The herald., 1896-06-13

was along Fifth to Main, Main to Third,
Third to Spring, and then to the corner
of Temple and New High. A shrill note
Of welcome was sounded by the whistle
Of the Santa Fe planning mills as the
senator's carriage passed that building,
and all along the line citizens were eager
to show their gladness to see the senator
home and their appreciation of his work.
United States Marshal Covarrubias took
charge Of the procession and handsome
ly discharged his duties.
AT THE COURT HOUSE
There was a scene at the steps Of the
court house that must have made the
heart of any statesman, however we'll
regulated, beat little faster. At least
two thousand citizens had left their busi-
ness and braved the heat Of the day
and it would be hard to find hotter cor
ner than that Of Temple and New High
streets-to sound note of welcome to
the peoples representative, who had
fought so hard and so insistently for the
peoples rights. All along the line the
senator had been greeted with cheers,
and no sooner had the four white horses
turned the corner Of Temple and New
High streets than an Outburst Of con-
gratulatory cheers arose which still fur
ther warmed the already perfervid
cookies of the senator's heart. 1t was
very hot, but 100 degrees in the shade
the crowd. 1t had been wisely determ
ined that the proceedings should be Of
the briefest character. 1t would have
been unreasonable under the circum-
stances to expect anything else. The
senator had spent over five days on the
cars, the committee had spent some
hours there; the senator is a pater
familias and the committee were not
inhuman. So while there was no idea Of
any set speeches an occasion was pro Z.
vided for the voicing of public and
spontaneous welcome. The entire pro-
ceedings, including the considerable
time devoted to cheers and applause dill
not occupy more than fifteen minutes.
w. G. Patterson, the chairman of the
reception committee, very briefly intro
duced the hero of the day. He said:
"Fellow citizens; few weeks ago
when was in Washington, while there
was much hard work that had to be
done. some satisfactory compensations
were found. One Of the greatest was to
find by observation and investigation
the high standing in the United States
Senate Of the senators from California.
1t was an especial pleasure to learn that
1t was generally recognized that no one
dared to approach them with any cor
rupt proposition" The speaker then be-
spoke the welcome of the great audience
to the distinguished guest and fellow
citizen, who, he declared, was peer in
intellect and ability of any man in the
great body of the senate. Such fight,
he said, has never been put up before to
gain free harbor for a free people.
Much indeed was owed to the courage
and ability of the man who had meas
ured swords with the intellectual giants
Of the senate-our distinguished SEN
ator, "Our Steve"
THE SENATOR'S SPEECH.
Round after round Of applause, wav-
ing of hats and handkerchiefs. greeted
Senator White as he rose to face his
audience. At length the ovation SUBJ
sided and the senator said:
Ladies and gentlemen, no one not
entirely dead to those feelings of every
true man, should deny to himself the rec
ognition of pleasure at such a reception"
In public mans discharge of duty it
was his best endeavor to preserve in the
fullest integrity every pledge he had
made; it was the recognition of. that
fact in the spontaneous and non-parti-
san reception of those who knew him
best that was eminently gratifying.
Their presence there today, the welcome
he had received, not only in the confines
of the county, but elsewhere, had been
most pleasant; they were generous in
their favor and in their praise, which he
declared he did not merit. There had
been days OF woe, moments Of pain, in