Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-10
THE PRESIDENT IN BOSTON,
His Reception and Speech-War De.
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CLEVELAND IN BOSTON.
His Magnificent Reception and Kind
Words Of the Governor.
BosroN. November s.-President Cleve
land is in Boston and at Harvard Collest
for the first time. This morning he has
had the honors official. He is now receiv.
ing the honors classical, and this evening
he will be accorded the salute popular. At
2:15 Gems. Dalton, Holt and Nettleton en-.
tered the car and the President greeted
them. After military salute Gen. Dalton
said: "Mr. President, have been sent by
his excellency. the Governor, to welcome
you to Massachusetts, asd to inform you
that he will await you on your arrival
ut affords me great pleasure to receive
your greeting, and I extend my thanks
to Massachusetts for the welcome" said
the President. He then asked Of the ar.
rangements for the Faneuil Hall reception.
II want to be sure and give the people q
chance, he said. He was answered that an
opportunity would be given him. As the
suburbs OF Boston were reached the day
was breaking.
GOLDEN PERFECT DAY
sharp with November frost. The train
arrived about ten minutes late. As far az
the eye could reach Lincoln Street was
thronged. Drawn upon either side was an
escort Of cadets and close by were three
carriages awaiting the presidential party.
Coils. Rockwell and Currier were present
with the Governor. When his special
train had come to full stop the President
alighted. Governor Robinson met him
and said: 1T is with great pleasure that
welcome you to Massachusetts,. Her peo.
pie are expcctant with cordiality and
abundant regard to express to you so iar
as may be within their power their pro.
found respect for your very honorable and
exalted station and high appreciation ol
your eminent ability, your staunch intsg.
rity 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, 1 will not de-
tain you q moment longer from enjoying
the hospitality of the commonwealth ex-
tended you and to the distinguished per-
sons who accompany you.
The President briefly replied, thanking
the Governor for his cordiality and ex-
pressing pleasure at the general welcome.
The cadets were then brought into line and
presented arms. The President and Gov
ernor entered the first carriage. Gen. Hoyt
and Secretaries Bayard and Lamar the
second and Coils. Currier and Beckwell Gen.
Nettleton and Lamont third. A corps of
mounted police led the way and after
them came the carriages guarded by the
militia and thus they swung into Beech
street. Cheers greeted the President along
the street which was lined with people.
The President acknowledged the enthu-
siasm again and again, smiling and fire.
quently lifting his hat. As the carriages
turned the corner of Boylston street a
salute OF
TwENTY-oNE GUNS WAS GIVEN. sA.sz.-a
A largo crowd hailed the arrival OF the
party at the Vendome Hotel, and cheers
went up as the President and Governor as
cended the steps. The interior of the hotel
was finely decorated with the national col
ors. and the room in which breakfast was
served was beautiful, the flowers and floral
probably eclipsing anything OF
the kind ever seen in Boston. Mrs. Cleve.
land, Mrs. O'Brien, wife of the Mayor, and
Mrs. Robinson were present. The break
fast was an elegant affair. At $40 the
President, the Governor and Gen. Dalton
took seats in carriage drawn by four
prancing white horses. The remainder oi
the party were in carriages, and the process
sion started. A battery doomed forth
salute and the procession moved rapidly
ON it's way to Cambridge. Every street
through which it passed was thronged with
people, and cheer after cheer went up az
the carriages rolled by.
CLEvELAND's SPEECH.
The following is the speech OF the Presi
dent before the Alumni OF Harvard College
MIR. President and gentlemen: | find my
self to-day in q company to which l an
unused, and when I realize that the alumni
OF the Oldest college in the land are sur
rounding in their sonship the materna
board, to which l am but an invited guest
the reflection that for me there exists ne
alma mater gives rise to feelings OF regre1
which are kindly tempered by the cordial
ity OF your welcome and you
reassuring kindness. Ii the fac
is recalled that only twelve ou'
of my twenty-one predecessors in otflc
had the advantage OF collegiate educa
ton, proof is presented OF the Democrati
sense OF our people rather than an argu
ment against the supreme value OF the bes
and most liberal education in high publ
positions. There certainly can be no sutti
cient reason for any space or distance be
tween the walks Of the most classical edu
cation and the way that leads to politi
cal place. Any disincl;nation on the par
of our most learned citizens to mingle il
public affairs and consequent abandonment
of political activity to- those who hav
little regard for the student and scholar
in politics are not favorable condition
under a. government such
| ours and if they have existed to any damae
ing extent, reeeAt events appear to ind
cate that educati IN and conservatism al
hereafter to be more plainly heard in til
expression of the popular will. Surel
the
| SPLENDID DESTINY
which awaits the patriotic effort on beha
OF our country will soon be reached II u
hest of our thinkers shall deem it their dut
and citizenship to actively and PRACTICAL
engage in political affairs, and ii the 1ort
and bower OF their thought and learnln
shall be willingly or unwillingly acknow
edged in the party management: j I al
to sneak of the President of the Unite
States, 1 desire to mention as the mos
pleasant feature of our system OF Cover
ment, is the nearness of our people to the
president and other high officials. the clof
view afforded onr citizens OF the acts an
conduct of those to whom they have el
trusted their interests. 1t serves as
check upon temptation and is constar
reminder that
DILIGENCE AND FArTHFULNEss
are a measure of public duty, and such r
lation between the President and the pc
nle ought to leave but little room IN tt
popular Judgment for unjust and false a
cusation and for the malicious ISLANDERS i
vented for the purpose Of undermining IL
people's trust and confidence in the ADM
istration and their government. NO pu
, lie officer should desire to check the utmo
freedom of criticism as to all official acts, 81
I every right.thinking man must concede Uni
the President OF the United States shou
not be put beyond the protection VIM WI
the American love of fair play gives. In
, trait OF our national character would NJ
he encouraged if their extent and tenden'
There nothing