The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-19
Friday. October 10, 1877.
Hvpercritical.


The Chicago Times is not an admirer of
Speaker Randall. On every possible oc.
casion, the Times. like an .infuriate bull
charging red rag, rushes at Mr.. Randall
with desirei to annihilate. but failing to
hurt him, bellows, circles around and
watches for another opportunity. Wednes-
days Times devotes nearly column Of by
percriticism Of Mr.. Randall's three-minute
speech on his assuming the speakers
chair-a speech which the,7imes says, lis
in some respects the most remarkable de-
liverance that ever proceeded from q pre-
sided officer Of congress. 1t reads like q
presidents message, or still more like a
speech from throne" The people will
agree with the Times if it means to infer
that it contained some statesmanlike utter
ances which might properly have been pre-
sented in the presidents message, but
were not. The Times continuing says:
After lecturing the house in relation &c
It's duty toward the administration, he pro.
ceeded las il he we're the chiet of the ad
mlnistration) to indicate what he deemed
the right policy Of government, and t
recommend measures Of legislation deem
cd necessary to give effect to such policy
lt.would be the sacred duty" of the legis
lature, he said, 70 provide such measures
as would render impossible a repetition o
the late controversy between rival claim
ants OF the presidency. He assumed tina
vvOnIA fot 10 Oh hal ard1
the Iwork Of retreuchment and reform
Under a matured aud definite plan of re
duction Of the expenses Of government, i
Is certain that still greater reductions ca
be made without impairing the eficienc
OF administration. To have an honest ad
ministratioB il should be frugal. Neve
before was it more urgent than now, wit
general financial distress and with labo
depressed by heavy burdens, to exercis
the sternest economy" etc. This is sue
language rs one would expect to read in
presidents message to congress. 1t
the Office Of the president TO give to tn
congress Information of the state of tn
union, aud recommend to their considers
ton such measures as he shall judge nee
essary and expedient."
1t will be seen that the Times finds q
fault with the sound advice contained
the above clear cut utterances of MI
Randall, but with Mr.. Randall PERSONAL
for presuming to utter them. Further o
in the same article the Chicago thundere
says, it was a speech indicating line
policy which he thinks congress shoul
pursue, aud recommending such measure
as he judges necessary and expedient
the pursuit of that policy, such a speec
as the executive might properly hay
made"
Well, as theexecutive failed to give,
his message, ANY information of the sta
of the Union" which is of vital interest {
importance to the people at large at Il
present time, they will not be disposed
critcse so cautiously as the Times Il
propriety or Improperly of Mr.. Speak
Randall, because he was equal to Il
occasion, aud filed up the void so notice
BILE 10 the message
Had the incumbent Of the executi
Office been Sam Tilden, even Mr.. Randi
would probably have perceived the Impr
priety Of making such speech, says Il
Times. IT Mr.. Tilden occupied the e
ecutiye chair Ito which ne was elected b
cheated out Of by the 8 to u he wou
have left nothing unsaid 10 his messag
which the speaker would have felt call
upon to direct the attention of t
House. Rather let the Times lecture N
Hayes for what he has left uDsaid, tn
Mr.. Randall for what he did say, for as
the advice given by the latter, the TIN
utters no complaint, but paradoxical
finds fault with the man for presuming
give it.