Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-11-18
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.


Mest Distinguished Honors Accorded the Chief
Magistrate Of the Nation in the City Of Baked
Beans. His presence in Boston. Cambridge,
Fsneuil Hall Aad Harvard College-The Presi'
dents Speech. -
President Cleveland arrived in Boston
on Monday morning the Sth inst, and was
received with distinguished honors BY Gov.
ernor Robinson who said: IL 10 with great
pleasure that l welcome you to Massa-
ehusetts. Her people are expectant with
cordiality and abundant regard to ex.
press to you, so far as it may be within
their power, their profound respect Tor
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 win not permit you to
make an extended stay, / wall not
detain you q moment longer from en-
ioyiug the hospitality OF the common
wealth extended to you and to the distin.
guished persons who accompany you.
After breakfast escorted by militia
~, the president and cabinet, the
governor and other distinguished people,
started for Cambridge, the whole line oil
the route being lined with people. The
presidential party arrived NJ Har-
ward college soon after ten o'clock
and were received at Grove hall by
in Memorial Hall were seated the following
| among other distinguished gucsts
Secretary Endicott, Secretary Whitney,
Secretary Lamar, Hon. Robert c. Win
throp, Senator Hoar, James Russell Low
ell, DIR. 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 and the vile of President Elliott, OF
Harvard, entered one OF the galleries with
a number OF other invited guests, and was
enthusiastically received by those
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 toaRts had been responded
| to, President Deyens, in 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: / find
! myself to-day in a company to which | am
much unused, and when see the alumni
of the Oldest college in the land
surrounding, in their right OF sonship,
the maternal board. at which ] am but
an invited guest the reflection that for me
| there exists no alma mater, gives rise to
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 ofmy twenty-one
predecessors in office had the advantage OF
collegiate or university education,
| proof is presented of the democratic sense
| OF our people. rather than an argument
against the supreme value oil the best and
most liberal education 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 q
| political place. Any Discrimination on the
part OF the most learned and cultured oil
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
government as ours, and they have exist
ed TO a damaging extent. Very recent
events appear to indicate that the eduea-
ton and conservatism OF theland are to be
hereafter more plainly heard in the ex-
pressions OF popular will. Surely the
splendid destiny which awaits n patriotic
effort in behalf of our country viii besoon-
or reached il the best of our thinkers and
educated men shall deem il 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 I'M
| willingly acknowledged in party man
agemeat. II / am to speak OF the
president OF the Uuited States, / desire TO
mention as the most pleasant and charac-
teristic feature OF our system al govern
ment the nearness 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 constant re-
minder that diligence ard faithiulness are
the measure OF public duty, and such a
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 for 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 as TO all Of his acts, but every right
thinking man must eoncede that the presi
dent of the United States should not be
put beyond the position which American
love OF fair play and decency aecords to
every American citizen. This trait OF our
national character would not encourage il
tn. extent and tendency were fully appreci-
atisd, the silly, mean and eowardly 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 I'M
stworthy. On the 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 mako him a patriotic
man, and the tales OF distress which reach
him from the humble aud lowly and needy
and afflicted in every corner OF the land
cannot fail to quicken within him every
kind impulse and sensibility. After all il
comes to this; The people Of the United
States have one and all sacred mission
to perform, aud 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 mar can hide his
talent in q napkin am then escape
the condemnation which siothfulness de-
serves nor evade the stern sentence which
his faithlessness invites. Be assured, my
friends, that the privileges OF this day, 30
full OF improvement, and the enjoyment OF
this hour, SO full OF pleasure and cheerful
encouragement, will never be forgotten;
and in parting with you let me express my
earnest hope that Harvard's alumni
may always honor the venerable institu-
ton which has honored them, and that no
man who forgets and neglects his duty to
American citizenship will find his Alma
Mater here.
The president finished his speech amid
great enthusiasm and the strains OF "The
Star Spangled Banner IRON the band.
President Devens then introduced in turn
Secretaries Bayard, Lamar, Whitney and
Endicott, who were received with deaiening