Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-04-14
RANDALL DEAD.
The Passing Away Of a Great Publ,
Man.

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/ The fatal illness that has at last
carried off Hon. Samuel j. Randall
has been noticed from time to time
in these columns. His death is an.
nounced in the following extract
from the press dispatches.
WAsHINGToM, April l3.-It was
sad and touching scene at the
Randall residence on Capitol Hill
when Congressman Samuel ]. Ran
dali expired, at 5 O'Clock this morn
ing. Around the bedside were
gathered the tamlly, the physicians
and Posimaster-General Wanna
maker, who had all kept constant
watch during the night. A few mo-
nents before death he opened his
eyes and looking tenderly at his
wife said in a low tone: "MOther,"-
a word instinct With all the fondest
recollections of their long and happy
married life, aud by which he al
ways called his wife when none but
the family We're near. He looked
into her el es as if about to say some
thing more, but seemed to have not
strength enough left, and in few
moments passed away. The watch
ers now saw all was over, and the
brave wife and daughter, who
nursed and cared for hlm during his
long illness could restrain their
feelings no longer, but gave way to
their CRIES.
The nation has not in long time
sustained so great loss in the list of
prominent individuals who comprise
Its legislative forces, as it now suf-
fers in the death of this renowned
debater and parIiamen;Grian.
Since the death of John A. Logan
Of Illinois, no greater spirit has
passed from the national public life.
For personal integrity and honesty
in official life Randall knew no su-
perior. For devotion to mis- convic-
tions upon questions of public inter
est lie stands without a peer in his
party.
With giants power he employed
all his solid strength of understand
ing in the defense of the protective
tariff system which his party mas a.
ways assailed. They made it II test
of political fealty to hold sentiments
which Samuel j. Randall detested
with all his greatness of heart and
soul and never hesitated to con
denim. Again and again he forced
his party to drink the bitter dregs
of defeat in presidential elections,
by unmasking its devotion to Free
Trade policy on the tariff question,
and casting his powerful Influence
with the opposition. At the same
time Mr.. Randall's devotion to
sound principles cut off all hopes of
preferment to Ugh national honors
with his own party.
Upon all matters but those affect
ing an American tariff system,
which he believed was the founla-
ton of national prosperity for the
laborer as well as the capitalist, he
stood shoulder to shoulder with
democratic leaders. In the last
congress, unoer the influence of
President Cleveland, Randall WAS
crowded to the wall and shorn in
great measure of his political power
and influence. The southern lead
ers always doubted his loyalty as
partisan because of his refusal to ac-
cept free trade. Since the domin-
alton of the Carlisle-Mills combina-
ton in the democratic party Ram
dali has been a fading star. He
was not strong enngh to stene the
tide which he had so long and so
successfully resisted. He saw
his party adoTt a free
trade measure like the Mills
hill, framed in hostility to every
leading American industry and es-
pecially those of his own state. AS
he very well knew what would Oe the
result, he was neither surprised nor
panied at the utter defeat OF his
party in the nation that followed.