The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-30
BOARDING THE LION.
i'ANpALL's TRIP TO TIE SOUTH
A'fmiHsths Fortress t!ho "stnr Eyed God.
des of Heform"-The Pens, ,s,,,au..
Cordial Reception Mt Loulsvilio-it.
dives Free Trade Neat Stab.

oiVes Free Trade Neat Stab,
LOUISVILLE, KYp Dec. 2e.-A iarr
crowd ofreprcsentative business men wer
gathered at tho Board Of Trade rooms {
take part in tho reception TO Congressman
Samuel }. Randall at noon to-day. Anon
those notable for their presence were
Capt sitas Miller, Col. J. Faulkner, Col
James I. Buekner, Jr., Capt. NJ. p. Fish
back, d. L. Graves Gen. Green Ola,
Smith and Bishop Ludlow. Tho other
in attendance were: John G. Roach
Judge Harlem, Major Clint McCla,,y, ex
Governor Luke T. Blackburn, Senate
Rodney Haggar,l, OF Clark county. Levi,
Barkhouse and others.
In the morning Congressman Randall
breakiasted at the residence Of Mr.. Jno. Il
Greene, Fourth avenue. At brcakfas,
were present by Invitation Congressman
McAdoo, Bishop Ludlow, Mai ], M
Wright, Albert Fink aud Gen. Basil W
Duke.
ihh shoNEEb hDJM. .a.
1t had been announced that Mr.. Ran.
dali would arrive at tho Board OF Trad,
rooms promptly at l2 o'clock. Half an
hour before the appointed time tho room
in which the reception was to take place
there was n perfect jam. In one place
stood staunch Republican leader and
by his side loyal Democrat; men from
he country with clay covered boots and
hayseed whiskers made their presence
felt, elbowing their way through the
crowd. Besides others who have been
mentioned there was delegation of col.
ored men scrambling for II place.
The big crowd OF substantial citizens he.
haved like n lot Of gallery gods" in n
theatre: Mr.. landalls arrival was slightly
delayed, and the crowd expressed its i'm
patience by humping tho floor and rails.
ing unoisy disturbance with the feet. Mr..
Randall and his party appeared Mt 12:45.
The passage about the door was crowded
so much that it was found very disagreea-
BILE to pnss in at that point, and Mr.. Ran.
'!all found 1t necessary to enter through II
window from the committee room 10 the
platform, which had been arranged for the
speaker. Close behind Mr.. Randall, who
walked, besides Mr.. Green, was Congress.
man McAdoo. The party were accorded
n hearty reception. y
y ROYAL WELCOME.
In his words OF welcome Mr.. Green was
very complimentary to Mr.. Randall. He
said the visitor was engaged in an honor
able, commendable task OF working to Sc
cure the best interest OF the business men
and laborers everywhere; that it was his
mission in the South to acquaint himself
with the business in its prosperity and de-
preston that he might be better qualified
to assist in national legislation and ad-
vance measures in relation to the i'm.
portant question Of tariff that would
adequately meet the wants OF the people.
Mr.. Green felt confident thatthe incoming
administration would assert ITSELF bene-
ticenily for all parties concerned. Atthe
conclusion Alr. Green introduced Mr..
Randall. There was n, wild clapping Of
hands and after the excitement died
Mr.. Randall advanced to the front OF the
platform and in slow measured voice
began Il speech OF twenty minutes. Mr..
Randall said: .5E.
RANDALL's SPEECH.
: Mn. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
BOARD OF TRADE OF LoUIsvILLE:-Reared
as I have been in mercantile life like
most OF those around me, you can under
stand why l appreciate more than might
be under different relations the honor
which this body OF men tender; and I say
that it is proper in the outstart you,
being body OF men composed OF persons
Of every political party, should be given to
understand that am here present to-day
without any personal political motive. l
come among you to witness for myself, to
study the details that prevail in the
great South in the business relations that
it bears to the country. We are passing
through Il period Of great depression, and,
as think, can show that this depression
is phenomenal in its character, and unlike
MI others that have preceded it in the
United States.
What is known MS the panic Of 1887,
which | knowo only perhaps from read
ing and hearsay, there was antecedcnt to
that period for seven years n balance OF
trade against the United States aggrega-
ting Sl5O,OO0, 900 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 aggrega.
ting S350,600,000, and the more recent
panic OF 1871, came upon us after ten years
OF balance OF trude against the United
States, nggresating 81 900, 100000 in value,
and yet TO day we are in the midst OF n
depression when the last nine years OF
trade in the United States has been in
favor OF the United States to the extent OF
81 800, 100000, and therefore we cannot
measure our present depression in bust.
ness by those rules OF trade which have
indicated rs controlling, in my judgment,
the panics OF prior years.
REASONS FOR THE DEPRESSION. X
It is due to your intelligence that l
should give you the reasons which think
have controlled TO bring us to our present
trade condition. consider that it is owing
to an exhaustive taxation and to some dc.
gree trade restrictions which ought to be
swept aside. [Chcers. The government
should be administered economically, and
there ought not to DO collected dollar Of
revenue from the people Of the United
States in excess OF that which is necessary
to economically administer the govern.
ment Of this people. tCheers.1 It is n
tritc saying. and some Of us have realized
the truth OF it, that n man who spends
! moro tb,n ba nulpS will bpcnDle emhar.