Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-23
4 GALA DAY.
The Celebration of Washington's
Birthday at the Capital Of the
Natiol, He Founded,
ChRuucey n. Depsw's Grat'en on the
Political Mission eli the United
Slater, DsIiTarS in ChicskOs
He is Listen. d to By an Audience of twenty.
FIVE Hundred Peopls-ROw the Day
Was Observed Elsewhere.
AT CINCINNATI.

toms birthday WAS celebrated to day with |
more elaboration than for many years. a
great procession of six divisions made up
OF local military companies, grand army
posts and large number CT semi-military
and civil associations p ssed through the
city in the afternoon, after which great
m seting was held in Music Hall, where
speeches and music filed out the pro-
gramme. Although many pisces OF bust
ness were open the day WAS generally OBJ
served as holiday.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-On motion OF
Hoar in consideration Of the fact that the
day Is a legal holiday the morning bust
ness was dispensed with so that the order
of the Senate OF last Monday should be
Immediately carried ous The galleries
were well 6iled, though not crowded
Fifty Senators were IN their seats sud
maintained throughout the session au at
titude of most respectful attention.
The voice of the president pro
tenn, though low, was distinctly
beard TO the * remities Of the
chamber. he read from manuscript which
lay on his desk, standing with his hands
clasped behind him, except as they were
released from time to time to turn the
sheets of the address.
Presiding officer, Mr.. Ingalls,, sad:
"Ou the 11th of SEPTEMBER, 1896, George
Washington being then at nesrlT inc close
of his second presidential term, delivered
the following farewell address" He
then read the address which was listened
to in profound silence and with respectful
attention. The residing occupied little
less than en- hour, and at its conclusion
at O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
AT ABILENE.
Special to the Gazette.
ABILENE, TEX, Feb 22.-In keeping OF
Wsshington's birthday the banks are
i closed to day.
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
Special to tn, Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-This WAS q
gala DAY for Washington AID the stmos'
pierre wasas balmv IS day in April, the
gentle rays of the suu inviting thousands
of people to celebrate the day Of Wash
!ngtQn's birth.
i9hss observance OF the day was very
The public Offices were ali
closed and the public servants were cut
in full force. Over it all however, wss
the spirit Of gloom, for WashingtCn's
; oldessend best citizen W. " CorcoTaDi
lsTSES lying at tie point OF death. Tne
5 militiS and civic professions We're formed
early in the morning and nads magLf
, cent display.
QUIET DAY.
: WASHINGTON, Feb 22-The anniver'
gsry of Wsshineton's birthday WAS gener'
ally observed throughout the city, al
though there was no public celebration Of
the day. Pubic off :es, federal and mu
nicipsl, closed add busine So generally was
suspended Several local military organ
izations paraded in the morning prior tc
, c4ving for Alexandria to take psrt III the
celebration IN re. Oilers made pill
gsimage to Mount Vernon.
j AT CHICAGO.
,. CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. % Central Music
. hsli contained $500 people this afternoon
20 listen to Cnauacy NJ. DepeT of New
York, who wss invited to address tht
Uoiop League Club on the celebration d
this WGshiDgton's birthday. The plat
form of the ball WAS handsomely deco
rated vito American fiigs. In th'
center Ras hung an original painting
of Washington owned by q prominen
citizen of this city. a noticeable feature
: of the audience was the lsrge attend
u snde of ladies. Full ope-third OF thu
:. listeners were Of the gentle sex. Refer
ences made TO the soliaity OF the union
= Abraham LincOla and the south Ter'
y loudly Spplsuded,
Mr.. Depew touched on ansrchy, tn
ballot, the tariff system from protective
!. standpoint, the navy, Great 8rltain's JUDI
y lee and Americas centenary, aud cluset
= with beautiful tribute to the mslesti
emiuence of Washington.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: ThI
: subject sssIgaed TO me falls mor'
y naturslly into tbs domain Of the philo
{ sopRicsI theorist, or Of the practical pol
{ iticiap, than of the active man OF sff:irs
We are ell men Of business, and absoEbet
in It's details, and either cur time no
our ASSOCIATE Ins admit OF prolonged spec
ulations upon the possibilities OF govern
IN ment. We are an industrial people, AM
the crest question with US is, How 90 IL
sIituticrs pest serve cur needs? We ar
~ pot SO wholly uaterialissIc thzt we c;n
y not teply feel the sentiments OF libtrt
IL and nationslity, sud yet both form IN
g bread foundations upon which We mus
y build for peIm:neLce. M intelligeu
ST consideration Of the questions ST :ctin
is our present and future IS possible with
10 out an understanding Of the successive
y stages in tue development Of our system
. TIE pol teal mission OF the Unite
STAT mas SO FIR been wrought out BIZ Il
digiduals End territorial CONDITIONS. Fou
men Of unequal genius hSve dominate
cur century, and the growth of the wei
has revelation z9d the republic. I'll
J. principles which have heretofore COZ
o. trolled the policy of the country ha7
y, mainly owed their force and ecceptsnc
be to Hamilton, J1fsrson, Webster and Lii
Il coin.
ne The two great creative contests I
q America we're purely defensive The
were neither the struggles of dynsst
on ambitions nor Of democratic revenge
in They were calm and determined e1or
n. for good government, and closed witho1
lis rancor or the outstanding OF resources Il
as retaliation. the revolution WAS vi
ng for the preservation of Wen-detned col
atitutionaI Iihertias INIT deOeu0ent uO(