It's an owl - the top half is blue with 4 stars on, a white band separates the top from the bottom of the owl, the bottom half is red and it's sitting on a red branch.
BLUE - represents Liberalism
RED - represents Conservatism
THE WHITE BAND - represents Liberals and Conservatives meeting on
common grounds, in other words meeting in the middle
THE FOUR WHITE STARS - represent the American government: judicial
branch, legislative branch, executive branch, and the American Voter.
The Owl represents and symbolizes: Wisdom, truth, patience, foresight,
guardian, protection, learning, wealth, power, intelligence, brilliance,
knowledge, intuition (perception), messages (communication), silent
observation, independence, bravery, transition, longevity, reincarnation,
education.
That is the symbol of the Modern Whig Party. The historical Anti-Jacksonian Whig party symbol was the owl, but it had a different color scheme, and different goals than the modern incarnation.
The symbol of the Whig party is the owl, because they thought the owl was very wise and smart.
a log cabin
Log Cabin
The economic policies of the democratic party
William Henry Harrison won the 1840 election, took the oath of office on 4 March 1841 and died of pneumonia on 4 April 1841.
The Whig party won the election in 1840 because Democratic President Van Buren was blamed for the way he handled the Panic of 1837 and for his continuation of Jackson's Indian removal policy. The economy was still shaky in 1840 and VanBuren was tied to the old administration. Also he was a New Yorker and did not relate well to the frontier farmers. The Whigs portrayed him as a corrupt aristocrat. The Whigs portrayed Harrison , who had a record as an Indian fighter and had lived on the frontier, as a new version of Andrew Jackson. (They ignored the fact that his father was an aristocrat from Virginia and had signed the Declaration of Independence)
both parties for the first time widely campainged among all eligible voters
William Henry Harrison won the election that year.
The Whigs ran William Henry Harrison in 1840 and won .
William Henry Harrison won the 1840 presidential election and his party was the Whigs.
Election of 1840, the issue was the Panic of 1837.
It was Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
The economic policies of the democratic party
accusing democrats of corruption
In 1839, the Whigs offered the vice-presidency to Webster to run with William Henry Harrison. but he refused. The Whigs won the election in 1840. William Henry Harrison was elected President with John Tyler his running mate.
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The first party platform in 1840 was released by the Democratic Party, although the Whigs did release a platform for the 1844 election. The platform release had four sections. A good place to view party platforms through present-day is: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=25852
the wigs saw a chance to win the the white house
The economic policies of the Democratic party. [Apex]:)
They used the tools and rhetoric that made the Democrats successful in prior elections, especially their direct appeals to the people. They also pioneered new techniques for mobilizing voters and made an unprecedented effort to involve women in their cause.