The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-19
AN OVATION.
A ROYAL RECEPTION HOME
ACCORDED THE NEXT
COMPTROLLER OF
TEXAS.
UTILIZATION OVER
THE RECOGNITION OF TRUE
MERIT, HONESTY AND
ESS TO
DUTY.
AN OVATION.

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DUTY.
In accordance with previous arrange
ments, Hon. j. D. Mccall met with an
| ovation last afternoon when he returned
from Galveston, never in the annals of
Texas accorded to one so young in polit-
zeal life In the political world he was alb
solutely unknown. stranger to the
wiles and tricks and Vaccinations of
TRAINED DEMAGoGUEs,
John D. Mccall boldly stepped into the
political arena, conscious of his own in
tegrity and relying upon spotless char
acter and an honest and faithful discharge
of every duty to bear him onward to VIC
tory. Politicians were aghast at his
temerty. In their eyes he was a rash
ling. A quixotic, venturesome, overween-
ing
YOUNG MAN,
whom to dash to pieces would be
easy. They tried it. They failed
Honesty, fidelity and truthfulness, even
the day and victory perched upon the
banners of John Mccall, and in honor of
this the citizens of Austin gave him
rousing reception.
committee of citizens, with the Aus
tin Greys, with the Manning Rifle band
and hundreds of citizens, met him at the
depot, where he was placed in one of
Monroe Miller's elegant carriages drawn
by four magnificent bays, and escorted to
the capitol.
Judge Fillmore then introduced to the
large crowd Hon. A. p. Woodbridge, who
spoke as follows:
Honored Sir:
In behalf of your fellow-townsmen-
those who have known and watched with
pride and approval your career from
youth to manhood, from obscurity to
fame, have the distinguished privilege
of welcoming you home and of congrat
ulating you upon the high honor that
Texas has done you.
| have also the. satisfaction of congrat-
ulating the state of Texas upon the honor
she has done herself in advancing to so
responsible position man who brings
to the discharge of his exalted station
patriotism as pure and unselfsh as any
mans, personal integrity in all public
and private relations absolutely unsullied,
qualification for Office attested by his
promotion from the lowest to the highest
position in the administration of
the fiscal affairs of the state,
a democracy, the truth and consist
ency of which has been indicated by
the unanimous vote, of the most august
democratic convention that has ever
put forth men and laws for the govern
ment of Texas.
l congratulate your honored grand
mother, and your mother, that their hope
in their boy has reached fruition.
l felic1tate the public service, especially
the department over which you will be call
ed to preside, that a man of such unusual
character, and of so rare and extensive
experience has been placed in charge,
and Texas will expect of her new comp
trOller in the administration of his Office
an plifcation of that high idea of
civil service, which has helped to make
him what he is-justice without austerity,
diligence without haste or rudeness.
Mr.. MCCALL, Austin, all of Travis
county, welcome you back as her famed
son, a man whom she delights to honor,
and expects for continuance of that
career of usefulness and distinction upon
which you are now but entering.
Mr.. T. W. Gregory then spoke as fol-
ows:
Mr. Chairman:
1t is with feelings of the greatest pleas
ure that 1 respond to the invitation to
represent the young democracy of Travis
in welcoming our returning candidate. l
am authorized to congratulate him, not
only in the name of the youngmen demo-
Gratis, but also in the name of the young
lady democrats
The hand of the democracy of Texas
has written its verdict upon the wall, and
no true democrat will gainsay that verdict.
In regard to candidates for some posi-
tions We have differed among ourselves,
and can be said to have had no choice; in
regard to Others our wishes have been dis
regarded and our selection sighted;
but the nomination OF John d. Mccall
for comptroller of the state of
Texas meets with our hearty and unani
nous endorsement In honoring him the
convention has honored Travis county; in
honoring Travis county it has honored the
state of Texas.
1t is not necessary or proper to discuss
the character of Mr.. Mccall before this
assembly; he has lived his life among you;
his acts are before you. The
fidelity, zeal and integrity with
which he has administered the
duties of public Office for fifteen years
has challenged the respect and approval
of every business man in our community.
In his private life he has endeared him
self to our people in a thousand
ways. Hundreds of voices IN
this city can attest the fact
that in scores of homes, from the highest
to the lowest, he has watched for nights
by the bedside of sickness and death; he
has ever been the friend of the poor and
and "doing good by stealth has
blushed to find it fame" No wonder then
that we unanimously endorse his nomlna-
ton; and when l say unanimous, mean
that the men, the women, the very chill
dren endorse him. they do so without re-
gard to age, sex, or previous condition OF
servitude, and if any man denied that
the stones of Congress avenue
would almost rise up and cry out against
him.
We, of the young democracy, claim
Mr.. Mccall as our own,