The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-01
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ham, accompanied by COMMITTEES of
escort from that CITY,
At Vabdrrhllt the party were re-
ceived by Bishop McTypre, Chancellor
Garland, and members of the faculty
and escorted into the lyceum ct the
chapel, on the second floor This room
was Ftled to its capacity by
students of the university, tie wives Gf
professors and others from the immedi-
ate niShborhuoi. In a few words
Chanceilor Garlard introduced the dis.
tlnpulshed Yisltor, who rose with d,v-
nlyy and spoke some twenty
minutes. He was pleased, he
remarked, to be introduced
To those VINO were reaping the beHef
a. ihe south OF the liheralily ON the part
oi the citizens of the northern states.
lie hlmS If had not taken the fullest ad
vantage oi tho opportunities his parents
gave nm in early years, but every
joung man may be ex used for
sDW ing some wild oats, though he would
ur2o upon those within the hearing of
lllnl now not to permit those propen,i
ties to get the master of him. W nile il
was Pheasant to join in the pleasures
OF ne, We do not resi,t
these temptations, we must fall by thr
~"sSsiue. Ihi9 was not moral talk
Tor IN It's meaning il was to reflect the
mos practical side of life, and il came
rom the speakers heart. "You hv -
SAID be, ''in reriod when thi.
country is deeply Interested in educa.
tlrnal matters, and he would say that in
no part of tho country was
there greater need of education.
rom whatever point OF view, or in
tS highest sense, than in the p1rt
Nhcfe ne was now a welcomed visitor.
The most eminent aud practical think
'rS o. the day ia America were vieiup
with each other in rendering service to
me cause OF education. Every depart
meht OF lite was contrib
.;lnY To It's advancement. We
o mental activity without and co,u-
: rpart; we are LIVING at time II
greater developments in science a d
greater PROMISE Of future revplaiile
ti that direction than could be said OF
any period III our couutry. | was a
remarkAble point connected with the
sleaker's twenty four years in congress
that Hreaer number prominent i'm
that body had been schoolmasters than
any other calliug, and they conn osed
that class among whom were ieluins
INN kers there, the most useful legisia-
tors, such as Garfield, Bl ine and
Arthur, and others without limit, of
prpm.uehce during this period. He
would urge those before him TO
set ready to take their
places, too, in this honorabIe
Iashloh OF heir c0untrymen, and see to
u thai they Dc for the generations thai
ere 10 follow them what has been done
Tor their own, inere was nothing
more honorable that the profession
which aims at cultivaliI the mind The
'peaker looked buck wish veuerutipn
aud awe thrsugh the unapprec nted ne
ROD Of youth OF the kindly ftcb aud gen.
Tie memory Of his teachers. 8, SO it
would he with those whom. he
vas addressing. He would close with
the injunction that they BE- indus,
trinus, that thev take advantage
I"f tn opportunity afforded them
10 The nobly-pianned institution
ana rise to the highest possible ppreci-
ihon OF its possible effect
upon their future lives. He
H"ald impress upon his hearers
lhat such institutions were the
conservators OF The public pesce, for
wueu an individual gous wrong it /.
exceptional thar he is found to he
man Of educatiOn, which,
ilA Ia UDla,i (; rllatee, .s.i
not ONLY ne siip'y Of on. freedom az a
| ople, but the hulwark Of our moral
! lie' Our common school system is
the best known. Tho Gin il the law of
the greatest strength Of the nation. The
/ speak hOprd hls remarks would be
received with respect for tho sincerity
! ul Wh ch 10 was th4 beurar
Chancellor Garland then introduced
| Congressman McAdop, who spoke briet-
| " IN the line of thlught elaborated
| by the sneaker who had just preceded
! him, He hoped tho day was not lar
| from Us when the south
would hold an honorable
position in the world OF literature and
scientific thought, aud when southern
names would he in the lead in the
advanced thought of the day. He
looked inr. great things fr' m the young
men OF the South and was certain
that they could aud would build
up their lection oi country
to their own credit aud the credit uf the
naiinn. The speaker compared tho
average education among the
masses here and in the countries
oi Europe aud found that i'm none did
tho average equal that of the United
States. Educational facilities were fast
growing 90 point ut superiority,
BtRMJNdaAM'S RECgPrioS.
BIRMINuuAU, Ala, Dec. Sl.-The
i'lnt committee appointed lay tho
bral Den ocraliJ organization
had arrangei 10 20 to
| Randall to this city, but Just be-
Tore train time they received
n telegram, saying that IL had been
decided to send Mr.. Randall
Unh pnrIy through ON II
.pocial train, 'euying Nashville
at midnlght tonight, Instead of the
regular passenger train, leaving aC 3
p. m,i aud that IL was impossible to
accommodate tho committee ON the
ears. Tho committee, therefore,
did not 20. The early hour ut which the
party Will arrive viii uot prevent a.
lit reception. As the ,rhin pulls
IN the whistles Of railroad locomotives,
urnaces toundries and machine shops
Will blow and the Birmingham
| artillery will fire salute. The rtcep-
| Rifles Will escort tho visitors To
the Florence huio', where they will
bo entertained. In tho forenoon
tho party visit the Pratt mines, the
most extensive biluminnus coal prop
eyiy IN tho would, Dating the afternoon
aud evening Randall will no invited by
John Martin, CnugreSslnun.elert iruIn
tins district, and Ms, Martin and many
ladies ot this city. lie Will receive at
the Florence hutcl. ON Friday morning
the party will visit the furnaces ana
iron ore miues near tho city, down
louisville X Nashville aud tho nir.
mingham mineral railroads, In the
evening Mir, Randall and Mr.. McAdoo
viii speak NJ O'Btion's upera-hnuse
\ banquet ut the tio,e
hot ' will follow. a good number OF
pro Sinent citizens at other places in
hesitate have Indicated their intention
u meet Mr.. Randall here.
Tho Prohlbtionlsts.
CHICAGO, Dee, Sl.-A meosing &c the
national committee of tho prohibition
party and a conference of leading work
ers will be held in New York city on
January Z, At 10 ~ m. Headquarters
viii be at tho Murray I'm hotel. The