Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-30
The Statesman Of the North Greeted
By Leaders and Followers Of
Both Parties.
The Present Business Condition Brought
About by 0ver-1axation and
Trade Restriction.
The Incoming Administration the Re
awakening of the Industries
of the South.


take part in the reception to Congress-
man Samuel J. Randalla tnoon to-day.
10 had been announced that Mr.
Randall would arrive at the board of
trade rooms promptly at y o'clock
Half m hour before the appointed
time the room in which the reception
was 10 take place was perfect jam.
IN one place stood a staunch Republi.
can leader, by his side was a loyal
Democrat. Men from the country
with clay-covered boots and hay
seed whiskers made their presence
felt by Glowing their way through the
crowd. Besides the others who have
been mentioned there was IA packed
delegation OF cOl0red ilnl-
tors serambllngior some place
10 stand Tho big crowd OF substan-
tiel citizens behaved like a lot of gal
lery gods IN a theater. Mr.. Randalps
arrival was slightly delayed and the
crowd expressed Impotence by hump
ing the floor with their canes and rails
lngn noisy disturbance with their feet.
Alr Randall and his party appeared
at l2.A5. The passage about the door.
way was crowded so much that II was
found very dlsuEreeable 10 pass In at
that point and Mr.. Randall entered
through a window from the commit
tee.ruOm TO the platform which had
been arranged tor the speakers, Close
behind Mr. Randall who walked beside
Mr Green, was Congressman McAdoo.
The party were accorded hearty
reception The words of welcome OF
Mr.. Green were very complimentary
t. Mr. Randall He eaid that the
visitor Wa engaged in an honorable
aud Commenduble task of working
to secure the best interest Of the bust
ne5s men and labOrers everywhere,
that 10 was his mission in the South to
acQuaint himself with the business In
lbs prosperity and depression, that he
might DE the better qualified TO assist i'm
national legislation and advance meas
ures in relation to the important ques-
ton " the JarifI, that would AIDE.
QuWeiy aud satisfactorily meet the
wauta OF the people
AZ the conclusion Of his remarks
Mr. Green introduced Mr.. Randall.
There was wild clapping Of hands,
andaiter the eXoitement died away Mr..
Randall advanced TO the front OF the
platform and In slow, measured
voice began speech Of twenty min
utes. While he spoke Mr.. Randullis
right hand explored the depths OF his
pantaloous pocket.
Mr.. Randall said. Mr.. President,
and gentlemen OF the board of trade OF
Louisville, re red "a / have been,
in mercantile life like most of those
around me, you can understand why /
appreciate more than might be under
different relations the honor which
this body Of men tender and |
4
putstArt that you, beng q body OF men
composed of persons Of every political
party should be given to understand
that / am here present to-day with.
Out any personal political motive,
come among you to
witness fur myself, TO study the detailf
that prevail IN the great south in the
business relations 1t bears TO the coun.
try.
we are passing through period Of
great depression, and, "a / think, j
can show that this depression is phe,
nnmonal In its character, unlike all
others that have preceded Il la
the United States In what is known
as the panic of 1887, which know Of
only perhaps from reading and hear
say, there wag anlecedent Il
that period for seven wears
balance OF trade agains
the United States aggregRting $3.50,
200 600 In value. Again, In 1887
the panic Of that year was preceded b,
eight years Of adverse trade ngains
the United States ia foreign countries
aggregaUng $3.50 600, 0OO and the NOR,
recent panic OF 1873 came upou na ate
nine or ten years OF balance o
trade against the United States, footlp,
$1,000, COO 600 IN value, and yet to-da'
we are IN the midst OF a depression
when the last nine years of trade Ii
the United States has been Ii
favor of the United States d
the extent Of $500, 100000 an,
therefore we cannot measur
our present depression by those rule
OF trade which ] have indicated a
controlling, in my Judgment, tn
pauics Of prior years.
1T is due to your intelligence that
fhould give you the reasons which
think have controlled to bring us 10 GU
present trade condition. / eonside
that 10 Is due 20 an over exhaustive taS
alton and TO some degree trade reatrl,
ton ought to bee swept asid,
lCheers. The government should i
administered economically, am
there ought not to be co
lectad dollar ur revenu
from the people of the United STATE
in excess Of that which is neeessar
70 economically admlniRter the 20,
eminent Of this people. lCheers. j
isa trlte saying, and SOME Of us nav
realized the truth OF Il, That
man who spends more none
than he makes will become embal
rassed and say aocor,
ing TO my Judgment,
country which imports more than
exports must become embarrassed an
the great object OF government 10 ne
people like ours Is 20 have euoh law
enacted and honestly aud Intelligent
administered az will promote the grel
objects OF the trade anh con
meroe OF the country lchees
and therefore feel thai whe
ann here ann anon
tue representatives OF the gateway D
the south and her industrial relation.
aIu here, as i said before, without
personal object, and vet | have con-
90 see lhe great renWnkening OF fis hi
duatflai interests Oflho South tnn an