The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-26
ANEIGHBORL YSPEECH
Grover Cleveland's Pleas
ant Talk to the Cape
Cod Folk.
ENTHUSIASM Al; SANDWICH
The Presidency and Its Aftermath
Mild Sarcasm for Cranky
Critics.
ENTHUSIASM AT SANDWICH
GOVERNOR RUssELL'S WELCOME
SDccioI to The SUNDAY lfor,,i,,o ve,,,.


Spccfol to the SUNDAY los71i3so Mems.
BOSTON, July 25. 1s91.-Tne people of
Barnstable county gave ex-President
Cleveland rousing reception today in
honor Of his becoming summer resident
OF the county. Mr.. CIeveland's new place
- on point Of land on the south shore of
Buzzard's Bay, short distance across
the water from the town Of Marion,
where he has spent several summers al
ready. Marion is in Plymouth county,
and the people there, although always
friendly, have not shown that prompt and
keen appreciation which charact erizes
the warm hearted people Of Cape Cod.
While 1t is inevitable that there should
be some political consequence to the Civ
ng OF dinner to one in Mr.. Cleveland's
present political position. yet, so far as
the people of the Cape were concerned,
there was not particle of politics in it,
Inc nrst two members Of the Committee
OF Reception were Samuel W. Mccall, OF
winchester Ca summer resident of the
Cape), who was lately one of tine leading
members Of the Massachusetts House of
representatives, and is still strong Re-
puDileans and Senator John Simpkins, of
Yarmouth, the present Republican Sena-
tor from the Cape district. OF course
Democraflc hands was busy in the mat
ter but the division Of speakers was alb
solHtely fair between the parties
Over 200 guests lefs on the special train
from Boston at nine a. m, which stopped
at Buzzard's Bay to take MIR. Cleveland
on board. and reached Sandwich about
eleven The public reception continued
till half-pa twelve and the dinner was
served at one. About 800 persons were
seated in the Casino aud go more in an
annex tent
The presiding officer at the dinner was
Henry O. Thacher of Yarmouth. He
made short speech of welcome and Mr..
Cleveland responded. He said;--
Mr.. Chairman and Ladies and Gentle
men:-More than eighteen hundred years
ago q lawyer pertly asked the Divine
Teacher, And who Is my neighbour The
answer given to this question is quite IA
nliliar to us, and is embodied in the para
bic OF the Good Samaritan. l hasten to
assure you that this parable is here intro
duced for the lesson it teaches rather
than for the purpose Of suggesting that
its Incidents have any propriateness to
this occasion or its surroundings. | see
no similarity between my situation and
Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among
thieves.
Whatever unfavorabie impression M ay
be prevalent concerning dog day politics
anu pullbiCt&u5 WHICH 4 lelL DC1lU0 me, Il
amtpOnvinced that IL there were a chap
ter written about the thieves of Cape God
1t would be as short and as much TO the
point as the chapter on the snakes Of Ire
land. which began and ended in the sim
gle sentence, There are no snakes in Ire
land l confess l have occasionally in
my journeying seen a Leyite pass by on
the other side, but that was before l
reached Barnstable county and at a time
when cared but little whether he came
on my side of the road or the other. Bot
in the parable only one Good Samaritan
is mentioned as having compassion on
the man who went down from Jerusalem
to Jericho, while the man who came
down from New York to Cape Cod and
Barnstable county has been surrounded
by them ever since he started.
4 HE MEANS TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBoR.
81 suppose that when You greet me as
your neighbor today that you have In
mind the fact that have come among
you 10 spend at least large part of each
year, and that l intend to maintain this
sort of residence here as long as the ex-
pense OF farming and fishing enable me,
from slender purse. to meet your rate of
taxation and the cost of provisions. In
the meantime. declare my intention to
be a good neighbor. NO guarreis eau
arise over my line fences, for have none.
keep no chickens, and my cattle do not
run at large. / suppose have pretty de-
cided political opinions, and judge from
the election returns of this county that
they are not such as have heretofore re-
ceived the utmost sympathy and encour-
acement IN this particular locality. Not
wlthstanding, however, my positive
knowledge that the large majority of my
new neighbors are in a sad state OF delu-
sion politically, | shall not quarrel
with them on this subject, nor permit
myself to become a political scold /
must be peace 'ul and neghporly, even II
see nv neighbors go to political de-
stru zion before my eyes
..Besides think there are prudential
reasons why should, in present circum-
stances. be politically docile. To be sure
have not. like the men who started for
Jericho. fallen among thieves; but l
know perfectly well that / have political
ly fallen among those who are too many
for me. and that only my own peacefull-
ness or many conversions 70 my SIDE IN
Barnstable county can secure my i'm
munity from being stripped OF my poll
teal raiment and wounded and left half
dead. as was the case with the man from
.Jerusalenl. : lille do not want TO
tempt such fate, confess that my poll
ticaf convictions are so fixed that can
haT avoid dwelling upon them even
W TO TEST POLITICAL BELIEF.
things wo can certainly do
- I'D properly. We can be tolerant
a another. We can constantly test
d.. political beliefs by the light of
patriotism, good citizenship and true
Americanism. aud we can be brave
enough and honest enough 70 follow
where thew lead. We shall thus elevate
our political efforts and find incentives to
ACTIVITY 10 determination to aid IN max
ing our country as great as u ought 70
be. and Ia securing to ourselves and our
fellow .countrymen the happiness and
prosperity due to all of us under free
government by the people II our sa po sha,,
rid ourselves Of the blindness and bigotry
which accept uureasonIng, party associa-
ton as a sufficient guide to political
action, and which count the spolls 5.s y
partisan success the sole object Oh poiisl-
cal struggle. SO though we may differ
In party utilization, If we. thougntluliy
and sincerely believe aud ACT, we may
pether by nm unselfish Willingness 20
forego special advantages which can only
be gained az the expense OF our Fellows,
pnd all engaged, with hearty co-opera-
ton, In the achievement OF our c0untry's