The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-26
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Sihced thnt II there were chapter written
on the snakes Of Ireland. which began and
snakes in Ireland" ' i confess have occa.
by q .hs other s Iat va; before Graz
Of tho road Or The, other. But, in the parable
having compassion on the man who went down
cao rWn to whe cane od SnS
Barnstsble county hiss been surrounded by
them ever since he started.
Isuppose that when YOU greet me as your
large part OF each year; and that intend to
maintain this ort Of residence here rs long as
tho expenss of farming and fishing enable me.
from slender purse. to meet your rale OF tax
; atinn anu the cost Of provisions In TIE mean
time declare my inten lion TO he good neigh-
Dor, No nuarrels can arise over my line fences.
for have none. keen no chickens. and my
i must remember that you have not only
kEi nr sp,Ien OF me as your neigb6or;, hut
Ihave never failed to be profoundly sensible
OF the generosity AMI confidence OF my coun-
trymen In making mo tho recipient OF the
grentest honor that can be bestowed upon any
man; but what / remember most y'vdly In
eonnection with the great Office OF Prcsident
anxiety attending an attempt to 10 tho work
which the people had intrustea to me. The
mnde upon the mind and heart Of
can people. charged with tho protection Of
their rights and the advancement OF their
scarcely gives room Tor the qualification nat;
urally supposed to attach to high and exalted
1t has always seemed to me that bevond the
greatness Of tho oilice and the sup cme imror-
lance Of its duties and responsibilities. the
Presidency ia the fact that alter its honor has
been relnpuished. and alter It's labor and re-
zen whom the pe"pie had elected from their
ran ks to do their bihdi ing for time and to be
hSr in the Of public huty
est office in the world and has returned again
to the eore. TO resum: at their side the nrdi-
shir. Here I've is, or should be. subject to the
same rules Of behavior, which apply to his iel-
same fair and decent treatment unless he has
In, some way forfeited It.
But 1t must be admitted that our peone are
BY no means united IN their ideas concerning
the place which our ex-P Pres idents ought 10 or-
cupy or the disposition which should, be made
lieSei Of ali uncertainty and en-, barrass ment il
every President would die at the end OF his
hf noes n9 er a TO
ment would he called on to do the dying, and
so some Of thcm continue to lNe, aud thus per
petuate the rerDieNiiy OF those who burden
themselves with plans for their utilization or
disi osition.
souls make s use by
shoulders all SORT. Of political conspirarics.
II they e to Be are
advancement. and are ,amite willing for the
sake of rea hing our ends not only to destroy
popular liberty and utterly urroot our free
American institutions. Others seem OF tho
at s Cher ge Of
and at all sorts # places. Some think We shou!!
interfere II, every political contest and should
be nstantlv In readiness TO express an opin on
on every subject OF a political charncte. that
ANYBODY has the ingenuity to suggest. Others
these . things md are gteaty di.turbed every
time an ex-Presidsnt ventures to express an
sb1 n on anY Ss Ss SIND
and dumb the remaindor Of our days,
In the midst OF all this vast majority Of the
se1sb j.. They aarsseli.respset ting enough an
have dignity enough to aplreciate the fact that
ass xS s sn nsThSGFs
to earn. in conein sion. i desire to EXPRESS The
riencs and supplemented by the Kindness
which charactefizes this occasion. that no
Presidents than Barn stable county. They Sre
sure to receive here al the Cape COD hospital
y s na man5 oscr .hnes sy with
re't the Hon. !har!es Francis Adams, Presi-
ssnu mi' y! Mccall Dr. William tvsrets Gen:
johnson W. Corcoran. Mr. Joseph J efrereon and
on he xuesf OF the day With adroit hin as to
his future success. and 1t was astonishing how
Quickly the audience caught on every time
the Presidential boom received boost.
Charles Francis Adams announced his In
ten'ion Of talking politics. Notwithstanding
Democrat because he voted the Democratic
ticket ut the last election. ALTHOUGH he had cast
an equal number OF votes on each eide since
SAY why ! am Democrat. Three great
questions that have doomed IN since the war
arc now prominent in all minds: rejection,
pensions. and the currency. II the views OF
public policy and the course 10 regard to these
State papsrs by to-day's guest arc the princi-
pies OF the Democratic party. then, gentlemen.
an a Democrat"