St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-30
RANDALL AT LOUISVILLE.
a Grand Reception Given Him by
Members of the Board Of Trade.
In Neat Little Speech He Explains the OBJ
ject Of His Visit in the South.
An Immense Gathering i'm the Evening to
Hear Mr.. Randall on the
Tariff

representative business men gathered at the
board OF trade rooms TO take part in the re-
ception to Congressman Samuel J. Randall
al noon to-day. Among those notable for
their presence were Capt. Silss F. Miller,
Col. j. F. Faulkner, D. L. Graves, Col.
James +. Buckner, Jr., Capt +. NJ. Fish
back, Gen. Green Clay Smith and Bishop T.
Q, Dudley. Others in attendance were John
g. Roach, Judge Harlan. Major Clint
Mccarthy, ex-governor Lake, P. Black
burn, Senator Rodney Baggard, of
Clark county, Lewis Barkhouse,
Henry T. Jefferson, J. B. Richardson, Gen.
Gaulbert, j. A Mann, Judge Flanagan, of
Clark county, DR.. w. B. Caldwell, John
Brannin, Jacob Kaiser, John Byrne, John
Dodd, John S. Taggart, John T. Moore and
Rev. DR.. Humphrey. This morning Con
gresham Randall breakfasted at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. John E. Green, Fourth avenue.
At breakfast we're present, by invitation,
Congressman McAdoo, Bishop T. U. Dudley,
Maj. J. NJ. Wright, Col. c. E. Sears. Albert
Fink and Gen. Basil w. Duke. 1t had been
announced that Mr.. Randall would arrive at
the board of trade rooms promptly at -
o'clock. Half an hour before the appointed
time the room in which the reception was 10
take place was perfect jam. In one place
stood a staunch Republican leader. BY his
side was a loyal Democrat. Men from the
country, with clay covered boots and hayseed
whiskers made their presence felt by elbow
ing their way through the crowd. Besides
Others who have been mentioned there was
q packed delegation of colored janitors
scrambliug for some place to stand. The big
crowd of substantial citizens behaved like
lot Of gallery gods in theatre. Mr.. Ran
dalrs arrival was slightly DELAYED, and the
crowd expressed impatience by humping the
door with their canes and raising a noisy
disturbance with their feet.
Mr. Kendall and his party appeared at
12:45. The passage about the doorway was
agreeable to pass in at that point. Mr. Ran
dali found it necessary to enter through a
window from the committec-room
to the platform, which had been
arranged for the speakers. Close behind
Mr.. Randall, who walked behind Mr.. Green,
was congressman McAdoo. The party was
accorded a hearty reception. In his words
OF welcome Mr.. Green was very compliment
tlry to Mr.. Randall. He said that the visitor
was engaged in an honorable, commendable
task of working TO secure the best interest
of the business men and laborers every
where, that it was his mission in the south 10
acquaint himself with the business in its
prosperity and depression, that be might be
the better qualified to assist in national
legislation, and advance means in rela ton to
theimportant question of tariff that would ade-
quately and satisfactorily meet the wants of
the people. Green felt conf
dent that the incoming administration
would assert itself benifcently for all parties
concerned. At the conclusion Mr.. Green
introduced Mr.. Ran dali. There was a wild
clappng Of hands, and after the excitement
di Ell away, Mr.. Randall advanced to the front
of the platform and in a slow measured tone
began a speech of twenty minutes. While
he spoke, Mr.. Randall's right hand explored
the depths of his pantaloons' pocket. Ne.
Randall said:
Mr. President and Gentleman of the Board
of Trade of Louisville: Reared as l have
been in a mercantile life, like most of those
around me, you can understand why APP
preciate more than might be under different
relations, the honor which this body tenders
anu say llIsAJ " 10 proper III buG ODlhtl Win
you, being body OF men composed of persons
of every political party, shoulc be given TO
understand that l am here present to-day
without any personal political motive.
come among you to witness for myself, to
study the details that prevail in the great
south in the business relations that il bears
to the country. We are passing through a
period OF great depression, and think l can
show that this depression is phenomenal in its
character and unlike all others that have pre-
ceded it in the United States. WHAT'S known
as the panic of 1887, which / know of only
perhaps from reading and hearsay, there was
antecedent to that period for seven years
balance of trade against the I'm tied States ag-
gregating$150, 900, 600 in value. Again in 1857
the panic of that year was preceded by eight
years of adverse trade against the United
States in foreign countries, aggregating
$3.50, 000,0 900, and the more recent panies of
1873 came upon us after ten
years of balance of trade against the
United States, aggregating one billion Of
dollars in value, and yet to-day we are in the
midst of a depression when the last nine
years Of trade in the United States has been
in favor of the United States to the extent of
$1,000, 100000, and therefore we cannot
measure our present depression in business
bv these rules of trade which have indicated
as controlling, in my Judgment, the panics of
prior years. It is due 10 your intelligence
that 1 should give you the reasons
which l think have controlled to
bring us to our present condition. con-
slider that it is over and exhaustive taxation
and to some degree trade restrictions which
ought to be swept aside. [Cheers. The gov
eminent should be administered eeonorni-
cally, and there ought not TO be collected a
hnllar Of Of hp Of h. TTxs
States in excess of that which is necessary
TO economically administer the government
of the people. Cheers. 1t is terse SAYING
and some of US have realized the truth of it,
that man who spends more money than he
earns will become embarrassed, and I say
according to my judgment a coun-
try which imports more than it ex-
ports must become embarrassed, and the
great object of the government to free peo-
pie like ours is to hav esuch laws enacted
and honestly and intelligently administered
as will promote the great objects of the trade
and commerce of the country [cheersl. And
], therefore. feel that when ] am here 1 am
among the representatives of the energy and
the enterprise of the gateway to the south in
her industrial relations. / am here, asI said
before, without pers Onal object, and yet
have come TO see the great re-awakening of
the industrial energies of the south. You
are without limit in resources. You are to-
day in many of the products under the soil
competing favorably with the north,
and have no earthly objection.
am free to say, TO see the
cotton states, and many of them, come into
successful competition with the northern
states; but am absolutely unwilling to see
both sections interfered with in their progress
and career to the destiny which God. in his
infinite wisdom, has endowed upon this
greatest country on earth by such relations
as will make both sections the victim of for.
eign low labor and for ign low interests