The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-11-18
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.

Magistrate Of the Nation in the City Of Baked
Beans. His presence in Boston. Cambridge,
Faneuil Hall and Harvard Colleye-The Presi-
dents Speech. ~
President. Cleveland arrived in Boston
on Monday morning the Sth inst, and was
re:eived with distinguished honors by Gov.
ernor Robinson who said: 1t is with great
pleasure that / welcome you to Massa-
chusetts. Her people are expectant with
cordiality and abundant regard to ex.
press to you, SO far as it may be within
theft power, their profound respect for
your very honorable and exalted station
and high appreciation OF your eminent
ability, your staunch integrity and your
patriotic devotion to the welfare of the
nation. Regretting that the pressure OF
your duties will not permit you to
make an extended stay, I will not
detain you a moment longer from en-.
joying the hospitality OF the common.
wealth extended to you and to the distin.
guished persons who accompany YOU. -,
After. breakfast, escorted by militia
governor and other distinguished people,
started for Cambridge, the whole line OF
the route being lined with people. The
presidential party arrived at Har.
ward college soo after ten o'clock
and were received at Grove hall by
President Elliott. At the dinner
in Memorial Hall were seated the following
among other distinguished guests:
Secretary Endieott, Secretary Whitney.
throp, Senator Hoar, James Russell Low
ell, DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, George
William Curtis, and presidents OF many
colleges in this and other countries.
While the dinner was in progress Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, attended by Mrs. Endi-
colt n the wife OF President Elliott, of
Harvard, entered one OF the galleries with
a number OF other invited guests, and was
present. At the close of the ban
quet the alumni sang "St.
Martins" in chorus, after which President
Devens delivered an addres OF introduction.
The audience then rose, and. led by the
anniversary chorus, sang Fair Harvard"
with great spirit.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SPEAKS.
After several toasts had been responded
to, President Devens, in q felicitous speech,
in which he eulogized the qualities OF the
nations chief magistrate, introduced Pres
ident Cleveland, who spoke as follows:'
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: 1 find
myselito-day in a company to which I am
much unused, and when l see the alumni
Of the Oldest college in the land
surrounding, in their right OF sonship,
the maternal board. at which I am but
an invited guest, the reflection thai for me
there exists no alma mater, gives rise to a
feeling OF regret, which is kindly tempered
only by the cordiality OF your welcome
and your reassuring kindness. If the fact is
recalled that only twelve Of my twenty.one
predecessors in office had the advantage of
a collegiate or university education, a
proof is presented OF the democratic sense
OF our people, rather than an argument
against the supreme value of the best and
most liberal educationi in high public posi-
tions. There certainly can be no sufficient
reason for any space or distance
between the walks of the more 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 re-
gard for students and scholars in politics,
are not favorable conditions under such q
government as ours, and they have exist
ed TO q damaging extent. Very recent
events appear to indicate that the educa-
ton and conservatism OF the and are to be
pressions of popular will. Surely the
splendid destiny which awaits q patriotic
effort in behalf of our country will besoon-
err reached if the best OF our thinkers and
educated men shall deem it a solemn duty
OF citizenship to actively and practically
engage in political affairs, and if the force
and power OF their thought and
n 1ssEni1g shall ae':nox be ,..d Willingly lii g,r+s or man, an:
agement. Ii I am to speak of the
president of the Uuited States, I desire to
mention as the most pleasant and charac-
teristic feature OF our system OF govern
ment the nearnes OF the people to their
president and other high officials. A view
afforded our citizens of the acts and con-
duct of those to whom they have intrusted
their interests serves as a regulator and
check upon temptation and con-
duct in Office, and is a constant re-
minder that diligence and faithfulness are
the measure Of public duty, and such o
relation between president and people
ought to leave but little room in the pop
ular judgment and conscience for unjust
and false accusations, and for malicious
ISLANDERS invented Or the purpose OF under.
mining the peoples trust and confidence
in the administration Of their govern.
ment. No public officer should desire
to check the utmost freedom of criti-
cism az to all OF his acts, but every right
thinking man must concede that the presi-
dent of the United States should not be
put beyond the position which American
love OF fair play and decency accords to
every American citizen. This trait OF Our
national character would not encourage if
the extent and tendency were fully appreci-
ated, the silly, mean and cowardly lies that
every day are found in the columns OF GER
tain newspapers, which violate every in
stinct of American manliness, and in ghoul-
ish glee desecrate every sacred relation OF
private life. There is nothingin the highest
office that the American people can confer
which necessarily makes their president
altogether selfish, scheming and un-
trustworthy. On tho contrary, the
solemn duties which confront him tend to
| q sober sense of responsibility. The trust
| of the American people and an apprecia-
ton of their mission among the nations OF
the earth should make him a 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
cannot fail to quicken within him every
kind impulse and sensibility. After all it
comes to this: The people Of the United
States have one and all a sacred mission
to perform, and your president, not more
surely than every other citizen who loves
his country must assume part OF the re-
sponsibility of the demonstration to
the world at large of the success OF popu-
lar government. No man can hide his
talent in a napkin and then escape
the condemnation which slothfulness de-
uovyno - ave- do Tho cforn aankanro which