today the great democratic newspapers supported jacksons first election many of the areat democratic likewise said they would like to the party together but could not support jackson in his fight against bank their principles and consciences would not allow them they held hon beet money meetings and honest democratic conventions all over the land A big honest money meeting and barbecue was held in philadelphia at which people were fed at the expense of the bank there were GOO honest democrats vice presidents of the meeting who had for jackson the first time but they could not in justice to themselves and the democratic party do again but when the votes were counted old hickory bad a larger majority than the aggregate vote of his opponents |