The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-07
THE WAX on RANDALL.

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Charleston I'm Charlaston Sunday Timss- f
Assistants of Hon. s. J. Randall
appear 20 have thought that it is q
semi-pious service to employ their
pens in their Unsuitable crusade.
Readers Of the South Carolina press
abroad would also suppose, because
of the supporters of Messrs. Tillman
and Dibble of the illustrious parlia-
mentarian, that they were not only
traitors, but escaped convicts. For
one, approve of their conduct, and
applaud their moral courage in the
face of the fickleness of certain press
elamor.
If personal reasons be the cause
of their support, the same considera-
tons should prevail with the whole
State of South Carolina, who are un-
der no small obligations to Mr.. Ran
dali for his splendid services in their
behalf during the dark days of dis
puted seats. He then, as now, was
the recognized head of the Demo
cratic party in the house, and shap-
ed it's policy. Will it now forget
him, Just as we are emerging into
power?
Some of the press would have us
believe that the very existence, no
less than the success of the party in
1884, depends on the defeat OF Mr..
Randall. such men tax our credu-
lily as we'll rs our charity. Passing
strange that the man who was their
powerful leader during their darkest
days, and preserved their prestige,
should have so suddenly fallen, and
must now be cast aside when the
rewards of his fidelity are within
his reach? Is it possible, then, that
one man or one committee, or even
the packing Of the committee Ia
shameless imputation), can over
throw the hopes and principles OF
the Democratic party? Would it
not be political suicide for Mr.. Ran
dali to attempt it? If the future
policy Of the Democratic party is to
be shaped on the "tariff issue" at
the very opening of the session OF
Congress, let caucus be held and a
programme be agreed upon, and
Mr.. Randall and every other true
Democrat will fall in line.
That the policy of partisans do
change, has been certainly demon
strated by the course of the oppos-
ers of Mr.. Randall. At first he was
reproached as a protectiOnist. But
now that Mr.. Hampton endorses
the Pennsylvania platform tcritten
By Mr. Randall, the tactics of his
enemies changed. They will now
entreat him to retire from the con-
test for the speakership, and ask
that he would consent to be-the
leader of the party on the floor
of the house, and there would
tempt him with the dazzling prize
of the presidency. Alas, for such
consistency! Fit to be the leader on
the floor! fit to govern the nation
yet unfit to occupy the speaker
chair as
A tarlH Tor revenue, with lnclden-
cal protection to infant industries is
the platform on which the national
Democratic party will stand. And
that is Randall's and Hampton's
and Tillman's and Dibble's creed.
Why then this newspaper hurri-
cane? The Legislature of South Car
DINA adopted it negatively in releas-
ing infant industries for ten years
from taxation. And we have heard
of gentleman of South Carolina,
greatly interested in rice, having a
letter written to congress insisting
on the duty on rice. Rice is certain
ly not an infant industry.
1t is astonishing how soon our
press resolve men into apostates.
This crusade, led by the Louisville
Courier Journal is, however only as
the cracking of thorns. Randall
will be the speaker, and the captious
aspirants who are waiting on the
shoes of Tillman and Dibble will re-
alize the indefinite postponement
of their wishes.