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happen. | never saw such remarka-
BILE determination. When he set his
lips and brought down that great jaw
of his, nothing could change him.
Why, wheh our tariff bill was up, |
pleaded with him, urged and begged
him to make some concessions and
compromise, but he believed he was
right and could not be moved. When
all OF his party except Mr.. Snowden
and probably one or two others had
come over he still held out and would
not move. That is the only thing on
which we differed There is nothing
good and great you cannot say for mo
about Mr.. Randall. | esteem him
highly, my feelings toward him were
OF the kindest and had great admirN-
ton and personal attachment for him,
SPEAKER REED SAID
at would be useless to try to OK.
press in a few words the sense of the
great loss which we all feel in Mr..
Randall's death. My esteem for him
was very great and / have always ex-
pressed the highest admiration for
his steadfastness and courage. He
was a good friend, a brave man, and
a statesman beyond reproach.
MR.. CARLISLE,
Who was ju. returning from a visit
to the Rand.Il residence, said; My
personal acquaintance with Mr.. Ran
dali began when l entered the forty
fifth congress, in October 1877. Ever
since then our relations have been not
only friendly, but quite intimate AL
though we differed widely on some
very important subjects, we never al
lowed those differences to Interfere
with our friendship. | have always
regarded him as an honest man in
public life, and he was undoubtedly a
man who had strong convictions and
courage to stand by them. l think
that his death is a great loss to his
party and to the country and that he
deserves to be remembered for q great
many public services,
MAJOR MCKINLEY
said the death of Samuel J. Randall
takes out of public life one OF the
ablest and purest OF our statesmen.
He was a great man and for twenty
five years past has been a positive
force in national affairs. During all
his long service in the house, amid
the fercest conflicts, when passion
ruled, Mr.. Randall was always true to
his country, to his convictions and his
constituents, making everything yield
to his convictions OF public duty. He
was natural leader of men. No
man could have been a greater one
He will be missed in the nations
councils. Few men have filled a
larger space than he. Before disease
had taken hold of him he was a ma.
jestic figure in the house. AS speak.
er he seemed fitted for the pest; al
ways firm and resolute in party con.
tests, yet tair and courteous to his op.
ponents. In the great contest OF 1876
no man can tell what might have
happened, but for his strong hand
and clear head | shall feel his death
a personal loss. Not the least of Mr.
Randall's qualities were his sterling
integrity and rugged honesty.
REPRESENTATIVE HOLMAN,
who served with Mr.. Randall on the
appropriations committee for many
years, said Mr.. Randall was ono Of
the greatest men of his time, and that
during the years he was in congress
Mr.. Randall had done more to shape
legislation, and had impressed hi:
views more clearly upon our statute
books, than any other man in either
house. He was man of answering
integrity and would never support
any measure which involved any use
less or extravaganza expenditure, ever
if it was to be spent in his own dis
trict but if, on the other hand a bill
was for the good of the country il
found in him warm friend and earn
est advocate.
Randall" added Mr.. Holman
"was by long odds the ablest member
of the house and was one OF its mos
loved and respected members"
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY.
Samuel J. Randall was born on thu
10th day OF October, 1928, in the city
( OF Philadelphia. He received al
academic education and in early lif'
embarked in mercantile pursu it
His first public service was as a mem
J Der of the city council of Philadel
phia, in which he served four years
In 1859 he served as a senator in th,
legislature OF Pennsylvania. He wa
, elected to the thirty-eighth congress
: and has been elected'to each subse
! quent congress since from the thirC
district of Pennsylvania, composed o
the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eleventh
i twelfth, sixteenth and seventeenth
Q wards of Philadelphia.
! He took high rank in the hous
: from the beginning and soon came +,
be known as vigorous debater ant
an able parliamentarisn. He wa
y elected speaker of the house Of repre-
y resentatives in the Forty-fourth con
+ gress, to fill an unexpired term occa
: stoned by the death Michael G
y Kerr, of Indiana, and was reelected
: speaker in the Forty fifth and Ferty
sixth congresses. He served severa
terms as chairman of the house com
mittee on appropriations, and will
signal ability. Mr.. Randall enjOyec
the esteem Of his associates, who re
: spected him not only for his abilit.
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