Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-21
AN IDEAL WELCOME
rendered Reid by his Mothers
Friends and Neighbors.
NOT A BIT OF POLITICS In 1T.
The Republican Candidate for the Vice
Presidency Lesponds
TO A HEARTY ADDRESS BY A DEMOCRAT


law Reid and wife arrived at Xenia at s
o'clock this morning, and we're driven at
once to his old home, one mile from this
village, where a cordial welcome awaited
him from his aged mother, now in her seth
year, who simply idolizes her illustrious
son. 1t was not generally known when he
would be here, but at about o'clock crowds
began to gather on the spacious lawn in
front of Andrew Jackson's residences, where
it was decided to hold the non-partisan re-
ception.
The Reception Committee, consisting of
prominent citizens of all kinds of politics
and number OF newspaper men, drove out
to the homestead and, preceded by the
Cedarville Band, accompanied the Repub-
lican candidate for the Vice Presidency
and his charming wife to town. He was
cheered on all sides and received perfect
ovation when he arrived at the Jackson
home. A large platform had been erected.
and on it were seated Judge Huilick, Bob
Doane, DR.. Carson, the Reception Commit
tee, newspaper men, Mr.. Reid, Mrs Andrew
jackson and others
Introduced by Democratic Friend.
Hon. Andrew jackson, Republican, in
who made the speech of welcome. Mr. Har-
per said:
1t is the pleasant duty assigned TO me by
gene .ous neighbors. OF welcoming home co
the scenes OF his boyhood days, and TO the
present home of his venerable mother, one
who has since achieved for himself, for his
native village, and for the country at large
hnr haxr lr.,~
known him to respect and honor him. He
lived and toiled among us as student
teacher and editor. Whitelnw Reid honored
GOD in the days Of his youth. and applied
himself to intellectual pursuits. In youth
he was active and untfring in educating
his own mind. Since then he has
been as active in training the minds of
others. He has distinguished himself in
journalism, literature, politics and diplo-
macy. He is now at the head of one OF the
oldest and best OF our great daily papers
his great intellectual and moral powers and
because he uses them to elevate, educate
and enoble mankind. We feel that the in
forests of liberty and the rights of the peo-
One of the great political parties has NOM
mated him Tor the office of Vice President
You all como to see and to heal him. have
the pleasure and the honor of introducing
him to You ladies and gentlemen, Hon.
Whitelaw Reid.
Response by tn" Welcomed Guest.
Mr.. Reid, in response, said:
Lauies and sentlemen-NIr. Harper, this Is
indeed an ideal welcome. and my only re-
gret is to find myself wholly unprepared for
it-unpreDared because had not an ticipated
such 4 company, and had expected only to
them By the hand. Nevertheless, in spite of
the unexpected necessity OF n few remarks,
1t is an ideal welcome, because at period
OF some interest in my life you give me the
vii nf
neighbors here without distinction OF cree1,
of party or race. or meeting you simply as
men and women, most of whom have known
me from my boyhood, and many Of whom
nv parents sakes.
1t viii bs the proudest. laurel I
snd sna Of @y career it may still be said that
never forfeited that regard. (Applause.1
No applause can ever be so grateful TO any
ri-ht-thinking man as that of the people who
have known him earliest and best, and have
followed his whole career with that kindly
yet critical watchfulness which ones elders
and ones playmates give. Sweeter always
the cheer OF ones native village than the
proudest honors OF the metropolis, or even
OF the nation. [Applause.l It is a great
pleasure, Mr.. Harper, to receive this testf-
monial Of kindly good will from old friends
known each other, shall not venture to say
in the presence OF wives both of whom are
younger than ourselves, / know not how
~, q
ury, and in that time we have uniformly
and always differed on politics. and never
differed on anything else. Laughter and
applause.1
Relations That Shouldn't Changs.
hope that the relations between us may
never vary except in one way, and / have
almost abandoned hope of ever seeing any
change in that particular [applausel, but it
pIeases me to remember that you are under
A,,a fr,rf ffyn dratt
take my politics, you came to my school for
your wife [Applause.l 1t is most agree
able, and yet is source OF some sadness to
m Q, on this spot which wakes so many MEM
ories-of one of Cedarsville's best and most
lamented citizens. l heard first of his fatal
steamer tor Alexandria. and shall
always be grateful that l found the
time in Egypt to write him letter OF
sympathy. and, as 1T proved, OF farewell.
Few qualifications have been greater to me
in life than to have been since told that that
letter reached him while he was still con-
scious and brought him pleasure. 1 am glad
also to meet here the pleasant proprietor
OF these beautifuLgrounds, and to go back,
as his presence and name carry me back, to
the days when he and were very young,
and when his father was the brigadier COM
msnding the military forces of half dozen
adjoinin2 counties In those days briga-
dier general was very great man.
Those of you who did not have, like my
nevertheless have shown IN his case that
you appreciate good qualities even in the
second generation. GApplause.1
Now, gentlemen, propose to throw my
self absolutely on your indulgence. My only
regret is that find here the omnipresent
recorders OF the unimportant, who are en-
gagged at this moment in chronicling what 1,
as An editor, would instantly tell them TO
boil down to a stickful, and which hope
their editors will require them to restrict to
even narrower limits. [Laughter.1
A Venerable Mother Not Forgotten.
You will perhaps feel that do not over
step the proprieties of the occasion when
add, following line of thought which has
already been twice suggested on this plat
form, that really you confer the greatest
pleasure upon me to-day, after that of being
allowed to look again into so many familiar
faces, in the pleasure know You are con-
ferring upon q certain dear old lady, "a
neighbor of yours, now in her seth year, and