Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03

of the Notable Points in His Career.
New York Evening Star.
The illness of Mr.. Randall, which keeps
his seat vacant in the House, is matter
of regret to all his old colleagues in Con-
gress and of deep concern to his party.
However, Ran lalI, Carlisle, and Mills
might differ as strong political forces con-
trolling tho action of majority party, at
the head of the minority they would
stand side by side to defend what they
conceived to be its rights. The absence
of Mr.. Randall takes probably the most
powerful personality from the House.
Without being particularly scholarly
man or finished orator, Mr.. Randall has
politics of the period. Differing from
majority of his party on one subject that
has been an issue of very recent years, he
has not been an acknowledged leader, yet
during the past three sessions that the
leadership has been elsewhere there have
been times when the party have turned to
him as he man best fitted to fight their
difficult battles. There is probably no
other man from whom few words will
have such au influence upon the House in
relation to fiscal affairs, and III II parli-
amentary struggle ne has always risen
above the whole House. When deeply in
earnest on any subject he has risen to the
proportions of giant, and, with heavy
blows dealt on either hand, he has
brushed the hundred and one smaller men
of the House out of his path.
As head of the Appropriate ms Com
mttee and possessing wider knowledge OF
fiscal affairs than any other man ia the
Hou'e. he has practically controlled the
appr prations for the entire Government.
Throurh him the policy 0, " retrench-
mentn d reform" has become an atlri-
butte OF ne Democratic part, and it was
this bat Ice cry that drew support to the
party and brought it from The obScurll
Of defeat in which Il gr0p.d tor years
al cr The war. Whatever bujerncss may
have arisen from the diifeiea,r- OF opin-
ion on The tariff question, tnr ATTEST of
the tariff refOrmers have .dNaA- respected
the irou-nervcd giant OF +, un- yauia rs
one of the most poTeIlu mrn in tie
party lie has stood fCr y'aI- NenGing
back into the time when t. aty was
weak and disorganized, as .e c.ampon
of individual rights and ol n.ucst aud
economical administration . ne Gov
ernment. lie has been uot only the
watch dog of the Treasury uB ne has
been the guard al times a..-t The lone
guard of the pa ty orgauz ION. He is
undoubtedly one Of the Errt men Ia
his party. They have, per ,,- had no
better man before the pa Hcepting
Tildcn and Cleveland, OF cqtG strength
of character and determIua nh him.
He has been a practlca ia, T. tban
theoretical defender Of rh, ...-ituiOn.
He has resisted all encroac. of the
individuals rights, AMI "a the
enemy of all jobs and sen. involve
the Government outside OF . 'rf fuHc
tiOns.
His first year as Chaird ne Ap
preparations Committee o. ,.C.'se VS.
signalized by the saving a iriy million
of dollars to the Governmcr.. After many
years service in public life one of
the poorest men in CongIt .d he en-
joys the distinction of bel whose
honesty and absolute inten urpose
have never been question I 5, with
his earnestness and forcetu RS, i'm
PEELED by an inflexible dete IN, has
given his word tremendu hl and
influence 10 Congress.
He is man of the grca plicity
In his mode of lite, who 10 his
home associations, and car ing for
display. The extent of ni pos
sessions is represented in plain
home he owns on c stree st, on
Capitol Hill. |, is an or, front
house, with two or three Marble
steps at the front door plain
white coplngs. 1t is oBe which
would rent for perhaps 70 Ii is
a neat, unpretentious home might
be that of department IS ap-
pearance and his manncI % the |
force of his reputation. eat of
debate his face is the 81 aure of
power and determination set In
purpose and fired by the en ,cton,
the muscles frightened in jaw,
his eyes bright, and his 4 and |
drawn up to its fullest IS, he |
Looks the personifcation Of stible
force. He has never been hesi-
tate on the floor of the Hou
At the time when the So Demo |
Gratis were poweress to hc selves
or their party, he, as a NJ Union
man, was of inestimabe st their |
defence. Long hours OF and |
night spent on his feet in ~ of the |
force bill in the Forty -thrd y with
hardly corporal's guard t. him,
gave a forcible illustration power
fnl qualities as a leader.