New-York tribune., 1884-10-17
me VOICE or HARVARD COLLEGE
QUESTIONS FOR PRESIDENT ELIOT TO
ANSWER.


DEMAND TO BE tNIiGnrfNEp.
CHARLES W. ELIOT Esq, President Of Hdrrdtd
Upirersify
My DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: You doubtless 1eeI
that a sheet anchor of the great and venerable IN
sttution over which you preside has ALWAYS been
the genuine and heartfelt affection of its Alumni lor
their Alma Mater speak. am sure. for large
number of them when say that for the first time
since left her fostering care, We have become u-
easy about her position before the country
Rightly wrongly it is generally beueVed that the
influence of Harvard University. as FAR as ITS presl
dent can direct il and you must remember that he
is supposed to speak aactoritae sud ct totus uni
rcrstats is thrown in favor of Cleveland and Hen
bricks Yon are freely quoted as stating that you
and most of the Young student, are iree-tTaders;
and you are understood to declare for such purity
of administration as yon think cannot be eApeeteu
from the candidates of the Republican party. can
quite understand that yOu might rightly throw
Yourself heart and soul, into crusade for either oi
these ends Join with Others of your way oi THINK
ing nate candidates, nail yonr iag to the mast
and die fighting Such n course would cciiinahu
respect and would be comprehensive and consist
ent but you have not adopted IT, Taxing the
ground that the man nominated in the most ialr
| manner by the National Convention oi the kepubn-
can party ia not good enough for you. and that YOU
must stand on n higher moral plane than the many
| thousands of the rank and file of that party. YOU
| find that morality and the man to cNcinply II III
the Democracy aud its candidate
| Speaking esa humble Alnmnus who Is smariing
| under srnsr uf annoyance aud can find no reply
| 10 the STRUCTURES aud tnun's which nre hrnpw upon
| the University. | appeal to you to nid me-. may
| not dnnii that ,nu have the cnurngr ui Your c"n-
| yirtinns nor ma, doubt that yuu have taken such
n,t,pntdinntV measures ns hcrunc the president oi
I,s tu "a % %
facts the basis ul your action. II | know the
ppnius of Harvard for tho last quarter of a
rontuiy II has inspired the turning uut ui. men ui
sttonr roninuu sense. nnl mrr ul the Wrild ~ the
hnai interpretation of that term not srntmentnlis7
not dartinahcs Certainly, thr Faculty, ns have
LtnWn Ihptn hn,n net nsuallt comm uud"i We" last
tNo definitions honoc n, CONSERVATION nt N"ni
,nuiar nnd ni, onrnHsi dosto i' 10" enlightened
aud tn arr the pHhiir enlightened on certain l"nis
Ia tho nrsl place, io darosr "i one '"haid'fnli
| ARE ,ou satisnud with the oOliuuon ui thr Dem"
crat, platform, aud the non-'ommiti' attitude col
4, chirltan ou yuu tayorltc dogma at tree tltIr
Are Won sure enough that they would carry out your
id.a, to Ice willing to r-h certain dangers a'lchd
INK their possible advent 10 power ol "hlrh VIII
say q few word, later on
Next. do You, ia the face Of the clear ana rngh.
statements of alumni whom the University has 81"
lighted to houor-meu whose character and source
of information are alike beyond qucstion-helc;
Mr. Blaine 10 he the man describe 10y am lut nscll
hostile press l. this proved tu Nou, IN uIu krpup
| hcnn clearly enough To make You lead a detection
and risk the Aforesaid dangers
NeNt. do Won believe that IN the face of distinctly
| admitted facts, II Is anything but "a Ehd't
burlcsque to put Grover cleveland forward a. IN
candidate of morality An instructor of y0uu
hoys whose name has been closely ted Will
Harvard for many years. la, recently made Sncl
astounding statements on tins head that yon
answer will be especially interesting
Next. is it lifting to select Tor President of th'
United states Sherlf who' TO save Ju,t NlV'
. hanged two wrctchcd creatures with his own mana
/ ! Next and last. leu present CONSIDERATION u
which sufficient regard has not, II >ccuS to me- beer
gwen in this campaign.
| light %. facts. that " the war Is over Nouthoil
. ! statesmen at Washington dinner tables, or Owe
| their met and champagne NJ Northern clubs, tc
YOU that their people have accepted the si'ualIo'
- that they glad the war ended ~ 1t ana, rtc ct'
r vouid say tbs IN his district No. Mr. President
n il Is ~ sro as death that the election Of Clc,clan
:, and Hendricks would mean the southern Coule'
J. eracy IN the saddle, ana determined mort To IL
. ! neal constitutional amendments ana pension III
- ! men vino fought to destroy the conntIy. Ihcy sa
IN the South that they " WiH nave "'"cHrHl I"i III
they have suffered and particularly, that the.
will put New England under tie barrow onc
tbr nomination ot Cleveland. q Northerncr al
celebrated watering place not far from Mason an,
Dixon's line has been ooIsplcuously oStiaei yea
, and the " Bonuy Blue Flag and " DiAie nav
rcSoundcd throughout the summer
Now. Mr. President. We have in the classic
ground, AT Cambridge e splendid hall. reared to th
OF those nObIe Nol1 h IiiI '.I'l wiz 'd''
down then lives 20 defeat the dHnnablc hcir''s "
secession; hcI sizes TO which the llcmo"ldtc party
By il, platform twenty years ago,dlStnctN con mt
b ted itself Few alumni who make pligrmage' IRON
aor tn this spot can 20 through that corridor dry
|, rved and have even seen foreigner profoundly
adrctcd at the sight and the stony of those whit
marble tablets. When you throw your influence Il
hrlug the Democracy into pO" er. when ynu urge ID
! election of Cleveland. aud the arch topperhea'
Hendricks. do YOU not say 10 our fallen heroes
Poor delndil fellows Nou died Tor mistake
Yon were wrong and Hendrcks was right '! lic
leye me NY dear MI President. with erea
rcspect trulV vours 4. \. IlNlI-.
liz Rhodc i,iaaa-lrc U0shioyfop, n. &, Octobc
13, 1SNl
WEDDINGS YITERD1N