Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-11-18
HARvARD'S JUBILEE.
The Old University Extends a Royal
Welcome to the Chief
Magistrate.
A Banquet at Which President
Cleveland Makes a
Speech.

President Cleveland, accompanied by
Secretaries Bayard, Endicott, Whitney,
and Lamar, received an enthusiastic well
come at Boston on the 9Th inst. They par
ticipated in celebrating the 250th anniver-
sary of the founding of Harvard College,
where thirty-fve hundred graduates had
assembled. The exercises were held in
Sanders Theater, Cambridge, where James
Russell Lowell delivered classic address,
and Oliver Wendell Holmes read poem.
selves at the banquet tables in Memorial
Hall. At the close of the banquet Presi-
dent Cleveland was introduced, and spoke
as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN-I find my
self to-day in a company to which am much
unused, and when realize alumni of the Oldest
college in the land surrounding 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 q feeling OF
regret, which Is kindly tempered only by the
cordiality of your welcome and your reassuring
kindness. II the fact is recalled that only
twelve OF my twenty -one predecessors in Office
had the advantage Of a collegiate or university
education, u proof IA presented Of the demo
cratic sense OF our people rather than an argu-
ment against the supreme value of the best and
most liberal education in high public positions.
There certainly can be no sufficient reason for
most classical education and the way that leads
to a political place
Any Discrimination on the part Of the most
learned and cultured Of our citizens to mingle
in public affairs, and consequent abandonment
of political activity to those who have but little
regard for student and scholar in politics, are
not favorable conditions under q government
such ours and If they have existed to a dam
aging extent very recent events appear TO indi-
cate that the education and conservatism Of the
land are to be hereafter more plainly heard in
EXPRESSION
splendid destiny which awaits a patriotic effort
in behalf Of our country will be sooner reached
IL the best OF our thinkers and educated men
shall deem 1t a solemn duty of citizenship
to actively and practically engage in political
affairs, and IL the force and power Of their
thought and learning shall be willingly or
unwillihgly acknowledged in party manage
ment
II am to speak OF the President OF the Unit
ed States, desire to mention as the most pleas
ant and characteristic feature Of our system OF
government the nearness OF the people to their
President and other high officials. close view
afforded our citizens Of the acts and conduct of
those to whom they have intrusted their inter-
ests serves as a regulator and check upon temp
tation and pressure in office, and is q constant
reminder that diligence and faithfulness are
the measure Of public duty, and such relation
between President and people ought to leave
science for unjust and false accusations and
for malicious ISLANDERS invented for the
purpose OF undermining the peo-
pies trust and ccnhdt nee in the ad-
ministration of their Government No public
officer should desire TO check the utmost free
dom Of criticism as to all official acts, but every
right-thinking must concede that the
President of the United States should not be
put beyond the protection which American love
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This trait OF our national character would not
fuzzy appreciated, the silly, mean, and cowardly
lies that every day are found in the columns Of
certain newspapers which violate every instinct
of American manliness, and in ghoulish glee
desecrate every sacred relation OF private life.
Tbara Do No in ha est IN fha
American people can confer which necessarily
makes their President altogether selfish.
trary, the solemn duties which confront
him tend to sober sense OF RESPONSE
bility; the trust of the American people and an
appreciation of their mission among the nations
OF the earth should make him patriotic man,
and the tales OF distress which reach him from
the humble and lowly and needy and afflicted
in every corner Of the land can not fail to
quicken within him every kind impulse and
tender sensibility. After all it comes to this.
The people of the United States have one and
all a sacred mission to perform and your Presi-
who loves his country must assume part of the
responsibility of the demonstration to the world
Of the success of popular government. No man
can hide his talent in a napkin and escape the
condemnation which his slothfulness deserves
nor evade the stern sentence which his faith
les ness invites.
BE assured, my friends, that the privileges of
this day, 80 full Of improvement, and the enjoy
ments of this hour, so full of pleasure and
gotten and, In parting with you now, let me
express my earnest hope that Harvard's alumni
may always hon the venerable institution
which has honored them. and that no man who
forgets and neglCct his duty to American citi-
zenship will find his alma mater here.
A public reception was subsequently ten
dered to the President in Faneuil Hall,
which was packed with people. For an
hour they were given an opportunity 10
shake hands with the Chief Magistrate.
| When the doors we're finally closed there
were almost as many more people waiting
| for their chance. The President then pro-
ceeded to the Hotel Vendome. Mrs. Cleve-
land held private reception at the home
of President Eliot in Cambridge. In the
evening President and Mrs. Cleveland held
n reception in the parlors of the Vendome.
It is estimated that 5000 people greeted
them. Mrs. Clevelands praises were upon
all lips. About midnight the Presidential
party lett for Washington in a special train,
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