The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-03
RETURNING THANKS.
The Speeches Delivered by Messrs. Carlisle,
Randall and Cox

The Speeches Delivered by Messrs. Carlisle,
Randall and Cox
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Carisle's entrance with
the committee was greeted with long-continued
cheers On being escorted to the Speakers
chair he spoke as follows
"Mr. chairman and gentlemen of the caucus
Your committee has just formally notified me
of my unanimous nomination as Speaker of the
House Of Representatives. of the Forty-ei ght h
Congress. aud I am here to thank YOU very
briefly and very earnestly for the confidence re-
posed III me- IL this hau becn mere personal
contest between me and either OF the three dis
tingulshed gentlemen whose names have been
mentioned in connection with this nomination.
| should have had little hone of success They
are all gentlemen of great ahiiIty, long expert
eDce and undouOted lHt-grity. and | assure
them ana their friends that this
contest closes, as far as am
of the friendly personal relations here
tOfore existing between us. Gentlemen, | trust
YOU may never have reason to regret your ac-
tion of this evening, and when the lahOrS of the
Forty-eighth Congress are closed you will be
able to congratulate yourselves that no material
interest OF your party or country has been in
iuruusly affected by my administration of the
Office for which yOn have nominated me. In
fact. may 60 step further, and venture To eX-
press the confident hope that every substantial
interest Will be advanced and promoted by the
united efforts of the presiding officer and the
Democratic majority on the floor, Such a result
will insure victory in the great contest vet to
come, and guarantee q long line Of Damocra tic
executives, with an honest, economical, cOnsti-
tutiOnal administration of our pubic Affairs
But you have yet much other labor to perform,
and again thanking yoI for what you have al
ready done, snail say no more"
Mr.. Randall then addressed the caucus. He
said:
"a majority of Democratic representatives to
the Forty eighth Congress have seen fit to de-
signate the distinguished gentleman from Ken
tucky for tine exalted position of Speaker. HIS
adm istratiOn shall have my firm, fixed. honor
able support. To my friends In the minority,
who may ne disappointed at this result. tender
my gratitude for their support which was actu-
ated by noble, dlsinterested friendship, based
on the highest considerations of duty, as they
believed, to both their party ard country.
how to the decision of the majority of my col
leagues The duty imposed upon me by nv
constituents will be performed with earnest
zeal for their interest, for the triumph of my
party and the real prosperity of my country.
1t in the future there be any service | can
render that will tend to these ends, it will be
performed with cheerfulness no other citizen
can excel"
Mr.. Cox, of New York. took the floor and
said:
81 tender my knOwledgmeuts to the gentle
men who have given me their confidence, and
especially to the sixteen gentem3n n from New
York, and have to say | am relieved from a re-
sponsiDility which possibly might have fallen
upon my frall shoulders. sympathize with the
distinguished gentleman from Kentucky who Is
to bear the burdens of the great office of Speaker
In so far as can assist him in any way, he Will
find me ready MS cnadjutor of the distinguished
gentleman from Pennsylvania. The future of
our party deueuds largely upon its action on fis-
Cal questions. They connect themselves with
the liberties of life, with trade, with commerce,
with the magnanimity of public life and with
the grandeur of the republic While thanking
those who sustained me during the long siege, [
confess to feeling somewhat wearied, being upon
my feet during the last two weeks The result
in 1884 depends upon the wisdom with which we
exercise the duties of this Congress Without a
wise forecast and discreet horoscope Will be
III the future, rs we have been III the past. deTe-
lct, beaten and doubly discomflted; hut hone
for better things, and shall cndeavOr. in NV
humble way. to do something towards framing
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