Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-12-08
THE SPEAKER'S SPEECH,
And What the Defeated Candidates Had to.
Say.

And What the Defeated Candidates Had to-
Say.
Below we give the speeches made
by Messrs. Carlyle, Cox and Ran
dali after the vote in the Democrat
ic caucus, electing the first men
toned Speaker.
Mr.. Carlyle was first called on
and responded rs follows
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLE
MEN OF THE CAUCUS Your COM
mittee have just formally notified
me of my unanimous nomination
as speaker of the house of represent
atives in the forty eighth congress,
and | am here to thank you very
briefly and very earnestly for the
confidence repOsed in me. Ii TINS
had been a mere personal contest
between me and either of the three
distinguished gentlemen whose
names were mentioned in cOnnec-
ton with this nomination, l should
have had little hope of success.
They are all gentlemen of great
ability, long experience, and un-
doubted integrity, and L assure
them and their friends that this
contest closes, SO far as L am con-
cerned, without the slightest change
of friendly personal relations that
have heretofore existed between US.
Gentlemen, trust you may never
have reason to regret the action oi
this evening, and when the labors
of the forty-eighth congress have
closed, you will be able to congratu-
late yourselves that no material in
terest of your party or country mas
been injuriously affected by my ad-
ministration OF the Office for which
YOU have nominated me. In fact,
I may 90 step further, and ven
ture to express a confident hope
that every substantial interest Will
be advanced and promoted by the
united efforts of the democratic
majority on the floor. Such a re-
suit will insure a victory in the
| great contest yet to come, and guar
antee long line of democratic eX-
ecutives, with honest, economical
constitutional administration OF our
public affairs. But you have much
other labor to perform, and again
thanking you for what you have
already done, l shall say no more .
Mr.. Randall then addressed the
caucus. He said: ga majority oil
the demcratic representatives OF the
fOrty-eighth congress have seen III
to designate the distinguished gen.
tIeman from Kentucky for the ex-
alted position of speaker. His adj
ministratiOn shall have my hrm,
fixed, and honorable support. To
my friends, the minority, who may
be disappointed at this result.
tender my gratitude for their sup
port, which was actuated by noble,
disinterested friendship, based on
| the highest considerations of duty,
as they believed, both to their par
ty and their country, l bow to the
decision of majority OF my col
leagues. The duty imposed upon
me by my constituents will be per
! formed with an earnest zeal IN
their interest, for the triumph oil
nv party and the real prosperity oi
my country. If in the future there
be any service / can render thai
will tend to these ends, it Will DC
performed with a cheerfulness nc
other citizen can excel" Ap
plause.
Mr.. Cox then took the floor and
said:
I tender my acknowledgement
to the gentlemen who have glveI
me their confidence, and especially
to the sixteen gentlemen from New
York, and have to say l am re
lieyed from a responsibility which
DossibIy might have fallen on my
frail shoulders. l sympathize witt
the distinguished gentleman from
Kentucky who is to bear the bur
dens of the great Office of speaker
In so far as / can assist in any way
he will find me as ready a cOadju
tor as the distinguished gentleman
from Pennsylvania. The future 0
our party depends largely upon 1T
action on fiscal questions. They
connect themselves with the liber
ties of life, with trade, with com
merce, with the vigorous growth o
public life, and with the grandeu
of the republic. While thanking
those who have sustained me dur
ing the long siege, / confess to feel
ing somewhat Wearied, being upoI
nv feet during the last two weeks
The result of 1884 depends upon tn
wisdom with which we exercis
the duties of this congress. With
out wise forecast and a discreet hor
oscope, we will be in the future, q
we have been in the past, derelict
beaten, doubly discomfited. But
hope for better things, and shall en-
deavOr in my humble way TO a.
something toward framing legisls
ton on a higher and purer tone
+ Remember, 1884 depends on ou
wisdom and discretion.