The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-18

7 Last sunday morning Il q little after :
o'clock Hon. samuel !. Randall. mem.
per ~ Congress from Philadelphia. died
ln' MS home IN Washington City. No
man IN thc.past twenty-five years has i'm.
pressed HE ideas upon the Government
81 the United States more than Hon
samuel j. Randall. and he leaves no one
VINO will exactly fiii his place. A brave
soldier in the war for The suppress ion 81
me rebellion. he was earnest ana mac.
nan'mous IN Opposing sll feelings OF sec.
struciion.
During three terms az Speafer ~ The
House Of Representatives. re WA NJ M,
a"' impartial N All Of his rulings. that b.
'srsivcd M unanimous commeniatiorl
~ po'i'icAl opponents - well a. oil
his party friends.
a. = member for many years Of Incl
'""''n''iee on appropriations, he saved
'"' country millions ~ dollars bv his on [
position 70 jobbery. jngglcry aud XXI
'rsvsganca, and deserved tho thanks ot''
'"r PEOPLE universally, which he re-,
ce'vri. la This position. where Others I
accumulated large fortunes by question. h
spie use - influence or simply Nv .si- 2
'fnce and division. Randall scorned thel, :
a,inrfinen's. aud died only in moderate a
circumstances. bni leaving bis family AZ b
'"su'l'on name, more 10 be priced th.n b
great riches. +;
differing with his party friends unonl
ne tarin question. the difference ire
'ented him from being The head Of NIX
'a'u. ana President OF The Cnitel Stata- h.
~ ne refused 90 Yield his own bones, /,
""v'cfions for any honors which Weld n,
ng would place within his grasp. sna q;
- sturdy character was honored ana
cspeciei ~ all who differed from Mn
q TREND Of VIZ. Ranlsil's in Washing.
" ci'y -aid that when he Joined si.,
feshfterian church two months ayn ~
Ir Randall fully expected 10 recove,
~ no liYed, from what he had sail he "a
QUA uhgnesiionahiy have tsken a de-
'ri stand ~ church matters. His con-lii.
eisioi' was The result If bis having leis.
re t'ine, and hal been As thorough, ",
"nieu ny him AZ az appropriation hill. I'M,
mere was no sham about this, ~ there
~ no sham about samuel Randall IN
'vfh'ng. lie became thoroughly CON-
need Of bis need Of religion. and ,.fser) ~
~. M mind being at rest. be became.
'ppier than he had been At any other IN
me. ~ he family noticed II.
Representative Holman, who servedlth
~ Mr.. Randall on the appropriations.
u'nittee for many wears. said NJ, l,ro
1ndsii was one Of the greatest men of
time, and thaf. during The years ~.
a. ~ congress. Nr Randall lad done
ore - shape legislation. and had i'm.
essed his views more clearly upon orr he'
lfute books than any other mar n
her house. lie was man Of ~ Ia
erving Integrity. aud would never (
pport any m@A>nre which involved vii
useless or extrsvagan' expenditure. mo
~ y "a was 70 be spent in his own. q
'fir' mt u. on the other hand. the III.
Wa Tor The good Of the country. III n
M ~ him warm friend and earnest ~
vocaic. Mr.. Iiandali. added Nj. es'
imam, was BY long odds The ablesf
inner 81 the house. and one If lis most -
III And respected members
''n.uei Jackson Randall was born IN
''rielrhia Oct. n. 1923. the son of /, .
l-knpwn larver ani democratic polijN
~ friend ~ his father WAS sam -,
jackson, distinguished phys,cian o.
'~iriphia. which then. "a row. was,,.;'
~ Tor the hriiiisncy, learning and n
J pf her dnrfors. and The lathe, NJ"
~ifnrd his son after Ills friend. IN"
lew moments before hi. death he ~
opened hiSeye-. md, looking tender '"s
AZ MS wifi. aid ip low .one ~
iher"-a word instinct with All tlc,
lest rccolIeci'on- Of their long arr
~ married IIie. aud bv which ne AZ
: called hi wife when none bnt nv
~ were near. lie looked into h Z.
as y be wrre anxious 10 say son,
more, hni he sermed "a have o
wlli lett. and il few moments VI
passed away. Destb hal come ~; b
oming q the avn. "