Daily globe., 1883-06-30
COZ BUTLER's SUPREME TRTUMPH.

COZ BUTLER'S SUPREME TRTUHPH.
Gov. B. F. Batter attended the Harvard
Commencement on Wednesday, and was
sUperlatively the lion of the day. He
journeyed from the capitol building to the
classic grounds of Harvard, attended by
Lieutenant Governor Ames, in carriage
drawn by six horses, escorted by the Boston
Lancers and their band. The Governor
was dressed in black with bouquet at his
buttonhole and wore a broad-brimmed
Panama hat trimmed with black. At the
college gate he was met by President Eliot
and other officials, and walked with the
President at the head OF the
procession. During the gradual
ing exercises the Governor sat
as dignifed spectator and attentive list :
ener, and joined in the applause when tie
degree of Ii. D. was conferred upon
General Francis A. Walker and a entle-
man named Ellis. The alumni dinner
was notable and over thousand men
partook of it. The governor responded to
the toast: The commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts." He commenced by alluding to
happened that what education he had was
gained at a humber alma mater. He
mentioned the fact that his eldest son,
dead, was a graduate of Harvard, and here
his voice trembled and tears welled to his
eyes and it was with an effort that he con-
tinued the course OF his address.
He was eloquent in his encomium
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spoke of the legal relationship between the
university and the state. How near and
dear to the heart OF Massachusetts must
Harvard have been, he said, when in 1920
it not only relieved Harvard of taxes, but
every professor and student was similarly
relieved. If the college has swung away
in any degree from the affections of
the people, swing her back, pop
ularize her, bring her down to the peo-
pie and the people up to her, and make
her what she was at the beginning of the
century. The following passage in the
governors speech produced profound
effect:
''Allusion has been made to the fact that men
of Harvard we're among the first that went to the
war of the rebellion. Yes, ! know that. Nobody
knows that better than do, and Harvard has
done one thing to-day which, if felt, after the
kind reception you have given me, a thought of
unkindeess toward her, would wipe it all away
Tremendous applause and cheers. Forty years
ago entered the military service of Massachu-
sets. Soon after became an officer of a regi-
ment OF Massachusetts militia. The officers of
the regiment were pious, and wanted kind
hearted, energetic, brave man for chaplain. Such
a chaplain was found in the 9th regiment, Mass
achusetts militia. That regiment was one of
the first to march, because it was ready, and
then it met the baptism of fire and blood at Bal
hmore. In that regiment was Rev. Babbidge,
Its chaplain, on whom your college has this day
conferred the well-won and deserved degree of
doctor of divinity" (Applause.)
This passage in the address complete
ly won the hearts of the assemblage, and
was supreme triumph for Butler, whose
Goals of fire make him greater than the
university. The cheering was tremendous.
Three cheers were given for the venerable
chaplain, who rose, bowed and wept in re-
sponse. When the governor arrived in the
morning he was received with polite but
frozen civility. When he left in the after
noon he was followed with the most en-
thusiastic cheering ever heard upon tn