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Can you help me understand the political time when Pres. Harrison was elected in 1840?
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October 5th, 2018
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KNOWITALL wrote me this quote in an answer to me on a Q:
William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the U.S. (1841), said in an October 1, 1840 speech, It is true democratic feeling, that all the measures of the government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer.
When I read this I wondered what the intention of the quote was at the time it was said by Harrison. History and government have always been difficult subjects for me, and this continues today. I thought maybe he was referring to the Democratic Party at the time, or politicians who were Democrats, but other people have interpreted it differently.
I have googled and read ten articles regarding the Whigs and the Democrats and Harrison, and I’m still not clear on where he stood and how the politics of today might compare to back then.
Can you put it into simple language for me?
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