Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-23
TWO CHICAGOS.
The Speeches Made to the Spring
Palace Multitudes.
There Is no North, no South, no East, no
west-Fort Worth and Texas Receive
Handsome Compliments.

Following are the speeches made
at the Texas Spring Palace before
an audience of some 5000 people on the
occasion of the reception of the Chicago
and Boston visitors.
The guests and members of the Fort
Worth board OF trade being assemble d
on the stand, President B. B. Paddock
of the Spring Palace association steppe d
forward and said.
az have been told that in the economy
of nature everything goes in pairs. 1t is
asserted upon authority that when Noah
was instructed to construct the famous
ark he was directed to take into the ark
a pair of each living creature, and 1t
was from this circumstance perhaps to
some extent that the saying arose that
everything goes in pairs. This evening
sIsoYerheard some of the gentlemen from
s5RtcRgo talking together, and they spoke
of three of kind and some spoke OF
four pair and occasionally of two pair,
all of which l know nothing about, but
it perhaps is in line with the rule that
everything goes in pairs.
''There have been erected pair OF
cities, the two Chicagos, the one the older,
that of Illinois, represented here by his
honor mayor Cregier; the younger sister,
the Chicago of Texas, called Fort Worth
for convenience and in order that the
two cities may not be COMPOUNDED, is rep
resented here by mayor Pendleton.
Mayor Cregier, having by design or acci-
dent come into possession OF sample
copies of Forth newspapers, had read Of
the enterprise and push of this city and
of the Texas Spring Palace, and he con-
ceived the idea of making pilgrimage
here for the purposes, first that
he might gather inspiration for the build
ing up of his own city; and second, that
he might get points to be utilized in the
arrangement and construction of the
World 3 fair, to take place in Chicago in
1898. 1 have the honor to introduce his
honor, the mayor of Chicago, Dewitt c.
Cregier. -
Mr.. Cregier said: "Mr. President,
ladies and gentlemen of Fort Worth, and
those who are not of this city-As you
will remember, your president has an
nounced to you that 1 had con-
ceived of some ideas, that 1 had
got hold of some papers from
this city, that induced me TO come here
and take pointers for the building of the
city of Chicago, whether adapted for the
World 8 fair or anything else you must
decide. But am agreeably surprised at
the advanced stage of science at Fort
Worth, and am now much wiser than
before came. l represent for the mo-
ment an innocent city, one run on
high plane of morality. Laughter.
No levjty, gentlemen, if you please.
And it is meet to come TO Fort Worth to
learn about two pairs and four
pairs and three of a kind. My
friend, Gen. Smith, formerly lieutenant
governor of Illinois. who has come with
me and who has consented to act as my
private secretary, will take notice of
what your president has said of the pro-
gress of Fort Worth in the line of the
pairs.
"Now, Mr. President, q few weeks
ago had the distinguished honor of be-
ing waited upon by one, two or three of
your citizens, and invited to visit this
CITY and witness this unique Karporama.
1 promised then that If it lay in my power
would do SO. To demonstrate to you
my appreciation of that invitation, 1 am
here in person to answer for it. 1 have
Travelled about 1000 miles to get here.
1t is very rarely that can leave the
duties assigned me, but on this occasion
l made an effort to do SO, and l have
brought with me, or rather 1 came with
some gentlemen, their wives, sons and
daughters, and we have honored our
selves in coming to this bright and pros
porous city. We have done it at sacri-
fee and at the same time we expect to
reap the full benefit.
''Mr. President, am reminded of
some other remarks you made that
touched me more than mere facetious-
ness. You said that it was in
divine economy that two of
q kind should go together. That
must have been the case at the time of
Noah's ark. 1 am not old enough to
know anything about that from personal
information though 1 understand it is a
historical fact. But can remember in
youth that read of an empire, an indie
pendent empire, Texasl Standing alone
even within my memory, an independ
ant empire among the now forty-two
empires that comprise the grandest
country on God IS earth. Then watched
this mighty state WIZ its way and be-
come one of the states of the American
Union; and to-day 1t must be
gratifying to you all, you men
with gray hairs, young men
and women and you girls and children,
that Texas to-day is one Of the INSOFAR
able states of the American Union
[Cheers1, living under the one flag that
God handed you. And believe when 1
say that that touch chord in the heart
Of every man that was born on the soil
Of Texas, as well as those born elsewhere.
''Let me say to you (if am not speak
ing too long. am an innocent abroad,
and don t know how they do these things
in Texas this city has been likened
to Chicago. 1 guess it is. But re-
Chicago is number one. We
yield to you second place. We trust that
you may go forward and upward and up
ward-as you are entitled to do-in pros
perity, health, wealth and happiness.
Let me say that though this city is
miles from Chicago, yet the
citizens of Chicago are your brethren
and sisters. They are not of the North
There should be no North nor South, nor
East nor West; but one common, insep-
arabic, indestructible Union Of American
states.
81 am impressed, deeply Impressed,
when 1 think of my limited readz
ng about this great country. al
was talking to some OF my;
friends to-day, and we said that VIC!
could read encyclopedias and newspapsts
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