The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-12
Mr.. Hendricks, southern Trip.

ATLANTA, Feb. 5.--Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks and party reached Atlanta
this morning at A o'clock in Especial car.
At $50 o'clock they were escorted to the
Kimball house, where breakfast was
served. The company at breakfast con-
sisted of about thirty prominent citi-
zens. Large crowds congregated about
the hotel. The mayor introduced Hen
bricks, who spoke from the balcony.
He said:
Gentlemen of the state of Georgia:
| did not expect this welcome to-day.
7 accept it as tribute from great state
of this Union-a state that is firmly
united with the great state of Indiana,
from which l came. Applause.] l ac-
cent it with pleasure, because it is an
honor dor n 9 by the people. We have
recently Ill the north, as Wen as
political contest-I think the greatest
the country has ever seen. 1t has re-
shifted, in my Judgment, most glorously.
| I'he country is tor the first time in
great many years to be placed under
the management of the Democrats.
/ believe the change to be for the well
are not only of the white race, but OF
many of whom / see here. Did you
observe that of tho millions of votes
cast, the question was finally de-
cided on tho ballots of l,l42
men in the state of New York?
| This entire country hao its political for
tunes by that small vote, and whom It
came to be known that there were l, l42
bricks, in the state of New York, it was
then known that the country had gone
| for the Democrats, and that the differ
ence of 1,l42 decided the judgment of
81, OOO, 600 Of people. So grand
a spectacle has never been witnessed
in any country Of the world.
It's force of sentiment was that the ma
| iority shall govern and the Republicans
north and south bend their head in re-
spect to the judgment of the majority
as well as the Democrats, also, and Is 1t
not an evidence of increased union be-
tween all sections of the country? 1t
was not in the south that the small dif.
ference occurred. 1t was NOV
in The ,n.t empire sm state Of mai SrHr
could control 81 100000 CT people, but it
was in northern state; it was in New
York. the great and powerful state that
gave majority of ,142, and in the north
and in the south that became the judg.
ment of all the people. So l think l
can say to you that we stand IN union
more firmly to-day than ever before.
| TApplause.]
Alter the speaking the ladies' were
driven over the city, and the gentlemen
I proceeded to the hall of the house OF
representatives, where reception was
held, and several hundred people were
presented to the e-president-elect.
The party lett for Birmingham at 10
O'Clock, and will proceed from there to
| the New Orleans exposition. There was
| much enthusiasm over Mr.. Hendricks.
1 AT BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Feb. 5.-Vice-
President-elect Thomas A. Hendricks
and party arrived this even
| ing by the Georgia Pacific
railroad, EN- route to New Orleans. The
party will spend the night here, and
part of tomorrow is 10 be occupied in
Visiting points of interest about
the city. Although, until the arrival, it
was not known that Mr.. Hendricks
would stop here, and despite the FAC,
that his train was an hour late Q
great crowd was at the depot
and the distinguished visitor was
welcomed by all the democratic
organizations of the city, amid the
wfistlings of steam engines, salvos o
artillery and cheers and shouts, which
quickly gathered multitude. Mr.
Hendricks and party were escorted
at once to the opera-house, where hi
was introduced by Mayor Lane to al
audience that packed the house II