Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-09
THE PRESIDENT.
He Visits Grand Old Har-
ward.
HE ADDRESSES THE ALUMNI.
A Large Array of Distinguished
Gentlemen Assembled at
the Banquet.
HE ADDRESSES THE ALUMNI

Dalton, HON anu NettlttOu cutSreO I'll Z Gal
and the President greeted them. When tht
suburbs were reached the president wa.
met by Governor Robinson, who made the
address of welcome. The President briefly
replied, thanking the Governor for his cor
diality and expressing pleasure at the gen
eral welcome.
The cadets were then brought into line
and presented arms. The President and
Governor entered the first carriage, General
Holt and Secretaries Bayard and Lamar the
second. and Coils. Currier and Rockwell
General Nettleton and Col. Lamont the
third.
party at the Vendome hotel, and cheer after
cheer went up as the President and the
Governor assembled the steps.
The Presidential party arrived at Harvard
College soon after 10 o'clock, and were re-
ceived at Gore Hall by President Elliott.
The procession to Sanders Theater was
then Immediately formed;
The exercises opened with prayer by Rev.
Francis G. Peabody. The oration, which
was delivered by james Russell Lowell, was
very long and classical address. The
Poem of the Day was read by Oliver Wen
dell Holmes.
A number of honorary degrees were then
conferred Ivy President Elliott, the exercises
closing with bened ction by Rev. Mr. Pea
body. The members of the alumni and in
yited guests then adjourned to Memorial
hall, where banquet was spread.
Members of various associations with
their invited guess toek up the line oil
march to Memorial Hall, which was soon
reached. The invited guests were first to
enter and were saluted with song by :he
Anniversary chorus. President Cleveland
entered the hall and walked to his place by
the side of Judge Dsvens. No hall in New
England probably ever had such an ar
ray OF
DISTINGUISHED MEN.
The Presidents table was surrounded
with faces OF men whose names are house.
hold words all over America and many of
them such throughout the civilized world.
AT the Presidents table were seated
the following distinguished guests:
Secretary Of War, Endicott; Secretary
Of he Navy, whitney, hna yo,es. seeresa1y Winy
throp. United States Senator Hoar, Dr. s..
Weir Mitchell, Professor Rudolfo Lauciani
of the University of Rome, Hon. James
Russell Lowell, DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes,
Mr.. Francis Hartman, DR.. John Shaw Bill
Agassiz, Geo. VIM. Curtis, Hon. Chas. De
vens, President Charles W. Elliot, President
Timothy Dwight, of Yale College, DR..
Charles Taylor, University of Cambridge,
England. President James b. Angel, Rev.
Cambridge, England, Right Hon. Sir Lyon
Playfair. OF the University of Edinburgh,
and others.
THE BANQUET.
Although the hour set for the banquet
was 2:3O it was $3.50 o'clock before
Judge Devens, president of the day, was en-
abled to call the company to order When
ne finally did so there were 1900 persons
seated at long tables, and then all mad not
been acconm odated. Prof. Alexander Nc
Kenzie, OF the First Church OF Cambridge,
invOKed divine blessing and the banquet
began. While dinner was in progress Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, attended by Mrs. Eudi.
cott and the wife of the President elect of
Harvard, entered one of the gallaries with a
number of other invited guests, and was
enthusiastically received by those present.
At the close of the banquet the alumni
sang st. Maritan" in chorus, after which
President Devens arose and delivered an
address of introduction. At the conclusion
of Judge Devens' address, the audience rose
and led by the anniversary chorus sang
Fair Harvard" with great spirit. President
Deans then gave as the first sentiment our
Alma Mater" calling upon President elect
to respond. The Presidentelect closed amid
applause. The sen 'iment Commonwealth
of Massachusetts" was responded to briefly
by Governor George d. Robinson. At its
close President Devens, in felicitons speech
in which he eu'ogized the qualities OF the
land, who spoke as follows:
cLEvELAND's SPEECH.
MR.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN-I find
myself to day in company to which am
much Amused and when realize the lumni
of the oldest college in the land surround
ing in their right of sonship the maternal
board to which am but an invited guest.
the reflection that for me there exists no
Alma Mater. gives rise to feelings of regret
xubf " 70
diality of your welcome and your reassur.
ing kindness. II the fact is recalled that
only twelve of my twenty-one predecessors
in Office had the advantages OF collegiate or
the Democratic sense of our people
rather than argument against the
supreme value of the best and
most liberal education in high public
positions. There certainly can be no suf-
ticient reason for any space or distance Pc
cation and the way that leads to political
place. Any disinclination on the part OF
the most learned and cultured of our citi-
zens 10 mingle in public affairs and the
ity to those who have but little regard for
the student and scholar in politics are not
favorable conditions under governments
such as ours, and if they have existed to a
dsmaging extent very recent events appear
to indicate that education and conservatism
are to be hereafter more plainly heard in
the expression of popular will: surely the
splendid destiny which awaits patriotic
effort on behalf of our country Will be
sooner reached II the best of our think
the solemn duty OF citizenship to actively
and practically engage In political AFFAIRS,
and the force and power OF their thought
and learning shall be willingly or unwili'
ingly acknowledged in party management
If am to speak of the President OF the
TIr,ff fad fot I
most pleasant and characteristic feature OF
our system of government the nearness OF
the people to their President and other high
officials. The close view afforded our citi-
whom they have entrusted their interests.
serves as regulator and check upon temp
tation in office, and 10 a constant reminder
that diligence and faithfulness are the
measure Of public duty, and such relation
between President and people ought to
leave but little room in popular, judgment
and conscience for unjust and false accusa,
tions aud for malicious ISLANDERS invented
for the purpose OF undermining the peo-
pies trust and confidence in the admins
tration and government. No pubic omcer
should desire to check the utmost freedom
of criticism as to his official acts, but every
right-thinking man must concede that the
President of the United States should not De
put beyond the protection which the Amer-
to every American citizen. This trait OF
our national character would not encourage
II their extent and tendency would be ap-
preciated the silly, mean and cowardly lies
that every day are found in the columns oil
certain newspers, which violate every IN
stinct of American manliness and In ghoul,
ish glee desecrate every sacred relation OF
private life. There is nothing In the highest
office that the American people can confer
which necessarily makes our President alto.
gether selfish, scheming and untrustworthy
On the cont ary, solemn duties which
confront him, tend to sharpen the
sense OF responsibility of the trust OF the
American people. and an appreciation OF
their mission among the nations OF the
earth. 1t should make him patriotic man
ane the tales OF distress which reach him
from humble and lawless and needy and
afflicted In every corner of the land canno
fail to quicken within him every kind i'm
pulse and tender sensibility.. After all \
comes to this. The people OF the United
States have one and all u sacred mission tc
perform, and your President not more
surely than every other citizen wh'
loves his country must bear his part Of th'
responsibility OF a demonstration to tn
world Of tue success 81 popular govern