Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-28
President Hayes At Harvard.
SPEECHES BY THE PRESIDENT AND SEC
RETARIES KEY AND SCHURZ.


RETARIEs KEY AND sCHURz.
President Hayes and the members of his
party attend Harvard College yesterday,
and were enthusiastically received. At the
tended, some very happy Speeches were
made. President Eliot Introduced President
Hayes.
THE PRESIDENTS REMARKS.
Mr.: Hayes arose with apparent diffiience,
standing for some moments before commenc-
ing to speak. The association favored him
handkerchiefs at him, aud in many other
ways expressed their enthusiasm and re-
spect for him. He blushed like boy and
evidently was laboring under intense emo
ton. When he had obtained sufficient con-
troll over bis faculties to enable him t. pro-
coed, he said slowly and with evidt Mt difn-
Guilty:
Graduates of Harvard University-This
is your day. may not, ought not, take up
any particle OF your valuable time. You
Will. therefore, excuse me, / am sure. if
take my seat after saying in the bri fest
way " hat l feel in my heart. L assure you
that have very grateful appreciation OF
this hea: y greeting. i know how little il is
deserved. God grant that during the remain
der of my term may he able TO do some
thing to deserve it. (Deafening applause.I
Gov. Rice and the historian Bancroft made
briei speeches, after which Gen. Devens in
toduced
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY.
who was received with warm applause. He
said: Mr.. President the cordial greetings
with which have met to-day are cnarac' r.
istic; IT seems to me, of you people of New
England, and convince me of The truth Of
what have heard of you. [Cheers.l Ny
friends, feel that we have now only one
cOIntry. There Is no North and South; we
are one and undivided; one and insepara-
BILE -
This sentiment provoked revival of APP
plause, which was not silenced for some
minutes.
SPEECH OF CARL sCHURZ.
The next speaker was Carl Schurz, who
was presented 70 the audience as graduate
n In, a sol nv
"Mr. President and gentlemen" said Mr..
SchurZ, .'there is no more comfortable and
pleasant institution among men than good,
we!l-regulafcd admiration society. Ltuyh-
ter. | was fOrclbly reminded of that fact
when listened to the Introduction which my
friend, the Attorney General, has honor, 1
ME. Let me assure you that members of the
present cabinet always speak pleasantly of
one another, laughter and in this respect
we are the healt1lest and happlest family
that ever existed. The good things said OF
me by the Attorney General 1 ought to
say of him, with the exception OF one.
He did not graduate at Bonn, but at the Uni
verslty OF Harvard. Last year / was distin-
guished by the honorary degree of Doctor of
Laws, and am p oud to say that although
the President of the United States outranks
me in public life, am, on account OF the
presentation of that degree, lifted peg ahead
of him in one direction at least Perhaps
you expect me to indulge in profound dis
sertatiOn on the Obtruse legal problem, for
instance, in relation to the principles of in
ternal law, or something of thai SOFT. which
II would puzzle the professional lawyer in
this wide land. think / shall touch politics
but gently. You have heard OF the scholar
in politics. 1t is one of those things which
has been discussed very extensively OF late,
and Justly SO, for we have arrived at a Pc
rio d in our history where We are confronted
by multitude OF problems which demand
OF public men not only correct sentiment,
but thorough knowledge of the things they
have TO deal with. [Applause.l And also
that intellectual honesty which is not afraid
to draw conclusions from sound reasoning
n tNnrl md afGac .l,lx-
Tune these conclusions may appear some
what unpopular. This to me is what al
this time. Is needed and therefore the pres
ence and activity of the scholar in politics is
not Only desired but il is actually necessary
Tie mem bers of the present administration
sympathize with the scholars in politics, as
yol may have seen from recent letter in
lie news papers In which the President of the
United States tells the ne ads OF the depart
ment that he wants the officers OF this gov
eminent 10 mind their official duties zap
pause and hot TO try to control party politics.
Do you know what that means? Undoubtedly
you heard of Gladstone's efforts to disc stab
lish the Irish Church. This means dsestab-
l.shment OF the machine in party politics
lCries of "GOod" and applause1 II meaus
that every one shall be told to go to the eau
Gus or convention without feeling himself
helpless at the door, knowing that things
have been fixed by the postmaster and the
e ,r om house. IAPplause 1t means that
there snail De road open TO free thought and
10 elevated sentiment in the pursuit OF great
public objects.
secretary SCnurZ was followed by Profess
sOr Lowell, Senator Bayard, Joseph F..
Choate and p. Bishop Lee, the occasion
being brought to close by singing "Auld
Lang Syne." The President and party had
in the meantime Withdrawn and returned
10 Boston TO be present at
THE BANQUET GIVEN BY THE CITY OF
at which there were seI present over two hmm.
dred gentlemen, many of them eminent in
political life and in various professions, ju-
dicial, literary and military. The President,
In response to toast, said:
"Mr Chairman and Gentlemen: / wish
That were prepared to speak on some of the
topics of the hour which would interest this
large assembly, but all that can say to-
night must be such unconsidered sentences
as occur TO me at the moment of speaking
would wish IL possible to convey to you the
vefy.deep atsfactiOn have felt on my visit
10 the city of Boston. i know, indeed that
this reception-this welcom lis not for me
Individually. No individual ever deserved
or ever will deserve, such kindness and
courtesy as have received. Boston in this
speaks her love of the Observation-Disclosures
her regard for equal human rights -Tprc-
longed applausel her aspiration for restored
harmony and peace. God grant that Bos-
ION, Massachusetts and our whole peOple
may enjoy these blessings. the love of which
brings you together in this spirit Tonight
beg you 10 receive my heartiest acknoHl-
pigments for your kindness" Applause and
Cheers