The herald., 1897-10-23
PRINCETON'S BIRTHDAY
COMPLETES HER TEIRD HALF
CENTURY
President Grover Cleveland Ad-
dresses the Great Assemblage
on the Self Made Man

PRINCETON, Oct. 22-The 151st
birthday anniversary OF Princeton Uni
versity was celebrated here today. I'm
usual interest was manifested in the
commernoraton OH account of the pres
eyJce of eX-President Grover Clevelanc'
aud Lord Aber6,een, Governor-General
OF Canada. After an address by Grover
Cleveland, the degree Of Doctor OF
Laws was conferred upon Lord Aber-
deem.
Grover Cleveiand's subject was The
Self-Mad Man, and he said in part:
The merit of the successful man who
has struggled with difficulties and dis
advantages must be judged by the XIII d
of success he has achieved; by the USE
he makes of it and by its effects upon his
character and life. If his success Is
clean and wholesome; If he uses 1t to
make hip fellows better and happier and
Il he. faithfully responds to all the obli~
cations of liberal, public spirited ana
useful citizan, his struggles should ADD
immensely to the honor and considsra- =
ton he deserves. If on the other hand
his success is of the grasping, sordid
kind, If he clutches 1t closely for his
selfish qualification and if with success
mean, useless as a citizen or of evil in
fiuence in his relations with his fellow
men, his struggles should not save him
from contempt"
In referring to lone particular condi-
tion of American life which sadly needs
the active and persistent interposition
Of we'll constructed and well-preserved
self-made man." he said: THE evil
dence is constantly accommodating tha.
at no point can he do more vitally useful
work than in the field of politics. The
fact that this word signifying the
science of government and adminstra-
ton of public affairs, is associated in
the mind with sharp manipulations ang
smooth deceit, plainly shows how badly
It has been soiled with all ignoble use,
when the contempt with which self
seeking candidacy and party subserv-
iency even in canvass row pending,
speaks of disinterssted citizens who are
organized to secure good government
as modern school of doctrinaireS' ani
as college professors startllngly
illustrates how confidently arrogan,
partisanship dares to insult thoughtful
and Intelligent citizenship.
mo true American" concluded the
speaker, SHOULD be willing to endanger
the interests involved in his citizenship
nor the pride which every good man has
In the maintenance before the world of
the high character of his government by
inaction or careless indication of his
choice for those to be intrusted with ma.
tional affairs. If the popular will in this
regard should be voiced by the intelli-
gence and patriotism of our country
men, ard If they should be alert and ex-
acting in the enforcement of their will.
the danger of misgovernment and of
presentation of our national char
acter would pass away. A just people
willing to concede equal rights and priv
ilegeS to- every citizen. would enforce
Justice in their government; a frugal and
economical people would commend fru-
gality and economy in public admins
tration; people who valued integrity
and morality would exact them in high
places; people who held sacred the
honor of their country would insist upon
Its scrupulous protection and defense,
and people who love peace would not
again suffer the humiliation of seeing
dashed from their proud grasp the al
most ripened hope of leadership among
the nations of the earth, in the high mis-
sion of driving out the cruel barbarities
of war by the advent of the pacific meth
DDS of international arbitrat ton Happy
is the land where examples of herolsm
and wise craftsmanship abound, but
happier is the land where. the people rule,
and fortunate above all are those people
when their government is controlled,
watched and defended by the virtue,
patriotism and intelligence of millions of
truly self-made men,"