The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-27
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n LIVING AsaERIcAx,

III Wuen the prpl|#iQeA OF IN
present shall have wen place h
the calm conside Iteration of the flu
ture; when death shall have re
moved the actors now upon th
stage, and those but lately retired
and the time y ripe fog ilstory i
render rs cslpnBP m record
mode by the men WHO we're po
tent in Americain thk d ltsr par
of the nineteenth century, til
name of Grover. Cleveland will
stand out in bold relief, as that o
the greatest AmericaQ Of his time
He Is today the, gyealest Twins
citizen Of the Republic. Whei
the true analysissofs hia feharactel
shall be made. am9pg tho man,
elements which blended in him t
greatness, the bigness of hi
heart-now SO little understood
Willie found tohave been not ths
least. 49,
Al illustrating one side Of the
mans nature, bis istlHsto Ia
whose estimate tjf him viii
accord with that of posterity Il
worth reproducing; Gwen though
It has already app 1fsdin d mum.
Der Of papers, Nj. SMhyes, fol
permitting its publication, a5]
Mr. Wilson, for first pubiishiAs
it, both deserve lie ihahEs of the
public. We, give the letter in full,
together with the comment Of the
Scimitar, made itisFeHroducing II.
When Grover CleyelaHl was to the
fore in American politics " vas known
to the people chiefly as aihaai d honest
purpose and indomitable will. Even.the
men who opposed him most bitterly,
being as honest as he was, admitted
that he was a straightforward man.
His word was good. When he gave
his promise he kept it, at any cost to
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But there is another side of Mr.
Cleveland's nature which has not been
generally known. 1t is the purely per.
sonal aspect OF the man which has
bound to him In the bonds of friendship
such men as Joseph Jefferson and Luz
cius Q. C. Lamar. The affection which
binds jefferson and Cleveland and
which in the lifetime of Lamar made
that great Mississippian as q brother
to him, is only known to "a few, because
none of them has worn his heart on his
sleeve. But it is we'll, now that the
South is recovering from its Populistic
madness, to recall these things. And
in this connection we append the fol-
lowing letter written to the New Or
leans Picayune by its able representa-
tive, Edgar S. Wilson, promising that
Mr.. Wilson was the private secretary
Of Mr.. Lamar:
''In May, 1892, several months before
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated for presl-
dent at Chicago, he wrote the late
Judge Lamar letter, the original of
which is now preserved in this city.
in the possession of Hon. e. Mayes,
Judge Lamar's son-in.law and biog-
rapher. The exceptionally affection
ate and confidential relations between
these great statesmen, who were in
full accord, admitted of no reserva-
tons. The letter above referred to
was in reply to one from Judge Lamar,
written in pencil on sick bed, from
which he never arose. What was
then is history now. Pa
will never find loftier ex-
preston than in this letter, which
follows:
Lake View, N. j., May |, 1892.
my Dear Mr.. Lamar First of all, /
must tell you how pleased | am with
the report / have from the press and
other sources concerning your i'm
proved health. | hope and pray that
you are on the road to recovery and
great public usefulness. You will not,
think, consider me offensive if | say
that it seems to me that the love of
friends ought to make you well, though
do not exactly see how this result is
need not say how delighted
was to hear from you again in your
own hearty, kindly style, and l was
touched with your letter,
written as it was when you were so
sick.
II have within the last few months
passed through much that has been
trying and perplexing to me. The of
ice of president has3not, to me person
ally, a single allurement. l shrink
rom everything which another can
vass and It's results involves. know
what another election means and |
know as we'll the dark depths that yawn
1t the foot of another defeat. / would
avoid eitheP II should consult alone my
peace, my comfort or my desire, Ny
discomfort arises from q sense Of duty
10 honest people and devoted friends.
am alone with my own thoughts and
with the apparent trust and confidence
Of my countrymen. They press upon
me hourly, by night and day. Am
| mistaken in all this, and are
my country and my party pre-
pared to discharge me from serviceP
One thing ] know: Forces aren't work
which certainly mean the complete
turning back of the hands on the dial
Of Democracy, and the destruction of|
party hopes. Is it ordained that / am
to be the instrument through which
Democratic principles can be saved?
party supremacy Immediate