Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-31
TENNESSEE'S WELCOME.
Nashville Does Honor to Randall
Feasting and speech.making
tho order Of the Day,
Tho Pennsylvania Statesman Received
By the Venerable widow Of Rx
President Polk
The Present System Of Internal
Taxation Pronounced Inhuman
and Un-American.


arrived here this morning At S O'Clock.
The parry ls composed Of Mr.. and
Mrs Randall, COnSressman MoAdoo
OF New York, with Mrs. A. s, Colyar
Col. Thos Claiborne, Hon. NJ. T.
Brynn, j. M. Dickinson, Capt. Pitcher
and Messrs Considiue, Austin and
Jusie Of Nashville, committee appoint
Ell tn meet SIR Randall at Louisville
aud escort him to this city. An Inn
menfo crowd was present to welcome
the distinguished visitor.
when Mr.. Randall alighted Mr.,
Jackson, the brother OF senator II E.
jackson. stepped forward on the part
of the reception committee and said
ttAfr. Randall, e. affords me great
pleasure 20 welcome you 10 the state
of Tennessee and 70 the beautiful Capi-
TAI city. We are proud 20 welcome 80
distinguished citizen Of the great
state Of Peunay WANNA Oh yourself, not
alone for what you have done but
also fr The part you have taken In
preventing others from doing that
which they ought not 20 have done,
hid you welcome 90 the state OF
Tounwsec."
Slr Randall said: "Sir, it gives me
great pleasure 10 be here I know but
one country and one brotherhood. I
ann proud 10 be with your
MAYOR phillips then welcomed Mr..
Rauda aud rendered him the freedom
or the city Tho members OF tho COM
mittoc, accompanied by Mr. Randall
and uia party, then entered carriages
aud were conveyed 10 the Max we'll
house, where breakfast was served
After breakfast Mr.. Randall
met delegation Of cili-
lana frlm Huntsville, Ala
Judge Richardson, on the part Of the
delegation aud the people Of Huuts.
Vile. Invited Mr. Randall 10 extend
hl- trip to Huntsville. Mr.. Randall
replied that he would be glad to do 80,
huias bis time was 80 limited no would
hc forced 90 decline. He said, how
ever, that he would visit the New Or
ipgna exposition some time within the
next two months, and that he would
then make 10 point TO visit Hunts
Vile, A committee Of citgena from
Chattanooga WIS present. MIR Ran
dan viii return by way Of Chntta
npogn,
About eleven oclo3k the carriages
drove 90 the residence Of Mrs. Polk
where the party was received and eu
terthincd regaliy Mr aud Mrs Geo
~ Fail did the honois OF the oeca
sion aud made the meeting OF Mr..
Polk aud Mr.. r ndRll TemRrkAbl
0nP Ma. Polk Ia remarkable for he
physical strength and endurance, COT
tdpung hrr advanced ngI
SHE received her gueBl
a b U
tlu fatigued through the tediou
ness OF the many iutroductious. M
Randall upon being introduced, cal
tnnt 3 afforded Mrs Randall aud hin
self greater pleasure than was othe
wise possible to thus meet, face TO fac
the widow OF the distinguished state
man, patriot aud well-belOved pre-,
dent, James X Polk.
Mrs Polk replied that 1t was
equsl pleasure Go have the privilege
knowing one of tue foremost men
the times aud "A worthy successor
her own lamented husband.
Alter further conversation, Mr.. Ra
dali and ha party left the mRuaiO
noted the inscriptions Ola the de-
Presidents tomb, took their carria
and were driven TO the Tennessee Ct
ton mills and other places of inter,
about the city MIR. Randall dined
tho residence OF Col A. =. Colyar u
o'clock p. m, AZ night Mr.. Rand
spoke to the largest audience ever
semhled In the Grand opera-hou
which was packed To the walls
every Iloor, the galleries, parquet a.
drcss.circle, with large nuhnber
the atage. Many were unable to
standing room within the buildii
The distinguished guest was int
duced by "A. s, Colyar, editor OF /
American, who Said that this lal
outpouring ~ people was TO do hon
tna distinguished public servant,
moro especially to honor his tidl
d 10 the public trusts in q L.
ami useful career. IL was
indication that the people were me-
so ready ~ now 20 recognize ildel
In the public service, aud the 4,
tlnguished citizen OF the country "
would now address them, through
his career had never broken q
pledge to the people who trueted hi
Mr. Randall spoke as follows;
can sincerely and truthfully say q
! stand here Tonight with n heart ov
Il wing with gratitude for the q
slant yet ooNsideratc kindness VIII
| have received on every hand 4
every step since came ann,
the noble Tennesseeans, This II
was not one Of the thirteen orlgi
states, but came IN closely upon
admission OF Kentucky IN 1891, Tenn
see being admitted in 1900, aud
has furnished 70 the country two
the grcateat presidents who have o.
pied the executive chair, Gen ia
son and Mr. Polk were furnished
this state as presidents OF the I'm
Sti,tea for the benefit OF comm
country aud the honor and glory
your state Ia every particular. AZ
lweniy-four years OF Democratic
sencp from power, at last the Der
cratic party Will come again TO prov
on the ilh OF March IN the
ADMINISTRATION OF the government, d
for The fret time Ia that period
shall have an administration VIII
shah always hn found migrated Ia
affections az tho entire people.