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Andrew Jackson: “It must now be determined whether the bank is to have its candidates for all offices in the country, from the highest to…”

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It must now be determined whether the bank is to have its candidates for all offices in the country, from the highest to the lowest, or whether candidates on both sides of political questions shall be brought forward as heretofore and supported by the usual means.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Jackson discusses the influence of the bank on political candidates in the United States.

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