The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-02

turn on personal abuse, and contention
that has Justification for its existence only
in struggle for Office between two par
ties that differ one from the other In
nothing save names"
Then this analytic "Junius" addressed
Mr.. Randall again:
"The evil effect of such condition can
not be overestlmated. 1t made you, sir, a
possibility. The popular agitation of
great questions educates the people, not
only to knowledge of those questions,
but to recognition of craftsmanship.
Without such knowledge the people are
blind, and fail to discern the difference
between the man who leads and teaches,
and is marked as a statesman, and the
man who follows and flatters that he may
be fed, and is, in fine, mere politician.
To use homely comparison, it is the diff
ference between the driver of the wagon
and the little dog under it. The driver
directs, she dog follows; and he dare not
swerve to the one side or the other lest the
wheels crush him; he dare not rush for
ward for fear the horses heels may dash
out his brains"
Arthur Richmond accuses Mr.. Randall
of sacrificing all reforms which the dem
ocratic party stood ready TO make on its
return to power, that the monopolized
wealth of the country, termed its "busi-
ness interests" might not be disturbed.
He says:
"You, sir, headed the mass of democratic
imbeciles who trembled at the mere term,
business interests. On the lamented
death of Michael L. Kerr, you were made
speaker, and organized the house in a
manner to stihe all investigation, and
choked down any utterance sounding in
sympathy with the people or showing
discomfort with their suffering condition.
1t was reign of fear, and the democratic
members walked the floor, speaking with
bated breath, like convocation of under
takers afraid to speak lest noise might
disturb the prophecies that rule about a
corpse"
Mr., Randall is also held responsible by
Arthur Richmond for the counting out
of Samuel j. Tilden as president. The
consequence is summed up thus:
"We sacrificed million of men, devas-
tated large part of our vast territory,
and burthened our people with great
debt IN vindication of a national life that
you, sir, sold not for mess of pottagH,
but for the mere scrapings of the pot. A
confidence in the ballot is the foundation
of our political fabric, and you and
your confreres in that iniquity destroyed
this foundation. * Il Il The self-govern-
ment of the fathers, the cherished repub-
lie of the children died in that vile trade
for contempt has followed the loss of con
fidence, and the people see unmoved the
reign of money, and the swift rot of cor
ruption rolling over all once revered be-
cause sacred. X
"This is life and eminence to you, sir
What need of thought to be eminent in {
government that lives without thought
What call for study of progress under
cast-iron structure that cannot move
What demand for eloquent utterances in
deliberative body that never celebrates
How eminently we'll fitted for Leadership
where no leader is required! II u
at is an easy role to play, when ono
the trick is caught. 1t all lies in deport
ment. Length of legs and solemnit
of countenauce are the main ingredi
{ ents.
"You seldom speak, OH Randall, bu
Z 'methinks, as the poets express it, hea
you, after rising with grave deliberatior
D solemnly say to a listening house with
conviction of tone that deties contrG
diction, Mr.. Speaker, the ocean is mag
nifcent object, sir,'-and the announce
ment carries heavy appropriation fc
L Mr.. Roach, the ship-builder."