Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
HENRY WATTERS0N.
kentucky's Brilliant Son Lect-
ures at the Opera House,
ABOUT "MONEY AND MORALS"
Tho True Sources of a Nations Wealth
and Greatness-A Magnificent Lect-
urea Grand Reception By
the Fort Worth Elks.

" atterSOnlOn metaphor has DGcOIe d
familiar expression all over the United
States, and the most gifted of Kentucky 5
sons, who has guided the great Courier
journal for more than quarter OF cen
fury and whose utterances have come to De
regarded as the word OF law and propnesy,
not only il the sunny Southland, whose IN
terests he has ever championed with a
chivairic devotion that Is characteristic,
gave the people of Fort Worth an oppor-
tunity to hear from his own lips some OF the
great truths he has SO long advocated and
champioEed.
Greenwall's opera house was comfortably
filed last night when the distinguished
journalist appeared upon the stage ana
began his famous lecture, Money ana
Morals" Solid truths were presented in a
new guise and strong pictures were drawn
by a master hand Of the evils to which the
country is tending. Yet through 1t all,
though the trail Of the trade mari. covers
everything, the speaker found much that
was good and noble, much TO counterfeit the
evil tendencies of the inSensate rush for
money getting. Elegant in dictiOn, clear in
enunciatiOn, with no attempts at howery
fights or witty sayings, the lecture was yet
SO admirably constructed OF the grave and
the gay that the audience had 10 opportu-
nifty TO become weary. He presented his
ideas in a clear mastery manner that could
not fail TO impress his hearers.
In person Wattefson does not seem TO
grow older. He is apparently unchanged
from The night, nine years ago, when on the
stage OF Macaulayis thcater at Louisville,
he appeared before the audience, as the
curtain fell upon the play of PEgmaliOn
and Gaatea. and in 4 characteristic address
presented Mary Anderson, LouiSvilie'S bril-
liant daughter. with 4 wreath of laurel,
crownine her queen of the stage. During
AL the added years, time has not silvered
- IL -sT1
crowned with dark locks OF early manhood.
1t is to be regretted that every person in
Fort Worth could not have heard the lee
turelast night, being as il is the epitome of
Il brilliant mans close study ana obSerya-
tion of men and affairs for years.
THE ELRs RECEPTION.
The first reception by the Fort Worth
lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order
OF Elks was rendered TO Mr. Watterson last
night The handsome and spacious club
rooms were filed by the members of the
order and their invited guests, among whom
The GAZETTE noted: Henry WatterSon, j.
T. Talbert, Z. A L. Loney, Professor Hogg,
Rev J. Morgan Wells, b. w. Camp,
Professor Carlisle, Senator Carter, 5. ID.
RaineY, Morgan Jones, Ben y. Ayers. X. L.
NicAnulty, Irby Dunlilin, T. 3. Burbridge,
G. NJ. Templeton, Representative James
W. Swaync. II. T. Smith. Judge Patterson
of Decatur NJ. Presley, John Moore, Mayor
j p Smith.
T j. Hurley acted as master of cere-
monies and he proved a fitting rep
reseutative Of the Jolly, whole
souled hOSptable order, who
took it upon themselves to see that the dis
tinguiShed journalist was accorded a recep-
ton fitting his name and fame. Upwards of
an hour was passed in social intercourse
during which the conversation was gen.
eral. After this short addresses were
made, the usual form OF toasts being omit
ted
I'll. Powell was the first speaker. He
paid a glowing tribute to Texas, bringing
prominently forward the fact that in
Texas, and especially in Fort
Worth, We're to be found men of
every state. that when they come
here, though the old love for the state
that gave them birth was inherent in every
breast. vet over all was the pride with
which they soon came to regard the state of
their adoption, and that the Texan, whether.
such by birth or adoption, no mater
where he might be found or where his foot
steps might wander, would always be found
TO respond to the word ''home, =" the tender
chord that was TO be found IN the hearts of
all true men. Ii , alluded 10 the guest of
the evening, to the COurier-Jomnal and the
place it had found in Southron's heart.
Senator Carter followed in u few brief,
witty remarks in which he alluded to the
Courier-Joulnal and Texas. The senator's
remarks were characteristic and We're
greeted with round after round of APP
plluse.
Rev. J. Morgan Wells was the third
speaker, and though he reminded the audi
ence that he had not drank enough wine to
bc spiritually minded, he vas glad TO be
there. though OF the opinion that they had
walked up the wrong man. He Illustrated
his point by the familiar story Of the Irish
man. He spoke of the spirit that auim2 ed
all keutuc!adnS, the spirit that would di-
Vtdr its last crust with dog who came
from Kentucky, and WIS glad TO see that
Fort Worth and the E!ls had rs their guest
hentucEy's famous son.
Mayor j. Z. Smith alluded 10 the days of
his boyhood, when the sole literature of
the Kentucky household was the Bible and
the CUuricr-Journal. lie spoke of the early
days of Fort Worth, of the struggles and
triumphs Of the city, and OF the fact
that every citizen f6aes o, Of the, the city
famous journalist as the city's guest. He
was proud OF his old Kentucky home,
though his allegiance now was to Fort
Worth and Texas.
Hon. James Swayne made q stirring ad-
dress as the representative of the young
men OF Fort Worth and of
VI AIAG Alv4AIl Va SSAhE SlN leu lubu
sentative. lie prefaccd his remarks by say
ing that he had come prepared to fire Off
q long address, but as he had
learned that Mr. Watterson had en-
ioyed but little sleep the night
before he would refrain from delivering
the aforesaid carefully prepared remarks
He spoke at some length OF Texas and of
the work that had been and was being &C
Ben =. Ayers was native Texan and he
was proud of it. Proud that he was born
on Texas soil, citizen Of the grand
est state in the Union. He spoke of
the pride he felt in having present the
ableSt journalist, according TO Texas ideas,
that could be found in the United States
he stated he was not prepared TO
make 4 speech, he demonstrated the fact
thar he was capable of making
a good "Stagger'' at it His
remarks were well received and seemed to
meet the approval of those present.
T. J. Hurley was next called upon and
was equal to the occasion. His
theme was Fort Worth, the ad-
she possessed and the
reasons that existed for making her the
leading city OF the state; of her packing
house: her factories; her great wheat
field lying TO the northwest one county.
Nilbarger, which alone would
require ~. GOO cars to move her wheat crop
this year; Of the vast empire over which
she held uudisputed swpy, as yet
only partially developed, and closed
by assuring Mr.. Watterson that