Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-15
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Senate Honors Memory Of the
Late S. ]. Randall
And House Pays Respects 10 The Memory
Of The Late Senator Beck.
Wsys aud Means Committee at w 0. K
On the Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, ID. C, Sept. lS.-ln de
S,a.te IS soon as the Journal of Yesterday
was reat, QUAY 8 red the usual resolutious
of sorfo7r .r c.At.u'eace in regard 10 the
des1e ot kt pres, ut''ive Randall, and pro-
ceeied 10 address t.e Senate. Although
RlS avs his political opponent, Quay said he
had come 10 east the myrtle on his grave.
In the process of attrition, Randall hsd
alssys been found to be the rock of offence
- republicans. Yet so true, so honest SO
courageous. so absolutely chiyalrous had
lie beea, that there was not one republican
who, standing behind his coffin, had not
realized the thought,
"i'd give The lands Of Daarinc
Dark Mus grave were alive again"
There was not one of them who dil not
elieve that. If il were given 10 immortal
natures 10 revisit the scenes they loved on
earth, his shade wslked, regal and distin-
guished, among all the viewless hosts Of
the great that troop, d the halls of the Cspi-
toi today, His life had been life of
struggle toll and battle. The record Of
his life was one of industry. Industry and
firmness were his most prominent charac
,eris,ies. He had wrought better for the
country ihtn for himself. Others might
appear in his stead TO assume the robes
v hich bad fallen from him, and might tit
iing!y fulfill their offices but none, QusN
thought, would ever arise to I'LL, for posi-
tive courage. unseltishness, patriotism and
devotion to duty, The great chasm left in
Ptnasy ylvania by Randall's death.
Bal ibour eulosized Randall. whose integ-
r.t,, he said was spo,less, whose frmness
was as solid as the rock bass of the Penn-
sylyana mountains, and whose abilities and
pa rio.ism wcrc'slways equal to the tx get
cies Of the most important occasions He
BARBOUR had accompanied the remains G
the dc eparied statesman 10 its lsst resting
place in the beautiful cemttery near Phila-
delphia, ard as he saw lhe great coriege of
friends and neighb1rs assembled to do
hGnor 10 his memory. he felt that the useful
eareer of HAT simple, unostentious and
truehesrted public man was fully appreci
ated whore he wal best known, and was
permanently enshrined in the minds and
hearts of his country men.
Plumb spoke of Randall as having been
plain. unpr.t, nti1 kindly in bearing, and
couspicuously domestic in tastc and incl-
nation. AMI richly qualified in every ic-
speci 10 be, as he was, the ir butte of the
people TO these cndov men,s had been
hN'Ati4 ii'tl u'At Va Iurt anu Niiiuti'
which had never been questioned in tie
fiereest heat of political ants sgonism, ard
which had been exemplifed in a privac
iif. singulsrly modest. contributing to and
sharing in those sweet and kindly minis
,rat ous that make the happy home mina-
ture OF heaven.
Daniel said that Randall was for union,
for freedom, for peace; that he was the
model of r public servant. and that lie
added honor and glory to the name of
representative of the Pc ople.
Blackburn spoke of The stainless honesty
OF Randalls career. saving that he entered
life poor, and that at the end of more than
a quarter Of century of public service h.
went out of il, Only to 20 to his grave st.ll
roorrr. II he lett the public service with
h .nds hat were empty the world knew
that he left il with lsnts that were clean.
His dIstngui .hng characteristics were al
honesty that was unqUestionable and
courage that was unfalte ring. The Lord ney-
cr made a man more hoEe st nor more cJur-
ageous lie never knew the name of fear.
Though broken orb should fail, fearless
he would stand amidst the ruin. Peace 10
his ashes, honor TO his memory, and rest
to his manly soul.
Further eloquent tributes to the high
ch racter Of Randall aud to his honorable
career in public ard private life were paid
by Senators CulIum, Morgan, Gibson AMI
I!iscoek and thea as a further mark of re
spect. the Senate at T. NJ. adjourned till
Monday at rOol.