The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-02
Ex-Presidsnt Cleveland.

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Grover Cleveland, who died on
Wednesday, June "a, 1908. was the twcn-
ty-seoond and the twenty-fourth Presi
dent OF the United States, and for about
seven years preceding his death was the
only living ex-President.
He was born March 1s, 1887, at Cald-
well. Essex county, New Jersey. He was
Of English extraction on the patsrnal
side. Moses Cleveland, the hrst OF the
family In this country, emigrsted from
Ipswich, England, to Woburn, Mass, In
1886. His grandson, Aaron Cleveland.
was q Presbyterian minister. Richard
F. Cleveland, grandson Of the latter,
entered the Presbyterian ministry 10
1899, and In the same year married
Miss Anne Neal, OF Baltimore, whose
father >sssss- native Ireland. Their
son Grover was named Stephen Grover,
after the minister who first occupied the
parsonage In which no IVES born but
later the FIRST Of these names was drop
ped, and he was known as Grover Clevs-
land. When he was four years old, his
parents removed to Fayetteville, N. Y,
near Syraouse.
During his youth Mr.. Cleveland WAS
engaEed temporarily In various ooeupa-
tioAA and in 1856. when eighteen years
old, he began the study Of Law In Buffs-
10. Four years later he was admitted to
the bar. Jan. 1. 1858. he was appoint
nG Kaafatank nllke,ak Of Rrfa
uapunty- While holding this position Il
1885, he was the Democratic candidate
for District Attorney, bat was defeated.
In $40 he was elected Sheriff OF Erie
county, and at the close OF his term ra,-
sumsd the practice OF law. Le~168O he
wac slepted Mayor of By&Glo on q IRE
form" Rocket. In 1855 he was nominAt-
cd for Governor on the Democratic tick-
ct. The Republicans had nominated
Charles j FoIger, President Arthur's
Secretary OF the Treasury but the un-
scrupulous methods employed by 'the
machine" to secure his nomination had
created much dlssatisfsotion among Re-
publioaus, and the Democratic machine
managers believed that Mr.. Cleveland,
~ q Reform" candidate, would defeat
him. Tho result proved the oorrectnsss
Of this view. A large number of Re-
publi. ms declined to vOts, while q con
siderable number voted for Cleveland
and the latter received q plurality of
1s2.8N. Bat while Folger's vote was
more than 2i3,6O0 below the vote for
Garfield In 1880, the vote for Cleveland
was but 607 more than that for Han
cook in 1880. At the same time, David
b. Hill, the Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, received q plural
ity Of 196. 7sl.
In 1884. Mr.. Cleveland, though bitterly
opposed by Tammany, received the Dem
ooratie nomination for President. The
revision Of the tariff. In 1888, naturally
maSB this subject prominent. The Re
publican platform declared emphatioaliy
for protection to home industries, and
during the campaign James g. Blaine,
the Republican candidate. made 1t the
leading issue.
The tariff plank In the Democratic
platform Was an artistic example OF hedg-
Ing, promising n system that would ed
vance the prosperity OF our industries by
promoting foreign competition with
them, aud give every one higher price
for what he sold, while paying less for
what he bought. Mr.. Cleveland, 10 his
letter OF acceptance, INDUCED In some
we'll turned platitudes on 1.-THE dignity
OF labor" its Importance as IAN element
OF national prosperity" and the right Of
workingmen 20 ''thelr full share OF the
care and attention OF those who make
and execute the laws" But he said
nothing about the tariff, and his refer
enoes TO II throughout the campaign
were very guarded whereby he avoided
the pit into whioh Gen. Hancock fell In
discussing the tariff In the campaign Of
1880 No sInsll proportion OF the leading
Democrats really accepted the nomina-
tion OF Cleveland with an III grace. As
their acquaintance with him became
closer, they we're astoniShed at what they
characterized as his phenomenal ig-
norance Of public men, public affairs,
- iblio questions :" some of them de-
ed him as "a pATochiGi statesman -
tit was we'll understood that he had
Ben noInins ted mainly from q belief In
his availability, arising from his assumed
strength In New York, shown by his large
plurality two years previously. At the
Presidential election, however, this plu>
rality dwindled TO l,lG9; aud the charge
Was made, for whloh subsequent inVesti-
CATION showed apparent grounds, that
even this was due to fraudulsntly count
log and returning for Cleveland the vote
cast la various districts In New York and
vleIDity for Gen. Butler, the GrsenbAck
candidate. The aggregate majority re-
turned for Cleveland, on the popular
vote. Notwithstanding the practical ef-
faoeDent Of the .iepublioan vote Ia the
South. wSstat 3.OO5.
Inaugurated on March 4. 1885. Mr..
ClsvelAad was tie fret D-moOratio PresJ,l
deW slI 90 James buchanan retired from
That once In 1851.
Ia the fOrmb tlon Of D tRat IA an