Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-27
THE TEXAS EDITORS MEET.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME ny GEORGE
n. LOVING.
Response by President scurlock ON
nehaif of the Association.
Good Things said.

nehnif of the Association.
Good Things said.
Tho editors from all parts Of the state
OF Texas are with us. They are men
OF brains. and show In their faces and
In their speech. They come to trans
act the business OF the Texas Press as
ISOLATION. and they are doing 1T with
energy and fidelity,
Their meetings are held In the audi
torlum of the city hall, and all citizens
are invited to be present.
Promptly at 2 o'clock Ault's superb
orchestra. stationed down stairs at the
entrance to the city hall. played Lively
air, and the editors and their wlvee,
with a pretty good sprinklng OF citi-
zens, began to arrive.
There were a good many ladies pres
ont Icing before tho opening. however,
and as the band played n second piece
the hall began to All up rapidly
The auditorium was toetefully decor
eted with festUOn of yellow. blue, red
and green bunting. suspended from the
gallery to the chandeliers, while flutter-
ing United States flags fastened to the
bunting added gay aspect to the con-
vention hall. Large flags were placed
about the reporters tables and the
president and secrctaiy's desks.
Although the majority OF the mem
bcrA OF the association have not arrived.
yet the body Of TeNas newspaper men
who faced President Scurlotk when he
called the convention To order and In
tr1nnWpn NJ hl,
| First Presbyterian church, who deliv-
cred an invocation, who asked for the
especial presence at the deliberations
| Of the convention, and asked that the
/ press might continue TO be n vast in
hucnce for good was as intelligent e
gathering as has been seen here in u
long time.
George II. Loving, editor OF the 1.-Two
| Stock Journal. was then introduced by
| President Scurlock and delivered the
| address Of welcome ON behalf OF .he
! local press. He said:
MIR. Loving's Address.
Mr.. PRECEDENT, Ladies and Gentlemen
OF the Texas Press Association:
There Is solaee in the thought and
! sweet pleasure in the fact that tho
members Of the newspaper profession
| can and do, at Least once year. meet
| and minEle as a band OF brothers; that
/ laying aside all political differences
/ personal animosltles and professional
veNatlons, they can and do congregatc
In annual convention as league Of
eonfrcres engaged common cause.
ectuated by a co mon sympathy and
Inspired by Il common desire for each
! others welfare.
In these annually recurring conven-
| lions Of our noble profession discord Is
stranger. dissensions are discouraged
personalities are condemned and poll
tics are excluded. Here the free think
err. the orthodox, the lnhdel. the Budd-
hist, the saint and the sinner learn the
great lesson OF the brotherhood OF
| man. and for the time forget the cru
elites Of creeda and the discordB Of doc
trines.
As the prince and the beggar come to
the same common level In the last em-
brace that brings peace and harmony
and rest for us ALL 50 here the Demo-
crat and the Republican, the Populist
and the anarchist, the free trader and
the protectionist. the gold bug and the
free silver advocate the woman sur
fragIst and the anti. the prohibitonist
and the defender OF saloons and whisky
AL, all come together on the same
high plane OF journalistic courtesy. So
oial amenity and generous hospital
lily.
Such IS the organization, and suoh
the conditions and cnylrons of this
large collection OF cultivated brain
power aud trained journalistic repre-
aentNtives. coming from all parts Of
this great state, and representing all
parties, factions. industries. classes
and creeds. You ars here In obedience
10 tho delightful custom OF assem-
bling once n year for respite from the
tolls OF the sanotum and the veNations
OF the business office for social enjoy
ment, for literary and intellectual min
Cling with kindred spirits, for the
Transaction Of the routine business OF
your association, and for royal good
time generally.
Fort Worth is proverblal for grasp
ing the hand OF genius and giving wei
come to enterprise and progressive
foroes so ahe is equally renowned FOL
giving hospitnble welcome to men OF
merit and women OF worthlness-to all
In q word, who are endowed with tn,
ability to think, the courage to act
and the virtue to do right, She LONG
since learned to appreciate the prahi
as broad gauge force and Its deVo
tees az liberal thinkers and importan
factors In the building OF cities, thu
promotion of Industries and the ad
vancing Of civilization. Hence she u
always glad to welcome them. whethe
as body or rs individuals; and Hh
takes supreme pleasure ON this oc
CASTOR In hinglng her gates wide opei
, and bidding you welcome as her hon
orcd guests.
But II Is as the representative OF tn
! local press that l come with mes
sage. The plaaaing but delicate dut'
I OF bidding you welcome TO our home
, and our hearts has been imposed up
r on me by the committee mainly for til
reason, 1 suppose, that 1t was know
! that never made n speech In my lif
: and am given to action rather thal
: innch talking BE that as II may. the,
could not have conferred the homo
upon one more heartily In sympaht
I with the occasion. or more sincerely dc
: nRhted to pronounce the words Of wei
: come that shall unbolt every door !
: the city and invite you to enter,
\ YOU We're unfamiliar with the franl
g generous, unostenuous methods q
: newspaper men In extending welcom
= To visiting guests ard In entertainin
: them. might be excused for elaborat
: detail and gushing particularly, 70
! poeta metaphor and rhetorical soar
ing in emphasizing and embellishin
assurances OF the cordial good Will an
{ unfeigned pleasure that warns III
palms and quickens the hearts tha
2 extend this welcome TO you as N
Z press OF Texas. In the aggregate, and