The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-17

! Influence Of the Executive Government
( over the coordinate branches OF that
/ government. dread of standing armies,
"a ioathing Of public debt, taxes. ana eA-
/ ciscs. tenderness Tor inc llDer'y Oh the
/ citizen, Jealousy arsds-eyea jealousy OF
,n. patronage Of the President"
sncors have sometimes been lcvellcd at
him because he fathered little positive
LEGISLATION But he believed IN the ca
pacitv ~ men 20 take care of themselves
vctthc,tt bclnc either coddled or meddled
win DIV lax-givers For my part said
lac 81 wish we could have done nothing
huf talls unless. indeed. we had gone 10
slcen far many years past give me
my anecche-. I care not how duh or
s,upid. rather than one law on the stat
AGAINST EXPANSION.
TO illustrate Raudolph's hostility 20
militarism. the speaker quoted many OF
his uttcrances. which sound as II they
had been made yesterday In opposition
to fine expansionist mania and humbug
humaniarianism of our present rulers.
For cxamplc. 81 will ever uphold the
militia. and d,test standing armies, as
n,. ,ro0ieate instruments Of despotism'
.e the bloodhounds of hell. 30 \
nerc.narv soldier is disgusting TO the
c,.,. Of reason. rcuuhiicanism and religion.
Military men are fond Of glory. the con-
stituont clements Of which are blood and
taxes"
Tho Constitution empowers Congress 10
proyide for the common defence and gem
oral welfare of lhc United States: but
Grants ro mower Tor offensive attack up
ON other countries or for fostering the
welfare OF predatory banditti in cuba or
elsewhere Hence. said Randolph. Il de-
clare in tho face of day that this gov
eminent was not instituted for the par
poses of f3rcisH war. For my
r.ri I Will never 60 10 war but In self
defence Z have no desire for conQuests.
M. have it n our power 90 remain free
and ~ uencc our lresidcs arc safe.
Our ports and haroors may be defended;
bnt we have lmbibed portion of that
suirit which lost the angels their seat
ir Heaven We are about 90 throw aside
our u,ncefrl state and mingle i'm the
dreadful conflict OF European ambition
ana disorder
Not only the war OF 1872 but also the
,fnl,4reo and other fatuous acts which
led up to the war were bitterly opposed
n randolph .ith powerful arguments
and whitening sarcasm. lie saw through
tho s0phisry of the "war-hawks' ana
said. eve have been told of honor IN
one scale and dollars and cents in inc
other-ol cold calculators- calculators
arc on the other side. Seekers
after commissions, embryo, colonies, and
generals. contractors. commissaries, ana
The whole tribe of leeches that tasten
ON the public purso-these are the true
calculators.'
CHEAP TALK OF HUMANITY.
Abiding to the resolutions Of sympathy
with the Greeks and South Americans
proposcd by Webster and Clay, Professor
Dabnev said that if these orators wished
to fence off the rest OF the world by q
HIGH tariff wall, it is not TO be supposed
that they contemplated keeping the
American Eagle at home. On the con-
trarv. that majestic bird was 10 range
The heavens at will and swoop down with
hoax and talOns upon any nation mat
managed its Affairs in a manner not ap-
provcd by congressional omniscience' Al
Turks and Spaniards he was 10 Elare ue-
family. while 10 Greeks iud South
Americans he was TO donate 10" Of
his tan-foathers, that these people too'
might learn how TO soar
The tariff was TO keep Europe from
"noodnp" America with cheap goods;
but no power ON earth wa 70 ',,b
America from deluging the world with
cbeap talk about liberty and human
nv" such clap-trap was uniiinchinglN
oorosed by Randolph. Il am not going
a-tiltipe." said he FOR the liberties OF
suauish- America-they came rot 10 our
aid-let us mind our own business: let
NOT our people boz taxed for the liberties
of the people of Spanish America.
[ do not want any Of the territories IN
that region by conquest purchase OF
voluntary cession.
Sonorous phrases about humanity
could not befog his clear intelligence
and he asked whether any man We're
go weak or so wicked. a. 70 pretend
that there IS any principle OF acuon ne.
tween nations except interest
Sir we are not ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. but
noliticians. not dreamers and soothsay
ers hut men Of flesh and blood il is
idle Ia talk Of a sense of Justice In any
nation. Each pursues its sense of inter
est. and If YOU calculate on their acting
upon any other principle, you may be
Very amiablc. but you will rrove
Gully
Ills COMPLEX NATURE.
I'm estimating Randolphs character the
sneaker said that the story of Or Jckyil
and Mr. Hyde but partially conveys the
truth mat every man contains within
himself not simply ,wo. hut thousand
different natures. iuhortlns from count
less ancestors various traits which may
or may not joe fully developed according
to circumstances 1u Eandolph's CONF
n'e, nature thes, varied and antagOnistic I
traits existed not merely potentially, but
actually. and i'm high development lila |
evil characteristics were intensely segra-
waited by the chronic bad health nom |
which he suffered an his life: ana this !
well attested fact should make us lenicnt |
I'm our Judgment Of him
THAT he was ral-tempered, irritable. |
domiueering malignant ana venomous |
can hardly bc denied But, clearly, he |
Was also both physically and morally |
COURAGEOUS 10 q degree very rarely seen.
Tie could mot only look calmly into the |
muzzle of Clays pistol or face fearlesslv /
the nobs that threatened him with Nio' |
lence for opposing THEN Views, but he !
could defy the party lash and refuse TO |
purchase place and power al the price |
of his principles
Intensely reserved. and proud as Lnci- |
Ter. he refused TO let the public sec the
softcst side oi his nature, and II was
only his intimate friends that knew tho
intensity Of his capacity for love, and |
The charitable disposition which led him
taccordme Goo Senator Bcptom 90 send |
little children out TO distribute aims 70
me poor. or the loyalty that made him
support for years The orphan children OF
some OF bis friends aud minister so their
wants with almost womanlv care.
IT'S KEEN WIT DREADED
If his terrible wit aroused agony and
reor among the spollsmcn of Congress.
r Is not true that he was implacable. !