The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-07
sen. CULBERSOA HONORED.
Given a Banquet Last Night by
Dallas Commercial Club.

/ Hon. Chas. A. CulbersoH, the
senior senator from Texas, was ten-
dered banquet 1T the Oriental ho-
tel in Dallas last night by the Com
mercial Club of that city. There
were about two hundred representa-
tive citizens of the state present, all
of whom were close friends of the
guest Of honor.
One Of the most striking features
of the banquet was the ovation CIV
en- Hon. j A. Beall, Of Waxahachie,
at the conclusion of his address.
The enthusiastic applause with
which he was greeted while speak
ing attests the popularity of the new
congressman among bis Dallas
constituents. The Dallas News
gives the following report of Mr..
Beali's speech:
Hon. j. A. Beall of Waxahachie
responded TO the toast, "Yoang
Men i'm Politics." He said he was
not IN politics for the reason that he
did not arrogate to himself the po-
sition Of one who is versed I'm the
higher science OF government, and
| because he scorned that other def
milton, scramble for office. "fu all
ages he said, sin that time when
young man held the world at his
| feet, when young man was one Of
| the greatest of old Engiand's Prime
| Ministers, when young man wrote
| the Declaration of Independence.
] =, h
| who gives the greatest and best rep
resentation TO Texas of any state
| ia the Union. Applause. In all
these times the world has showered
| It's fayors upon such young men,
but there is no royal, but rocky
road for young men In politics. Ii
| is said that we are descended from
| canuibals. There are instances of
| II in the arena of politics. The lit
tie fellow is extremely fortunate If
| he is able TO hide away and not be
! gohbled up by larger fellow, bat If
| he Is be has the consolation of
| knowing that the bigger fellow will
| be swallowed in his turn.
| There are great questions in pol
itics today. We live in the crisis of
the worlds history. The forces of
| ages are working above our heads.
/ Beliefs of centuries are being shat
| tered in a moments time. Convul-
! sions of century have been
| brought before us. Questions con-
/ fronting our fathers confront US
/ today. Where are the young men
| to meet them9 The young men who
/ lift cities and states, Mr.. Mayor of
| Dallas, out Of the mire will be ben
efaetors 10 the nation. applause
/ The young man who solves the road
question will be the greatest bene-
| factor to his State. The young man
| who strives 30 make it SO that all
young men will have an equal
chance deserves "a monument more
enduring than dross," applause
/ He paid great tribute 10 John II.
Reagan. Where" he asked, sis
| the Texas young man who is laying
snch foundation for usefulness as
| did old David Il. CuIherson of
piause.l 1.-The highest tribute you
can pay to your guest tonight is to
say, not that he has held many of
| fees, but that he Is a worthy son of
an illustrious sire. applause
| Where is the young man who in the
| years 10 come will combine the sage
| lide wisdom with the child like sim
| plicity of the old alcalde Of Texas?"
| Applause. He held that the lives
| of such men would serve as an i'm
| spiration to all young men to work
for the development and glory of
| Texas.
| Mr.. Beall was given regular
| ovation. There were many cheers.
/ The enthusiasm seemed To know no
bounds for long time.