The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-09
RdND1LL IN THE SOUTH.


ne IS Cordially UeicOnied to Louisville b,
the Board Of Trade Of that City.
In his trip through the south Samuel J. Ran.
dali made the first stop at Louisville, where
ne was given cordial reception by the board
OF trade. The president of the board of trnde
IN welcoming Mr.. Randall, said that the Wis
ltor vas engaged in an honorable and com
mendable task of working to secure the best
interests OF the business men and laborers
everywhere; that it was his mission in the
south TO acquaint himself with the business in
us prosperity and depression that he might be
tne better qualified to assist in national lerls
iation and advance measures in relation to
the important question of the tariff that
would adequately and satisfactorily meet the
wants of the people. Mr. Randall replied "a
follows:
Mt. President and Gentlemen of the Board
S OF trade OF Louisville: Reared, as 1 have
Deen, in mercantile life, like most of those
around me, you can understand why annye.
ciate more than might be under d ifferent rele |
d IONS the honor which this body of men ten |
t uel. anu say thdt IL Is proper in the outstart
mat you, being body of men Composed of
persons OF every political party, should he
even gwen 10 understand that l am here present
Iooay without any personal political rnotive
1 come among you to witness for myself 70
STUDY the details that prevail in the great
fo tba 10 me business relations that it bears
" .ne country. We are passing through n
PERIOD OF great depression, and | think i can
snow mat this depression is phenomenal in its
;haracter and unlike all others fhat have nro !
,eued II In the United States Wbat H. kn6wn
IS the panic of 1S37-which | know of only
,ernaps from reading and hearsay-there
vas an antecedent to that period fo, seran
ears or balance of trade aganat the rnited
'tates, aggregatng Sl50,U $1,000 in value
gam IN 1891, the panic of that yesr was nre
eeoed oy eight years of adverse trade against
he United States in foreign countries a~rro
ating $3.50, 1900, and the more. recent nanio
1913 came upon us after ten wears of hoI-
nee or trade against the United States a0ora
atlng Sl,OOJ,O0',0 JI in value and vet today we
re IN the midst of depression when the last
a one years OF trade in the United States
the extent of s1,3O0,0O0010, and. there. a
IRE. we cannot measure our present do "
resslon by those rules of trade which 7 W
iVelnd1cated as controlling, in my Judgment W
s pinlcs OF prior years. 1t is due to yonr IL
tellgence that | should give you reasons h(
hich think have contributed to bring ms re
n present trade condition. I consider Thar
Is over and yhaustive taxation and. to some
gree, trade restrictions, which ought TO he 81
,ept aside. lCheers. The government
QUA De admin stored economically. and oil
ere ought not to be collected n dollar Of ~
venue from the people of the United States a.
administer Tho 10 necessary 70 49,
Is people. [Cheers.l II is = rite sari, Oh ed
some of us have realized the truth Of II
T. la ma, 1,,11 VINO spends more money than he
kes VIII become embarrassed and T saw
.ordlng to my Judgment that the countrv n
len imports more than il exports must he
ne embarrassed, and the great object of tbe vel
.ernment 10 free II people like ours is to mo
c euch laws enacted and honestly and in mo
lecntly administered as will best promote
great objects of the trade and commaroo 10
he country. [Cheers1 wit