Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01
AT BARNSTAPLE.
Mr.. Cleveland Welcomed as a Res
idSnt.

Mr. cleveland welcomed as q Res.
idsnt.
BosToN July 28-The little town of Barn
staple had fete.
The day was declared q general holiday in
honor of Ex-Preseident Cleveland and Mrs.
Cleveland, who have recently become resi-
dents of the place. The entire county with
out distinction of party took part in the
event.
Mr.. Cleveland, in reply to the toast, "Oul
Neighbor. the ex- President" after thanking
tho assemblage for the hearty reception ten
dered him, said: 1.-The most impressive thing
connected with 1t, after the honor had been
relinquished, was to see the citizen whom
the people had selected from their ranks to
do their bidding for time, and to be their
agent IN the discharge of public duty. has
LAID aside the honor and the work of the
again to the people to resume at their side
the ordinary duties which pertain to every
day citizenship.
Here he should be subject to the same rules
of behavior which apply to his fellow coun-
trymen, and should be accorded the same
fair and decent treatment, unless he has
someway forfeited it. But it must be admit
ted that our people are by no means united
in their ideas concerning the place which our
ex-president ought to occupy or the DISPOSE
ton which should be made of them; of course
the subject would be relieved of all uncer-
tainity and embarrassment if every president
would die at the end of his term. This does
not seem, however, to meet the views OF
those who under such an arrangement would
be called on to do the dying, so some of them
continue to live ard thus perpetuate the per-
plexity of those who burden themselves with
plans for their utilization or disposition.
A very amusing class among these anxious
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shoulders all sorts of political conspiracies.
If they are to be believed we are constantly
engaged in plotting for our own benefit and
advancement and are quite willing for the
sake of reaching our ends, not only to destroy
the party to which we belong, but to subvert
popular liberty and utterly uproot our free
American institutions.
Others seem of the opinion that we should
be utilized a. orators at county fairs and
other occasions of all sorts and at all sorts of
places.s Some think that we should inter-
fere in every political contest and should be
constantly in readiness to express an opinion
on every subject of a political character that
anybody has the ingenuity to suggest.
Others simply regard it as dreadful to do
those things, and are greatly exercised every
time an ex-president ventures to express an
opinion OH any subject. In the midst of all
this, q vast majority of the plain American
people are as usual sound and sensible.
Iney dre seI.roSQeCtinH enough ouo HaVo
dignity enough to appreciate the fact that
their respect ana confidence as neighbors. il
something which an ex-president may we'll
covet and like any other man right to earn.
They will measure the regard and consider |
alton due to him and his work a private |
citizen.
They will not agree that the fact of his |
having been president, gives him any license !
for bad behavior. These are sentiments which |
we, on the side of the ex- presidents, will rap
idly adopt and these conditions We can afford |
To 6ccepE"