Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-09
MIR. RANDALL,s SPEECH AT ALBANY


Among the few distinguished
Democrats who were present on the
occasion of Mr.. GleveIand's notifi-
cation of his nomination, and the
reception that followed, was that
patriot and statesman, Hon Samuel
J. Randall of Pennsylvania. Boss
Henry Watterson has insisted so
loudly on kicking Randall out Of
the party because he didn't like his
position on the tariff that some of
his readers down this way thought
it had been done. II any one doubts
Randall's democracy and his sound
devotion to the party let him read
the following speech which he made
to the democratic mass meeting at
Albany:
"My place in this battle will be
in the fore front of the fight. The
honest people of the country believe
in party of principle, and to them
is left the work of ratifying those
nominations.
The people had reason to hope
that Samuel j. Tilden would be able
to accept the nomination, great
cheering, but he was unable, and
in his. stead stands candidate
whose past official life is the best
guarantee that the American people
will be safe in entrusting him with
the high duties OF Chief Magistrate
of this republic.
The outrage against the people by
| the fraud committedin 1876 by the
| Republican party can now be pun
ished by the election of Democrat
as President of the United States.
/ have in this great struggle to
deal with the parties and principles
which those parties represent, and
assert here that the time has come
for change i'm the Federal Govern
ment, SO that we may secure, in
stead of corrupt administration, a
pure administration of the functions
| of government by those called upon
to execute it.
Noticed in the letter of acceptance
of Mr.. Blaine, and the same
thought was expressed briefly in
the letter of Mr.. Logan, that the
Democratic party was not friendly
to an American navy. Why?
/ want briefly, in answer to those
illusions, to say that the American
navy from it's organization has been
manned, and in large degree
differed, by Democrats.
/ / want to say more; that since
the close of the war there has been
|
$4O0, 000, 900 Of money, and 1t Is fair
TO estimate that one-half, or so per
cent, OF that amount has been ex-
pended in maintaining, or should
| have been in maintaining and in
creasing, the armament and ships
of the navy, and / utter the thought
tonight that in the past ten years
the great enemy of thu American
navy has been its civil administra.
ton at Washington.
Now a word or two on the subject
of the utterances of our convention
in relation to the tariff. | assert here
tonight that the utteranceS of the
Democratic platform in reference tC
the tariff arc the most intelligent
and busineSs-like declarations that
have ever emanated from body d
the American people.
The Republicans cOncede that the
present tariff needs reform, and the
Democratic party also accept thai
fact as conclusive, and go further
and indicate the manner in which
the details, of the tariff shall be fix
ed, so that the cost OF the foreign
article, which comes to the United
States, in competition when here
with American products, shall have
that duty levied against it which
will fill up the gap between the cOst
of the foreign article, so that the
American labOrer may not have his
wages reduced, but he shall have a
part, il not mOiety, OF tho profits
of production.
Talk to me about the Republican
party being the friend of the labor
ing men. My experience for 2:
years in the House of Representa-
tives of the United States teaches
me that the declaration has ne
foundation in fact"