Telegram-herald., 1890-05-04

sAa-zL IACxsos zAsbALL.
t-sy ere greatly changed There vas the
.a.-s a.r1lx 5ros. ssansd by pain And
2ro.'assa safsrinz ths square. rsso-
.lt- - a. broad chin. Aad ths mouth
tal ~ hrs and liberalization. bat
p.lehsd aad sanksa aaa wsstsd BY
lla-ass.
For years Nr Randall made q brave
1sas against a fata thai as knew nas.
a-tima.ely ovsrt4ks aim A caneeroas
affection lad developed an intsrRal 40
fcess % mallgnant character, which
medical skill. while u might allsviats,
vas rovsriess % curs Three months
ago ths allmeat .ssansd an aggrAvassd
form and the sufsrer was prostratsd.
it sss thought a. that time that hs
must de. and Drs Lincoln and MaIan.
"a family physicians held cut httls
aoPs. BuE their patient rallied and for
tine seemed 20 have taken |. new lease
20 iits During ths period Il apparent
-.cupsration, - tasA-d his strsagth by
n sifors % attend % legislative affairs,
sv@a thoagh snabls 90 leave his sick
room. The leaders OF both parties and
nsnY personal friends Ia snd cut Of
Cor grsss visited him
Tie career % samuel Jackson Ran
lall vas that % a typical American
Born IN PhilAtslphia So years sgo, he
3ass-d almost his entire life IA al a.
nosphers of politioal debate and legal
saf constitutionsl argument His
ta,hsr. weu known lawyer sad polite
l. AZ
rareer and with that view gave him a
business sdgcaticn The few years
young Randall spent in mercantile life
proved him utterly Gasui.sd for that
vocation. There was something slss on
ths lads mind thsn lsdgsrs And the de-
tails of trade II was the custom ot
many % the local political mAznAGss %
drop into his fathers o5cs snd there
discuss whatever was Gppsrmost In
politics, sad young Randall listening
90 tAsss taiks. iiabibsd . sLroRg liking
Cor debate aRd bscAns pretty familiar
with many knotty points of constitg-
t.onai law Before hs was twsnty-avs
be had fully made ap his mind 70 adopt
lsw and politics "a profession His
father opposed this ehoics. but Mrs.
Randall, a woman OF great energy and
patriotism, disesrnsd in her son the
germs of that rsnarkabis talent for do
bate which Afterwards made him one %
che forsmoss agursrs Ia ths arena ot
national politics. Shs argsd bis case TO
sgch good purpose that = year later
younz Randall vss fully launched on
his new career a. = Successful candid date
for member of ths Common Couaril os
IA native city. Hs vas The youngest
member Of that board and. after serving
four years., vas elected 20 the State
senate in 1888
On ths breaking cat Of hostilities,
tt- 7oung Pkilsdslphisn enlisted as a
p- ra-s and vent 20 ths var With him
b. vas eons,dsrA5ls sacriace 20 forszo
t.s ae..i,sl career. even for a short
Uwe .1t nis patriotism ross above his
personal ambition r vas doubtless
ire -1 his mothers teachings TIA, a.
d.tthis
While s-ill n shs Sid hs vas elected
tr Cen <rsss aud on December 4. 1855.
t.os Bis seat IN shs House for the frst
tms Reprsssntlng ths only Demo
r-stit district n the city %
81. afelphis. his sonstltuency thouxht
81 vel Of his faithful service
Iest hey Kept him continuously
a. hsrDsss His congressional career
t- "A 20 attract notice from tbe tine
r- .cok IA seat. He wss member of
ths committees on Banking. Rules snd
Elections and In 1875 made his speech
.xsfnst n. Force bin Ths nexs ysar,
December fth. 1873 hs vas elected SPEAK
sr ard t-vi-e th harssfter rs-slsctsd
rhe personality % samuel : Randall
was. without "a lsas. doaht. the stroas-
est n ne halls q Congress fer many
ysars Although sf later years IA dif.
'srsd vsr7 radically from ths majority
-fhispsrtT IN the sarif ss8e. hs never
i1st their support Or allegiance. IL q
probably noss % bs regretted thss hs
ras nsvsr val .nonga 20 .end ais mi
r.rttr in ths 5tst Coasrsss. for it vss
rrisr sseh condisi-ns cha. he showed
bic ra-r. sni rhil. Carlisle. Randall
s1i Ni,lsss lea5srs of majority would
hsvs hes8 hrilIisnt. ss issa-rs Of = nj
rrrtr .hsi- par iar,rntsrY snd strats-
H.A Aa"A
nirh irvt1cf',is
I- s fonhtful lf ,hsrs wss ever nan
IN shs ioor ~ Congress whose Influence
= fscsi sHsirs 80 a. .xtsnsivs FsTs
~ thss vs. ine 81 ne fscs that h- Tas
rsv.r snown -' hs "a error I'm state
r-ers Involving statistics Is - ssid
thss srrtnz i-hsts in ths f1th Con
r-ess NJ Randall made = sts-smens
tkaf rr-r-isei he snt-s E,us- "a
ar-u-s-v vas Questioned hT slrckIsss
Wsub-r. vhsrnpcn NJ Randall pnt-
t-r ,siss his sp~~ch f,r ne ra--nen e.
..r-fa FeTa ~ sisle nss-s- ts 50 ~.
-rlsft-r md poar-d ferrh snrh sccd
~ srth-rfsiss. srurhssiEtng fhem ~
s--f-frr ,rs hss~r h.nd with - -ths-.
tsst che scubtsr N. atteriT reuted sni
rswrFs-s7 Afsss thss he wss ssI5--n
frrrrs6 srd 1r~sr questioned n =
vss srne roe -ersuse - Men eers ~
ta. Fcus. fssr-d BIS sttacks. bns -
r.ase thsE kass hs asvsr aaSs = ssHs.-