St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-14

head. | shall feel his death personal
loss. Not the least of Mr.. RandaIl's
qualities were his integrity and rugged
honesty"
Representative Holman, who served
with Mr.. Randall on the appropriations
committee for many years, said: MIR.
Randall was one of the greatest men of
his time, and during the years he
was in congress Mr.. Randall had done
more to shape legislation and impressed
his views more clearly upon our
statute books than any other man in
either house. He was a nan of un-
swerving Integrity, and would never
support any measure which involved
any useless or eXtravagant expenditure,
even if it was to be spent in his own dis
trict; but if, on the other hand, it was
for the good OF the country, it found in
him a warm friend and earnest advocate
Mr.. Randall" added Mr.. Holman, "was
by long odds the ablest member of the
house, and was one of its most loved
and respected members"
Representative Cannon, chairman OF
the appropriations committee, of which
Mr.. Randall was one of the members at
the time of his death, said: 81 served
with Mr.. Randall in the house of repre-
sentatives for more than sixteen years.
He was one of the people, loved them
and believed i'll them. His knowledge
of them, coupled with his courage and
ability, made him a leader in his party
"a real force in the nation. There are
few men in public life who more
strongly affected legislation and public
sentiment than he. He was the best of
friends and the best of enemies. In his
death the country suffers great loss.
Representative Roger @. Mills had not
heard of Mr.. Randal's death when an
Associated Press reporter called, about
o'clock, and asked his opinion of Mr..
and earnestly. "He was a very great
man." said he, ''a man of unimpeacha-
bic integrity and a natural born leader
of men. He had more of the elements
OF leadership than any man L have
come in contact with since | have been
in public life. Nothing but his views
on the tariff could have prevented him
from being the leader of the
Democratic party. If it had not
been for that he would have
been nominated for president in
1876, and" said Mr. Mills with emphasis,
''he would have been elected and
seated, for he would have asserted his
rights. But when he believed his opin-
ions were right he would never change
them no matter what might happen. I
never saw such remarkable determine
ton. When he set his lips and brought
down that great jaw of his nothing
could change him. Why, when our
urged and begged him to make some
concessions and compromise, but
he believed he was right and could not
be moved. When all his party, except
Sowden and one or two others, had come
over he still held out and would not
move. That was the only thing On
which we differed. There is nothing
good and great you cannot say for me
about Randall. / esteemed him highly,
my feelings towards him were of the
kindest and had great admiration and
personal attachment for him."
Speaker Reed said:
''It would be useless to try to express
in 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 l have always had ami ex-
pressed the greatest admiration for his
steadfastness and courage. He was
good friend, a brave man and states
man beyond reprOach."
Mr.. Carlisle, who was just returning
from visit to the Randall residence,
said:
my personal acquaintance with Mr..
Randall began when l entered the
Forty-fifth congress in October, 1877.
Ever since then our relations have been
not only friendly, but quite intimate.
Although we differed widely upon some
very important subjects, we never al
lowed these differences TO interfere with
our friendship. l have always re-
garded him as an honest man in
public life, and he was, undoubtedly, a
man who had strong convictions and the
courage to stand by them. | think that
his death is great loss to his party and
to the country, and that he deserves to
be remembered for great many i'm
portant public services"