“The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the larger centers has owned the Government ever since the days of Andrew Jackson.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt

I don't have time to read this right now, but if it's true, it's interesting to note the parallel with the establishment of the Federal Reserve, which was aided by central bankers pretending to vehemently oppose it. This warmed the public to it, because they figured that if bankers oppose it, it must be in their own interest. The parallel is that Jackson also took on the guise of opposing big banking with his campaign slogan "Jackson and no bank".