The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
The Ex-Speakers Advice to Cleveland, in
Return for Which He Is To Be Made
Secretary Of the Treasury.
A Quiet Personal Interview Between
Mr.. Blaine and General Logan.
The Alleged Attempt of the Senate to Usurp
Privileges of the House-Er. Hale Ex-
plains the Position of the Senate.
HON. SAMUEL j. RANDALL.

His Southern Trip Is for the Purpose of Dis
seminating His Tariff ideas.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-'You men of the
press are away off on the object of Mr.. Randalrs
visit to the South" said an intimate personal
friend to the distinguished Democratic ex-
Speaker. ''9e is not going to the South to work
up the speakershipo of the Forty ninth Congress"
continued the gentleman; mot by any means,
but is going there to educate the people as to his
ideas of tariff reform"
Does Randall favor tariff reforml" l asked.
Randall the leader of protectionp
Yes, replied the gentleman, in common
place tone, ''he favors tariff reform, ''But
he does not favor it like Frank Hurd
does for instance Randall would reform the
tariff by placing on the free list twenty seven
articles which are protected. They embrace
the most common articles of food and clothing,
including SALT rice and sugar in the former.
Then he would abolish the whole system of in
ternal revenue That is what he will talk to the
people south. I had long talk with him, the
other night and he stated that it would be very
difficult to abolish the tax on whisky, because
Kentucky Illinois, and one or two other States
would oppose it for the reason that the manu-
facturers and other taxes were source Of great
revenue to them Then the New England States
would oppose it on the ground that
the taxes are protection to temperance; but
free whisky must come sooner or later He
looks at the commodity national issue in
the same light as he does any other article of
commerce. He thinks the States should control
the taxes and the sale of whisky and all spirits.
You might cali him State optionist 1t is, he
says, the only fair way to treat the subject; and
you would be surprised at the number of men
who think the same way. He believes the tariff
will be reformed under Cleveland in this way
"Do you think Mr.. Randall will be Secretary
of the Treasury under Mr.. Cleveland"
II do. It mas been rendered to him, and be
leve he will accept it. He had the first offer of
Cabinet place 1t was before the election
"Ahi How was thatl"
"You see, at one time during the hippodrome
excitement the Democratic n ational commtte
asked Governor Cleveland to make trip. going
to Chicago and swinging around or the return.
He was told that he must do it to counteract the
Blaine and Logan parades. He practically con
sented to go. Mr.. Randall was out in his State
somewhere, and returning to his home in Phila-
delphia one night was told of this move.
1t so worried Mr.. Randall, who was a
member of the advisory board of the
national committee, that he got the first train
and went right over to Albany There he told
Governor Cleveland that it would not do for him
to go into tine hippodrome business: that lit would
kill him in his canvass to do so, and in an hours
talk he told the Governor his reasons for giving
the advice. When Mr.. Randall had spoken Gov
ernor Cleveland said You are quite right; l
shall not go' He did rot go, and was elected.
1t was there that Governor Cleveland informed
Mr.. Randall that if elected he must be his Sec
retary of the Treasury"
''And the request has been renewedl'
ut has and believe will be accepted Mr.
Randall is the best fnancier in the party, and
the capitalists would as soon see him at the head
of the Treasury as to see John Sherman there;
this irrespective of party. And if he does go
there he will be the next candidate for the pres-
dency. Mr.. Cleveland has said he does not want
second term, and the best clements of the
party will call for Randall. With him in the
Treasury would fill out the rest of the Cabinet
in this way-that is, in the manner the places
will be rendered, although they may not be &C
accepted;
Secretary of State, Senator Bayard, of Della
ware Interior, ex- Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana:
Postmaster general, Dan Manning of New York;
Attorney-general Senator Garland of Arkansas;
Secretary of the Navy, ex-senator John P.
Stockton, of New Jersey; Secretary of War, ex-
Senator Eaton, or some other Connecticut man..