Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-23
OVER THE WIRES.
EVENTS or The PAST DAY AS They
HAVE BEEN RECORDED.
Schurz Receives a Royal Reception in
Boston-He Tells Those Assembled
What He Knows About Indians
Numerous Important Changes
in Railroad Circles.
A FATAL RAILWAY WRECK NtAR
CLEVELAND.
sCHURZ'S GLORY.
A Banquet Given In His Honor at Boston n
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A Banquet Given In His Honor at boston
His Speech.
BosroS, March PA reception to
ex,Secretary Schurz took place at the
Hotel Vendome, at 5 o'clock this alter
noon. Col. Charles K. Goldman presi ded
and speeches were made by James Free
man Clark, President Elliot, of Harvard,
Mr.. Schurz and others. In responding
90 the address Of welcome, Schurz, after
exp ressing thanks for the hoRor OF the
invitation, said: "This is not the first
time have received great kindness
at the hands OF the citizens
OF Massachusetts. Twenty two years ago
a young and obscure newcomer in this
Republic, as some OF my friends here
present may remember, | was, 80 to
speak, introduced by the public men of
Massachusetts to the American people
az one OF the advocates Of the anti-sla-
yerv cause. Later, when Charles Sum
ner had departed from the living, the
city OF Boston deemed me worthy to
express her appreciation OF the patriotic
career and her grief at the
loss OF one of her most illustrious
sons. Still later | was honored with a
call to all in public debate in one OF
your State contests when the cause OF
honest money and public faith seemed
to be at stake, and more recently IN a
controversy concerning the problem re-
ferred to by the honorable chair
man. Ny name has been discussed
in Massachusetts with the warmth
of interest which could not
have been greater were native cltl.
zen of your commonwealth, and had |
lived Iu it and been oil it all the days OF
my life. 1t is not surprising therefore,
| should not feel like a stranger among
you. Friend and foe here have treated
me like one of them, and ] am perfectly
at home with both. The measure OF
praise you have been kind enough to
award TO me for my administration OF
the Interior Department is, | say this
without any adectation OF modesty,
perhaps too generous. | know better
than anybody else that my administra.
ton has not been perfect The Inter
ior Department is not only the most
difficult, but it is also the most danger
GUS department OF the Government. IL
is cumbrous, overgrown accumulation
of heterogeneous subjects, all OF import
ance. The interests OF its care offer
such attractions and temptations to those
who strive to overreach the govern
ment by dishonest means, and the
branches OF public service under its
control are centered over an extent oi
ground extremely difficult 10 watch.
IL requires, therefore, long and intense
application on the part OF its head 10
understand its different branches and
places of danger, and 10 master its ma
chinery. | think am not exaggeratiDg
when | say the Interior department
devolves as much labor and RESPONSE
bility on its head personally aS
anv other department imposes upon
their chiefs joined, under similar cir
cumstances. Knowing the Department
as | do, | shall always be disposed to
make dulplt dllONd duCe lOI lllt tAlIdDIul-
nary difficulties in passing judgment on
the success Of the Secretary OF the lnte.
rior, and be very careful in charging
upon him direct personal responsibility
for occasional accidents. mistakes and
failures. All | am willing to claim
ior my administration of that depart.
ment (and lreat part OF that credit
belongs to the able and faithful subordi.
mates who aided me- is that tiled to
improve upon the condition of things
as found them, and | should be
the last man to sav that my successor
may find occasion for the improvement
on tie things | leave to him. He is
man Of high character and just i'm
pulses and great practical experience
and sagscity, aud one of the best wishes
| can offer him is that in the execution
OF his honest purposes lie may find as
kind public judgment as you are CIV
ing me.