New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-11-17
.PEEs1DESr CLEVELAND.
Host Distinsuished Honors Accorded tho Chief
Magistrate Of the Nation In the City Of Baked
Beans. His presence in Boston, Cambridge,
Faneuil Hall and Harvsrd College The -Presi.

| Magistrate Of the Nation In the City Of Baked
! Beans. His presence in Boston, Cambridge,
/ Faneuil Hall and Hsrvsrd College-The. Presi.
/ dents Speech.
/ President Cleveland arrived in Boston
| on Monday morning the 8th inst, andwas
l'received with distinguished honors by Gov
ernor Robinson who said: It is with great
| pleasure that I welcome you to Massa-
tchusetts. 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 will not permit you to
make an extended stay, will not
detain you q moment longer from en-
4 joying the hospitality of the common.
wealth extended to you and to the distin-
gu,shed persons who accompany you.
After breakfast. escorted by militia
ry, the president and cabinet. the
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 soon after ten o'clock
and were received at Grove hall by
in Memorial Hall were seated the following
among other distinguished guests:
Secretary Endicott, Secretary Whitney,
Secretary Lamar, Hon. Robert c. Win
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-
L N0ff n no vvSfa 0f sot% 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 toasts had been responded
to, President Devens, in a 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 l find
myself to-day in a company to which 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 that for me
there exists no alma mater, gives rise to a
feeling OF regret, which is kindly tempered
only by the cordially 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
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 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 O.
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 a
government as ours, and they have exist
ed TO damaging extent. Very recent
events appear to indicate that the educa-
ton and conservatism OF the land are to be
hereafter more plainly heard in the ex-
pressions of popular will. Surely the
splendid destiny which awaits patriotic
effort in behalf of our country will besoon-
er reached if the best of our thinkers and
educated men shall deem it solemn duty
OF citizenship to actively and practically
engage in political affairs, and ii the force
and power OF their thought and
learning shall be willingly or un-
willingly acknowledged in party man.
agement. If l am to speak of the
president OF the Uuited States, desire to
teristic feature OF our system OF 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 and faithfulness 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 concede that the presi-
dent of the United States should not be
put beyond the position which American
l
every American citizen. This trait Of our
national character would not encourage il
the extent and tendency were fully appreci-
ated, thesilly, 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 the contrary, the
solemn duties which confront him tend to
sober sense of responsibility. The trust
of the American people and an apprecia-
ton OF their mission among the nations oil
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
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.