Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-30
WHERE WAS wATTERsON'
..,sviIIa Gives Randall as Royal
Welcome.
- eY A MIGHTY MULTITUDE.
i, D stinguishsd Pennsylvania Accorded
!, Ovation at the Gateway
Ofthe South"
9 SPEECH AT THE BOARD OF TRADE

=
Il Of represen;ative business men gath
Lin the Board Of Trade rooms to take
=, IN the reception to Congressman SAM
q J Randall at noon to day. Among
80 notable for their presence were capt
Is Miller. Col J. Faulkner Col Jas. r
F,ekper Jr., Capt, NJ, F. Fishback, d. L.
[,vs, Gen. Green Clay Smith and Bishop
dow, Others in attendance were John
Reach Judge Harlan, Maj. Clint MeCIa-
|, Ez-Gov. Luke P. Blackburn, Senator
r,iney Haggard, of Clark county; Lewis
F,,khoase. Henry Jefferson, j, B. Richard
!, Geo. Gaultbert, Judge Flanagan, DR..
B Caliwell,JObn B. Ranney ]. Kaiser,
i, Bvrne, John DOdd, John D. Taggsrt,
h, T. More, and Rev. DR.. Humphrey. .
| This morning Congressman Randall
|,sktas,ed at the residence Of Mr.. John
Greene,' on Fourth avenue. AT break
I, we're present by invitation Congress
[s7 NcAdoo, Bishop Ludlow, Major j. NJ
FT,h, Albert Fink and General Basil w.
E,.s Ii had been announced that Mr..
-r9sII would arrive at the Board of Trade
-r, promptly at II o'clock. Half an
r- before the appointed time the room IN
Islh The reception was to take place was a
,.,.fc, ism. In one place stood a stauneh
src5Rcau leader and by his side a
Demoe q, while men from
8 country with clay covered boots
bs, seed in their whiskers made their
P,..srcc !tl, in elbowing their way through
y ,-owi Besides others who have been
-s,,.oued. there was delegation of colored
,,.,ors scrambling for place. The big
Errd Of substantial citizens behaved
Like a Lot of Gallery Gods"
}, ,tb.a.re. Mr.. Randalls arrival was
E,b,ly DELAYED and the crowd expressed
-5slence 6y humping the floor and rais-
!; a noisy disturbance with their feet.
u Randall and his party appeared at
n6 The passage about the door was
r,yled so much that it was found very dis
,-sea6le TO pass in at that point. Mr..
E,ptall found it necessary to enter through
airCow from the committee room to the
st.orm which had been arranged tor the
tsakers.
Close behind Mr.. Randall, who walked
pside Mr.. Green, was Congressman Nc
doc. Tho party were accorded q hearty
ksep,ion. In his words Of welcome Mr..
Ereen was very complimentary to Mr. Ran
Eal He said the visitor was engaged IN au
Io1ora5le and commendable task Of work
, TO secure the best interests Of business
Ten and labOrsr everywhere; that It was
+; mission in the South to acquaint himse.S
Eiih business in lis prosperity and depcesS
lon that he might be better qualified to as
Ist in the national legislation and advance
neasures In relation to the i'm
,or,aut question Of tariff that would
.deaua;ely meet the wants Of the people,
Ne G;pern felt confident that the incoming
administration woSld assert itself benet
isn.lv for all parties concerned. At the
conclusion Mr.. Green introduced Mr.. Ran
iall. There was wild clapping OF hand!
md after the excitement died away Mr.
Randall advanced to the front OF the plat
.orm and in slow measured voice begaI
. speech OF twenty minutes. While III
.yoke Mr.. Randalrs right hand explored
6e depths Of his PantalOons pocket. Mr.
2audal said:
Dir. Randalrs speech.
Nh. PRESIDENT, AND GENTLEMEN or TIL
BOARD OF TRADE OF LOUISVILLE :-Reare'
Is have been in mercantile life like mos
# those around me, you can understand
Shy ] apprs ciats more than might unde
liferent relations the honor which this bod
1f men tender, and say that it is proper II
ne outstart that you, being body Of me-
Of persons Of every political party
Mould be given to understand that | an
.ere present today without any persona
,onitiCal motive. I come among you t
gitness for myself and to study tn
.eails that prevail in the great South IL
he business relations that it bears to tn
.guntry. We are passing through period
! great depression and as | thinkl cal
bos that this depression is
Phenomenal I'm Its Character.
Ind uulike all others that have preceded i
b the United States. i will begin witt
Fhat Is known as the panic Of 1887, winch
know Of only perhaps from reading onc
Eearsay There was suteeedent to thai
feriOd for seven years balanct
trade against the United State:
|ggregatiug Sl5O,O0O. 600 in value Again
l,j7 the panic Of that year was preceded
sigl, years of adverse trade against the
n.t'd States sggregating S31GOOO,O0O,
|Ed the more recent panic OF 1873 came
1Ou rs after.ten e 8 ofs balar ce a trade
.sa'rst the United State aggregatinS ST.
IOOOO.COO in value, and yet to-day We are
tie midst of depression when the ast
ne years of trade in the United States
as been 10 favor of The Unites States TO
b extent of Sl,300,000, GEO,
4 ID therefore we cannot measure our pres
b de'ression in business by those rules
trade which have indicated as controA
! 2, in nv Judgment, the psnicI Of prior
.Fars. 1t is due to your intelligence that I
,Ould give you the reasons which think
Aye controlled to bring US TO our present
\ 'ade condition. | consider thatit Is due to
4 Fer production, an exhaustive taxation
sEd 10 some degree trade restrictions which
Ought to be Swept Aside.
Ulcers. The government should be ad-
filiSlered economically, and there ought
tatO De collected dollar oil revenue from
2 people Of the United States in excess Of
EAt which is necessary to economically adj
Euister the government of this people.
! leers. II is q trite saving, and some Of
have realized the truth Of it, that man
thO spends more than he makes will be-
ne embarrassed, and say, accord
s TO my Judgment country
fnea imports more than 1t ex
o'ts must become embarrassed, and
e great object Of government to free
&ople ike ours is to have such laws enact
aud honestly and intelligently admins
'td as will promote the great objects o.
lrade and commerce of the country
aters) and | therefore feel that when an
y am among the representatives OF the
rsy and the enterprise of the gateway e
-e South in her industrial relations.
here, as ] said before, with
= personal object. and yet
come to see the grea
weakening Of the industrial energies Of tht
Selh You are without limit in resources
% are 10 day in manv of the DroduckS IN