Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-01

A Hearty Greeting to Ohio's Repre-
sentative-His Eloquent Reply.

There was hearty ring to the welcome
given Representative Ben Butterworth last
| night. The Ohio association and citizens of
Washington assembled in the rink building to
give him a suitable reception on his return
from Europe and to get from him in his own
vivid and picturesque language q reflection of
the impressions he got abroad. Fully 2,0OO
persons were crowded into the rink to hear
him and to cheer him, and they were we'll en-
tertained in payment of their enthusiasm
Butterworth is always a good talker, but he
has seldom been happier in speech than he was
last night. His speech combined an entertain
ing lecture and an eloquent address in such a
way as to hold his hearers with delight
THE PROCESSION.
The Ohio association with the Marine band,
conducted by Prof. Sousa, assembled in front
OF the Arlington at o'clock A large crowd Of
citizens assembled and they were Joined by
1ne committee escorting Mr.. Butterworth.
Ihey then formed long line Of march, headed
by the band and proceeded by way of and
18th streets to the rink. More than a thousand
persons, majority of whom were ladies, had
already gathered in that immense hall. A
platform had been erected at the end Of the
ha!l and the building from one end to the
otner had been decorated with flags and
streamers. AS tho escort marched into the
building, headed by the band, the cheer of
welcome was louder than the music.
MIR. Butterworth was escorted to the plat
form and after the band had played for short
while Assistant Postmaster General Whitfield
In happy speech introduced Mr.. A. 8. Worth
lngton, who delivered the address of welcome.
MR.. BUTTERwoRTHs ENTERTAINING SPEECH.
When Mr.. Butterworth stepped to the front
OF the platform he was greeted with a pro-
longed cheer. After some preliminary re-
marks he carried his hearers along with him
over the scenes of his journey, not as ordi-
nary travellers do, but Frightening scenes and
incidents with his keen wit and drawing his
pictures with a masters skill. Going over
things that other people have many times gone
over before he made them new and interesting,
because what he saw and described was some
thing different from what most folks see in the
same places. He carried his hearers through
all the places where people go in Europe, but
he talked of the people and spoke of scenes
only as they were mark of the evolution Of
humanity. He said that he had often spoken
ON the tariff question and had pictured graph
lcaily the squalor, wretchedness and rags pre-
vailing in Germany. What he had to say now
would jar with his stump utterances. He was
more of a protectionist than ever, but he
wanted to say that while he had seen plenty of
abridged opportunity he had seen neither
squalor nor rags in Germany. The people
were too industrious for that. There were
WASHINGTON AND THE WORLDS FAIR OF 1892.
A great outburst of applause greeted the
speaker when he made an allusion to the
worlds fair project by stating that Berlin was
the handsomest capital that he had seen
abroad but that it was not more beautiful
than our own capital, the Berliners would
see when they came over here in 1892.
He said that he found that America had
Guickened the world, and that the progressive
Yankee was making the rest of mankind take
more active pace. He said that In France he
found the Yankee teaching many wonderful
things to our brethren over the sea. "A man
from my district was teaching them how to
bore square hole. They laughed when he
Yes, an Ohio man had machine to bore
square hole" He said ignorant people there
regarded Edison as more than human. In con-
cluslon he sald I'm day or two / will enter
THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.
There is no question of Gov. Forakers cleo
ton. We can all stand together on that mat
ter. have scolded Foraker and Joseph has
scolded me great deal. guess we are about
even, but know that when the ides of Novem-
Der come we will see Foraker elected. am
not here to quarrel with my democratic friends
/ never quarrel with them. But after we have
dragged Cincinnati from the slums and washed
her white. we do not want her once more in
the hand that felt the halter draw. Our good
friend Jim Campbell, like dog Tray, is travel
ing in bad company"
general handshaking followed the address,
Another Virginia Improvement Co.
The Mayo bridge and improvement company
was chartered in the Richmond, Va, circuit
court Saturday. The objects are to run toll
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