St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-11-11
President Cleveland Visits Boston.


have been enjoying the inequalities OF
Massachusetts this week. The Presi-
Dental train arrived at Springfield al
3.05 a. m. Monday morning. The
president was welcomed to Massachu-
sets at Worcester by Gen. Dalton and
at Boston by Gov. Robinson, where he
was enthusiastically received.
Mrs. Cleveland reached Boston Sat
urday afternoon, and Outwitted the
people who were waiting for her al
the Boston and Albany station by get
ting out with Secretary and Mrs. En-
dicOtt at the Columbus avenue station
whence they were driven to the house
of Mrs. Endicott's sister, Mrs. Powell
Mason. A small dinner was given
Mrs. Cleveland Saturday night, and
Sunday she attended Trinity church
and heard Phillips Brooks.
Monday morning the presidential
party went to Cambridge and joined
in the con tinuatiOn of the 250th ami
versary celebration at Harvard col
lege. Every possible attention and
courtesy was shown the president and
his wife, and when in his address,
James Russell Lowell referred to the
president, the latter was compelled to
acknowledge the wild applause.
After the exercises a big banquet
al I,al
in New England ever held such an ar
ray of distinguished men and the pres
ident's table bore long line of faces,
men whose names were household
words all over America, and many of
them over the civilized world. While
the dinner was in progress Mrs. Grow
er Cleveland, attended by Mrs. Endi-
colt and the wife of President Eliot
filed one of the galleries with num-
Der of other invited guests, and was
enthusiastically received by those
present. After the banquet, Judge
Devens giving the sentiments, toasts
were responded to by many eminent
men, President Cleveland responding
very felicitously when called upon.
Mr.. Cleveland referred to the regret
that he felt that for him there existed
no alma mater and recalled the fact
that only IL of his 81 predecessors in
office had the advantage of a collegiate
or university education, a proof of the
democratic sense of our people, rather
than the argument against the SUI
preme value of the best and most lib
eral education in high public position.
The most pleasant and characteristic
feature of our system of government,
he declared, is the nearness of the
people to their president and other
high officials. Speaking of the fire.
frequent unjust and false accusations
and malicious ISLANDERS, invented for
the purpose of undermining peoples
trust and confidence in the admin
stratiOn of their government, Mr.
Cleveland said:
No public officer should desire to
check the utmost freedom of criticism
as to all official acts. This trait of our
national character would not be en-
cOuraged if its extent and tendency
were fully appreciated as the silly,
mean and cOwardly lies that every day
are found in the columns of certain
newspapers which violate every in
stinct of American manliness in ghOul
ish glee desecrate every sacred rela-
tiOns of private life.
A public reception was given by the
president and cabinet in the evening
at Faneuil hall in Boston. Admission
was by ticket, and it is estimated
that fully 5000 people availed them
selves of the opportunity to greet the
distinguished guests. Mrs. Cleveland's
praises were upon all lips, one promi-
nent feature of the reception being the
hearty welcome given her by the peo-
pie whom her charming and graceful
manners seem to have captivated.
Soon after III o'clock the doors were
closed to the public and under escort
the party took carriages for the Boston
and Albany depot and at 1I.30 the
party left the city.