Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1884-12-30
HON. S. j. RANDALL
Entertained by the Louis
vile Board Of Trade.
FULL TEXT OF his SPEECH
Dedication ofthe Washington kon-
ument--Leasing Indian Lands.
Revenge on Logan.


Green Clay Smith. aud Bishop r. D. Dudley
and others. Mr.. Randalls arrival at tho
Hoard 81 Trade rooms was slightly delayed
and the crowd expressed finpatlencc by
humping the noor with canes and raising a
noisy disturbance with their feet randall
passage about the doorway VIA
80 densiy crowded that Mr. Randall found
! Il necessary 10 enter through 4 eindoH
from the committee room to the platiotIn
Close behind Mr.. Randall were Nj Green
and Congressman HcAdoo. The pHrty were
accorded hearty reception. In has words
Of selcene af. Green wss very eonsyltnses,
was enssged tn the honorable aud cuan-
faendsble task Of working 70 secure the best
interested business men and labofers every
wherei thet i was bis mission in the South
| 70 aequaint himseH with business IN ito
prosperity aud depression, In order that he
might be better qualified 10 assist 10 national
/ legislation and advance measures In rela.
ton 70 the important question OF tariff
lilly meet the wants Of the PEG
1 pie. Mr.. Green said he felt coLh lent
that the incoming administrator would
assert is be,.sficenea for al parties con
dueed Mr. Randall There was Wild CLAP
plug Of hands both before and after the
| speaking, When the excitement had died
| away. Mr.. Randall advanced 10 the front OF
began a speech Of twenty minutes in ieueth.
While he spoke his right hand explored the
depths q ata pantaloons pockets. Mr. Ran
dGl said
sMa. FrfsiDEvr AND 6KsfIxnex or TnE
| BOARD OF fRape or LouisvfiLz. Reared. as
have eeess - isss.ssitii5 Tie. like must OF
those ar0uud me, yon can undefstand why
appreciate more than might under difer
men thus tender me, and say that It ia
proper IN the oulstart That you, being body
OF men composed OF every political party,
saou.d be given 10 understand that 1 am
| political motives. come among you TO
witness for myself. 20 study details that
presall In the great south sud 10 the busi,
ness relations that it bears to the country.
1 depression, and as | think 1 can show
that this depression IL phenomenal 10 lis
character snd unlike all others that have
preceded Il In the United 9tstes, What Il
| OF only perhaps from reading and hearsay,
there was an Autccedent 70 that period for
seven years, the balance Of trade against the
United States aggfegating $i5o0oo.uO0 IL
value Again Ia 1861, the panic Of that year
was preceded By eight years OF adverse
trade against the limited States in foreign
counifies. asgregAting 1000 00D, and the
more recent panic Of 1878 called upon "
OF trade against the United States.
ageregating 10000 900 in value, and yel
today we are Ia the midst OF = depression
wien the last nine yeats Of trade IN the
| lJnited sGates have been III its favor to the
extent OF II $50, t0J.9D0; and therefore, we
cannot measure jar prese L depression IN
business BY the raies o. trade which have
The psnies 81 prior years. il Is due % your
intelligence tnat should give you the rca-
sons which I think bare contributed 10
briDe ur 70 the present condition Of trade.
| I consider that there Is an over and ex
naf All f4~offnr fttI trade
restrictions which ought ~ be swept aside,
| tCheers3 The government should DO ad
ninistered economically ald thefe Ought
not to DO collected dollar Of fevc0ue frOnl
the people OK the United states In excess Of
that which IL necessary TO economi
caIiy adm ulster the government Of
this people; lcheeTH L Is trlse
| the truth OF Is that & man who spends more
sneney than he makes will become einber
r4ssed, and say according 70 my judgment.
a country which imports more than y ek-
ports must i'se0me embarrassed, and tna
| erea, object of government 10 free people
ike ours Ii to have laws enacted fad hon
estiy aud intelligenuy administered A. viii
promote the great objects OF the trade and
commerce OF the country. toheers.i And
! /, therefore, feel that wheu I am here, ! am
among the representatives Of tire energy
and enterprise Of the gateway to the south
in her industrial relations. 4 I'm hare. as
said before, without 8 personal object, and
| the indussrIal energies Of the South You
are without limit 10 Your resources Yeu
are 70 day. IN many OF the produces Of the
soil. competing fevorabiy win The North,
and nave no earthly objection,
II am flee to say to see the
Southern States, aud MANY OF them, col1e
into successful competition win the North
era, but am aospntety unWtaing 20 see
both sections inletiered With ia their prog
| ress and career 70 the destiny which God IN
HIS innnite wisdom BIAS endowed upon this
gfeateSt eouurrY on earth, BY sneh relations
as win make Dotn sections the victim Of
| foreign low labor and foreign low Interests.
| fChaers. D. Ane do not speak this 70 yon In
luny partizsn sense. ! speak Il In broader
sense Of statestnanshipi II may De allowed
70 apply the term. for We are all yised that
stsiesnianship consists IN knowing The re
sources Of the country, and Il is my jndg
meat that the duty 81 an Intelligent people
is to ztudy onl he details 81 her eondi-
~ ~" p r. sas TIss iossiSn esaalrIes'
/ 40 no nafnt may COME TO invested Capital
aud no lowering Of the wages Of American
meehsnies. and say 10 you deliberately
that this can be done ead done cnly upon
business basis. which you perfectly under
stand When You attempt. ia my judgment.
/ 20 run country upon theory think you
bettfle suo1ecf that you must study Out
Tor yourselves, each individual and erch
commercial and trade interest, because the
conditions are never alike in two different
countries, and I say IN conclusion tha; Il
should be tne great oolee, OF our rulers at
such officials is not wisely conducted unless
they give that impulse as far a. the laws
viii permit to the business interests OF
ne country ior We az undsfste "a
country when prosperous indicate. the
the success. comfort snd happiness OF the
entire people, and in like msnner therefore.
are neglected from one cause or another OF
are not aptly looked after, then Il Is that
depression, discomfort and unhappiness
come 70 the entire body Of our q ixens. The
duty Of an administration Is, therefore. 70
look after the business and trade relations
OF our country. and l may be permitted 10
indulge this far As my distinguished
friend who has Just spoken nas TO say, that
II understand Alright the duties OF the in
coming administration, i means 70 gives rs
a business government" Applansel
Alter Mr.. Randall had resumed his seat
there we're loud calls for AeAdoo. In re-
e0H s.cs s a Described gseaF mn ss sss"ss q
la member Of Congress, from the
ilzle STATE that raised wafermelona, aud
IN snufacturod lightning In liquid form. took
that nd been shown. Mr.. McAdoo said that
tho people Of his atate had a warm interest
IN the success 81 the new South. NJ. Ne
ADDE'S. speech WAS beautiful rhetorical
the point After Rdjournment Mr.. Randall
shook hands with nauber OF friends He
was driven 70 the Pcndennis Club Room,
where be enjoyed heefty meal with q
select oaterie Of protective tariff disciples.
fAmlrF SPEECH
LoufsvIlls. Ky. Dee 2g-To.night sam.
uel J. Randall Addressed 4 large audience
10 Aedcfkrsnx fall Ia thespeech Randall
dwell upon the subject OF taxHtion. He
I'VE We think We have 4 right 10 say 10 all men
IA ofnciel stations thas there shail be no
taxes collected In cessofthc necessary re-
quiremenis Of pablo Affairs. tCheers
deny the CONSTITUTIONAL power OF any I'D.
minlstr4tion IN this country TO collect one
dollar IN excess Of that amount under aay
pratense whatever. To-day We have four
hundred and fifty millions locked ,ip IN the
Treasury, and nearly two millions
! dollar a claim against a. What we
want and lhink but voice the desire nf
the people Of the unIied States which il TO
have that Two hundred taken out Of. the
J Treasury by the pnrohasc 81 the public debt,
50 that Il may dhd ITS war through channels
! OF trade and e9mmerce. fnad1itlon 20 this
the taxation Of the Unltad states Is Anuuni-
y taking from the people one hpndsed mil
llions 10 excess Of what Is shore stored In the
! treasury, without necessity or q eonsiitu.
I tiunal right We should repeal all those
, laws which produce this excessive amount
q revenue, and j. : inst In which We differ
fr0fn oar political opponenis"
Randali lhereupoR attacked biaine's let
ter advocating Che distribution Of the shr-
Iplua revenue among the hfaica There was
o time when the pdonir even Of the North
were compelled 70 enact laws which did
not come within whai they deemed tohe the
constitutional requirements. for The netes-
/ stiles Of the occasion, yet We did submit, hui
lphen that was over. We say now that enndi-
ition Of things mu4l cease. Al economical
administration u the government AZ Wash.
Iinft0n can do without this <i2oou0 900
Of money that was collected last year and
VIII be collected next He would set rid OF
this amount yaafly BY the icyYiEE Ct duty
1 upon Imports inl0 the Tinted States n the
border and Ne would 40 that through INC
agency u tariff lie would 10 lazy duii Sc
I that The diiierRuce helvoen foreign pfodNti
and The American article Uheo me two are
hare ~ competition. " that tAt differences
i ia he foreign rate Of Interest and that OF
enf oUa country, the difference ~ wages Of
mechanics aud lahosefs Ahrped and The
Iabnref II tho United States shall be ttiuEl
oniy ~ nli thef gap There co ilt Be M
Ir1e trade uctNcru me- NuIird States aud
Innf country spccesslollg " nerc he business
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