The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-11-29
TIE THREE ASpIRtNTS.
a Republican View OF the Spsn.,,rn,.ip.
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gun. u ne blIcc Oi s'pcdHrT, Hrat 70
tina, Of President, is the mos: ;;ipprlaat
in the Government. Al Il tim" wien
the houses Of Congress are divided be-.
tween the two parties, the s'Pc;lhel b.S
almost the veto ppmcr. Durlns his term
OF Office his influence J., Scaicyir .cs.
sought than tMar Di the President oi the
United States, and. wien tie r,prc,rUti,.
tive 81 AN opposing party, il" i, :: !urinI.
dabic rlyal Oi the President Di iic hi.
ted States. The Dilicc is. therefore, ruc
10 which the abicst inca n the Iaity
may aspire. Its po"cr and influence
are 80 great that the rir.,.rica 20 secure il
are intense, and th" disappointment, Al
failure bitter. The ideal Sic.l i, a
leader able to take the field against al
com,r5 on tie floor or in the Chair. lie
mus, understand men, have the ability
70 coGtroi them, and i" able to dire, the
couI,c oi legislation. lie should ic The
superior in hnowltdg" OF pAI lamrGtlly
Ia" of auy IL tie little army ~hic,i he
commands, AMI bc able 10 cp,he IN" re-.
spon-ibc place which he ncvupi., with
becoming dignity. In the appointment
Of committees he virtually shape, the
legislation Of Congress, for it matters
not no" important the measure that is
introduced, reference to an adyr.c
committee assigns it 10 a pigeon hole,
from which i, is only to be taken a, the
end of Il Congress to bc tran,m,,1i TO
the musty files. One IF the pr,., source.
Of the Spcakrr's power is the appoiut
mcnt Of committees. Accyrliup 10 Tin,
usage. of the House and the iltlra;c
rules by which it is governed the real
work of Congress i, done in the commit
tees. Generally when n parly la, a
large majority. as il the case with The
! Democracy i'm the forty eighth Congress
the majority exist. nruciic,lIv nnIy IN
| register the edicts of pur,y uoIicy. a,
thew are formulated in the committees
The Democracy present. three ,riuri
pal candidates for thi, impor,an. ollie. -
Samuel J. Randall of PENNSYLVANIA.
John G. Carlisle Of Kentucky and
Sau,lr, ( COX of Ncw Iort
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Samuel j. Randall is Il con-i.icuyus
! ''snrc ~ Na.;nna! poiiiir=. lie j; prob
| ably six feet high, although Il slight
| stoop in the shoulder makes him look
shorter. lie is comractiy built. His
face, which if full and round, is always
smooth shayen. His eyes are jct black
and arc his most striking feature. lie is
| sllort-sighted and does not like To wear
glasses. Ills hair, which is black and
curly, hEs Il few silver lines. Mr.. Ran
dali nearly always dresses in black and
not always in the latest style OF the
taifOr's art. Mr.. Randall is not IN ora
tor, rs his opponents are. His style in
debate is no, pleasant. 1t is of the
slcdge- hammer order. In the yigor o.
debate Mr. RAINFALL more nearly rcscm.
bles Oliver J.. Morton than Any of the
Democratic congressman. but hc i: not
the orator that Morton was, and is not
80 well equipped in the arts ni debate.
II is as leader on the floor that Mr.
Randall achieved his reputation. There
lie was always enough of al orator In
command attention, and WAS always the
master of the arts of the tactician. In
the great fight upon the Force bill and
upon the Civil Rights bill hc easily took
the leadership among the Democrats and
secured place in the front rank of his
party which, although lie represented a
tariff school which was in violrn, con.
tradictitfal to that in which most Of his
followers were believers, he has been ablc
to maintain. His leadership in tln.c
two notable deudlOcks was remarkable.
He was always the earliest in his seat
and never left il but for few moments
Mt time. He never seemed to sleep or
eat. His only nourishment appeared to
be some crackers aud black tea The
teapot, which often stood ui,on his desk
became traditional, and tic teapot
contest" will never be forgotten by the
older members of the House. The con-
tinnous sessions in Il vitiaici atmosphere,
| and the endless roll calls brought more
| than one member to his grave among
| them Mr.. I'utlingtrn, of Mussachuset:
Mr. Randall is poor man and simple
in his habits. lie has never been ac-
| cused Of living beyond his means, and
his means, outside of his salary, are not
ample. Although Speaker for two
terms, he never moved from the modest
little house, in All unfushionable locality
on Capitol Hill which he purchased
long before the Democrats secured con-
troll of Congress, and he has not en- nlarged
his social borders lie has net a!way:;
kept n carriage, and when he has it has
been coupe, which generally needed to
go 10 the painters, ana Il morse which
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